29/06/2020
It’s easy to say, “I am going on a diet”
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It’s harder to say, “I am going to eat 100% healthy today”
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& it’s really hard to actually eat 100% healthy
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We like the idea of a diet or program, but nobody really likes the idea of doing the hard work of restriction & deprivation
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The reality is that when we try to follow a strict diet, it rarely lasts, which is why thousands of people make New Year's resolutions to lose weight
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Unless you plan to never get busy, always be prepared, pass up every birthday party & dinner invite, skip vacations & stick to a schedule all day every day - LIFE will get in the way of your "perfect" meal plan
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Some people may follow a diet or meal plan perfectly, but it can become too strict long-term
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They often go back to old ways of eating because they don't know what else to do when they’re not on plan. Or they begin a plan that was meant to be temporary & follow it too long, which can lead to deficiencies, disordered eating habits or other health consequences
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A lot of people may follow a strict plan for a while but won't really enjoy it. This discontent can pose a serious challenge for a diet to be sustainable long term
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So instead of another diet, why not choose small daily changes?
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Focus on what is possible & do-able & what you can do TODAY
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You can’t set a goal to lose 15 kilos & expect to lose 5 within the first day
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Regardless of which nutrition or fitness plan you follow, you need to make your plan a priority, do the hard work & stay consistent
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You have to show up again & again & again, even when you want to quit
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Let’s say we go to the future & we go to the place where you have reached your goal. Say you lost all of the weight. You won’t remember the small failures that seemed so big & important at the time. That Tuesday that you overate is irrelevant. Aren’t you glad you didn’t quit when the scale went up half a kilo? Or when things got tough?
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What small choices can you make today to reach your goals?
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