Everybody wants to be healthier. There are more New Year’s resolutions out there every year from people who are promising to live a more healthy lifestyle, whether it be to lose weight or eat better or just exercise more often than they do already. At the very same time, the promise to live a more healthy lifestyle is also the most often failed New Year’s resolution of them all. Why? Because people are going about these changes in the wrong way.
Having a healthy lifestyle starts with you. You have to change the way that you think and the way that you look at life. There are so many different ways that you can implement a lifestyle change for yourself, but forcing yourself to do things is certainly not the way to go about it.
Take Baby Steps
So you want to eat better, right? If you are addicted to Twinkies and Bon-Bons, denying yourself the luxury of Twinkies and Bon Bons is not going to work, no matter how logical that solution feels to you at the time. Instead, start out by eating fewer of them. Try substituting them with other things that you enjoy that may be a bit more healthy for you and take baby steps toward eliminating those items from your diet gradually.
Remind Yourself of Your Goals
Having a healthy lifestyle is a big goal, but it can be broken down into smaller pieces. Decide what having a more healthy lifestyle means to you. Does it mean more exercise? Does it mean fewer sweets? Does it mean no cigarettes? Are you done with soda pop?
Post these goals somewhere where you know you will see them. The refrigerator works well, but so does the cubicle walls at work, your computer monitor at home, the wall in front of the toilet. Think of all of the places where you spend large amounts of time and those will work well for constant reminding of what it is that you have to do.
Having a more healthy lifestyle is about starting from the bottom and working your way up. Taking small steps now can prepare you for the larger steps later on, and those larger steps are what is really going to make a difference in your health.
