Ultimate Strategies for Ultimate Health

Since 2009 is the year we are going to get out health in order, you’re gong to need the strategies and tools to make it happen. BlackDoctor.org has a great article 10 Strategies for Ultimate Health that outlines the best ways you csn jump start your new healthy life:

1.  Start Small

Quite possibly the biggest mistake people make is pushing the accelerator too soon. You can’t lose 20 pounds in a week. But you can lose one. Taking small bites and chewing slowly have as much to do with goal achievement as they do with your mom’s dinner table scolding.

2.  Get It On Paper

Whether setting your first goals, tracking daily progress, or sharing your deepest thoughts with a journal, writing things down crystallizes your ideas, exposes underlying fears, and paints an accurate picture of real life.

3.  Focus On Everyday Habits

The building blocks of a healthy lifestyle are forged in the smallest of actions you take every day and every week. Healthy choices can become as natural as brushing your teeth or locking the front door. Build one habit, one action at a time.

4.  Always See Your Goal

Goals need attention. They need to be seen and heard and thought of often if they ever hope to come true. So surround yourself with as many reminders as possible.

5.  Be Consistent

Imagine a plane taking off. In the beginning, a lot of energy is spent to simply get moving down the runway. But as speed and momentum take over, the plane is pulled forward and up into the sky, faster and further by the second. Consistent action, no matter how small, has more power than you ever imagined.

Definitely go and read the rest of the article to get the rest of the tips. For me #3 and #5 are the tips that resonate with me the most. I’m a person who needs to break big goals down into doable smaller goals. For me I like to focus on the things I need to do daily to attain the major goal I’m focusing on. I use this strategy in other aspects of my life so why not apply it to my health as well.

Also, consistentcy is what gets me everytime. I will go hard for 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and then at some point I just stop. Either I stop exercising or eating healthy or both and then I’m right back at square one trying to lose the sme 20 pounds. COnsistentcy is key. If you do the small things that you need to do everyday, you will ultimately realize your goals. Guaranteed. You just have to stay focus.