At this time of year, everywhere we look — magazines, tv, radio, newspapers — are making us feel lazy and out of condition, they are making us feel guilty.
Guilty about not being active enough, guilty about eating the wrong kind of
food...
However If we want to be successful at being more active and having a healthier lifestyle, guilt is not a good foundation for embarking on a new lifestyle choice.
Firstly, guilt is a negative emotion, and negative emotions do not get us results — they simply don’t move us forward. Guilt eats away at our energy levels: it doesn’t provide us with contentment or satisfaction; it makes us resentful — so instead of feeling like we ‘want’ to
eat healthily and exercise we feel we ‘have’ to, resulting in a lack of motivation to keep going.
Guilt does not get us long term results. So let's rid ourselves of guilt...
Firstly throw away those magazines, stop listening to the news, decide for yourself what you want to change, and what your lifestyle goal will be, then set yourself a daily target which will help you to move a little closer towards achieving that goal.
Focus on what you want to achieve, and be happy with each and every step you take.
