Getting healthier, losing weight, feeling better, and getting fit is not complicated. It’s about the daily choices you make. Choice is a powerful thing. You can choose daily habits that promote a healthy lifestyle or not. That choice is completely yours.
Many of the aliments associated with aging are the results of many years of making poor lifestyle choices. I’m a 61 years old personal trainer, and National Powerlifting Champion, and I hear people half my age complain of the aliments of aging. I can honestly tell you, I’m as strong and as fit as I was in my twenties, and you can be too, it’s all about the daily choices you make. I choose to live a healthy lifestyle by eating a healthy diet, and exercising on a regular basis. I also fill my mind with positive uplifting thoughts daily.
Here’s an example of the power of choice. I was sitting in a coffee shop a few weeks ago, and noticed two women sitting together. One woman was extremely over-weight, and the other woman was very fit. The over-weight woman was eating a big cookie and drinking a latte, while the fit woman was eating a healthy breakfast wrap. Now, I’m pretty sure that the over-weight woman did not gain those extra pounds by eating a cookie and drinking a latte just one time. Most likely, her extra weight is from years of choosing to eat cookies and drink lattes, or something similar for breakfast, and getting very little physical activity. No one forced her to make those decisions. On the other hand, no one forces the fit woman to eat the way she does. It’s all about personal choice. While an occasional mocha latte and a big cookie for breakfast won’t make you over-weight, choosing to have them everyday probably will.
It’s your health, and it’s your choice. You and only you are responsible for your health and well-being. Choose healthy eating habits, and healthy lifestyle activities, and you become a healthy person. It’s that simple.
