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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 968499" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>Torq – I understand Change extremely well, having working in cultural, system, behavioural and personal change for year, with great success. What I was trying to achieve from [USER=48254]@bowtimeiwon[/USER] was to hear how he did it, so that, with luck, the OP has a number of examples of what can be achieved, how and why. Right now, I don’t believe the OP believes he can make the changes he needs, so seeing more and more people who have walked the walk might just stir something in his loins.</p><p></p><p>I agree goals and milestones are important in any change process, but there is something important missing in what you suggest and that’s the “Why?” and what I often call the “What’s in it for me?”</p><p></p><p>In context: Every single adult, with unimpaired cognitive function knows that carrying excess weight is far from ideal and that they should lose it, but a good proportion of folks in that situation simply don’t. For a time, I was one of those people. I didn’t carry a lot of excess, but I was carrying more than was ideal for my height and tiny frame. I’m not stupid. I have a background in sciences, including physiology and medicine, but I still didn’t do anything about it. I could go into the reasons why I didn’t along the way, but I won’t. My reason for getting in shape was my out of the blue diagnosis with T2, coupled with it being at a very inconvenient time, in terms of lifestyle choices and life plans. My initial, sole objective was to get my bloods into the excellent control range, and for me weight loss was almost a collateral impact. For me, the “What’s in it for me?” was to minimise the impact of T2 on my health and way of living, the steps (goals) were to reduce my bloods into the Excellent control range, then review. As it turns out, I appear to have gone further than that, but that’s unimportant in this context.</p><p></p><p>So, it is my belief that unless the person being expected to change sees a real benefit they can identify with, they’ll tinker around the edges. </p><p></p><p>I’ll get off my soapbox now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 968499, member: 88961"] Torq – I understand Change extremely well, having working in cultural, system, behavioural and personal change for year, with great success. What I was trying to achieve from [USER=48254]@bowtimeiwon[/USER] was to hear how he did it, so that, with luck, the OP has a number of examples of what can be achieved, how and why. Right now, I don’t believe the OP believes he can make the changes he needs, so seeing more and more people who have walked the walk might just stir something in his loins. I agree goals and milestones are important in any change process, but there is something important missing in what you suggest and that’s the “Why?” and what I often call the “What’s in it for me?” In context: Every single adult, with unimpaired cognitive function knows that carrying excess weight is far from ideal and that they should lose it, but a good proportion of folks in that situation simply don’t. For a time, I was one of those people. I didn’t carry a lot of excess, but I was carrying more than was ideal for my height and tiny frame. I’m not stupid. I have a background in sciences, including physiology and medicine, but I still didn’t do anything about it. I could go into the reasons why I didn’t along the way, but I won’t. My reason for getting in shape was my out of the blue diagnosis with T2, coupled with it being at a very inconvenient time, in terms of lifestyle choices and life plans. My initial, sole objective was to get my bloods into the excellent control range, and for me weight loss was almost a collateral impact. For me, the “What’s in it for me?” was to minimise the impact of T2 on my health and way of living, the steps (goals) were to reduce my bloods into the Excellent control range, then review. As it turns out, I appear to have gone further than that, but that’s unimportant in this context. So, it is my belief that unless the person being expected to change sees a real benefit they can identify with, they’ll tinker around the edges. I’ll get off my soapbox now. :) [/QUOTE]
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