11/25/2025
“ I need to go on a diet because 👉🏻 ( insert reason here)”
🛑NO ! Diets simply don’t work !
You NEED to work on changing your ✨ HABITS ✨, so your goals are achievable and SUSTAINABLE. 💪🏻
By changing your HABITS...whatever goal / reason you have for a “Diet” will slowly and steadily come to fruition and you will maintain that goal because you have developed these strong, healthy habits ! 🙌🏻
If your only focus is “diet”, you are missing out many other important aspects to build a strong foundation...you wouldn’t expect one brick to hold up a house...instead you need to lay a solid foundation , made up of many pieces , so that you can sustain and stand strong .💪🏻
When we look at all areas of our life, and work to make improvements through developing new habits...things become easier. Struggles lessen, better choices happen and you will have new found motivation.👍🏻
Whether you are wanting to simply fit into those favorite skinny jeans, improve energy, decrease inflammation, improve athletic performance, etc by approaching this from an aspect that encompasses all areas of your life, you will be far more successful in achieving a sustainable goal than a short term improvement by focusing on diet alone . 🙏🏻
✨Some habits to work on are :✨. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
😴SLEEP - sleep is when your body works on repairing itself. When we are well rested we function at a greater capacity and are emotionally and mentally more stable, thereby making it easier to make healthier choices throughout the day !
💦HYDRATION - your body is 60-70% water! Every process requires adequate hydration to function optimally. Most of us walk around mildly dehydrated. Being well hydrated gives us energy, mental clarity and optimizes all body systems.
🚶🏻♀️MOVEMENT - your body is a high performance machine, like a race car that needs to be run...and just like the gears that rust without use, so does your body! Movement lubricates your joints, provides resistance to your muscles, stretches out tight muscles and tension, builds bones, and moves your lymphatic system ( your toxin drainage ). It provides feel good endorphins , elevating your mood! This doesn’t mean you need to go run marathons, some simple stretching or walking daily is a start.
🧘🏻♀️STRESS REDUCTION - this is super important...being stressed affects our digestion and nutrient absorption, our mood, ability to cope, sleep, muscle tension, pain levels, inflammation, immune system, relationships, job performance, among many many things! Taking steps to deal with stress in a healthy way, such as creating the habit of deep breathing several times a day, or perhaps starting a journal, meditating, going to counseling, can all help you easier achieve your health and wellness goals.
🥰 MINDSET - negativity has been shown to affect our physical and mental health, as well as our immune system . Aside from being negative, having a negative inner dialogue is also very damaging. You can’t make positive changes when you are swimming in a pool of thick toxic thoughts. Expressing gratitude, and trying to look for the positives in your life, especially in yourself - will make a big difference to your overall well being and ability to be successful in forming new, sustainable habits.
🍽 MINDFUL EATING - even if you’re eating the best possible foods for you, when you are eating in a stressed state, not chewing well, eating quickly or drowning your digestive enzymes with a big drink at meal times , you are not going to properly absorb the nutrients! Creating a habit of sitting down to eat, taking some deep breaths before your meal , engage your parasympathetic “ rest and digest”system and chew your food really well so your digestive system can properly deal with the nutrients. It doesn’t like being overwhelmed with large pieces it cannot break down.
By working on these areas and establishing new healthy habits , you will find making changes to what you choose to fuel your body with will become so much easier as well. 🍃🥑🍎🍓🥬🥒🥕🍍
You won’t be so inclined to “stress eat”.🍟🍩🧁
You will have the energy to cook more healthy meals at home. You will have the motivation and desire to choose foods that fuel you rather than inflame you . 🥗
You will experience an improved sense of well-being that you will want to maintain through continuing with these healthy habits along with making the right dietary choices for you. 🥰
This will become a lifestyle, not a short term “diet”👍🏻
Your goals will be achieved and you will be able to easily sustain them ! 🙌🏻
Keep in mind, this is a condensed list of habits one should work one...and not all things will apply to you.
And remember, always consult with your health care professional before making any changes to your diet and lifestyle!
