The Trifecta for Better Well-Being
As you probably know by now, our program promotes changes to your diet and eventually physical actity to help you lose weight and have a better health. The nutrition part can be very confusing and the rest of the world would benefit from more education. We have the opportunity to help others with our program, but what else can be done? There are endless possibilities but it all comes down to what we’re willing to do.
The University of Vermont decided a few years back to promote meditation, nutrition, and fitness programs to their students on campus to help reduce its “party school” mentality and improve student growth. They did this through building a special dorm for incoming students that want to take a pledge to live their college years with their health in mind. This includes the dorm allowing a group of student to live in a clean residence with fitness and nutrition coaches available at the in house gym, and free access to yoga, violin lessons, and mindfulness training. They have zero tolerance for drugs or alcohol use and with one strike they get kicked out.
Seems a bit harsh but living in that environment promotes the connection between emotion, nutrition, and fitness. The results of building that connection so early in life has the potential to save lives and prevent chronic health conditions from controlling their life later on.
Your diet is important in regards to changing your lifestyle to better your body’s needs, but for best results you need to be well rounded in nutrition, fitness, and emotions for long term success. While a lot of people are willing to change their diet or do more physical activities, the emotional component is what most people overlook. If your head isn’t in the game to make these long lasting changes, you will never succeed. Making those changes, following through, and accepting your new way of life is what most people struggle with. Only when someone is open and receptive to change will they truly succeed with that change.
If you feel like you’re struggling because you’re not receptive or open to keeping the changes we’ve introduced to your life. Don’t give up! That doesn’t mean give up and restart when you’re ready. It means you need to reevaluate why you’re here.
To evaluate why your making these changes we recommend making a list . . .
- Create a list of reasons for why you want or need to change your lifestyle. (Leave space under each reason)
- Beneath those reasons write down a list of goals associated with each reason.
- Finally write yourself a reminder for why it’s important to not slip back into old habits.
This list can be an ongoing reminder for you to continue the work you’ve already started and maintain the progress. You can keep this list and hang it somewhere you’ll see it regularly or throw it out. Just remember that the reason your making this list is to remind yourself why you were receptive to change in the first place. It’s not always going to be easy but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
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