Lifestyles Changes: Increments

Precontemplation

Contemplation Focus on the solution not the problem; the future not the past

Preparation Set date for action and publicly announce it.

Action

Maintenance

Termination

Most people cycle through the stages of change many times before succeeding.

Acknowledgment of the problem

Consideration of ways to tackle it

Education

Skill Building

Prioritize commitment: establish coping strategies and support system

Lapses/Relapses- Temporary

Triggered by anger/boredom/depression/anxiety/guilt

Like riding a bicycle, no one is 100% succesful the first time. You fall and pick yourself up over and over again before you get it right.

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