May 23, 2025
[Sensibowl] Day Six
Day 6: Environment — The Invisible Force
You’ve spent the last five days measuring your Point A — your body metrics, your energy, your habits. But there’s one more layer to readiness. One that silently shapes your success or spirals you into struggle: your environment.
Your environment isn’t just your home. It’s your pantry, your fridge, your bag, your office, your phone, your playlists, your company. It’s everything you have access to. And access drives behavior.
You reach for what’s near. What’s easy. What’s available.
That’s why we drink what’s in the fridge.
That’s why we skip the gym—it’s too far.
That’s why we cave at parties—“It’s just one drink.”
Just one meal.
Just one bite.
Just one night out.
But “just one” becomes “just once more,” and before you know it, you’re off track. The easiest way to prevent this spiral? Don’t have access to it.
Audit your environment. Ruthlessly.
Clear your fridge.
Empty your pantry.
Remove the snacks from your workspace.
Say goodbye to the energy vampires in your life, at least for a while.
This is the hard part. Not because it’s physically difficult—but because it requires emotional strength.
Sometimes you’ll have to say no to a friend. Sometimes you’ll have to renegotiate boundaries with your partner. Sometimes you’ll outgrow people. And that’s okay.
Tell them:
“This is my health project. I need space for 300 days. I’m doing this for me.”
Let them know.
Let them help.
Or let them go.
Health thrives in environments of support. If your environment is noisy, tempting, draining—it will pull you down. But if your environment is light-filled, focused, intentional—it will lift you.
So create your cocoon.
Draw a circle around your health journey.
Declare a start date and an end date.
Live within that boundary.
Introduce new people—gym friends, walking buddies, accountability partners.
Replace café catch-ups with evening walks.
Replace “one drink” with “one step closer.”
Light eliminates darkness. That’s the only way.
So bring in the light.
Design your environment.
Make it work for you—not against you.
And if you’re stuck with a tricky environment—just ping me.
I’m here to help you design your way forward.
