Health and Wellbeing - Be Realistic and Honest With Yourself

Our Health is something we all should take seriously, after all we only have one body and one time here, so we might as well make the best of it and live a healthy life, so we can enjoy it for as long as we can.

When it comes to our health, we first and foremost must be realistic and honest about what we want. What is it we are after when it comes to our health and wellbeing? If you say to yourself, OK! I want to be like one of these sports stars, incredibly fit and in shape or I want to look like a model, then you are going to have to put some serious training in, and I mean serious. Training is going to take up a very large portion of your life, depending on what level of health / fitness you are aiming for. You could be training 6 to 7 times a week, maybe even twice a day. Rest will also be incredibly important, does your life allow you to have a solid 8 hours sleep a night? Does your life allow you to take rests during the day? These are also important questions you need to ask yourself. You will have to carefully watch what types of food you consume, limit yourself with sugars, fats and such. Lots of protein and carbohydrates.You are going to have to have a very strict diet. You probably will have to give up a lot of the things every day people take for granted, no snacking late at night, limited amounts of alcohol, in other words, focused. That is the reality of it. Yes, I know this may seem a very obvious thing to write, but we do have a tendency to be unrealistic with ourselves. We set almost impossible goals and then get discouraged and lose faith and heart when we don't get to where we want, or what we want.

This is the whole reason I write about being honest and realistic. Sit yourself down and really evaluate what it is you want. Maybe you actually just want to be a little fitter, or lose a few pounds. Maybe you want to compete in a fun run and go as far as a marathon. Be honest with what you want, then be realistic with what it will take to get there. As I have said, setting a goal of being like a sports star or having the figure of a model, is going to take huge dedication and will power, setting a goal of losing a few pounds or being a little fitter, then you can set far easier goals that can be done in and around your life. The choice is always yours, just make it a choice you will be able to do. I feel there is nothing worse than setting a near impossible challenge and not getting there. Losing heart and giving up never to try again and to think I can't do it.

Another important aspect is to also start slowly, gradually build up to longer sessions, more intense sessions and harder sessions. Don't think you can climb Mt Everest on the first day, it takes continued effort and training to get to that level. Again, I repeat myself, take small steps, be gradual and most importantly again, be realistic and honest. If you can do these simple things then your health and wellbeing will improve dramatically and you can become a fitter, healthier and happier you, who has a much better chance to live longer and enjoy life longer. What more could you ask for? Learn to be kind to yourself and yourself will be kind to you.