Small Shifts - The Key To Lifestyle Change
Every once in a while there is someone who just "gets it". That person is taught what lifestyle changes that need to be made and they run home and clear out their pantry and freezer. Then they race to the store and spend 4 hours reading every label they can to replace the items that made the list of items they will now eat going forward. It's organic this and grass fed that. Protein and fiber always trump their decision making and their protein choices comes from plant, seed, nut, animal and dairy. They stop consuming HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) and artificial sweeteners. They get the key vitamins and nutrients into their bodies regularly throughout the day from a pharma grade source. Their digestion system gets healthy, they get healthy and reach a weight within normal ranges. They have more energy then they had when they were a teenager. Their life is forever changed and they never look back!
Wouldn't that be great if that were you or I?
The fact is, that just doesn't (or very rarely) happen. For most people, it is a wrestling match with ourselves, our schedules, our families and our comfortable routines and habits. However, I have changed my life and I have helped countless others change their life without making these overwhelmingly drastic changes overnight. All you need to do is start making small shifts. When you begin making small shifts in your lifestyle, you alter the course you were on and it is now headed toward a healthier you. Have a look at the graph below and reference it as you read this post.
If your lifestyle is traveling left to right on this graph and want to get higher up the graph toward your ultimate health and nutritional goals, then you need to be intentional about making small shifts. Your health today might be at a 1 and you want it to be a 20. So, you start tracking and, by doing so, you have changed the trajectory up towards your goal. You give up the sugary carbohydrate based cereals and breads for breakfast and start the day with a high protein smoothie (low sugar and low carb, of course). You are now moving a little closer toward your goal. Feeling better after a few days, weeks or months and you incorporate exercise (there are HUGE benefits to exercise). Now we are moving and gaining momentum. You might take another step to add sugar intake to your food tracking to cut way down on that and you realize that HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) and artificial sweeteners are actually poison to your body and you vow not to consume them . . . EVER! Once a small change has been adopted into your lifestyle, you make another and another and so on. These are actually very tiny shifts used for example and most people make these changes relatively quick.
But, you have to be intentional about it. It doesn't just happen!
At first, I didn't really care for whole wheat bread. Now, the taste of white bread makes me sick. Why? Because I was intentional about making that small shift. You see, nothing changes if nothing changes! And, YOU have to be the one to start changing it!
Make a priority list of what small shifts you need to start making. Start making those changes and checking them off your list. If you need help getting started, CLICK HERE.
Jeff Bryant is a dedicated Personal Wellness and weight loss coach living in Caledonia, Michigan (suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan) who has a "focus on good health first" approach to weight loss and disease resistance. He has dedicated his work to offering hope to those that feel lost in their health journey by providing coaching, education and nutritional products to help people reach their highest God given health potential. CLICK HERE for a free consultation!
Wouldn't that be great if that were you or I?
The fact is, that just doesn't (or very rarely) happen. For most people, it is a wrestling match with ourselves, our schedules, our families and our comfortable routines and habits. However, I have changed my life and I have helped countless others change their life without making these overwhelmingly drastic changes overnight. All you need to do is start making small shifts. When you begin making small shifts in your lifestyle, you alter the course you were on and it is now headed toward a healthier you. Have a look at the graph below and reference it as you read this post.
If your lifestyle is traveling left to right on this graph and want to get higher up the graph toward your ultimate health and nutritional goals, then you need to be intentional about making small shifts. Your health today might be at a 1 and you want it to be a 20. So, you start tracking and, by doing so, you have changed the trajectory up towards your goal. You give up the sugary carbohydrate based cereals and breads for breakfast and start the day with a high protein smoothie (low sugar and low carb, of course). You are now moving a little closer toward your goal. Feeling better after a few days, weeks or months and you incorporate exercise (there are HUGE benefits to exercise). Now we are moving and gaining momentum. You might take another step to add sugar intake to your food tracking to cut way down on that and you realize that HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) and artificial sweeteners are actually poison to your body and you vow not to consume them . . . EVER! Once a small change has been adopted into your lifestyle, you make another and another and so on. These are actually very tiny shifts used for example and most people make these changes relatively quick.
But, you have to be intentional about it. It doesn't just happen!
At first, I didn't really care for whole wheat bread. Now, the taste of white bread makes me sick. Why? Because I was intentional about making that small shift. You see, nothing changes if nothing changes! And, YOU have to be the one to start changing it!
Make a priority list of what small shifts you need to start making. Start making those changes and checking them off your list. If you need help getting started, CLICK HERE.
Jeff Bryant is a dedicated Personal Wellness and weight loss coach living in Caledonia, Michigan (suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan) who has a "focus on good health first" approach to weight loss and disease resistance. He has dedicated his work to offering hope to those that feel lost in their health journey by providing coaching, education and nutritional products to help people reach their highest God given health potential. CLICK HERE for a free consultation!
Posted by Jeff Bryant on Sunday 9 December 2012
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