Don’t “Weight” To Make Diet a New Year’s Resolution

Don’t “Weight” To Make Diet a New Year’s Resolution

3, 2, 1…Happy New Year… or is it?  With the coming of the New Year we always write down all the things we want to do in the year to come; how we are going to take better care of ourselves.  One of the biggest New Year’s resolutions is weight loss, and why is that?  If we are so aware of how bad we want to lose weight and get healthy then why are we taking the steps to get there only one time a year?

The best answer or better yet excuse is probably lack of time.  I hear day in and day out how people are way too busy to workout or make a healthy meal.  So let’s break this down and find out about time and hopefully you will see things a little differently.

Being overweight has so many adverse effects to your life.  It leads to hypertension, coronary disease, diabetes, strokes and the list goes on and on.  I am not sure about you but the last time I checked the definition of the word “disease” it did not usually correlate with gaining time.  In fact being overweight actually lessons your life expectancy by at least 6-7 years.  Think about this, many of us have little ones that are 6 or 7 years old.  Stop to think about all the moments and memories those little ones have had in 6 or 7 years.  Could you imagine not being there for that? 

One of the top reasons that are often said for being overweight is I hate to exercise.  Why exactly do you hate getting your heart rate up, feeling your lungs gain oxygen capacity, gaining energy and adding about 4 years to your life expectancy?  Once again we find that “time” is linked to this, but it is actually adding more time to your life.  Find a friend and go for a walk, join a gym or the local YMCA, or get outside and enjoy the fresh air with the family. 

The glue that holds success to weight loss is proper nutrition.  No I’m not talking about starving yourself; I am talking about eating a lot of what nature has given us.  Amp up your fruits and veggies and stick to lean meats.  Eating often is the key but eating the right things often is what will make or break you.

When you break it all down it really doesn’t take any more time to lose weight it just takes changing your choices.  Make the right decisions all year and you can be the one running out reasons to make New Year’s resolutions.