"Get the Results You Want"

       
     Isn't this a motif in advertisements for weight loss, exercise programs, etc.?   What are the "results I want"?  A figure that isn't possible for me to have?  So, with this new found "health care" product  I am going to wake up every morning loving my body?  It seems like a good deal, as I wouldn't have to make any sacrifices, other than a payment using my VISA. 

     It won't work.  Our bodies are a result of exercise, diet, genetics, emotions (http://cortisol.com/), age, and sedentary behavior.

     You want to feel better about your body?  It's going to take time, energy, and effort.  In America I firmly believe it also takes commitment and perseverance.  This is because we live in a fast food, consumer valued, monetary driven society.  To be authentically healthy one has to go against "the flow" of America's norms.  Mentally we have to decide to commit daily and your gut will have to persevere against what it "wants to do."  (This might include eating nachos, watching TV for 2 hours, grabbing a candy bar, only running your comfortable mile, etc.)  Essentially, if you do what you want to do and seek out comfort your body's shape will not be headed in the direction you want it to go. (Disclaimer:  There are some out there who are obsessed with working out, eating loads of protein, etc.  This is does not contribute to healthy lifestyle either.)  I am referring to the general public's mindset.  Of course, if you think differently than what I have stated so far I would like to hear it. 

     Don't ever compare your body to anyone else's.  One of two things will happen - you will feel badly about your figure or you will think you are better than someone else for being skinnier or "buffer."  Both are disasters.  Because of genetics and age there will ALWAYS be someone out there with a better body than you.  Get over it.  Making healthier decisions is more like, "you vs. you."  What decisions will you make this year that were better than last year's?  How will you push yourself more today than you did yesterday? 

     This is where my idea to call my business "Uphill From Here" came into the scene.  I want my clients and followers to know that my perspective of a healthy lifestyle is that it's not easy (a.k.a. "downhill").  Making healthy decisions is about climbing up, reaching boundaries you didn't think you could reach,  getting stronger everyday, it's you vs. you.