How Limiting Self-Beliefs Can Get in the Way of a Healthy Lifestyle

Our beliefs are the blueprint that direct our lives and whether we have success or failure. There are two types of beliefs that guide your life's decision: conscious and subconscious.

Conscious beliefs are easier to recognise and change. However, subconscious beliefs are deeply-rooted in our being and are influenced by factors such as early childhood and the environment around us, and are therefore harder to recognise and change.

Beliefs determine our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Positive beliefs can create positive life experiences, but negative beliefs can cause a limitation in the success you enjoy in all areas your life, including your pursuit of a healthy lifestyle.

Beliefs turn into self-fulfilling predictions

Negative health beliefs lead to unhealthy lifestyle habits. And unhealthy lifestyle habits produce negative results that strengthen your original negative healthy beliefs. It's a vicious cycle that can be tough to break.

Some of the negative beliefs I have heard when working with my clients include:

• "I love my food"
• "It is hard to change"
• "I am too old to change"
• "I don't have the right knowledge"
• "I am too lazy to change"
• "It's genetic overweight, diabetes, heart disease or any other lifestyle disease and therefore I am doomed to get it"