3 Ways to Reframe “I Can’t”

When it comes to making changes in your life, your self-talk makes all the difference.  And learning to stop dieting is no different.

Do the words “I can’t” sound in your head?

You probably developed this mindset following years of dieting. Diets are full of rules and restrictions that set you up for failure. When it comes to eating intuitively, you may also feel like you “can’t” do it because programs have not worked for you in the past. However, intuitive eating is not a diet, and those restrictive rules do not apply.

While you are on your intuitive eating journey, you are working on reframing your mindset. You are changing the way you think about your body, food, and the way you eat.

You can get rid of your “I can’t” by reframing your mindset.

Change your “I can’t” to “I am”, “I can”, and “I will”.

1. I am

When you’re working towards stopping the binge eating, your gut reaction may be “I can’t do it.”

Change this thought to, “I am no longer binge eating!”

Even if you still have an occasional binge, repeat this statement to help rewire your neural pathways in the brain.

2. I can

Incorporating gentle movement into your life can bring up fear if you’re used to exercise bootcamps for the purpose of burning calories and losing weight. Moving to more gentle, joyful movement might bring up worries such as “will I gain weight?” This will keep you stuck in diet mentality.

Instead, acknowledge the challenge and reframe the “I can’t just do gentle movement” into “I can do gentle movement and feel great”.

By changing your self-talk, you will see how easy it is to progress forward.

3. I will

Taking action is key! When you say, “I can’t”, that stops you in your tracks.

Instead, acknowledge that learning to become an intuitive eater is a process and it takes time. Do yourself a favor and reframe this thought into a more realistic self-talk.

I will be an intuitive eater again, just like I was born!

Simply reframing your mindset will help you get “I can’t” out of your vocabulary and you will feel great doing it!!