#106 Sustainable Change in Exercise & Diet | Michelle Segar, Ph.D.

I'm going to guess that, like me, you have written out some resolutions or aspirations at some point. Perhaps it was New Year’s or a birthday and it related to exercise, diet, or some other area of importance to you.  And that, like me, you had fun writing those resolutions—especially imagining how incredible life looked in your mind’s eye as you imagined the benefits of those realities coming to life.

And, I'm going to take another guess that like me, you have experienced disappointment or worse when, despite the great intentions of the resolutions, at least one of them failed to hold.

What gets in the way of us claiming our best lives? And what can we do to increase the chances of making our lives consistent with our aspirations?

Fortunately, I know just the person to ask!  Dr. Michelle Segar (https://michellesegar.com/) is an award-winning, NIH-funded researcher at the University of Michigan with almost thirty years studying how to create sustainable changes in healthy behaviors that can survive in the real world. Her research is widely recognized as relevant and pragmatic.

She is also the author of two great books on psychology and performance, including her latest, The Joy Choice: How to Finally Achieve Lasting Changes in Eating and Exercise.  In a user-friendly and relatable way, she unpacks the stumbling blocks that most of us experience as we aim for better habits as well as the science on how we can make positive and sustainable changes in our lives.

So, join Michelle and me as we talk about how to finally achieve the lasting changes we deeply desire.

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