Did you know that restaurants sell
more salads on Mondays than on any
other day of the week? Did you
know that more people go to
fitness centers on Mondays than
on any other day of the week? Do you
know why?
You guessed
it, they're "starting over" after
a weekend (or perhaps week) of unrestrained
eating and no exercise. Most
will stay on track for a few days and
then maybe eat something (or a bag of
something) that in their mind "blows it."
That's their license to quit exercising
and once again go back to eating with
no restraint.
I'd like
to tell you about the key to being
healthy and losing weight while avoiding
this yo-yo cycle of all or none; First
of all, you have to come to the realization
that your eating habits will never
be perfect. You goal should be to develop
lifelong eating habits that are "healthy"
90% of the time and not to feel
like you've failed when they aren't. Now
here's what's most important; use daily
exercise as your stabilizer. Daily exercise,
even if it's just fifteen minutes
some days, is a very effective tool
for keeping you in what I call "a
healthy frame of mind." I've
seen this work wonders in the people I've
worked with. It makes it much easier to
develop consistent healthy eating habits
and to avoid the yo-yo cycle of all
or none.
You see,
although daily exercise is loaded with
physical health and weight loss benefits,
it also affects you mentally. It
makes you feel good about the healthy lifestyle
you're pursuing and it makes you
want more of it. If daily exercise
can help couch potato Becky,
it can help you...
"Greg,
I took your advice and started doing
a little exercise every day. It was
actually only three minutes three times
per day when I first started. It helped
me to start feeling healthy and my
eating habits started getting better. Even
when my eating wasn't that great, my
daily exercise was my rock. I lost over
half my body weight and ran my first
marathon last month. Thanks!!!"
Becky in Birmingham
Folks, that's what
it's all about. Your body was
made to be active on a daily
basis - when you are, it puts you
in a healthy frame of mind that affects
every aspect of your life, in
addition to burning lots of calories
and supercharging your metabolism.
