Thursday, January 1, 2009

How To Get Slim And Healthy

By Henry John

Its sometimes difficult to imagine that far too many of us dont realize that the we are the most important thing in our lives. We treat our bodies in such a casual, disinterested way as if they are something we can dispose of if they fail to work properly. Unfortunately, we cant trade our bodies in for a new model just when we feel like it.

Why is it that we let our bodies get into such an unhealthy state? Surely if we value them we should make a superhuman effort to look after them? They should be our number one priority. We should fine tune them, nurture them, cosset them and keep them in the very best working order, but we dont.

We are a walking example of how important we consider our bodies to be. By being the way we are, we paint a very clear and immediate picture of what sort of person we are, and where our priorities lie.

We all know that our appearance is important, but too many of us dont seem to care and do very little to try and change the situation. Some excuses may be justified, but not many. It is really a case of getting our priorities right, and our general health and well-being should be our top priority.

If you are overweight then this is a sign that you are not paying your body enough attention. Being overweight is not usually something that occurs overnight. Its something that you have allowed to happen - for whatever reason.

What to do? The first thing is to come clean about your bad habits. What are the bad habits youve allowed to rule your life? If you can recognize these habits it will help you to increase your self-awareness. This is essential if you are going to make real and lasting change.

What you then need is a program that offers a roadmap to making change and is able to give you as much support as possible. Making change isnt difficult, we change every day of our lives " its what life is all about.

The simplest and most effective way of making change is not to try and change your habits, but to learn new ones, slim habits. New habits allow you to learn new behaviors which will enable you to lose weight permanently. Say goodbye to diets forever and embrace change " itll be the best thing you ever did! - 15432

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