I hear about it all the time, people saying that they’ll start eating healthy when they get older or after the holiday’s. Another big one goes something like, “I’m starting a new diet next week.” I know all this excuses, partly because I used to make them myself. It’s very common.
The truth is that I should have started back in high school. I knew very well that my diet was unhealthy, but that didn’t stop me. When I got older, I’d promise to start a new diet the following week. That didn’t work. Why do we keep putting off making a healthy change to our way of eating?
It’s a scary change. Unhealthy food is like a comfort. It tastes great and you’re so used to it. To change it means changing everything about your life almost. It will forever affect you. So, you put it off as long as possible, thinking it will get easier over time. You’ll be ready for the change later. It doesn’t work like that.
I finally made the change in my lifestyle when I became pre diabetic. Although I’m very, very proud of myself for losing the weight, I should have started eating healthy before it became a problem. Oh sure, we can blame the weight gain on my medication that I was taking at the time, but that wasn’t the overall picture. I had been eating badly for a long time and was too scared to change it.
Let me tell you that it is so freeing when you finally decide to make that change. When you finally say, “Today is the day.” Not next week or after the holiday’s, right now. It’s like a weight has been lifted off of your shoulders. But, you have to be ready for it.
If something is mentally and emotionally keeping you from making that change right now, then it’s time to address it. Don’t wait until you start having health problems. Once again, I’m proud of myself for making a whole lifestyle change, but that phone call that I got from my doctor’s office was scary. I don’t ever want that to happen again.
Get up and make any changes you need to be making. Maybe you need to address some problems first. Maybe you need to rally some people that you are close to around you for some support. Whatever you need to do, grab the bull by the horns and go for it!
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