STICKING TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE (5 tips to stay on track)
STICKING TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE (5 tips to stay on track)
Sticking to a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle can be hard, but there are things you can do to set yourself up for success. In this video, I share five tips to help you stay on track long-term.
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In my practice as a nutritionist, I have seen many clients do well and many struggle. From my experience, I’ve learned that the people who stick to a healthy lifestyle and diet long-term do a few things before they get started and these things can help them stay motivated.
I’m going to share a few tips in this video to help motivate you for the long haul. I’ll show you how to stick to healthy eating and not fall of the wagon!
P.S Do these things before you start eating healthy and BEFORE beginning your healthy lifestyle. You’ll be able to stay on track longer if you have the right tools and mindset before you begin.
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0 -> Do you have trouble sticking to a
healthy lifestyle? You know what you need to
3.449 -> do and have a plan but you can't seem to
stick to it? It's a rather common problem.
8.639 -> In this video, I'm going to talk about five
things that you could do to set yourself
21.516 -> any of the other tips in this video just
do this one. I think will make a huge
25.596 -> difference! That is to find out what
truly motivates you because if you don't
32.046 -> have a strong motivating factor, you're
not going to stick to your healthy plan
37.986 -> for very long. Now let me explain.
So by motivating factor I'm not talking
42.815 -> about something that's going to motivate
you short term. For example, weight loss
46.716 -> is a motivator for sure, but it's a
short-term motivator. So people are
51.245 -> motivated until they lose the weight and
then they go back to their old ways and
55.596 -> then they regain the weight in some
cases. So what I'm talking about
59.855 -> is figuring out things that will
motivate you long term so that you can
65.376 -> make those lifestyle changes and really
stick to them for the long haul and not
70.146 -> just for a couple months. I can
illustrate this better with an example
73.986 -> so I had a client who did everything to
at T and it was amazing because most
80.096 -> people can't follow plans to T and I
don't expect them to either but she was
84.536 -> really really motivated, so I asked her
what's motivating you what's keeping you
88.886 -> going because you're doing an amazing
job. So she had a really interesting
92.636 -> thing to say - her main motivating factor
was not to lose weight it was something
97.106 -> she was trying to do she was trying to
lose weight but that was on her main
100.076 -> motivation. Her main motiation was to
set a good example for her daughter. She
104.906 -> wanted to become a role model for her
daughter. So her daughter could learn
108.146 -> healthy habits as well and I think that
was amazing because it's such a strong
113.276 -> motivating factor and something that's
gonna motivate her every single day. So
117.896 -> even if she falls off the wagon for a
couple days she'll get back on it
122.246 -> because she has that strong motivating
factor. Now obviously that motivating
127.076 -> factor may not work for you. What works
for you may not work for me - we're all
130.826 -> different. But I wanted to give you that
as an example. Now an example of what
134.966 -> motivates me is my mother passed away
when I was 28. She was only 51 - she had a
140.396 -> heart attack and it was a result of
diabetes and diabetes is a lifestyle
145.826 -> disease. Obviously it has a genetic
component but it's mainly lifestyle - you
151.136 -> can prevent diabetes if you take care of
yourself.
153.806 -> So for me - my main motivating factor for
becoming a holistic nutritionist and
158.486 -> taking care of myself is to prevent
diabetes. Now what I suggest you do is
163.826 -> sit down, get a piece of paper and get a
pen - brainstorm! Figure out what it is and
170.395 -> motivates you write everything down.
Whatever pops up in your head- there's no
174.266 -> wrong motivating factor. Once you've
written down a couple factors , figure out
179.066 -> which one really means the most to you
and which one is a long term motivating
184.316 -> factor. And you know what write that down on a
post-it note stick it up on your fridge
189.416 -> or a mirror that you look at every day.
It's a constant reminder as to why
194.186 -> you're actually on this healthy plan and
why you're trying to live a healthier
197.996 -> lifestyle.
So number two is time management. So a
204.476 -> lot of people who come to me as clients
they know that they need to eat healthy
208.796 -> it's gonna require some cooking , but they
can't seem to find the time. Now I know
213.206 -> we live very busy lives today it's not
like it used to be but we all have 24
218.426 -> hours in the day and some people can
manage to do a lot more than others and
221.906 -> I think it comes down to time management,
efficiency and you know asking for help
227.156 -> when you need it. My suggestion is to
figure out where you spend your time.
231.176 -> So for three days write down a time
journal - every single hour of yours
235.376 -> account it . This is going to be a little
bit tedious but it's gonna give you a
239.096 -> really good picture. When I did this I
figured out how much time I was spending
242.696 -> on social media and on my phone just
aimlessly scrolling and you know what
248.726 -> that is time that you could use for
other things for cooking for meal prep
253.436 -> for exercise for meditation for all the
things that you think you don't have
257.486 -> time for. Number three - make cooking more
enjoyable. So when it comes to healthy
264.086 -> eating, cooking is usually part of the
process because I believe that it's much
268.886 -> better to have home-cooked meals. Because no matter how well you try to eat when
272.786 -> you're out you really don't know the
ingredients that they're using and you
276.116 -> don't have control over what they've put
in their food but when you're cooking at
279.536 -> home you have a lot more control. But I
do understand that not everybody likes
283.226 -> cooking. I didn't like cooking when I
first started,but you have to realize
287.006 -> when it comes to long-term health
enjoying cooking and making it less of a
292.556 -> chore goes a really long way. So I have a
video on how to make cooking more
296.966 -> enjoyable. I'm going to link it in the
description box below so watch the video
300.626 -> but the one tip I wanted to share here
is to embrace experimentation because
305.636 -> the more you experiment in the kitchen
the more you figure out what you enjoy
309.295 -> the more you're going to enjoy cooking
312.736 -> Number four - let go of perfection! So I
can't count how many times I've had
320.216 -> clients come to me and they start the
plan really well and two weeks in
325.556 -> something happens life happens or
they've got something going on or
330.536 -> they're busy they've gone on vacation
and they fall off the wagon completely
335.756 -> and never get back on it because in
their mind they need to do the plan
340.346 -> perfectly. But I don't agree with that
way of looking at health. Health is not
346.676 -> about being perfect all the time.
It's about doing what you can and doing
350.486 -> the best. So let's say you know it's
Friday and you feel like you really need
356.306 -> a piece of cake enjoy it don't beat
yourself up for it don't feel like you
361.016 -> need to punish yourself with an extra
workout the next day. You don't need to
364.406 -> do that and don't use that cake on
Friday as an excuse to eat poorly on
369.656 -> Saturday and Sunday so you can start on
Monday. Don't do that. That's not the way
374.696 -> to go because that is the perfectionist
attitude - oh I didn't have a perfect
379.045 -> weekend so you know what I'm just gonna
be bad all weekend and then I'm gonna do
383.936 -> well on Monday. It doesn't need to be
like that. Do your best everyday and when
388.406 -> you want indulge don't beat yourself up
for it because you are in this for the
392.816 -> long haul. Not for the short term -for the
long haul.
395.846 -> So strive for progress not perfection!
401.566 -> Number five - find a buddy now this person
is someone who's gonna help you stay
406.376 -> accountable. It doesn't need to be
someone who's doing the healthy eating
409.526 -> and living plan with you, it just needs
to be someone who you're comfortable
414.386 -> with and someone who can push you. Talk
to your buddy once a week or once in two
418.826 -> weeks whatever works for you and tell
them what your progress is and what
423.236 -> your setbacks are and see if they
can give you some sort of advice or you
427.526 -> know their opinions on the matter and
they can help push you in the right
430.855 -> direction.
I find that when we have someone to talk
433.975 -> to and someone who will keep us
accountable we are more likely to stick
438.295 -> to a plan as opposed to doing it on our
own . So those are the five things! I hope
443.336 -> you enjoyed the video and
learned something new. If you did, give it a
446.566 -> thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe.
I create videos like this every week and
451.006 -> before you go and let me know in the
comment box below what are some of your
455.416 -> main struggles when it comes to eating
healthy and living a healthy lifestyle?
459.946 -> I'd love to hear from you and you know
maybe some of your ideas could become
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWq-sgmb82s