Is 80% enough?
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Theres always that big timely question. Is dieting/living healthy 80% of the time enough? Should you "stress" about that other 20%, or just enjoy yourself. I would post my opinion and an answer, but many would disagree, judge or shake their heads. Instead, lets have proof and facts speak for themselves.
http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/03/03/is-it-ok-to-eat-unhealthy-sometimes/?icid=maincanada-compaqdl2link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thatsfit.ca%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fis-it-ok-to-eat-unhealthy-sometimes%2F
That right there could be why "it doesn't work". Sit back and have a thought. Are you putting forth that 100%? If not, there is your answer on why "it isnt working". IT is working, YOU are not working. No more excuses, just go out there and do it. If you have time to lie up in a hospital bed, spend hours at the doctors every week due to medical conditions CAUSED by an unhealthy lifestyle, sit around on the computer or infront of the television then you have time to exercise and change your lifestyle. No excuses. You aren't taking anymore time away from your family then you already are by poor choices. A healthy lifestyle is a choice. A choice that will change your life and your families. Properly. No more excuses, just do it. If I can do it with working during the day, doing evening classes and raising a family, you can too. I exercise during the day with my children. We do activities together, play physical games and spend time together (hikes, walks, trips that involve movement, bike rides, public swimming, basketball court to play ball or the field to play soccer, snow shoeing in the snow or hiking through it). Every individual activity I have involved myself with is when my children are sleeping. Kickboxing after 730pm (815, 745, 830) or early Saturday morning while everyone is sleeping. I spend MORE time with my family now that we live this way. We all enjoy it and are building unforgettable memories together every single day. Just because we dont sit around on the floor doesn't mean we aren't together. Far from it. We are engaging ourselves, together, as a unit and as a team. We cook together, we do activities together. I am with my children from the moment they get up to the moment they go to sleep. Again, its all excuses. Ones that hurt my head and my heart for those they so negatively effect.
Another topic I found rather interesting. I have suffered from anxiety for years. It's a tough road, one that I have struggled with. It will always be apart of who I am, I have accepted that. There are techniques that work for me and some that don't. I know what I need to do on a daily basis to keep my anxiety at bay and use it to the best of my ability. Yes, Im actually saying that you can turn something like anxiety into a good thing. There is a positive about every situation, you just need to search for it and fight for it.
My doctor wanted me to try a different approach this time around. While slowly weaning off my meds, I was to continue, full force, this new lifestyle. He was very proud of the changes we were making as a family in regards to our activity level and diet. He noticed big change. He wanted to give it a go, full force, 110%. Let me tell you, he was right and whatever he saw was working. It is still something I have to live with everyday. Everyday is a new day and everyday I have to remember my techniques, strategies and goals. I am off medication and into my new lifestyle 100%. No holds barred.
http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/03/02/how-exercise-can-lower-anxiety/
http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/03/03/is-it-ok-to-eat-unhealthy-sometimes/?icid=maincanada-compaqdl2link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thatsfit.ca%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fis-it-ok-to-eat-unhealthy-sometimes%2F
That right there could be why "it doesn't work". Sit back and have a thought. Are you putting forth that 100%? If not, there is your answer on why "it isnt working". IT is working, YOU are not working. No more excuses, just go out there and do it. If you have time to lie up in a hospital bed, spend hours at the doctors every week due to medical conditions CAUSED by an unhealthy lifestyle, sit around on the computer or infront of the television then you have time to exercise and change your lifestyle. No excuses. You aren't taking anymore time away from your family then you already are by poor choices. A healthy lifestyle is a choice. A choice that will change your life and your families. Properly. No more excuses, just do it. If I can do it with working during the day, doing evening classes and raising a family, you can too. I exercise during the day with my children. We do activities together, play physical games and spend time together (hikes, walks, trips that involve movement, bike rides, public swimming, basketball court to play ball or the field to play soccer, snow shoeing in the snow or hiking through it). Every individual activity I have involved myself with is when my children are sleeping. Kickboxing after 730pm (815, 745, 830) or early Saturday morning while everyone is sleeping. I spend MORE time with my family now that we live this way. We all enjoy it and are building unforgettable memories together every single day. Just because we dont sit around on the floor doesn't mean we aren't together. Far from it. We are engaging ourselves, together, as a unit and as a team. We cook together, we do activities together. I am with my children from the moment they get up to the moment they go to sleep. Again, its all excuses. Ones that hurt my head and my heart for those they so negatively effect.
Another topic I found rather interesting. I have suffered from anxiety for years. It's a tough road, one that I have struggled with. It will always be apart of who I am, I have accepted that. There are techniques that work for me and some that don't. I know what I need to do on a daily basis to keep my anxiety at bay and use it to the best of my ability. Yes, Im actually saying that you can turn something like anxiety into a good thing. There is a positive about every situation, you just need to search for it and fight for it.
My doctor wanted me to try a different approach this time around. While slowly weaning off my meds, I was to continue, full force, this new lifestyle. He was very proud of the changes we were making as a family in regards to our activity level and diet. He noticed big change. He wanted to give it a go, full force, 110%. Let me tell you, he was right and whatever he saw was working. It is still something I have to live with everyday. Everyday is a new day and everyday I have to remember my techniques, strategies and goals. I am off medication and into my new lifestyle 100%. No holds barred.
http://www.thatsfit.ca/2010/03/02/how-exercise-can-lower-anxiety/
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