Not to be melodramatic, but so many of our choices every day are influencing our life or our death. Every empty calorie, harsh chemical (in my case, Diet Coke), unmoved body, over-eaten calorie is a vote for death. Every healthy food eaten, eating only when hungry, eliminating empty calories, moving our bodies is a vote for life. The amazing thing is that the more decisions we make to choose life, the more we feel like LIVING life!
I used to tell my Weight Watchers members that you can feel healthy or unhealthy, fat or thin at pretty much any weight solely based on how you are treating your body. When you eat healthy food, you feel healthy, when you eat junk food, you feel like junk. Pay attention to these decisions you are making and notice how they are really making you feel. Of course chocolate makes you feel good when you are eating it, but how do you really feel afterwards? Are you regretting the calories? Does your blood sugar feel high and the drop low? Do you feel like exercising?
We need to think of our eating and activity choices beyond the moment. Make choices that make you feel good in the present and the future. Easier said than done, but so worth it. I never "feel" like running, but I love being outside, the air feels great, my mind gets clear, my stress level decreases and when I am done, I feel amazing and it is easier to eat healthy foods. Knowing this still does not make me "feel" like running, I have to choose to every day and I never regret it.
So, what is it going to be? Life or death?
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