Are You Taking Your Health for Granted?
What is the one excuse you always hear when you talk to a smoker, drinker, or compulsive eater? “Well you gotta die of something, right?” I mean that is true, everyone does eventually die of something. My question to them is, why would you want to pick the one thing that is slow, painful, debilitating, and preventable? Doesn’t make any sense to me. When I die, I hope it is in my sleep, peacefully and at a very old age. I surely wouldn’t pick wearing an oxygen mask, or having a tube breath for me, or having to undergo open heart surgery, or gastric bypass surgery. Is that really what you would pick if given the choice?
“No thanks on the peaceful natural death at a ripe old age, I’ll take the slowest most painful option you have at a young age to boot.” Is that what you are saying? Is this seriously the mind set that we have resulted to just because of the fix of a cigarette, or the taste of an overly processed food, or the sip from a bottle? This scares me! It scares me to think that there are people out there that have been given this wonderful body that has so much potential to be strong and healthy, successful, and extraordinarily happy and it is thrown away due to an addiction. Yes, I look at emotional eating as an addiction just the same as alcohol or drugs.
Anything that you abuse over and over again that is detrimental to your health is an addiction. Now, I can’t speak for cigarette smokers or drinkers, but I do know a thing or two about emotional eating. I was a sufferer for many years. I have hid many depressed feelings in a bag of mini chocolate donuts. Oh yeah! However, I am hear to tell you that there is no fix out there more sweet tasting than a fit mind and body. When you turn those destructive behaviors, put it in exercise, and clean eating, the things you can achieve are limitless.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not applying that by exercising, you are going to be a millionaire without ever having to work a day in your life again or never suffering from a cold again. No, I am talking about when you take the time and effort and invest it into yourself, your mind strengthens, becomes more positive, and clear, and you have the confidence to go after your dreams. Having a fit mind and body gives me the ability to run around with my children, playing those favorite childhood games, that I use to love to play as a kid. It gives me the energy to run a successful business, it gives me the confidence to train for a figure competition, it gives me the positive mindset to reach for higher and higher goals.
Imagine being able to go into any department store and pick that cute little top you want and not worry about whether it will show your back flab? Or being able to walk up a flight of stairs without becoming winded. Or how about being able to pass by a drive thru restaurant and not being tempted AT ALL? Living a life full of good health, tons of energy, and positive thoughts is AMAZING!!! I want to spread the love and these feelings with everyone I come into contact with. After all, it was Mother Theresa that said, “Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier.” No truer words have ever been spoken. You should always strive to lift someone else’s sprits when you see they are having a tough time. Everyone will have down days and stress in their lives, but if you take, your health for granted, life is going to be so much more stressful, than it was ever meant to be.
By eating a clean healthy diet, you heal faster and by having positive thoughts your mind can change how your body is feeling. Go ahead try it for a month, I guarantee you feel so much better and have a brighter outlook on life because of it.
Love yourself today by putting yourself on your to do list
