What most will do is just write down a list of things that they want to do, which they’ll usually quickly abandon, and then wonder why they didn’t work. This list of resolutions designed for they attempting to improve their lives for the better life.
Realize that these plans are usually destined to fail, they’re similar to your next great diet plan, they’re often ignored and often discarded upon first failure. It’s found that the biggest reason why this happens is because a plan of action isn’t properly address into our ingrained habits.
The experts in this area claims that you should be compartmentalizing, they preach the importance of developing stronger “iron-clad” mental habits instead, which will then help you in driving your life purpose further.
Without this adoption, by not developing and placing these habits into place first, what you’re bound to do is just repeat the same mistakes over again, wasting time and resources while squandering opportunities which may potentially lead towards your next big achievement or accomplishment.
Developing these strong habits will also provide a stronger backbone when it comes to the maintenance of your health. So instead of constantly resolving what you should be doing, like that annual weight loss plan or learning to managing your stress better, decide to alter your core habits instead.
Once you’ve decided on which habit you’re wanting to change, then work on it daily until you’ve master it. There’s a list of proven lifestyle habits which you can adopt, which are proven to move you closer to your destined goals.
Making New Habits Instead Of Resolutions
Adopting Routine Exercising
What most recommend is you initially striving towards at least 30 minutes of active concentrated exercise, 4 to 7 times a week. So it’s not waking up and going to the gym at 6AM every morning, just to chat with the others and do nothing, and then keep on reminding everyone that you go to the gym early.
For those who are always on the go and lead hectic lifestyles, what they may find it’s too much of a chore, a burden to exercise. If that’s the case, if you can’t even incorporate 30 minutes out of your day, then you’re fooling yourself.
So make it a point to jump on the treadmill, or take a brisk 30 minute walk during your lunch break, just make sure that you get yourself moving somehow.
Always Eat Breakfast
Those who are busy will often skip what’s considered the most important meal of the day. Skipping breakfast has proven to have detrimental effects on concentration, focus, and the waistline.
What skipping breakfast does is it leads towards increased cravings of refined sugary foods and overeating at night. Once committing yourself to a protein rich breakfast such as eggs or oatmeal, doing so goes a long way towards balancing your appetite, making it easier to make better food choices during the day.
Getting Adequate Sleep
Studies have shown that it’s usually the lack of sleep which can lead towards obesity, more disease, and elevated stress and anxiety levels.
Getting enough deep sleep is one of the most beneficial things that you can do for yourself. So if you happen to have a habit of staying up late, then make the commitment of going to sleep at a more reasonable hour.
If you routinely take technology to bed, instead make your bedroom distraction free. Reading a book is more likely to make you fall asleep faster.
Eating Healthier Snacks
Make it a conscientious effort to cut out as much processed and refined foods as possible, while embracing a diet of whole foods instead. Make sure that you pay particular attention towards increasing your fruit and vegetable consumption.
If any regimented eating program appears too overwhelming for you, then make it a force of habit. Not only will you begin losing weight, you’ll also improve your health and longevity as well.
Cut Down On Mass Media
Such as television and the Internet. Particularly those channels such as current World news, which will automatically elevate your anxiety and moodiness levels.
If your stress level happens to be high to begin with, leave your technology behind and go for a walk instead. Call a friend and check out a movie. Filtering out the endless chatter that’s mass media will help you to relax more.
Having Wholesome Dinners
Most who are busy will just tend to eat out a lot more, this than eating high quality healthy meals at home. Know that most restaurant dishes can have the equivalent of consuming an entire stick of margarine.
So instead of conveniently loading up on these empty calories, commit to cooking more healthier foods at home. Get a healthy foods cookbook and then begin experimenting.
Start making nutritious soups and stews and then freeze them for quick meals once you get home. Get a stove-top grill for preparing healthy chicken or fish dinners.
Keep plenty of vegetables on hand, already washed and cut up and store them in the fridge. Then toss them is salads with a bit of olive oil, or quickly roast them for 15 minutes in the oven for a quick and healthy side dish. This will not just benefit your body and waistline, but also your wallet as well.
Quitting The Vices
If you’re a smoker and find it difficult to quit, or if you enjoy several or more cocktails during or after work, then actively put in a habit request to completely quit or reduce them.
It’s often just too difficult to go complete “cold turkey” on these negative habits, but realize the long term consequences, and then put forth your best effort to rid of these vices from your life, one step at a time.