Why can’t I do this? Barriers to implementing dietary changes.

So what prevents us from implementing new lifestyle changes such as reducing stress and anxiety, quitting smoking, reducing alcohol, getting more physically active, and consuming a healthy  balanced diet, for promoting good health and healing? 🤔

ℹ️We live in the information era where anything we could possibly want to know is at the end of our fingertips.

Most people, no matter what their educational background or socioeconomic status, are very aware of how living healthily can improve the quality and longevity of our lives and what the main risk factors are that can and do make the most difference. 

If it’s not lack of awareness and knowledge, then what is it that prevent us from implementing healthier behaviours and habits and reducing our risks of disease and ill-health i.e., what are the barriers to change❓

Health psychologists have spent decades studying and researching different populations and health conditions to try and fathom what the key principles are that affect change behaviours.

What’s evident is that core psychological constructs such as low confidence, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and fear, often lead to behaviours such as procrastination, decision fatigue, rumination, denial, and avoidance. 😒

In turn, these can result in more serious and often chronic conditions e.g., self-neglect, physical and emotional self-harm, anxiety, stress, depression and ultimately disease and illness. 🤒

By tackling some or all of these constructs and/or the behaviours emanating from them, our convictions and commitment to implement new changes for our health and well-being becomes ever stronger 💪 🏆

Need help to remove psychological barriers to making dietary changes? Feel free to reach out and message me ;)  🙋‍♀️😊