Change Your Environment

Change your environment at Deer Lake Lodge

Why is change hard? Change is hard. How do you find the time to make a change? Perhaps you’d like to exercise more or eat less. Why is change so hard? The mere mention of the word "change" may cause you to feel uneasy. Are you resisting change?

Perhaps the first change you need is a change of scenery. This is where Deer Lake Lodge comes in. Just by changing your location it becomes easier to change your habits. You might not notice how your environment has a major effect on your behavior, but it does. A study in the book Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard found people who were given more popcorn ate more popcorn than those who were given a smaller amount even though both serving sizes were portions were too big to finish. The problem was not in the behavior of the people eating too much. The problem was in the popcorn bucket size. The bucket size is your environment. You can control your environment.

Change is easier for some people and harder for others. What you can control is your environment. According to reachingself.com “surrounding yourself around optimistic and successful people while distancing yourself from toxic and negative people is one way to change your environment.” Surround yourself with people you want to follow.

While fasting at Deer Lake Lodge, you’ll find a community of people who want you to succeed. From the friendly staff to the other guests, everyone here is rooting for you. The fasting lounge is a great place to hang out. Mix a detox drink or tea and join the community. Each person at Deer Lake Lodge is on their own journey. The one thing they have in common is they’ve made the decision to change their environment.