| The three most important physical aspects of | | | | anymore. I wanted a healthy and fit body, but I |
| wellness are exercising, diet health, and maintaining | | | | was as far as I could be from each. That is when |
| your desired weight. Of those three aspects diet | | | | I realized that I was "getting what I was getting" |
| health is the most important because it has the | | | | because of how I was thinking and the actions I |
| greatest direct impact on your level of well-being. | | | | was taking. I decided to make some significant |
| First, it's important to realize that multiple lifestyle | | | | changes in my life. |
| transformations may be necessary for you to | | | | For my diet health I started to eat primarily |
| achieve optimal diet health. "If you want things to | | | | organic fruits, vegetables, and nuts. For physical |
| change in your life you will need to change the | | | | fitness I started lifting weights and running for one |
| things in your life." | | | | hour six days a week. |
| These might include. | | | | At first these transformations were tough. I was |
| * Realization of the mind/body connection | | | | tired and sore from the exercise and I got |
| * Educating yourself about the benefits of organic | | | | headaches a lot from my new diet. But this |
| food | | | | uncomfortable period only lasted about two |
| * Shopping at the health food store instead of the | | | | weeks. I got through it simply because my |
| grocery store | | | | "burning desire" for health was much more |
| * Weight maintenance | | | | powerful than the minor side effects of my new |
| * Stress/anxiety reduction | | | | changes. |
| Each of these aspects work cooperatively and | | | | The long-term health benefits from these lifestyle |
| have an accumulative effect. One change may | | | | changes have been huge. I feel joy almost all the |
| make a small difference, but many little changes | | | | time, I am confident in my body, my stress level |
| add up to significant results. | | | | is virtually at zero, and my mind is clear and sharp. |
| Once you have achieved your goals for diet | | | | I don't care how much you have been suffering, |
| health it will not seem like much effort to maintain | | | | what you weigh, or the current state of your |
| your new lifestyle. | | | | physical health, you can achieve perfect wellness. |
| Six years ago I was about thirty-five pounds | | | | And it can come a lot faster than you might think. |
| over weight, depressed, and stressed out. | | | | Just incorporate the changes outlined in this article |
| Needless to say life wasn't a lot of fun. | | | | and stick to them. Good luck on your journey |
| I got to the point where I just couldn't take it | | | | towards diet health and wellness! |