Do you want to change your lifestyle for the better by means of exercising and eating a nutritious diet, but somehow feel like you’d be punishing yourself in trying to do so?It has become so common for us to associate the terms “exercise” and “wholesome, nutritious food” with negative connotations that without us knowing, we've already started to find these words as restrictive; punishing, and more so.This mirrors what we have always talked about in this podcast -- that our mental and physical well-being are very much connected to each other.That’s why in this episode of Health Bite, we will talk about this unhealthy pattern of thought process that greatly affects our behavior towards body movement and a healthy, wholesome and nutritious diet. Join Dr. Adrienne as she shares how our mindset can get in our way when it comes to engaging in a fruitful lifestyle and health. In this episode, Dr. Adrienne tackles the connection between our mindset and our behavior towards moving our bodies and having a wholesome and nutritious diet.What you will learn from this episode:Learn how our words affect the way we act on things like exercise and healthy diet;Learn how to properly address and assess how we feel when we do a certain activity or when we eat a certain meal; andFind out how having the right mindset not only nourishes our mind, but our body.“Be mindful of the words that you choose, the associations that you choose in regards to the food that you're going to eat… Your words, your thoughts, your feelings matter in terms of your actions.” – Dr. Adrienne YoudimToday’s Health Bite: The only way that you can make durable change, sustainable and lifelong, is if your actions are in alignment with your beliefs, with your thoughts and your emotions. Key Takeaways:“There are all these positive associations and positive consequences that come from moving our bodies, and they're related to our physical health, but very much related to our mental, emotional health and well-being.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim“When we think about things negatively and in that way, it becomes a form of resistance, it becomes a deterrent to actually doing the thing, the very thing that makes us feel good.” – Dr. Adrienne YoudimWays to Connect with Dr. Adrienne Youdim:Email: dr@dradrienneyoudim.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrienneyoudim/ Website: https://www.dradrienneyoudim.comRecommended Resource Hungry for More: Stories and Science to Inspire Weight Loss From the Inside Out by Dr. Adrienne Youdim If you love it and you think it is of benefit, please share this podcast with one person that you love. You can also go to dradrienneyoudim.com/podcast if you prefer to get more podcast updates from us.