Simply stick
Forming
a “health-goal” may seem like a tedious prospect or just another thing to
add to your already exhausted to-do
list, but this need not be the case.
In life, we often seem to face an obstacle and see a giant standing before us,
when in reality it is nothing more than
a yapping puppy. You may wish you
were twice as fit as you are now, but
the thought of changing to get there
causes an uncomfortable cringe. Does
this mean I have to stop eating all my
favorite comfort foods and start doing
a bunch of exercises that I sincerely
hate? These are the thoughts that prevent us from even looking at the giant.
We don’t contemplate and think about
it long enough to see the actual size
of the thing standing between us and
our dreams of living healthily. Once
we take what seems to be a huge
change and simplify it, this goal can
start looking less like a tedious chore
or fearful giant and more like a possibility. Research proves that it takes 21
days to form a habit. The key is not to
limit, but rather to replace.
Instead of looking at a far distant goal
such as eating only healthy, natural
foods and cutting out treats completely, rather simplify the goal. Replace
one high carb snack with an apple for
four chosen days in the week. One
simple step is a victory. After 21 days,
you will not even think about those