You're Worth it!




The greatest wealth is health.  ~Virgil 

 

 

With love and gift giving on our minds this month, I can't help but consider that perhaps one of the greatest gifts we can give our loved ones...is taking good care of our health.

 

No more obsession with dieting...no fast and easy weight loss, right! That's certainly not good for us, and it won't make us healthier either. So what are some small steps we can take? 

 

I found am article on 'Food network' this week titled "Healthy Eating: If We Know What to Do, Why Don't We Do It? The piece talked about how most of us know we should be making changes, we just need some help jump starting our journey. Here's a paragraph from the article....

 

"What kinds of changes can I make? The changes you make to your eating habits don’t have to be big, just consistent. Sometimes we get overwhelmed by so many options (where to eat, what to cook, what to avoid, etc.) that we end up making none. Take three minutes and write down every single way you could improve your eating habits, no matter how big or small. You could cook at home one more night per week. You could replace your regular lunch with a healthy salad twice a week. You could have one less drink per week. You could replace dessert one night per week with fresh fruit." 
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Several years ago I was determined to take some 'small steps' and start eating healthier.  But honestly, it can be confusing as to what actually is 'healthier foods'.  So I decided to do my own research.  I went through dozens and dozens of articles reading about the healthiest foods.  I wrote down the foods that continued to show up time after time.  I first came up with a top twenty healthy foods list, then increased it to about 70 items.... and came up with my own grocery store shopping list.  I take it with me to the market each week and try and purchase as many of these items as possible to keep in my cupboards and fridge each week. It's so much easier to eat healthy if you have the food right there. (if you want a copy of my shopping list, just email me..I'll be happy to pass it along). 

So how about you....will you take just three minutes and write down your list of things you can do to eat healthier and take better care of yourself.  Do if for yourself, and give your family a gift that is worth more than gold....you know, you're worth it!

Email me at Smallsteps4bigresults@yahoo.com