Understanding the Priming Effect: How Indulgent Foods Influence Your Choices
Have you ever found yourself going for a second serving of your planned meal, even though you know you’re meant to be sticking to one plate? Or enjoying a treat, only to spiral into more indulgent choices? If so, you’ve experienced the Priming Effect — a psychological phenomenon where eating moorish food triggers the desire […]
Why Planned Cheat Meals Are Great (And Spontaneous Cheat Meals Are Dangerous!)
The concept of a cheat meal is obviously tempting for all of us. After all, who doesn’t like the idea of a guilt-free indulgence? But there is a huge difference to how those cheat meals are initiated, with one approach being essential to long-term change, whilst the other will lead you time and again to […]
Why “I’ll Start Tomorrow” Is Sabotaging Your Goals (and How to Fix It)
We’ve all been there—feeling motivated to make a big change, but instead of acting, we tell ourselves “I’ll start on Monday”. It feels like we’re committing to change, but are we really? Let’s break it down, seeing what happens, why and what you can do to break the cycle. The Problem with “Future […]
4 Steps to Successful Behaviour Change!
https://youtu.be/deq06vFUCnQ Demi: [00:00:00] Okay, so I wanna get into prepping my meals every day, but I wanna do it for the rest of my life. So I just, I just do it right. Oh, what now? Simon: So on a very basic level, new behaviours just need to be repeated and repeated and repeated until […]
Introduce Flexibility Into Your Life
Demi: [00:00:00] Gremlin Schmank, man, I got that girl on lockdown. Simon: Hmm. Are you sure? So it seems that you do so well done. These videos are clearly paying off. Demi: Yeah. So what do we talk about now? Simon: Well, I’m glad you asked because now we can play around a little bit […]
Gremlin in a toy store – How to control your impulses!
Demi: [00:00:00] Okay, so you keep saying, making plans is essential to behavior change, but why can’t I just make it up as I go? Simon: Okay, no worries. I’ve got a weird metaphor to explain it. Demi: Oh, okay. Tell me a weird metaphor. Simon: Hey everyone, Simon and Demi here, and today […]
Black and White Behaviours
Demi: [00:00:00] Hey Simon, can we work on building new habits? I have a great idea for one. Simon: Yeah, sure. What you thinking? Demi: Okay, so every night I watch tv. Right? So that means I could do skipping during that time and watch tv. Simon: Okay, so you’re gonna tie skipping into your […]
Stress!?! And three options to help!
Demi: [00:00:00] I’m so stressed out today. I am not doing anything. Simon: All right, let’s deal with that cuz you are gonna struggle with any new behaviors whilst you are stressed. Demi: Mm. You better not annoy me though. Simon: Yeah, there’s pretty much zero chance of me not annoying you. Okay, Demi. So […]
Why YOU Should Be Eating Frogs!!
Demi: [00:00:00] Okay. What cool stuff are we up to today? Simon: Today we’re gonna be eating frogs. Demi: Ergh! Seriously though? What are we doing today? Simon: Okay. We’re not actually eating frogs, we’re just gonna imagine that we’re eating frogs. Demi: Okay. That’s better. Simon: Okay, so imagine a frog. And imagine […]
Why A Plan Isn’t Enough For Behaviour Change
In today’s video, we have a look into why, when you want long-term behaviour change, a plan is not enough to get you where you want to be! If you’d like to talk about any of these points in person or work with Simon through his Personal Training business (https://www.facebook.com/bodydevelopmentcentre), this is how […]