Wellbeing - Balancing Mind and Body
My wife and I spent many years (and still work with) a health company called Herbalife. Specializing in weight management, we have made many observations from watching our customers lose and not lose weight.
It would not be appropriate for me to say that these are the factors in losing weight successfully, however I can certainly give comment on our observations.
The major factor seems to be the thoughts of the person losing weight. The successes very often come from the realisations of the reasons for the poor dietary choices that are made. This difference is often most clear in the cases where weight loss is achieved and then successfully maintained.
Discipline is important, but very often is unsuccessful on its own in maintaining the new shape and size. It appears that the person who is willing to take responsibility for their health has more chance of changing their poor choices and habits. In fact, the person that has a clear picture of what body they wish is almost incapable of making a poor choice.
It is then that a harmony can occur between mind and body and only time seperates the person from their desired size and shape.
There is so much information available to us on good dietary choices that the only thing that stands between us and our beautiful healthy body is our excuses. They too are our responsibility and our choice to make.
If you are struggling with your own weight or health, this may feel like a harsh post and I understand it may cause anger. For you, I’d like to leave you with a question:
If you do not take responsibility for the state of your body, who else will?
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Filed under: health — Tags: health, herbalife, mind and body, responsibility, weight, wellbeing — Dan O'Neil @ 5:49 pm
You make some strong statement here… I’m wondering if you’ve ever had to loose weight?
Hi Josh, Thanks for your comment. That’s a great question! Like most people, I too have made poor dietary choices in the past and around 7 years ago I lost 15kg.
I’m not sure if there is more you would like to know?
I agree with some of you say, it is strong but you have loose weight, so ok to make comment.
Thanks for the feedback.
It always amazes me that people have a hard time making healthy choices. Let’s see, should I eat right and exercise and have a long and happy life full of vitality or eat just and be sedentary and suffer the host of health problems that leads to? Hmmm. Decisions, decisions.
Doesn’t seem all that difficult, really.
Thanks Tiger Lily That really made me laugh! I learned a long time ago that there are some questions you do not want to answer… the main one is why do people make the poor choices over the sensible ones? Thanks for your contribution, Dan.