New Year, New Start!

How are your New Year's Resolutions going? Or didn't you make one? Studies show that 95% of New Year's Resolutions will have already been broken by now. Most people actually don't even make a new year goal. Why? Because if you make a resolution and then you break if you feel as if you've failed, and you give up. You need a really strong reason to pull you forward. But it doesn't have to be that way. Think now about your health or diet goals! Probably in the past you decided to start a diet “on Monday morning”, right? But why do you want to start “on Monday”? Why not Friday or Tuesday, or even better NOW? We tend to think that we'll eat more at the weekend, then we can start a diet on Monday and hope that by the next weekend it's going well, but the next weekend comes and we break the diet. Does this sound familiar? That's because you're putting your body through so much stress by just cutting out all of your favorite foods and restricting your calories too much. You're trying to change everything too soon, but you can't change everything in one go, it takes time and patience. If you decide to start a diet when you are already full then most likely you won't be able to hold your commitment long enough to succeed. But if you decide while you are already hungry…. most likely you will reach your goal! Why? Because then you have urgency. You want to be healthy. You are so tired of making medication, going to the doctor, feeling pain and low energy. First, be honest with yourself. Is everything exactly the way you want it to be? If not, and you realize that you need to change something, then congratulations on your first step! Because you can't make a change unless you are aware of what's most important in your life. This is real freedom - finally you can turn off the “autopilot” inside you. Think about how many times you ate something when you weren't even hungry, or you keep eating and didn't even realize you'd finished your meal. You'll understand what I mean! Now, the SOLUTION:

1. Decide what you really want. Be very clear about your goals.
2. Change just one thing from your daily habit, and keep doing it for at least 3 weeks.
3. Don't think that you are “dieting”. Don't tell anyone, make it your secret.
4. Try to change your thinking - you can eat whatever you want, just you don't want to. What you're doing is your choice.
5. Commit yourself to do whatever it takes to be healthy.
6. The most important one - love yourself enough to remember you're doing this just for YOU.

Always remember this is so much more than just a diet. You're getting healthy! You're getting energized, taking control of your life and not letting anyone tell you what to do or what to eat. The only way you can do this is by committing to use this weight loss as a learning opportunity. If you have questions about your health, nutrition, fitness or you just need motivation then email me or come and join my free nutrition workshop (where you'll learn how to discover a healthier lifestyle without missing out on the foods you love, and how to make it permanent!). Happy, healthy and awesome 2015!