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Often my task is to encourage people to find their why.\u00a0 People will present with concerns about diabetes, health, wellness, cardiovascular risks, obesity, and much more.\u00a0 The thing is, sure I can give them a healthy eating plan, and coach them about stress reduction, eating healthy, getting rest, exercise, and more.\u00a0 The problem begins with the follow up.\u00a0 People learn the tools they need, but do not execute them.\u00a0 In my opinion often they have not found their why; or their why is too weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yogi Berra has been quoted as\nsaying “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace\nelse.”  There is some good wisdom in\nsuch a short simple statement.  Finding\nyour why, is one of the hardest things for most people.  But first, lets define what your\n“why” is.  Dictionaries will\ndefine why as a reason, cause, intention, justification, motive, or explanation.  When I think of finding your why I am thinking\nwhat is your rudder steering your ship? What helps you with direction? Why do\nyou do the things you do? And to be very specific in a health sense Why should\nyou put down the doughnut? Why do you eat more vegetables\/drink more water? Why\ndo you make it a point to exercise? Why do you make sure you get enough rest? and\nthe list goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonly people will tell me they lack the motivation or will power to make these changes, again I would take this back to a weak why.\u00a0 If your why is “I want to loose 5 pounds before bikini time this summer”, it might not be strong enough to stand up to the test of your favorite cake, pizza, or ice cream.\u00a0 However, if your why is “my father died of a heart attack and I want to reduce my risk of cardiovascular events so I can live an active lifestyle and be able to spend quality time with my great grand kids”, this is more likely to work.\u00a0 Another example of a strong why could be “I am tired of the way I feel, I know the path I am on and it will take me to obesity, heart attack, sleep apnea, lower quality of life, and early death, I am going to choose from now on to make better health decisions which will take me down a different path which leads to greater health, less disease, and a higher quality of life.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average person makes health decisions based on a plethora \u00a0of information.\u00a0 However, I feel that most of this information can be boiled down into two major things.\u00a0 The first is, what is in it for me?\u00a0 The second is, people need proof beyond a reasonable doubt that these changes will take them where they want to go.\u00a0 So lets just take a general healthy eating recommendation of eating a low glycemic diet of vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, healthy fats, eggs, and meat.\u00a0 What is in it for you? Normal weight, better sleep, more energy, less risk of diabetes, less cardiovascular risk, and much more.\u00a0 Proof beyond a reasonable doubt you say, there are many studies that show eating that way reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes risk, obesity and more.\u00a0 To take it a step further I would be willing to bet that you probably know of someone who has changed their life through better food choices and have given you their testimony on healthy lifestyle living.\u00a0 So I challenge you.\u00a0 Today is the day, find your why. Why are you going get the steamed vegetables instead of the fries?\u00a0 Why are you going to cook your own food with healthier preparations? Why are you going to exercise a minimum of 30 minutes per day?\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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