3 steps to a healthier you

3 Steps to a healthier you

It's not a mystery on how to live a healthier lifestyle. People make it seem like, "Ohhh, I don't know how to do it, I'm not a gym rat, or I don't have time." 

Yes, I hear that all the time, and really, they are just excuses. So today, I will unlock all the secrets to a healthier you. 

Step 1:

Get up and do something! Anything! 

Yes, I get it. You don't have time, but somehow, in the morning, you can tell me about the five new TV shows you watch equaling up to 5 hours?  

But yet you don't have a 1/2 hour to exercise? Really? I was a night child but not last night! If you really want it, you would be doing it.

So, to recap step 1, do something! 

Step 2: 

Change your attitude.

Yes, to become healthier, you need to change your attitude. Stop saying I can't run, I can't go to the gym, I am too heavy, too old, have a bad back, bad knees, whatever your excuse is, fill in the blanks...I've heard it all.

If you read my blog, I said I've worked out with a broken arm, broken leg, broken toe, carpal tunnel, hurt shoulder, you name it. 

I worked out while it was hurting. You just change and modify until you get stronger.

This step is the most crucial as your brain tells you what you can and can not do. If you think you can do it, you will!  

Check out the Youtube video where the marathon runners collapsed right before they got to the finish line. You will see their legs were like jello. They tried to get up only to fall back down over and over, but they were so determined to finish that they crawled to the finish line. Yes, their bodies said they couldn't do it, but their minds said, "Oh yes, you can!" 

Step 3:

Start eating right.

I was a Pepsi addict. I drank 2, 2 liters a day! Yes, you read that right 2, 2 liters a day. I ate junk, I never ate veggies unless it came with my bloody Mary. Hey, I thought that counted, and the only fruit I ate was orange juice to take my aspirins with for my hangover.  

When I became clean, I stopped drinking. I cut my soda to one can a day, then to 5 cans a week, to 3 and now I will maybe have a can on the weekends or with pizza, (Sorry, it's a New York thing, pizza with soda) but if you bring a 2 liter in my house, it's over for me. I will drink the whole thing.

So you have to know your limits, don't buy Oreos if they are your weakness, buy a small pack. You need to start small. I started eating salads. I hated them but kept trying new things in them, it made them better.  

I stopped going to the drive through, I made my lunch and brought it to work every day, so I stayed on track. No,it didn't come overnight, and no, it wasn't easy.

Look, if you want sugar coating, then read someone else's blog. How many times have I told you? It's not easy because if it was, everyone would look like a sports illiterate model. Let's get real here! But I am here to tell you nothing feels as good as when you accomplished something you set your mind to, and you know you did it! 

When I crossed the finish line on the triathlon I did (Yes, it was a wuzzy one but still a triathlon), I was so proud! Me, the person who was afraid and sucked at swimming, who hated to run, was crossing the finish line of something I never dreamed I could do! The feeling was beyond words! 

So today, my friends, that's it, 3 easy steps to change your life and become healthier. Yup, that's it! Surprised, huh?

Yeah, so was I. I know some may be thinking, you're lying, there has to be more, but there's not.

 1. Get up, move, and do something. Find something you enjoy, bike, yoga, Zumba, running, whatever it is, just get moving. 

2. Change your attitude, and get rid of negative people. Tell yourself, yes, you can! 

3. Start to change your eating habits, cut off fast foods, and eat healthier! 

Sorry to bust your bubble, but that's it! So change your life today. It's never too late to take 3 small steps to a better life!

"Be the change you want to see"

@TreadmillTreats