Just Do More Than You Did Yesterday
Many people who have struggled with their weight and their eating, and have finally gotten them under control, say the same thing. The way that they started to improve their lives and their health was by doing more today than they did yesterday. This is a very gentle way to ease into change. What does it mean? Yesterday you didn’t exercise at all. Today, you can commit to walking one flight of stairs. Yesterday, you ate two candy bars. Today, you only ate one. Whatever it is that you did that wasn’t as healthy as it could be yesterday – you can change today. But you don’t have to completely overhaul your entire life and make yourself uncomfortable (and hungry). You can simply add one thing (or detract one thing) that will make a difference in your life.
And people who have followed this plan can attest to the dramatic changes that can occur over time. Maybe they go from walking one block a day to running a 5K. Maybe they go from eating 3000 calories a day to eating 2000. These are the changes that can really make a difference and they can be done slowly. But the point is to start and to do one little thing today that will help to improve your life.