Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Consistency + Balance = A Healthy Lifestyle (From the Archives)



Hello!  I hope that you are having a wonderful week!  I am getting excited because my brother and sister in law are having their baby soon and my mom, younger brother, Ariana and I are road tripping to be there for the birth!  I am packing a cooler with healthy food to have on hand and will bring my P90X3 workouts and my DVD player to stay on track. 

Today's post is from the archives, but is one that I feel strongly about, creating a healthy lifestyle.  Enjoy!

Since I my mission is to inspire you to live a healthy lifestyle, I want to share some tips on what it means and how you can start making changes to move toward a healthy lifestyle.  Over the next few weeks I will post some of the things I do in my life and also share with my clients.  I would love to hear any things that you do to live a healthy lifestyle.

When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off there is no quick fix, one size fits all, magic pill that will get you to your goals. There are however things that you can do that will help you to be successful in not only losing the weight but being able to keep it off for good. You have to set goals that are realistic and achievable, and set short term and long term goals. This will help to ensure that you are working toward a goal with a purpose. This is important because it helps to keep you motivated when you need it. Weight loss and living a healthy life is a journey, you have to embark on it mentally ready to stick with it even when things are not always going your way. This is where consistency comes into play.

Consistency is important when you are making healthy lifestyle changes. When I say consistency, I mean having a plan and sticking to it. You will be making a commitment to working out and eating healthy, not just until you reach your goal, but for the rest of your life. In this consistency you also need to plan in some cheat meals, one a week should help you stay on track and give you a meal to look forward to. When you start to have consistency in your day, eventually it just becomes habit. Working out is now a part of your day, it is no longer will I work out today, but when am I going to make the time to exercise today? When you start to have the mentality that this is how I live my life, it no longer feels like you are “on a diet”, it is just how you live. You become a strong person who is goal driven and makes time to take care of yourself. You deserve every second that you spend making yourself a better person, mentally and physically.

Balance comes in to play when you are making lifestyle changes, because it is important to keep everything in balance if you want to keep on track to reaching your goals. When you start out on your journey, it is quite easy to be excited and go all in, but if you are not taking rest days and are not eating the right foods to keep your body fueled you will burn out. Make sure that you plan out your week and take your rest days, you need it to feel refreshed and for your body to rest and for your muscles to repair. I also want you to have balance with your meals, in a few aspects. The first is not depriving yourself of all your favorite foods, you can either work in these in one cheat meal a week, or by making a healthy version of your favorite foods. If you can eat a little of something that you love, ie. chocolate, and stop after one or two pieces then it is okay to have a little a few times a week. However, if one or two pieces are going to make you go into a landslide, then take it out completely. You have to know yourself when it comes to these types of food choices. On your journey you will start to learn about your eating habits and why you are doing some of the things that you are doing. Make sure to keep notes in your food journal, these will come in handy. The second is to eat balanced meals throughout the day. Make sure you are eating enough protein, healthy fats, complex carbs, fruits and veggies. This will help to keep you full and satisfied.

Consistency + balance= Healthy lifestyle


This post originally posted on October 25, 2013.

Have a wonderful and fit day friends! 

Angelena

4 comments:

  1. I completely agree that there is no magic pill or plan and I love that you include exercise as part of you day - not if you want should today. Excellent point.

    For me, healthy starts first thing in the morning. If I make a "bad" choice in breakfast it spirals. I like to start off on right foot shall I say.

    Thank you for visiting the Anything Goes linky! Would love for you to come back next week. Have a great weekend Angelena!

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  2. Hi Amber, Thanks for stopping by! Yes breakfast is important and trying new recipes in the morning helps! I have an awesome peanut butter pancakes recipe that I love to make once a week, it feels like a treat but they are healthy!

    Thanks for having the link-up I will definitely be back next week!

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  3. I desperately need to work on my consistency. My work and school always seems to waylay my training and it is so frustrating. I really just need to crack down and put me time first.

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    1. Theresa, It is hard to do at first, but once you get in the habit of it daily it does get easier. If is important to take care of yourself too. Schedule your workouts like any other appointment and try to prep healthy meals once or twice a week!

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