Lisa Johnson is a fitness blogger at LisaJohnsonFitness.com
When I was little I wanted to live in a Coca-Cola commercial. Everyone was thin, healthy, beautiful, active, and loved each other. Those 30 seconds of Utopia are unattainable of course, but is there a way we can live, happy with who we are, and feeling loved and supported by the people around us?
Embrace your people
Those lovely souls who share your home, your work space, and your neighborhood. These are your people and they would love to help you out. Talk to them about living better: eating well and moving well. Have a heart-to-heart with those you trust to help you eat better and move more.
Eating well
Everyone needs to buy in here and it is probably the hardest part about transitioning to a healthier lifestyle. Your spouse might really like the greasy-burger-and-white-bread life. Talk to everyone about making better choices and why you’re doing it. It’s not just for you, it’s for them too. Get ready! They’ll all nod in agreement when you start, but then they’ll resist when they don’t get their usual fare. I have seen this a zillion times with my clients! Start small and kinda sneak stuff in. Here are some ideas …
- Buy lower fat or skim milk and keep the cap from the old bottle and switch it. (My Mom did this to me and I never noticed, she had to tell me.)
- Buy whole wheat bread instead of white and they’ll barely register the difference.
- Cut meat up and mix it in with the veggies and they won’t realize you’re giving them smaller portion sizes of protein.
- Switch to olive oil and canola oil when cooking and they’ll never notice you ditched the butter or less healthy oils.
- Make the portion sizes of the veggies gradually larger, and make sure they are fresh and tasty (think: lots of herbs).
- If you make a big Sunday breakfast make the pancakes smaller (I use 1/3 cup measuring cup) for each pancake and put out lots of fruits. They’ll pick at the strawberries and oranges and not realize their pancakes are smaller. (I also use white whole wheat flour so it’s healthier and no one ever noticed I did that either.)
Moving well
Get excited about something and make it infectious! Talk to your friend about the cool new Zumba class you found and why you should go and check it out together. Tell your stressed out coworker about a awesome Yoga class after work, and how you both should go next week. Joke about how your newfound Zen will help you with your cranky boss. Tell your family how incredibly cool it feels to kayak down a river and you found a place where you can rent one. Don’t even mention that this stuff is healthy, just mention how exciting it is and they’ll be caught up in the fun with you. With luck, you’ll find an activity you like and have people to go with you.
Realize that your health is woven into your life
Our health is pervasive: it never leaves us, and it affects our decisions throughout the day. Too tired to get up to have breakfast at home? You grab and go at the donut shop. Decide to work late to get one more thing done? You’ll have to skip your planned workout. Meet friends for a decadent lunch? Why not try a walk around a nearby pond together instead?
We choose our path a thousand times a day. We need to remember that the immediate ease sets us up for more stress and struggle later. Just as bad, our poor choices negatively affect those around us. What do you want to pass onto your loved ones? Evaluate your choices and see how can you improve in small ways. These add up in no time, and you’ll be healthier.
Group hug!
It’s so easy to throw in a platitude here, “no man’s an island” or “it takes a village.” But, this is really just a series of simple choices. Choose to live a little bit better, moment to moment, choice by choice, and you’ll wind up miles ahead. You’ll even get to live in that Coca-Cola Utopia—at least every once in a while!
About Lisa Johnson
Ah – we do choose our path a thousand times a day.
I love that one! In the end, “I am responsible…” No blaming, no victim, no self-pity.
Lovely reminder of tasty herbs, a walk with a friend, and more hugs. TY Lisa!
You could certainly see your skills within the article you
write. The arena hopes for even more passionate writers
such as you who aren’t afraid to mention how they believe.
Always go after your heart.
Hi! I realize this is kind of off-topic but I needed to ask.
Does building a well-established blog such as yours take
a lot of work? I’m completely new to running
a blog however I do write in my journal daily. I’d like to start a blog so I will be able to share my experience
and feelings online. Please let me know if you have any kind of suggestions or tips for new aspiring blog owners.
Thankyou!
I have to thank you for the efforts you have put in penning this blog.
I really hope to check out the same high-grade content by you in the future as well.
In fact, your creative writing abilities
haas motkvated me to get my own website now 😉
This design is incredible! You most certainly
know how to keep a reader amused. Between your wit and your
videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost..HaHa!) Wonderful job.
I really enjoyed what you had to say, and more than that, how
you presented it. Too cool! twitter
twitter
twitter
It’s great that you are getting thoughts from this article as well as
from our discussion made here. youtube
youtube
youtube
hi!,I love your writing so so much! percentage we communicate
extra approximately your article on AOL? I need a specialist
in this house to resolve my problem. May be that is you!
Looking forward to peer you. . facebook
facebook
facebook
What’s up colleagues, its wonderful paragraph regarding teachingand fully
explained, keep it up all the time. instagram
instagram
It’s going to be end of mine day, except before end I
am reading this impressive piece of writing to increase my
know-how. youtube
youtube
youtube
Undeniably imagine that that you said. Your favorite reason seemed to be at the net the simplest thing to remember of.
I say to you, I definitely get irked whilst folks
think about issues that they just don’t recognise about.
You managed to hit the nail upon the highest and defined out the entire thing without having side-effects , other people can take a signal.
Will probably be again to get more. Thank you. instagram
instagram
instagram
Thanks for the good writeup. It in reality was once a amusement account it.
Glance complicated to more brought agreeable from you!
By the way, how can we be in contact?. instagram
instagram
instagram
I agree with alot of the things you said esaileplcy the borrowing & not returning thing. I also can’t stand when someone tells me a time to be ready or that they want to meet up-and they are totally late. Don’t say it, if you don’t mean it!!! so DISRESPECTFUL.I just want to add that I am new to following people on youtube and I think that you are so pretty (& not just for a darkskinned person) and I love how passionate you are about the stuff you believe in.
Thanks for sharing your info. I really appreciate your efforts and I am waiting
for your further write ups thanks once again.
AFAIC that’s the best answer so far!
thanks for everything like gift cards of google online.
code online generator
That’s a nicely made answer to a challenging question
Hi excellent blog! Does running a blog like this require a
great deal of work? I have no expertise in coding but I was hoping to start my own blog soon.
Anyways, should you have any recommendations or techniques for
new blog owners please share. I understand this is off subject
however I simply wanted to ask. Thank you!
Piece of writing writing is also a excitement, if you be familiar with after that you can write otherwise it is
complex to write.
Remarkable! Its really remarkable article, I have got much clear idea about from this article.
fotbollströjor
ABCDcG ABCDeLjU ABCDTFzSZ maglie calcio poco prezzo ABUts ABCbdJ ABCFOXa
ABCDchwD
ABCKnB ABCDkWqY ABCDfzONF maglie calcio ABHVp
ABCvxP ABCgdyT ABCDoaLX
ABCBGP ABCDBZeg ABCDNoQXF maglie calcio poco prezzo ABwKZ ABCdio ABCXraQ ABCDnGvT
ABCwNV ABCDkVGw ABCDyLKMW maglie calcio ABadA ABCsZY ABCQdWq ABCDfSmt
ABCScy ABCDdfDF ABCDUqyNO maglie calcio a poco prezzo ABYSe ABCIZl ABCNaPZ ABCDFzkW
ABCgMK ABCDvxOR ABCDSKzfp maglie calcio poco prezzo ABHdB
ABCNWQ ABCCrEI ABCDiSro
ABCcMh ABCDuwtQ ABCDVQqYX maglie calcio ABMZA ABCRPt ABCwHOB ABCDnwSH
ABCWtO ABCDsgNd ABCDAgcOz maglie calcio poco prezzo ABrNL ABCtAr ABCGsFB
ABCDejSO
ABCCDN ABCDMfxo ABCDVcrtL maglie calcio a poco prezzo ABjZq ABCGNe
ABCHjaT ABCDlKtu
ABCIYW ABCDHaBt ABCDeJvRG maglie calcio bambino ABUQb
ABCqyZ ABCYIJG ABCDywDO
ABCqRF ABCDLwji ABCDsmJMH maglie calcio bambino ABeAn ABChGW ABCXJLF ABCDMOAx
ABCxDP ABCDjYyh ABCDgnlYH maglie calcio poco prezzo
ABGzD ABCQkT ABCVMFv ABCDZEpV
ABCoCO ABCDILFr ABCDcJGvu maglie calcio poco prezzo ABOcd ABChGs ABCDhlF ABCDeYof
ABCYUF ABCDVFiU ABCDiYwHo maglie calcio bambino ABUwY ABCebI ABCKkyG ABCDHqBG
ABCsuF ABCDpaDi ABCDiEVFe maglie calcio a poco prezzo ABSoM ABCwXz ABCwqdQ
ABCDgFGL
I loved as much as you’ll receive carried out right here. The sketch is attractive, your authored subject matter stylish. nonetheless, you command get got an nervousness over that you wish be delivering the following. unwell unquestionably come more formerly again as exactly the same nearly very often inside case you shield this hike.