Stop Accommodating Unhealthy In Your Life

We know when we feel off, not right, and unhealthy.  This can be physically or emotionally.  Yet, we continue to accommodate and even accept the situation. Our body and mind can only take so much before it breaks.  Sometimes we don't even realize this is happening until we are lying face down in our own hopelessness.


Other times, we are very aware of what's happening and we tough it out day after day. Another scenario where the body will take you down eventually.  We can't out-fight a crappy mental or physical game.  Stress is a killer and maintaining an unhealthy lifestyle is just as bad.

How often do you take inventory of your life?  Are you accommodating joint pain and illness from eating unhealthy foods leading to being overweight?  Are life's circumstances so stressful to the point of causing depression and anxiety? What's going on at home in your personal relationships?  Is your home a peaceful sanctuary or a war zone?  How about the job? Are you happy and doing what you've always envisioned or burdened by the thought?

We are meant to live a happy, healthy life.  The unfortunate truth is we choose to accommodate unhealthy. We eat and drink things we shouldn't, become couch potatoes and drown in our own self pity.  Isn't it time we stop accommodating unhealthy and start fixing the problem?  If you don't know where to begin, ask for help.  No shame or stigma about needing assistance sometimes.  We've all been there.  Society puts "shaming" on every human topic ad nauseam. If seeking help from a professional gets you on the right track, then go for it.  I suggest an expert in the area of your struggle.

If you want to adopt a healthy lifestyle, consult with a qualified personal trainer, nutritionist, or registered dietition.  Making a doctor's appointment to discuss your stress and seeing a licensed counselor or therapist may be helpful. Check out your local church and talk to a pastor.  If the marriage is suffering, sometimes all you need is a little help from a licensed marriage and family counselor.  You have choices!

What it boils down to is changing your life for the better.  It requires recognition of the problem and a willingness to fix it.  There is nothing healthy about accommodating unhealthy.  You can either sit and wallow where you are, or put on your "fix-it" attitude.  Straight talk in fitness love!  Stay Healthy~

Read some of my other published articles for helpful information on nutrition and fitness:

Are You Eating for Muscle?

You Can Get Lean Eating Full-Fat Foods

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No Matter What You Do, It's Still About the Lifestyle

Trying to achieve the so-called "perfect" body causes people to take drastic measures whether from detox cleanses, extreme caloric restriction, surgical change of normal organ function, to outward cosmetic procedures.  All those methods don't mean a thing if a healthy lifestyle is left out of the equation.

No matter what you do, it's still about the lifestyle.  Extreme measures without learning how to buy, cook and eat healthy foods combined with regular exercise will be wasted time and money.  If you are currently doing one of those popular restricted calorie shake diets and the end of that program comes...what then?   Let's say you have had some fat cells sucked out and after surgery you are still hitting the pizza and donuts...what then?  If you have had a stomach organ band placed and still continue to eat fries and drink soda...what then?   The point is what have you learned? The point is you will return to the weight and size (or larger) than you were prior to going drastic. This write is not to be judgemental or offensive, but to open your eyes to what it means to get healthy.  Nothing inside a packaged shake mix or on an elective surgery table is going to provide health and fitness.  What will create health is your daily choices about food and exercise and creating a habit that becomes a lifestyle.

The belief that quick fixes can stand alone to create the hot body of your dreams is a fantasy.  If product companies or surgeons are telling you drinking some magic or getting something snipped will do it, they are wrong and I will go as far as to say negligent in feeding you a load of BS. Are you really so impatient to not gift yourself the time to learn how to eat right and enjoy awesome workouts? This is what it will take to get healthy and the desire is there, otherwise you would not be seeking out a way to get results.  Regardless of what you do, you will need to maintain it with a healthy lifestyle.

If you are serious about getting fit and staying healthy, it is time to slow down and realize you will need to make changes in how you think and live.  I would grab a piece of paper and begin a healthy lifestyle list.  What are some simple things you could do right now to get you motivated and moving in the right direction? Build on your list and follow-through with your thoughts. Short-term goals could be replacing processed foods in your house with healthy selections, adding exercise 3 times per week, or losing 5lbs.  Realize a healthy lifestyle is about daily progress and not perfection.  Be patient, don't compare to others, and celebrate each daily victory!

Helpful articles are on my about.com site and will provide all the tools you need to adopt a healthy lifestyle.  Check out my article on "What Newbies Need to Know About Getting Lean" or "5 Things You Can do Right Now to Reach Your Fitness Goals" .  These are just a sampling of the great information at your fingertips.

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