The old saying practice makes perfect is true about nutrition and exercise. How can you be physically fit if you never exercise? How can you feel good if you never put healthy food in your body. You can’t! Just like a high performance car needs supreme fuel and continuous maintenance, your body is no different. You need to fuel your body with nutritious foods and exercise it regularly. There is no magic pill or diet. However, many companies and fitness experts would like you to think this. Let me reiterate, practice makes perfect. If you want to eat healthy, you have to practice eating healthy. If you want to be fit, you need to practice being fit. This is not hard work. It is actually quite easy. The hard part is consistency. Almost everyone can eat healthy and exercise for short periods of time. The true testament is longevity. How long can you eat healthy and stick to an exercise program? For most people this is not long. The reason, the food and exercise they choose is not something they enjoy or conducive to their lives. The solution? Make small changes and find an activity (exercise program) that you enjoy. If you do not enjoy the food or exercise routine, you will give up in a matter of weeks. Aim for one small change in your diet each week and take time to find an activity you enjoy!
Think about the following quotes. It speaks more truth then I could ever blog about. What these two individuals have realized; small changes, back to the basics, and practice makes perfect!
“You know I realize now I cant just quit my lifestyle cold turkey, it is something i have to work into, like a new pair of jeans. My clothes are looser now, and after leaving this morning, I actually felt good about myself, which I haven’t for a long time.”
"The most important thing I’ve learned in my time is that nothing
ever really changes....you might say.... there is nothing new under the sun. Fruits and vegetables,grains and nuts and seeds have always been the best choices. All we need to do to prove that is to make these choices habit. I have always known it but was so easily distracted with “life.”
Practice does make perfect :-)
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