Give And You Shall Receive
You’ve probably heard the saying “It’s better to give than to receive” and with it being the holiday season you’ve being doing a lot of both (or I hope you have!).
What’s this got to do with losing weight and escaping from fat, I hear you say!
I’ll get to that in a minute, but going back to the old wise saying above the majority of us would rather receive than give (be honest now). When in fact it’s looking at it the complete wrong way round…the more you give away you’ll find the more you’ll get back.
For example…
- Give away time to your child, and you always feel better and both of you have a great time.
- Give money to a poor person thats down on their luck and both of you walk away from it feeling better for it.
But thats all fine and dandy but whats that got to do with weight loss?
And thats what I’m going to ask you now “What are you going to give away this year to become a slimmer healthier person?”
Here’s my 5 suggestions…
1 – Give More Attention To Yourself – How well have you taken care of yourself this year 2009? Have you been putting everyone and everything first compared to you and your health? The thing to remember is if you give more to yourself and take better care of you, you’re going to have a lot more to give back to others. Remember to treat yourself better this year even if its a small token or gift you buy yourself to say job well done…just stay away from food as a treat.
2 – Give Better Food To Yourself – If you looked back over your garbage for this year, how much of your food would have either come from a can or a packet? Make this year the year you change, try to buy more products that come in their natural form and cook them yourself.
And if you can’t cook why not take up cookery lessons? Its a gift to you that you’re always going to have and something you can pass on even to your kids…better eating.
3 – Give Yourself More Free Time – Some people put of getting in shape because they don’t have enough time, is this you. But how is that other people that exercise have the same amount of time 24hours in their day that you have…but the use it differently.
If you looked at your daily habits how much time do you waste doing needless things, for example how much TV do you watch every day? Wouldn’t some of that time be better spent working on your health than just sitting watching the tube?
What about early mornings could you find more free time without family around either to exercise or to plan or make up meals for that day?
4 – Give More Time To Your Kids – You might say that you already do give a lot to your kids, but when was the last time you ran around with them in the park? If you’re like most parents they take their kids to the park sit and watch them at play, but why? Playtime can be a great way to burn calories and have a bonding session with your children. Why not challenge them to a race or bike ride, they’ll savor the chance to beat you and will remember those days for a long time to come.
5 – Give Thanks For What You Have – OK you’re clothes might not fit as well as they used to be what does that mean than your life to going down the drain? Its one thing to focus on being slim but not at the neglect of everything else in your life. So why not take time to be grateful for all the other things that are going great in your life.
Give all of those things this year 2010 and you’ll receive more not just in better health but in better relationships both with your family and also yourself.
Here’s to you in 2010!
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