Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
90% Perfect, 10% Off Healthy Lifestyle - Why Your New Years Resolution May Be Failing.
You rung in the new year with a glass of champagne in your hand, holiday feasts in your stomach and a promise to yourself to lose the extra pounds by the time you take your family and friends to Noah's Ark this June. Now, just one month later you wake up in the morning and look in the mirror and wonder "why don't I look like that actor on the cover of Men's Health?" Then you think back and remember the Packer Parties, your kids birthday party and maybe your friends 40th. Oh, and let's not forget the office snacks left over from everyone else's holiday parties, or that client dinner at Mo's, or maybe just the need to meet the fellas out for happy hour and shoot some pool at $1 PBR Night on the East Side. Sound familiar? Jen from Human Resources always likes to bake cookies and leave them out in the break room so they just scream at you until you indulge...over and over!
I guess what I'm trying to say is that life has a bunch of little challenges that always seem to get in the way, and trying to lead a healthy lifestyle in Milwaukee as a hard working individual is never the easiest thing to accomplish. We use foods and beverages as rewards, and a lot of times we end up rewarding ourselves every day!
What I've found through my clients is that every time they try to lose the weight they fail because they simply ran into one of those challenges and went for the chocolate chip cookie or vodka cranberry (yep, that's right, mixed drinks are loaded with calories!). Then they say to themselves "I've failed this one time, I might as well just give up completely. It's just not possible to be perfect." The key word here is "perfect." It's next to impossible for the average person to be "perfect" when it comes to health and fitness.
SO I SAY GO FOR THE COOKIE! That's right, indulge. Why not? But when you reach for that cookie, sip that regular soda, or demolish that double cheeseburger keep these points in mind:
1.) Spend 90% of your week eating to the standards of www.mypyramid.gov. This is the newest version of the nutritional guidelines suited for most individuals.
2.) Take 10% of your week and reward yourself! It doesn't matter what you eat or when you eat it. ENJOY YOURSELF. Just remember, this is a reward and not your lifestyle.
3.) Plan out your week. To ensure this plan works, you may need to identify the meals that will be challenges to your nutrition plan and count them towards your 10% off. This also helps you when you grocery shop for the week, you won't buy anything that doesn't fit into your plan. "Failing to plan is planning to fail."
This 90% PERFECT, 10% OFF idea is meant for anyone trying to live a healthier lifestyle but still enjoy the challenges that come your way. So take a couple of your meals each week and enjoy yourself to the fullest. You deserve these small rewards, but keep in mind a healthy body is always the best reward to give yourself!
I guess what I'm trying to say is that life has a bunch of little challenges that always seem to get in the way, and trying to lead a healthy lifestyle in Milwaukee as a hard working individual is never the easiest thing to accomplish. We use foods and beverages as rewards, and a lot of times we end up rewarding ourselves every day!
What I've found through my clients is that every time they try to lose the weight they fail because they simply ran into one of those challenges and went for the chocolate chip cookie or vodka cranberry (yep, that's right, mixed drinks are loaded with calories!). Then they say to themselves "I've failed this one time, I might as well just give up completely. It's just not possible to be perfect." The key word here is "perfect." It's next to impossible for the average person to be "perfect" when it comes to health and fitness.
SO I SAY GO FOR THE COOKIE! That's right, indulge. Why not? But when you reach for that cookie, sip that regular soda, or demolish that double cheeseburger keep these points in mind:
1.) Spend 90% of your week eating to the standards of www.mypyramid.gov. This is the newest version of the nutritional guidelines suited for most individuals.
2.) Take 10% of your week and reward yourself! It doesn't matter what you eat or when you eat it. ENJOY YOURSELF. Just remember, this is a reward and not your lifestyle.
3.) Plan out your week. To ensure this plan works, you may need to identify the meals that will be challenges to your nutrition plan and count them towards your 10% off. This also helps you when you grocery shop for the week, you won't buy anything that doesn't fit into your plan. "Failing to plan is planning to fail."
This 90% PERFECT, 10% OFF idea is meant for anyone trying to live a healthier lifestyle but still enjoy the challenges that come your way. So take a couple of your meals each week and enjoy yourself to the fullest. You deserve these small rewards, but keep in mind a healthy body is always the best reward to give yourself!
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