New Year…New You?

Here we go again. It’s that time when you say “this is my year to get healthy.” That time when you start your raw-juice cleanse, dust off your old gym membership-card and dig out your runners from deep in the closet.

January is that time when everyone seems to want to press REFRESH on their lives. I’m not saying the motivation and inclination to change is a bad thing, but be realistic with your expectations of change.

You won’t go from never working out to working out 5x a week. From eating no fruits or veggies to becoming a vegan! The first and biggest change has to be in the way that you think. Health starts in your mind. Achieving that mind to body connection isn’t easy, but be completely honest with yourself and don’t follow something just because your friends told you too. Don’t be so eager to join a gym you will never go to…. Or start a crazy diet that you know you can’t follow through with… Blowing money just to force you to commit to something isn’t a good idea.

Start simple. Do something realistic.  Something that you enjoy. Something that fits into your routine and that you actually look forward to doing.  For instance, for those of you who are not active at all, a daily or nightly walk with a loved one or friend may be just enough to get you to want to do more. Or, if you don’t eat breakfast on a regular basis, make an extra effort to eat it everyday. Look at the New Year as a starting point to your eventual goal. It took you a long time to get to this point, it will take you some time to fully commit and understand what a healthy, balanced lifestyle is all about. Remember, it’s a gradual process, not a drastic one.

You have to WANT this change. And only you can make it happen!