Thursday, January 1, 2009

How To Get Slim And Healthy

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.

Its very strange that we allow our bodies to be neglected. If we have any regard for them you would think that we would do everything we could to keep them in tip-top condition, but we treat them with a lot of disrespect.

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.

All of us in our heart of hearts know this, but somehow we do very little to resolve the problem. Yes, there are some excuses that can be made and there are circumstances that deflect our attention away from looking after ourselves properly, but we all need to be able to get our priorities right if we are to stay healthy.

There is one sure sign that somebody is not paying much attention to their body or to their general health. This is when they become overweight. Being overweight isnt that suddenly happens, the weight is built up over time.

One of your first priorities should be to identify the bad habits that have been the cause of you becoming overweight. If you dont know what these are you will find it very difficult to make change, so take time to think this through. The more time you spend on this the better. You need to increase your self-awareness.

The next important thing to do is to find a program that will help you to make change. Even better if it has a personal exercise plan and a good support program too. Making change is not difficult, but is best to have the very best help so that you can ensure your success.

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. - 15438

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