Thursday, January 1, 2009

How To Be Healthy And Slim Too

By Henry John

Far too many of us forget that the most precious thing that we possess is ourselves. Why is it that we treat our bodies with such little respect? Its not as if we have the option to trade our bodies in for a better working model. Medical science has not yet in a position to offer us a new body if the one weve got starts to give up on us.

Why is it that we let our bodies get into such an unhealthy state? Surely if we value them we should make a superhuman effort to look after them? They should be our number one priority. We should fine tune them, nurture them, cosset them and keep them in the very best working order, but we dont.

We are a walking example of how important we consider our bodies to be. By being the way we are, we paint a very clear and immediate picture of what sort of person we are, and where our priorities lie.

We all know that our appearance is important, but too many of us dont seem to care and do very little to try and change the situation. Some excuses may be justified, but not many. It is really a case of getting our priorities right, and our general health and well-being should be our top priority.

Being overweight is a classic sign of neglecting your body, or to put it another way, of not paying yourself proper attention. This is not something that suddenly happens, neglect is a long running story. The only person who has allowed this to happen is you.

What to do? The first thing is to come clean about your bad habits. What are the bad habits youve allowed to rule your life? If you can recognize these habits it will help you to increase your self-awareness. This is essential if you are going to make real and lasting change.

What you then need is a program that offers a roadmap to making change and is able to give you as much support as possible. Making change isnt difficult, we change every day of our lives " its what life is all about.

Having identified you bad habits you need to learn new ones. What you dont do is to try and change your bad habits. Successful behavior change is always best achieved by learning new habits. The only sure fire way to a slim, healthy life is to learn new habits " slim habits. Its also the key to permanent weight loss. - 16089

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