Quick.  Grab a pen and piece of scratch paper.  Jot down three things you could do to be healthier.  Quickly.  Don’t hesitate.

Now read through them slowly.  Read them again.  One by one, think about why you don’t do these things.

While working out this morning, I read an article in a woman’s magazine (My stack of magazines is getting so high that my husband is complaining, so I’m trying to power through some!) profiling five women who have been successful at weight loss and how they accomplished their goal.

My point between the action I asked you to take and the article I read this morning is that when it comes to healthy lifestyle behaviors, it’s less about “how” we do it and more about figuring out “why” to do it.  And this is personal.  It’s about a real and tangible benefit for us as individuals.  We all need to dig deep and find the real reason that will motivate us individually to be healthier.  Is it to live to see our kids or grand kids get married?  To get a promotion at work?  To be sexier?  To be able to keep up with our kids when they ride their bikes?  Because a high school or family reunion is coming up? 

If we  can figure out the real “why,” the “how” will follow. 

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