Over the course of my educational career and professional experience I have come across A LOT of diet plans, MLM schemes and other programs promising the world to unsuspecting consumers. I would really like to say I never fell for any of these but the truth is I have. I’ve heard all the great pitch lines promising the moon and the stars. What I have come to realize is that the people that create the change in their lives are those that make a LIFESTYLE change.
You may have heard of the Paleo diet and I can truly say don’t let the quacks sell you on this. The Paleo Diet is not just a diet it’s a lifestyle. Let me explain the difference between lifestyle and diet. Diet means you change a few meals and maybe select different foods. Ultimately you have NOT changed the way you THINK and are therefore almost guaranteed to fall back into the same routine. A lifestyle change is filling in not just the diet but also the exercise, the piece of mind and knowledge to completely shift your approach to health.
People that loose 10,15, or 30 pound do so because they change the way they live. They make physical activity a priority, they make a conscious choice to leave the bad foods behind, and they also research the most effective lifestyle for them and commit to taking small steps to get to the finish line.
