Doesn't it seem like it was just yesterday that we were welcoming spring and now summer is already on the horizon. For many people summer conjures up welcoming thoughts of barbeques, days at the beach, farmer's markets and street fairs. While for those who are trying to lose weight and improve their overall health, summer comes accompanied with feelings of struggle and frustration around it's form revealing, body hugging fashions, high energy activities, and endless bounty of tempting foods; get's to a point where there seems to be at least one BBQ every weekend, right? Just the thought of attempting to get fit and healthy for summer is especially disheartening if you have also fallen short on your new year and spring resolutions to lose weight, tone-up, and improve your health. Now the challenge is how can we make this season's endeavor for better health and well being different and more successful than our previous attempts so we can really enjoy summer 2013.
In our fast-paced, multi-tasking, ever-demanding society all things quick and easy are highly prized, from on-line shopping to meal preparation to accessing information and losing weight convenience is king, queen and better make up the rest of the court in order to keep us feeling happy and constantly moving forward. But there are some areas where quick and easy do not benefit you, namely your weight and your health. Expecting results from quick and easy methods is the wrong mentality for long-term success. Easy equals no effort. For example, how many health and fitness articles have you read that promised quick solutions for your areas of concern; you read the article, don't act on the advice and tips provided then go on about your life. That's because they are quick and easy solutions, and they do not address the core of your challenges and obstacles or hold you accountable for investing any time or effort. The same is true for diets that consist of unrealistic regiments or meals through the mail that don't show you how to create healthy habits so you have the tools and foundation to maintain any progress you may accomplish.
Instead of the quick fixes and the all or nothing approach, the most sensible action for you to take right now is to integrate simple healthy lifestyle changes. It can be to exercise regularly, eat more greens, cook at home more often, drive less and walk more. Start with one healthy habit for 30 days, the amount of time it takes to change/create habits, but to begin be sure to choose just one so you are able to maintain it and avoid feeling overwhelmed. If after a couple of weeks into the month you feel confident enough to incorporate another healthy habit, by all means go for it.
To help keep you motivated focus on the bigger picture by becoming clear on your why and your what. Aside from fitting into an outfit or looking good for an event or a season, why is it important for you to be at a healthy weight and in good health? Are you concerned about and want to prevent nutrition-related diseases that run in your family like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease? What would better health mean for you and your family? Having more energy to play with your children and/or grandchildren or going on that activity and adventure filled family vacation? Spending quality time preparing and enjoying healthy meals? Keeping the bigger picture in mind will make taking the smaller steps much easier.
Do you want summer 2013 to find you energized, healthy, and ready for all the fun goodness it brings? And after repeatedly trying different diets and extreme workouts that you just can't stick to you are ready for a sensible and realistic way to get you to the healthy place you want to be. Start by slowing down to create healthy habits that you can build upon to help improve your health long-term, while getting clear and in touch with the real, more meaningful reasons of why you want to live up to your healthiest potential. Remember, when it comes to your health and well-being the road to long-term success isn't quick and easy, it's slow and steady.
If you struggle to eat healthy, even though you really want to and are aware of all the great health benefits, but still slip back to unhealthy habits after only a couple of days, or even hours of trying to make a healthy change all while struggling with food cravings which makes you feel out of control when it comes to food choices, your body and health, then visit http://fromdiettolifestyle.com/ and get free and instant access to the 7 Day Jumpstart To Healthy Eating video training. In this high content video training you will learn how to easily make healthy eating part of your everyday life while you start to curb your cravings for the unhealthy foods you know you shouldn't eat but can't seem to resist and how to stop unconscious, self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors so the weight stays off for good.
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