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The One New Years Resolution To Make (And Keep)!
   
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2002--another year, another chance to make a fresh start. What
resolutions will you make this year? And, more importantly,
which ones will you keep? After all, making resolutions is easy,
keeping them can be tough after your initial good intentions
start to fall by the wayside and old habits start to kick in.
Every year I see the same thing. The gym suddenly becomes more
crowded with the "newbies" who have admirably decided to begin a
regular exercise program. Not to worry, most of them will quit
by Washington's Birthday weekend. Also, everyone you talk to is
on a diet after having too much of the holidays. This too shall
pass. I'm not trying to be cruel, but good intentions don't turn
into lasting results for the majority of us.
Wouldn't it be great to make a healthy resolution this year that
you can actually keep? Well I have one for you, it's called
"gradual lifestyle change". If you really pay attention to the
top health experts, not the "fad of the day" diet gurus-it's a
change in lifestyle, not a quick fix, that helps you achieve
your health goals--losing those pounds or maintaining your
weight; increasing your stamina; lowering your cholesterol,
blood pressure or blood sugar; etc. This concept is not new, but
what may be new to you is how you approach it.
In my own personal experience, and that of my coaching clients,
when you make a lifestyle change, it's the result of making
gradual changes that fit in with who you are, rather than ones
that force you to fit yourself into food or activity choices
that go against your preferences, that lead to success.
I successfully adopted the gradual lifestyle change approach
myself after years of yo-yo dieting, emotional eating and seeing
my possible health future before me in my own family's struggles
with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. My solution was to take
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call the "NMP" eating style--on a part-time basis for starters,
which then evolved nearly three years ago to a full-time,
permanent change.
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This worked because as a healthy "NMPer" I eat what I
enjoythings like cheeseburgers, chicken tacos, meatballs and
chicken caesar salad in their more healthful non-meat/poultry
forms, along with fish, eggs (egg whites or liquid substitutes),
fat-free/low-fat dairy products, whole grains, vegetables and
fruit. I applied the same philosophy--experimenting until I
found what I enjoyed-to my exercise program, which currently
includes walking, kick boxing, weight training and yoga.
My healthy lifestyle change was truly gradual--it did not happen
overnight. And guess what, it doesn't end either. I am always
looking for ways to improve with new food products and choices,
new forms of activity, new ways to relax and appropriate
supplementation. Healthy living should be an ongoing journey
that is an enjoyable one at every stop along the way. And this
year is the one that it can begin for you too! Take the first
step by making your "gradual lifestyle change" resolution. If
you do, the odds are very good that it will be the one
resolution you'll actually keep.
(c) Copyright 2001 By Melanie R. Jordan E-Publishing
Author's By-line: "Have Your Cheeseburger And Keep Your Health
Too!" by Melanie Jordan can be downloaded at the following URL:
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About the author:
Melanie is the author of "Have Your Cheeseburger And Keep Your
Health Too!" and "Healthy Recipes For Comfort Foods You Love!"
More healthy living resources and book purchase information is
available at Melanie's web site at
http://www.healthyeatingcoach.com. You can contact Melanie and
subscribe to her free monthly healthy living e-zine by e-mail to
healthyeatncoach@aol.com.