It doesn’t matter whether your goal is weight loss, exercise, normal blood sugar, or decreasing stress —simply learning about the value of lifestyle changes is insufficient on its own to help people maintain their goals.

We tend to focus on superficial rewards to motivate ourselves to achieve our goals. But rewards that contribute to our overall well-being&nbsp;are more helpful in&nbsp;maintaining our motivation in the long term&nbsp;for the lifestyle changes we desire.

<ul><li>Hedonia:&nbsp;superficial pleasures such as looking good. They are more concrete and often short-lived.</li><li>Eudaimonia: a sense of meaning and purpose that contributes to overall well-being.&nbsp;</li></ul>

There are 2 kinds of health rewards: 

Follow me at @srinipillay It's hard to maintain the lifestyle changes you want to make. It doesn't matter whether your goal is weight loss, exercise, normal blood sugar, or decreasing stress - research has shown that simply learning about the value of lifestyle changes is insufficient on its own to help people maintain their goals.

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