You Have to Want to Get Healthy
Have you ever had a time in your life where you were so motivated about a goal that it didn’t seem like work? You happily got into action and things flowed easily? When we’re aiming for optimal health, that’s exactly the mindset we need to adopt. We have to want to get healthy, feel better about our bodies or cook healthy food, not just feel like we should.
It’s that notion that our doctor can tell us we need to improve our health in some way, but until we decide that it’s important enough and that we really want to do it, we often meet with mediocre results, if we try at all. Sometimes it even takes a diagnosis or serious medical condition to convince us we need to take our health more seriously.
What is that inspires you to better health? Do you want to be able to be more active? Have more endurance? Prevent certain diseases that may run in your family? Are you motivated to get into action without the threat of serious disease hanging over you?
Because I’ve had a long history of less than perfect skin and still get eczema flareups, I’m motivated to really watch my diet and practice quiet exercise like yoga. For me that means avoiding wheat, soy, sugar, dairy products and certain nuts, just to name a few. Instead, I need to focus on certain whole grains, more fruits and vegetables, lots of water and a healthy dose of fiber. Is it hard? Sometimes, but because I’m motivated, it’s easier. My wedding is just four weeks away and that’s an even more compelling reason for me to be jazzed about this and make an effort! This clearly a case where I have the desire and motivation to stay focused on my goal.
What is it that you really want to do or change about your health? What will help you get there? How can you create a healthy lifestyle that really sticks and not just in the short term?
I’d love for you to share your thoughts and ideas here.
Filed under: Self-care, Eczema, Healthy lifestyle, desire, Optimal Health, Healthy Meals, Prevention, Eating, Health Issues, Healthy Body, Cooking
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