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Before anything else, if you're discouraged that you've tried to get healthy before but the plan didn't stick, I want you to know this: there is nothing wrong with you.

Today was all about why motivation fades and why that doesn’t mean you’re broken, lazy, or lacking discipline.

Most people believe consistency comes from wanting it badly enough. But motivation actually lives in the thinking brain—and that part of the brain only stays online when stress is low.

The moment life gets hard (fatigue, overwhelm, unexpected stress), the thinking brain goes offline and the emotional brain takes over.

That’s why:

New Year’s resolutions fail

Great plans fall apart under stress

You find yourself “starting over” again and again

Not because you don’t care—but because your brain is doing exactly what it’s designed to do: protect you.

We also talked about why trying to change behavior during high stress (without self-regulation skills) almost always backfires, and why piling on meal plans, tracking, or rules doesn’t work when the emotional brain is in charge.

The big shift from today:
Resistance isn’t defiance. It’s protection.

When stress is high, the brain will always choose comfort over compliance—unless you know how to calm the stress response first.

That’s where self-regulation comes in. When you lower stress and raise your brain state, follow-through becomes possible again. Not through willpower—but through the right sequence and the right tools.

Nothing you learn here requires action. We’re just building awareness, compassion, and hope.

Here are some amazing learnings from the chat!

🌟 “Put effort into rewiring the circuit, not changing the behavior.”

🌟 “Nice to know the possibility of changing my brain can actually happen.”

🌟 “Gratitude that change won’t be about trying harder and failing again.”

🌟“I could be free from the huge resistance struggle.”

I did record the coaching session at the end of the training today. We did the Brain State 5 tool again with a participant and it was so powerful to see her shift, in real time, from stress to joy! Be sure to check it out and see the power of Emotional Brain Training in action. 

Tomorrow, I’ll show you what lasting change actually looks like when you build it in the right order.

Resources From This Episode

>> Insulin Resistance Diet Blueprint - https://www.zivli.com/blueprint?el=podcast

>> Free Low Insulin Food Guide - https://www.zivli.com/ultimatefoodguide?el=podcast

>> Join the Zivli Program - https://www.zivli.com/join?el=podcast

>> Test Your Insulin at Home - https://www.zivli.com/testing?el=podcast

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