HEALTH AND FITNESS by design – the Choice is Yours

Health and fitness go hand in hand and to get, be and stay fit and healthy it’s important to live a healthy lifestyle.

It’s not about going on fad diets or Boot-Camp style exercise programmes.

A “diet” is simply the combination of the foods you consume on a daily basis, each week, each month and throughout your lifetime.

Your diet consists of both your good and bad food choices over a set period of time. A good ‘rule’ to adhere to is to eat 80% healthy 80% of the time. A supportive strategy would be to follow a guideline of “nothing added and nothing taken away” which simply put means that you choose to eat nutrient dense foods that have no added chemicals, colours or other additives. Foods that actually support a healthy lifestyle.

Many of us give ourselves “treats” of cakes, pastries and other “non-foods”. It’s important to realize that these so called treats are poison to our human system so rather than call them treats refer to them as indulgences and make a conscious choice to indulge or not, fully aware of the consequences and enjoy that choice. You are human after all.

When we begin to take responsibility for our choices and practice awareness around them we often find that we stop the mindless bingeing and either make healthier choices or eat less of the non-foods in our diet.

Everything in life is a choice and you are the chooser. These choices are your personal power and you can use this power to reclaim your better life. Why not become your own super hero and begin to live your better life, by design, your design. You can be, do or have anything if you make the right choices.

A better life by design simply means that you begin to set goals and make plans, take response – ability for your thoughts and actions. You stop blaming others and begin to step into your rightful place in the world. What it boils down to in fact is that you grow up.

Some of us take a bit longer than others (myself included) and that is perfect. The main thing is that eventually we “get it” and begin to make the changes we need to make to live a life we love and when we do, we discover it was all worth it.

So, whether your life needs an adjustment or a complete make-over, it can be done with a little planning, some self discovery and a plan of action. A support team is a great help too. It is said that we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with and therefore it’s a great idea to make sure that these are the people we want in our team.

Be willing to take the time to design your fit and healthy life and enjoy the long term results. So many of us wait until we become ill before making this choice and then when we are well again the plan gets pushed aside until the next time.

Years ago I heard someone say “If you can’t take the time to be well then you will have to take time to be sick”. Why not become one of the few that make that decision now to take control of your life, your lifestyle and how you choose to BE in the world.

Life is a series of choices and consequences and many of those choices are ours to decide. I urge you to take some time this week, think about what changes you would like to make and then draw up a game-plan and action steps that done consistently will give you the results you seek.

It ‘s the small steps taken consistently that lead to the biggest results in the long term. All you need to do is take them. You can do that. I believe in you 100%.