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Resolutions really do not work for me because I always fail. I read somewhere that one of the reasons to blame for not achieving any rate of success is the lack of motivation or purpose.
When your life is threatened to end because of an illness, you will definitely do anything that the doctor says in order to prolong your life. If the doctor advises you to change your diet (i.e. no more salty and high calorie foods), then you will definitely change your eating habits overnight, right?
You have a strong motivation which is to live longer. That your drive to change your habit instantly.
As for my case, I am caving in to Bo Sanchez’s 30-Days Challenge. I want to start a raw food diet. Well, I have tried it before for two weeks and I really felt good but it didn’t sustain longer. I have a list of excuses to back it up. LOL!
Anyway, I will start the 30 days challenge to gear me up and hopefully to adapt a healthier way of life for good.
My motivation? I know from the bottom of my heart that I am living an unhealthy lifestyle. That’s a given fact – no exercise, high consumption of fast foods, high level of stress from work, more processed foods in my daily diet and so on. Now that I have a son, I want to take care of my health hoping to live longer to see him growing up.
I just gave birth late last year and I am already in my early thirties. When I do my calculation, I will be in my fifties when he starts his college degree. So that’s my main motivation and hopefully strong enough to help me cling on my resolution.
wartica
January 28, 2012 at 4:31 pm
This is what I always tell people: they seem to not care about their overall health now, but when their kids get older, who will be there to care for them? Great post and I look forward to sharing more with you:))
Frugal Xpat
January 29, 2012 at 3:27 am
@ Wartica: Thanks for dropping by