Change Can Be a Good Thing

Different Strokes:

We are all so different. Some of
us like change - some don't. Some of us are detail oriented, some not. When it
comes to health and fitness, some of us like to strive for improvement; others
are OK being OK.

Just a Few Things, Though:
1.
You don't have to feel awful about yourself to want to be better, and, always
striving for better isn't necessarily the only, or best, way to get there.

Upgrading is a good thing. Challenging ourselves, striving for more is
something that most of us can benefit from. And if it's not your thing, for
whatever reason, you may want to step out of your comfort zone for just a second
and see what it feels like to try something new.

On the other hand, if you are always looking for the next best way to get
fitter, eat healthier, or take 20 seconds off of your 10k time, maybe stepping
out of your comfort zone, and letting it be for a bit isn't such a bad idea.
Challenge is good, ease and relaxation are good, and change is good.

2. You don't have to be thin to be healthy. The goal is not to be thin;
it is to be healthy and happy. So, if you don't feel happy, and you aren't
healthy, be you thin, obese, or somewhere in between, a lifestyle change is
definitely in order.

3. Don't overwhelm yourself. When you look at the whole picture - whatever it
is you are dealing with - it can seem overwhelming, but change can be done
gradually or in broad strokes (different strokes for...you know). You can make
important and beneficial changes in the way that suits you best, I'll show you
in my next post.

4. An important hint - the way that suits you best, in fact, may be the way
that you haven't yet tried, and the way that you think doesn't suit you at all.
Sometimes, changing the way we approach change is the fastest way to break
through a barrier and get where you want to go.

5. For next time - how to do what you want to do. Until then, positive
thoughts please, keep seeing visions of you successfully doing, achieving
whatever your goal is.