Change and Live long happily
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It’s time. This year, don’t give up on your resolution for a
healthier, more-fit body. Use these five tips as encouragement to reach a
slimmer, stronger you.
Pick the right diet—and stick to it for life. The bottom line: if you’re overweight, you have been eating too much of the wrong foods for too long. Many people think what they have eaten all their lives is healthy, normal and “good for them” just because they are not currently ill. Foods that contribute necessary calories but no nutrients must be eliminated from your shelves, refrigerator and shopping lists, forever–not for just a few weeks of so-called “dieting.”
Willpower isn’t voluntary, it’s absolutely necessary. If you don’t have it naturally, drum it up. You cannot buy willpower, and you don’t get it from your parents or your friends. Every time you feel discouraged and want to slack off or quit, don’t be afraid to shake off the temptation. Then come back with a proper attitude, one that says your goals of good health and an admirable physique are valuable, worthy of pursuit and attainable.
Eat to prevent hunger, not to satisfy it. Waiting until you are ravenous before eating is one of the main reasons for overeating and for eating the wrong foods such as fast foods, over-salted, over-sugared and processed foods. The obvious solution is to eat often enough that you never become hungry, perhaps five or six times per day. Nutritious meals, no larger than the combined volume of your two fists, should be seen as fuel to power whatever activity you are going to do next. This rule is the easy way to remember how much food you should have at any one sitting. You do not, and should not, have to waste your time counting calories.
Get up and get out, no matter what. It has been estimated that as much as 70 percent of the “shaping up” process is nutritional, and the other 30 percent is activity level. If you already do some cardiovascular work, such as aerobics or running, congratulations! If that is beyond your present level, you can easily start with a jogging program. Still too much? If you are sedentary, start with a walking program that works up to 45 minutes three or four times per week. Next, start to incorporate jogging and eventually move onto running and strength training. Start slowly and do not give up. If you’re really struggling, don’t shrink back to the couch. Instead, make activity more enjoyable with a partner or small group who share your goals.
Cut the crap. Fitness isn’t about having the time, it’s about making the time. If you don’t take the time to become healthier and more active, you may be ensuring disease enters your life later. Pencil in training times with other daily activities and make workouts as normal as brushing your teeth. This type of resolve takes dedication and gumption. Think of your walking, jogging and gym time as a hobby–something that you look forward to, not a chore. Something else, like watching hours of TV, may have to take a back seat to your new habits.
Pick the right diet—and stick to it for life. The bottom line: if you’re overweight, you have been eating too much of the wrong foods for too long. Many people think what they have eaten all their lives is healthy, normal and “good for them” just because they are not currently ill. Foods that contribute necessary calories but no nutrients must be eliminated from your shelves, refrigerator and shopping lists, forever–not for just a few weeks of so-called “dieting.”
Willpower isn’t voluntary, it’s absolutely necessary. If you don’t have it naturally, drum it up. You cannot buy willpower, and you don’t get it from your parents or your friends. Every time you feel discouraged and want to slack off or quit, don’t be afraid to shake off the temptation. Then come back with a proper attitude, one that says your goals of good health and an admirable physique are valuable, worthy of pursuit and attainable.
Eat to prevent hunger, not to satisfy it. Waiting until you are ravenous before eating is one of the main reasons for overeating and for eating the wrong foods such as fast foods, over-salted, over-sugared and processed foods. The obvious solution is to eat often enough that you never become hungry, perhaps five or six times per day. Nutritious meals, no larger than the combined volume of your two fists, should be seen as fuel to power whatever activity you are going to do next. This rule is the easy way to remember how much food you should have at any one sitting. You do not, and should not, have to waste your time counting calories.
Get up and get out, no matter what. It has been estimated that as much as 70 percent of the “shaping up” process is nutritional, and the other 30 percent is activity level. If you already do some cardiovascular work, such as aerobics or running, congratulations! If that is beyond your present level, you can easily start with a jogging program. Still too much? If you are sedentary, start with a walking program that works up to 45 minutes three or four times per week. Next, start to incorporate jogging and eventually move onto running and strength training. Start slowly and do not give up. If you’re really struggling, don’t shrink back to the couch. Instead, make activity more enjoyable with a partner or small group who share your goals.
Cut the crap. Fitness isn’t about having the time, it’s about making the time. If you don’t take the time to become healthier and more active, you may be ensuring disease enters your life later. Pencil in training times with other daily activities and make workouts as normal as brushing your teeth. This type of resolve takes dedication and gumption. Think of your walking, jogging and gym time as a hobby–something that you look forward to, not a chore. Something else, like watching hours of TV, may have to take a back seat to your new habits.
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