Easy and Healthy Habits that changed my Life

Do you have trouble sticking to a healthy lifestyle?

Here are few tips on HEALTHY HABITS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. This will help you to live that healthy lifestyle that you envision. So as a Teen, I see a lot of people and some of them struggle with sticking to the plan and some do really well. And over the years I've realized that there are some things that people can do to set themselves up for success and in this content, I want to share those things so that when you start your healthy living plan or your healthy lifestyle you can actually stick to it. 

FIND WHAT TRUELY MOTIVATES YOU

 

The first and most important thing to do. That is to find out what truly motivates you because if you don't have a strong motivating factor, you're not going to stick to your healthy plan for very long. Now let me explain. So by motivating factor I'm not talking about something that's going to motivate you short term. For example, weight loss is a motivator for sure, but it's a short-term motivator. So people are motivated until they lose the weight and then they go back to their old ways and then they regain the weight in some cases. So what I'm talking about is figuring out things that will motivate you long term so that you can make those lifestyle changes and really stick to them for the long haul and not just for a couple months. So for me - my main motivating factor for becoming a healthy person is to stay consistent in everything i do. 

Now what I suggest you to do is sit down, get a piece of paper and get a pen - brainstorm! Figure out what it is that motivates you, write everything down. Whatever pops up in your head- there's no wrong motivating factor. Once you've written down a couple factors , figure out which one really means the most to you and which one is a long term motivating factor. And you know what write that down on a post-it note stick it up on your fridge or a mirror that you look at every day. It's a constant reminder as to why you're actually on this healthy plan and why you're trying to live a healthier lifestyle.

 TIME MANAGEMENT

So a lot of people these days, they know that they need to eat healthy it's gonna require some cooking , but they can't seem to find the time. Now I know we live very busy lives today it's not like it used to be but we all have 24 hours in the day and some people can manage to do a lot more than others and I think it comes down to time management, efficiency and you know asking for help when you need it. My suggestion is to figure out where you spend your time. So for three days write down a time journal - every single hour of yours account it . This is going to be a little bit tedious but it's gonna give you a really good picture. When I did this I figured out how much time I was spending on social media and on my phone just aimlessly scrolling and you know what that is time that you could use for other things for cooking for meal prep for workouts for studies for all the things that you think you don't have time for.

LET GO OF PERFECTION !

Healthy lifestyle is not about being perfect all the time. It's about doing what you can and doing the best. Don't force yourself in order to fit into your lifestyle. It doesn't need to be like that. sometimes slight changes can help. Do your best everyday and when you want indulge don't beat yourself up for it because you are in this for the long haul. Not for the short term -for the long haul. So strive for progress not perfection!

FIND A BUDDY 

Now this person is someone who's gonna help you stay accountable. It doesn't need to be someone who's doing the healthy eating and living plan with you, it just needs to be someone who you're comfortable with and someone who can push you. Talk to your friend once a week or twice and tell them what your progress is and what your setbacks are and see if they can give you some sort of advice or opinions on the matter and they can to help push you in the right direction. I find that when we have someone to talk to and someone who will keep us accountable we are more likely to stick to a plan instead of doing it on our own . So these are the few things that will help you to live a better lifestyle!