Reader Success Story: How I ‘Re-Started’ My Healthy Lifestyle
Jenn’s Top Healthy Living Tips
1. Don’t give up. Just because the scales don’t show a change doesn’t mean your body isn’t changing.
2. Set yourself some mini-goals. Being able to jog/cycle a certain distance in a certain time is a good one. Or even sign up for a fun run and give yourself something to train and aim for.
3. If you have a sweet tooth, allow yourself a treat once in a while. If you don’t, you may end up going overboard one day and then feeling really down on yourself afterwards. Then you will think, well I have ruined it, why should I keep going? You have NOT ruined it. A slice of cake, a jar of Nutella, a spoonful of icing sugar, a whole tub of Ben & Jerry’s never killed anyone. I speak from experience.
4. Learn about and listen to your body. Put the right fuel in to get the right result out. Being healthy doesn’t mean eating raw veggies, fruit or boring, bland meals. If it was, I wouldn’t be telling this story now—I love my food way too much.
5. Finally, don’t be upset if you still have so far to go. Be happy that you grabbed your life by the scruff of the neck and started this journey in the first place. You’re trying, and you will get there.
It can be done. It is possible. You will get there! It doesn’t happen overnight, but with the right knowledge and determination, you can change your lifestyle in as little as three months.
Thanks for sharing your all-good-things-in-moderation story with us, Jenn C., and congrats on your success! For more of Jenn’s thoughts and fitness adventures, be sure to check out her blog Lotus and Pie. —Jenn