Transformation Tuesday

It is hard to commit to a lifestyle change because taking time to work on your mental and physical health is a challenge. Working out for me is therapeutic.

• Here is how physical activity channels your mental and physical health

1. Energy booster

2.  Reduces heart decease

3. Builds and maintains healthy bones, joints and muscle

4. Motivates

5. Boosts happiness levels

6. Increases self esteem

7. Improves sexual health

8. Improves memory

9. Helps perform better at work

10. Slows the process of getting older

11. Reduces stress/depression

• Here is how I got started:

1. Enroll in a gym that provided group classes and do cardio for 1 hour per day

         Workout 4-6 days a week. Physical activity should not be considered a diet but a lifestyle.

2. Became vegetarian
 
         After much research I couldn't find 1 benefit from consuming meat other than it tastes good
         but it is toxic for the body. Star making smarter choices with your food. Think of it as fuel
         for  your mind and body. Eat what your want but in smaller portions. I've never given up
         my favorite food. I eat pizza, I eat ice cream but I do it in moderation and this is key.

3. Dinner before 8PM

       I was dead set on not eating anything after 8pm. This way the food wouldn't have a chance to
       sit and turn into fat in my stomach. 

4. Threw away the scale
     
        I became obsessed with weighting myself on the daily basis. I was putting in the work
        and wanted the scale to validate my hard work

5. Patience is virtue

      Real results take time. TIME. TIME TIME. Like A LONG TIME. It's not going to take 1
      month or 2 or 3 but maybe 4 before you notice a difference and you will notice this difference
      in your clothes. Your pants will fit better, your shirt will get looser.

6. Lifestyle mindset

     Think of your daily workout as something that YOU MUST DO! This of it as something that
      your body and mind NEEDS! Which in FACT it does need it! Work out on a daily basis. It
      takes 1 hour a day to improve all the things that were mentioned above regarding benefit
      of working out.

7. Do it for you. Do it for your family

     It is proven! Physical activity makes you a better person!


I hope you found this post motivating! There's been a couple of people who have asked in regards to why I became a vegetarian and how to stay away from meat products. I will work on posting about this top soon.

Live well.  Be well!

Marsida