One Day At A Time
When you go about your day to day routine, you'll often find yourself wandering in thought. Sometimes, more often than we all realize, we wander to our physical fitness. Our physique, our health, and our outwards appearance. We worry about it, make excuses and often say "I can start when I feel like it." completely true, but you do have to start at some point. And I'm here to tell you It's a little bit easier than you think. With a small step in the right direction, you'll be on your way to a better state of body and a better state of mind before you know it.
We all think we have to start big, that hitting the ground running is the only path to success in regards to the goal of a healthy body, that we have to chug protein shakes and lift weights and run, and completely change our diet overnight. None of it is remotely true. What IS true, however, is that as with all things, baby steps are possible, probable, and better for success than you think. It doesn't take a life changing miracle, but one step at a time. That phrase could be taken literally, in fact.
How To Begin?
Beginning is still "tough" but not insurmountable. It could be as simple as taking a small walk, or doing 15 minutes of easy exercise. It could be as small as saying to yourself: "Today... I think I'll have a water. Or- No! A cup of tea!" Simple, humble beginnings. If you doubt your ability to commit to drastic change, don't! Start small, start manageable. In no time at all, you'll see that you're ready to to take the next step forward on your journey to physical well-being and general health of body. In this article, many examples of simple beginnings can be found. It lists many ways to begin, and many ways to ensure you don't fall off track during the process. It gives advice on how to stay motivated and carry on, as well as listing things you can do to make the experience more attuned to your liking. It goes into considerable detail about how to go about your journey to self-betterment.
Conclusion?
To end off, I'd like to re-iterate that I'm by no means a physical well-being expert, but I do know a working strategy that's almost fool-proof, and that simple beginnings are best for those who wish to grow. Not everyone will succeed at the same rate as others, but if you allow yourself to take small steps, making small life changes that you can handle, you'll see that the path to physical well-being is no daunting task, and that It's completely within your power. All you have to do is start walking along that path, one step at a time. If you started right now, what is one thing you did that you wish you didn't do? What is one unhealthy habit you'd want to kick, or one healthy habit you think you could begin? If you decided to make a change for the better right now, what would you do?
"Simple, humble beginnings." That sentence can be directed to many things in life. The journey to weight loss or a healthy lifestyle has always been a daunting task. I believe that we all are mislead on this subject. It has always been the standard to "hit the ground running," as you stated. A small step in the right direction leads to bigger steps to the end goal. Whenever I exercise, I tend to "hit the ground running." I do this for weeks but tend to get out of routine. I just can't find the spare time to devote to exercising. I lack motivation. I have the inner drive. I simply lack motivation to find the time to keep on the routine of exercising. I would also like to incorporate more water in to my diet.
ReplyDeleteIf I was starting to a healthier lifestyle right now, I would wish I hadn't just finished drinking a cup of Ginger Ale on a plane and would have asked for water instead. I would want to kick my habit of procrastinating going to the gym because I'm "too tired" and cut down on consuming processed sugar. In order to take a step towards making a change for the better, I would drink a big glass of water and head to the gym before dinner.
ReplyDeleteThats right the simple beginnings make it easier to make bigger steps. Sometimes it is hard to make that first step into a better healthy life. Just changing your lifestyle just a little bit can help out greatly in the long run drinking water more, parking further from door at the shopping center, and even switching from fried to baked. Baby steps are always better than no steps at all.
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