Regaining control over your health - eat vegetables
By Diane Dutchin The Afro News Vancouver
We live in a world where it is easier to blame others for either our screw ups, lack of achievements, discipline, success and if we’re unhappy with where we are we won’t need to look far to find someone to blame. The color of our skin, our upbringing, our parents, our boss, our partner, our government, struggles with our lack of weight gain or loss, and the list goes on.
Being a part of the ever growing fitness industry I hear of and see the continual battle of the “bulge” which becomes a war within ourselves and can feel at times like we’re like a gerbil locked in a cage spinning our wheels without reaching the goal we have set before us.
We’re live in a world of over excessiveness both in fat and overwhelmed with too much information on what is required and what it takes to get healthier, aka lose that excess body fat.
Let’s get real here, no one is to blame for the excess fat we may carry around and no one can get us healthier but us. If I find myself unhappy and unhealthy as a result of my weight, then I am responsible for making changes in my life to get the results I desire. No there are no quick fixes, only temporary bandages that give you a superficial sense of accomplishment, but I know it’s not the solution we’re seeking right?
The most important piece of information you need to know is this
• First it is up to you and no one else
• You must be mentally ready to make changes to ensure your success so get mentally ready.
• keep a journal worth of 1 week of eating and exercising this will show you what changes you must make to get the results you desire
• set a start and end date with realistic and challenging goals
• clean up your eating and drinking – more fresh fruit and vegetables, lean protein, complex and fibrous carbohydrates, and drink more water
• consume smaller meals 4-6 per day and do not skip breakfast
• Find an activity you enjoy and move intensely for at least 5 days a week for 30min minimum.
• surround yourself with people who will be a positive support – at least one person you’ll be accountable to
In a nutshell you now have enough ammunition to be successful at regaining control and improving your health.
Don’t put off regaining control over your health; make the decision to start now you’ll be healthier for it.
Diane Dutchin
CFT Fitness Trainer
