Just think.

Now, I wanted to remind you all that the key to staying in shape is eating a balanced diet combined with exercise. If your goal is you lose weight or gain, you must eat according to your physical needs/activity. If you are burning more calories then what you have taken in, obviously you will lose weight. If you are wanting to gain, you must eat more but introduce this slowly. I will be more than happy to teach you how to calculate your caloric intake based off your activity to help you reach your goals.

I think the most common thing people want is to witness progress immediately. This type of mind set should be changed and be focused more on developing a habit of eating healthy and committing to any form of physical activity. Sure, one can lose weight super fast in a short amount of time but I guarantee you, this is not long term and ones level of happiness can be quickly diminished. I have witnessed others starve just to lose weight or spend hours & hours at the gym trying to burn off calories. I have witnessed people avoid social gatherings for fear of food. Isolation is not a way of life! You should not have to sacrifice in order to succeed. The point is to develop a way of life as it should always be. I think that the idea of the "on the go, I don't have time, fast food, dessert with dinner, I want what I want NOW, is a bunch of shit.

I understand that working full time, 9-5 or more, 2 jobs, college, family and social life is a lot of work! We do this everyday! This is life. What is stopping you from wanting to eat foods as close to its natural state. What is stopping you from a commitment of a lifetime with yourself? What is stopping you from tasting the beauty of what nature has given us. Pick a piece of fruit over candy. Choose baked sweet potatoes over fried french fries. I have seen memes of people wanting food consisting of greasy pizza, fries, soda and hot Cheetos. What about a chunk of lean tender juicy steak, a fresh salad with crisp apples and nuts, a parfait with wild berries and honey, doesn't that sound delicious too? Just think, instead of people filming fighting videos, why aren't more fighting for physical education & funding for the youth? What is stopping you from enjoying physical activity? Why aren't more families participating in sports, evening walks after dinner, hiking, etc?

I guess what I am trying to say, is that life is truly a gift. We are here for purpose, we are here to make a difference. We can experience happiness. We feel love, we care, we cry, we give. I ask you to stop and take a look around you. The simple pleasures of life is evolved around nature, food and family. Your family is everything, so why not spend more time participating in an activity that will keep you closer & help you live longer. Where did we loose sight of "healthy" living? Is that not what living is? Healthy...