Random Thoughts

I’ve written on here several times about my quest to be healthy. I’ve admitted to enjoying snacks and my husband has even gone on a diet to help become healthier. Don’t get me wrong, though. We aren’t THAT unhealthy. It’s not like we have to go through a food addiction program or a substance abuse program at one of the drug abuse treatment centers around here, but can’t we all be at least a little bit healthier than we are now? I’ve composed a list of three suggestions that I plan to use to become healthier.

Start Slow on Any Fitness Regimen

If you’re like me, you want to jump into a new fitness program with all you’ve got. You want to start out on level 10 rather than level 1 so you can see results fast. But this is a recipe for failure. You should always break into a fitness program easily so your body can get used to the extra work and strain. If you start out slow, you will be more likely to continue the program longer and see better results.

Find a Fun Activity

One of the reasons people like me don’t exercise as much as they should is because we HATE exercising. That is, we hate exercising for the sake of exercising. But if you can find something fun that you like to do, like racquetball, biking, or playing basketball, you can watch those pounds melt away and have fun doing it. You won’t even realize you are exercising!

Eat Some Fat

When we start a diet, we tend to want to cut out all fat. After all, isn’t that bad for us? But the truth is that you would die after a few weeks if you stopped eating fat altogether. The secret is to find the healthy amount of fat for your individual situation and stick to that number for the healthiest results.