Turning Good Intentions into Action!
November 25, 2009 by Deb · Leave a Comment
Most of us have good intentions when it comes to exercising, watching our portions and eating right. The challenge is turning our good intentions into action.
If you are like most people, the central cause of this disconnect is 2 things:
1) Your attitude
2) Having an all-or-nothing approach to fitness and/or weight loss
Your Attitude:
Staying positive, rolling with the punches and viewing your ability to walk as a true gift has a huge impact on your workout consistency and eating habits. Focus on staying positive and look at all you have to be grateful for instead of what you don’t have or on how challenging it is to “fit in a workout”.
Having an All-or-Nothing Approach:
Taking small steps and being creative are the keys to creating new and sustained habits that last the rest of your life. Who cares if you can only work out for 5 minutes – Do it anyway!
You don’t have to do a 30 minute workout for it to count. And taking a day off or eating too much Ben & Jerry’s should not lead to you beating yourself up the next day. Get back on the horse, roll with the punches and do something positive for your health.
Turn your good intentions into action by having a positive attitude and ditching your all-or-nothing approach to fitness and weight loss. You will be amazed at how this affects your results, energy and health!
Train Hard & Expect Results,
Deb 