Actually, You Are a Real Runner

It's currently 18 degrees here in Chicago, and I know that January and February are hard months for people in regular times and even more so this year.   I wanna talk about Winter Mental Health and taking care of yourself...   Please, please, please, if things are hard and you cannot take the steps to take care of yourself, take the step to learn more about CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) or find a therapist. xo, Jaclyn    The CBT Book I love: https://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Behavioral-Therapy-Made-Simple/dp/1939754852/ref=zg_bs_10166942011_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Q62DPNFH416GETZRJAXB   Betterhelp + CBT: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/therapy/considering-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-examples-of-how-it-can-be-used-in-treatment/   Talkspace + CBT: https://www.talkspace.com/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-what-to-expect/    

How to stop feeling angry with yourself for not doing the thing!   1. All emotions are valid and serve a purpose! 2. Numbing or ignoring an emotion doesn't really move you along...  3. What's the purpose of anger? Anger serves to alert you to a problem and tells you where you need to make a change 4. So let's learn from the anger and make the change.   Email me at [email protected] Grab the old 365 Habit Tracker: https://bit.ly/the365HabitTracker Ask a question: https://bit.ly/coolaskaquestion  

How to eat some pizza without eating all the pizza...   I tackled this hard for all of 2016. Learn from my mistakes!   Write: Pain- I am so sick of feeling: _______ Pleasure- I'd like to start feeling: _______ Aspirational Identity- I am someone who: _______ Easy steps- 5Ps Old self will try to sabotage by saying: _______ Aspirational self will kindly nudge by saying: _______       When the world opens up again and you can visit Chicago, my favorite pizzas where you can ALSO GET A SALAD: Giordano's- thin crust with Italian beef and giardiniera (spicy!) Tedino's- thin crust with pepperoni John's Pizzeria on Western- thin crust with pepperoni cooked well done Piece Pizza- white pizza Stan's Donuts- I know it's not pizza, but if you're going to visit Chicago, you have to stop at Stan's and get a Biscoff Pocket! (I used to eat 6 of these in one day and feel terrible and then keep eating. Now I eat 1 and move on with life..)     Email me: [email protected] Ask your question: https://bit.ly/coolaskaquestion  

"How can I eat healthy without being on a diet?!"   REMEMBER THAT THE YOUNG FEMALES IN YOUR LIFE ARE WATCHING AND LEARNING FROM YOU!   If it's not good enough for them, then it's not good enough for you.   Want your question answered? Click here:  http://bit.ly/coolaskaquestion   Email me: [email protected]  

Answering your questions--- > "I keep watching videos about eating healthy and exercising and changing my life, but I am so stressed right now. Everything feels hard and uncertain, and I don’t know where to begin. A few weeks will go by, and then I’m even more upset with myself for not doing anything. Where do I even begin?”

In the video, I mention picking 1 small 3MS habit and sticking with it, rep after rep, and seeing how your life improves!

Lemme know what you're picking: [email protected]

Grab the 365 Habit Tracker to track your reps: bit.ly/the365HabitTracker

xo, Jaclyn

"How can I get myself to follow through? I start something and I’m all excited and motivated, but then a few weeks go by, and I just don’t want to do it anymore and I stop again. Help!"   First, you're totally normal. Not many people are super excited and enthusiastic with every task in their day... You're normal...   Let's create a system to follow through!   Email me at [email protected] Grab the old 365 Habit Tracker (new one coming soon!) https://bit.ly/the365HabitTracker      

Exciting news- my new website Systems for Self-Care will be launching soon! Stay tuned!

But today I am answering your questions ----> How to remember to do the new thing that is not on your radar.. yet...

 

If youre not remembering something, you need an OBVIOUS CUE to trigger the habit!

 

Everything I am giving you is what is working for my YOG clients. Give it a shot!

Email me at [email protected]

Grab the old 365 Habit Tracker (new one coming soon): bit.ly/the365HabitTracker

Hey- have you ever started working on a goal and then life gets in the way and you stop working on the goal? I have a plan for you!   Answering your questions---> "How to stay consistent when life gets in the way (it always does), while on vacation, when family comes to visit, etc."   Lemme know your takeaways below or send me an email at [email protected]   Grab the old 365 Habit Tracker (new one coming soon!): https://bit.ly/the365HabitTracker  

Hey- have you ever started working on a goal and then life gets in the way and you stop working on the goal?

I have a plan for you!

Answering your questions---> "How to stay consistent when life gets in the way (it always does), while on vacation, when family comes to visit, etc."

Lemme know your takeaway. Send me an email at [email protected]

Grab the old 365 Habit Tracker (new one coming soon!): https://bit.ly/the365HabitTracker

When you mess up and you are imperfect, do you scold yourself because you weren't perfect and then not do anything at all?? Being imperfect makes you super inconsistent?   Answering your questions---> "How to overcome the mindset that consistency means perfect"   You have a story running through your head. A narrative.   The story is: "I have to be perfect or I am shit." It's the all/nothing mindset.    Let's overcome that mindset. Let's rewrite that story.   Lemme know below what you're going to do or send me an email [email protected]   Grab the ol' 365 Habit Tracker: https://bit.ly/the365HabitTracker