What’s your truth?
Are you doing as much as you can do? You know if
you are eating a lot of junk, and not exercising. You know if you spend a lot of
time in your head making excuses or beating yourself up. A lot of what we do is
counterproductive – so, let’s start new.
Start from scratch - today.
Clean your slate, forget the old and bring in the new.
The way everything
is packaged and marketed these days, it’s hard to decipher what really is
healthy. But almost everything we buy is processed, packaged and sealed “for
your benefit."
Hint: Sliced turkey or ham from a deli package is not fresh meat or poultry.
Pastries, cookies and packaged cereal, for the most part, are not whole grains.
Portions are a factor, too - eat moderate portions – that is – not eating until
you are stuffed (like supersizing meals and drinks).
Make a change.
Cook/prepare your meals from fresh (or fresh-frozed) ingredients – buy some
fish, cook some brown rice, make a salad from fresh vegetables and eat fresh
fruit for a snack.
And instead of beating yourself up for whatever you
ate before, try: “Wouldn’t it be nice if eating healthy foods was my first
choice?” or “Wouldn’t it be fantastic if I no longer wanted junk foods?” or “How
amazing would it be if I stopped eating before I got full?” Say these to
yourself over and over every day, all week, and I think you’ll notice a
change.
And how about this? Exercise two times this week. Do two
25-minute walks. Walk easily for five minutes, enjoying the day, warming up
your body, and then increase your intensity, walking with enough effort to feel
yourself breathing deeply for 15 minutes, then take a five-minute victory
walk home enjoying the fact that you did it.
Enjoy your fresh start – start today.
Happy Trails.
Debbie
Rocker
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