How to Change Your Lifestyle

Why do so many people fail when it comes to losing weight and improving their health and fitness? It's because we try to change too much all at once. One day, we wake up and suddenly decide to start a new life. We change our diet and our exercise routine and how we shop and how we spend our free time and this and that and the other...

With everything there is to think about in a day, making so many changes all at once is totally overwhelming. At first you might see some success, but eventually, especially in stressful situations, the brain's going to blow a few neurons and you'll return back to the same bad habits you've always had because they are easy and require little or no thought.

A much better method of making changes is to do so gradually. Make only one change at a time. As I mentioned in the previous post, it takes 2-4 weeks of daily repetition before a behavior becomes a habit. So pick one thing that you can do to improve your health and fitness. Perhaps it's going for a morning walk or reducing your soda intake by a can per day, or adding fruits and vegetables to your diet, etc.

Whatever change you decide to make, write it down and practice it daily. Don't attempt to make any other changes until this one has become a habit. Stay motivated by celebrating each of your small successes.

This process takes time (think baby steps), but if you are systematic about making small changes and turning them into habits, you will be amazed by the results! I promise!