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Ditch The Diet for Healthy Habits

Set Realistic Goals and Write Them Down

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~Ditch The Diet~

If you are going to make the change from unhealthy habits to healthier ones, one of the first things that needs to happen is goal setting!

Set realistic goals and write them down. Just like I said in a previous post, Rome wasn’t built in a day! Unhealthy habits weren’t formed overnight and cannot be expected to change all at once either.

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While it is a great idea to have a larger end goal in mind, having smaller more attainable goals will make the changes more permanent.

Remember, we are not talking about a diet with an end date, we are talking about making a healthy lifestyle change.

Write down your goals to have as a reference for later on! You will be able to keep yourself more accountable if you have written proof of what you want to accomplish.

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Here are some examples of attainable smaller goals as well as long-term goals.

Smaller: “This week, I will exchange one glass of soda (or insert sugary drink of your choice) with one glass of water every day. Slowly increasing my daily water consumption.”
Long term: “In 6 months I will have lower cholesterol.”
Smaller: “I will go to bed 15 minutes earlier than usual every night this week.”
Longer: “I will be more rested and have increased energy during the day to get things accomplished.”
Smaller: “I will be active for 15-20 minutes 3 days a week.”
Long term: “I will have more energy during the day and sleep better at night.”

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Set realistic goals and write them down. Get ready to start implementing your goals.

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Ditch The Diet for Healthy Habits

You Are What You Eat and Think

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We’ve all heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” and while that is so true, let’s take it one more step…

“You are what you think!”

Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.

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Mental health is one of the most important parts of weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle.

While losing weight and living a healthy life is a physical thing, it is not really all about the physical challenge that we make it out to be. It is totally a mental thing.

You have to constantly keep your thoughts focused. Here are some things to keep in mind when trying to exchange your bad habits with good healthier ones:

1. Make your goals realistic!

You will be more likely to succeed if your goals are actually attainable. Set mini goals with a larger end goal in mind.

Instead of a blanket statement of “I need to lose 45 pounds” set a goal of “I will be more active and make healthy food choices for today.”

One healthy choice at a time, one day at a time is a lot easier to achieve than an overwhelming goal of 45 pounds. Once you reach that goal set a new one.

2 Chronicles 15:7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

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2. Stay positive!

Focus on the positive aspects of your body, instead of all the things that you dislike about it.

Maybe you have love handles, a muffin top, or chubby thighs… but you might also have long legs, strong arms, beautiful hair, a friendly smile, or pretty eyes.

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Remember we were made in the image of God. And God has called that creation “good.”

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

3. Change the way you think about food and exercise!

Don’t tell yourself “I CAN”T”

“I can’t eat that because I want to lose weight.”
“I can’t eat any of the foods that I love because I am eating healthy now.”
“I can’t wake up early to exercise!”
“I can’t find the time to eat right and exercise because I am way too busy!”

Instead, think “I can!”

“I can enjoy all these delicious foods that are good for me.”
“I can feel good about the food I am putting into my body.”
“I can say no to the unhealthy foods that are going to prevent me from reaching my goals.”
“I can make time for the things that are important to me.”
“I can do one more lap..rep..minute..interval”

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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4. Pray and ask God to help you!

Isaiah 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.

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Aren’t you glad that we don’t have to rely just on our own willpower!

Psalm 107:9 For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

I hope that you found this to be helpful!

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Ditch The Diet for Healthy Habits · Health/ Fitness

Ditch the Diet #1

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Over the next few weeks, I will be posting a series called Ditch the Diet!  These posts will be about tips and tricks and things that have helped me to be successful at living a healthy life without having to be a slave to a diet.

When you think about going on a diet, it usually implies a starting and an ending point, right?

The word diet has such negative feelings that go along with it.  We immediately start thinking about all the deprivation, suffering, cravings, and hunger that are associated with dieting.

A strict plan will probably not get you where you want to be, and if it does, you probably won’t be able to stick to it long term.  Keep in mind that this is not a quick fix approach. It will require time and patience. (Some people have a medical reason that they definitely have to be on a strict diet: colitis, Crohn’s, diabetes, celiac disease, kidney disease, food allergies.)

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Most diets include lists of what you can and cannot eat. Most diets want you to change years of habits overnight setting you up to fail from the start. With all those cards stacked against you from the beginning, of course, it is overwhelming!  It also requires an enormous amount of discipline.

Losing weight and being healthy are so much more than just choosing a “diet plan” and following it.

Think to yourself, why do you do the things that you do? Most everything we do is because of habit.  Even what and when we eat is usually based on habits.  Habits are hard to change!

Instead of changing everything at once, I am suggesting that you change one small habit at a time. Instead of struggling all week to deny yourself and ending up being upset with yourself for any failings, think about making one small manageable change a week. Focus on that one change and once it feels easy and natural move on to the next change.

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Changing old habits for new healthier ones one at a time.  Over time, you are more likely to feel healthier, lose weight and keep it off for good.

Getting started is as simple as beginning to apply healthy habits to your life one at a time. One day at a time, one choice at a time, and one tip at a time.  Making small changes easy will make you more likely to add these healthy habits into your life making them part of your lifestyle.

One year from today, you may just find that you have lost excess weight, kept it off and didn’t have to go on a diet to do so.

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