Your Biggest Enemy The biggest enemy you have standing in the way of your success is not the French fries, ice cream or the scale- the biggest obstacle is your mind. If you are like me, you can talk yourself out of anything. If you give yourself anytime to think, you will come up with the stupidest, most illogical reasons NOT to get healthier and exercise. The people who have successfully kept weight off, lowered their body-fat levels, and dropped their blood pressure are the ones who did not wait for the perfect time. There is no perfect time, but there can be big regrets. From Denial to Desire What does it mean to have deep desire for something? Remember those feelings you had back when you wanted your first bicycle. That Barbie doll you made a fit over in the toy store in front of everyone. Or what about that girl or boy you would have done just about anything for? There was such a hunger, a burning in your gut. You couldnt even think straight, eat or sleep because it occupied your every thought. You just had to have it! Have Hope Have hope! Acknowledging the reality of your life does not mean you have to give up hope. It can mean just the opposite, A new, fresh beginning. Many a people have done extraordinary things with nothing but a little bit of hope. Combine that with some faith and a deep desire to feel better, you may be surprised how your life will change. Have an Open Mind Have an open mind toward exercise and eating better, rather than resenting the actions. Accept the fact that life will not hand you a perfect situation. Learn that your self-worth is not based upon if you ask for help along the way. We age, our metabolism slows down, and we are more prone to injuries as well as an illness. However, it does not have to be fatal or depressing if you exercise and eat better. The threesome of denial, pride and laziness will always be followed up by some unwanted consequence to your health. And things that make you resist exercise and eating right are only illusions you have created. Have a Long-Term Attitude If you want to go from denial to having a desire to exercise and feel better you are going to go at it with an all or nothing attitude. If you are going to start now, you have to start for good. The reality is you will have good attitude and bad attitude days for the rest of your life. But understand, if you are going to be healthier through exercise and eating, you are going to have to participate in some form of exercise till the day you die. This is not a temporary fix to a long-term problem; it is a lifestyle. Take an Inside-Out Approach It is really important to understand that in order to sustain a healthy lifestyle, you have to develop a positive type of mind set. Sure it looks great and feels great to have a well-shaped body on the outside. However, you will never win the aging battle if you think that all you have to do is work on the outside. You will have a better chance of feeling better inside and outside if you have a deep desire to be healthy both physically and emotionally first! When your motives and desires come from the heart or INSIDE-OUT, then true health begins to grow. And if your physical appearance changes during the process, that is icing on the cake. Changing from the "INSIDE-OUT is a concept or idea, a day-to-day mindset. Maybe that is why those that change for the good are those who decide right then and there to do so? Maybe they are the ones who decide deep in there heart that waiting around for something bad to happen is just asking for trouble. They are the ones who ask themselves, Why am I waiting? |
