The cognitive distortion that’s holding your clients back from making lasting changes to their health and well-being.
As a fitness coach, you’re no stranger to all-or-nothing thinking. Some people also refer to this as black-and-white thinking. It’s one of the many cognitive distortions we see within our clients in the health and wellness space.
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One of the best ways to help your fitness coaching clients make fitness progress that lasts is to help them ditch all-or-nothing thinking. This idea is easy in theory but not so much in practice.
In this episode, I break down the science of how to make fitness progress that lasts a lifetime by improving your mindset.
Whether you’re a fitness coach or on your own fitness journey, these tips will help you create long-lasting changes to lose weight, improve your relationship with food and fitness, and embrace your ability to change in all aspects of your life.
Episode Highlights
>>(4:17) Defining all-or-nothing thinking as we often see it with our coaching clients.
>>(5:23) Going into dichotomous thinking and what that can look like.
>>(9:09) Why do we have this negative thinking pattern?
>>(11:03) How the diet industry benefits from this style of black-and-white thinking.
>>(12:28) What the research tells us about dichotomous thinking.
>>(16:56) A dichotomous thinking style and restrictive eating approach lead to greater weight regain.
>>(18:30) The “what the hell” effect paired with all-or-nothing thinking.
>>(24:51) Finding a middle ground to combat all-or-nothing thinking.
>>(30:33) Curing all-or-nothing thinking by embracing a growth mindset.
>>(34:32) Evidence-based methods to combat all-or-nothing thinking.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about all-or-nothing thinking and what you can do to help your clients embrace a middle ground through a growth mindset.
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Links From the Podcast
Episode 7: The Science of Self-Sabotage (Your Brain is Wired This Way)
Episode 8: How to Diagnose Self-Sabotage as a Fitness Coach (Using the S.H.I.T Method)
Research mentioned: Polivy and Herman on the what the hell effect: Overeating in Restrained and Unrestrained Eaters
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