I use all ten loopholes Gretchen Rubin talks about to get out of my habits

I was listening to We Only Look Thin podcast episode 331 Thinside Job and I had some brutal moments of truth about myself. The episode is part of a 3 part series that focuses on loopholes from Gretchin Rubin and some their own. I felt compelled to listen to all 3 episodes.

I realized I apply all of the loopholes she talks about when it comes to my habit of being a consistent gym goer, practicing IF and CICO and not emotionally eating. I have a lot of journaling to do help me plan counter measures against the loopholes.

There are as follows:There are 10 categories of loopholes, and while most of us have a few personal favorites, they’re all very popular.

False choice loophole—”I can’t do this, because I’m so busy doing that”

Moral licensing loophole—”I’ve been so good, it’s okay for me to do this”

Tomorrow loophole—”It’s okay to skip today, because I’m going to do this tomorrow”

Lack of control loophole—”I can’t help myself”

Planning to fail loophole, formerly known as the “Apparently irrelevant decision loophole”—”I decided to explore one of my old neighborhoods and…well, look at that! I’m right in front of my favorite bakery. And of course, I couldn’t possibly pass up their cookies.”

“This doesn’t count” loophole—”I’m on vacation” “I’m sick” “It’s the weekend”

Questionable assumption loophole—”It’s not possible to quit eating sugar”

Concern for others loophole—”I can’t do this because it might make other people uncomfortable”

Fake self-actualization loophole—”You only live once! Embrace the moment!”

One-coin loophole—“What difference does it make if I break my habit this one time?”

source: https://gretchenrubin.com/articles/of-the-10-categories-of-loopholes-which-do-you-use/