What is a Holistic Approach to Life? 

The phrase is used in conversation but what exactly does it mean? A holistic approach to life actually starts with mindset and focuses on the importance of these key systems:

•      Mind

•      Body  

•      Spirit

I have always been interested in holistic health, but could never fully grasp what it meant. As I grew in my journey, holistic health came into play in my life. I realized that in order to get my life to a place of unconditional peace and happiness I had to heal my mind and body. I also had to nourish my spirit to strengthen my mind. All of these pieces worked together in awesome harmony to create the person I am today. This lifestyle isn’t something that you do one time and forget about it, you must CONTINUOUSLY work at maintaining a positive outlook on life, have positive coping skills and be content where you are. I know for me that has always been a challenge. I LOVE to be in control and even though I know I am NOT, that doesn’t stop the need to have control. Everyday, I work on myself to not only shake the control bug, but to understand WHY I have this need. 

What Are You Saying To Yourself

How you speak to yourself can make a huge difference between living a balanced, peaceful and healthy life and living life in torment because of what you think and feel about yourself.  I am speaking from experience because years ago I didn’t realize the impact of the words that you speak over your life. We always hear people say not to speak certain things out loud and not to put them into the atmosphere. Often times, people poison their minds doing the same thing. Instead of those words going out into the world, they swirl around in your head creating negative thoughts like self-doubt, procrastination and inactivity. They cause you to become fearful because you feel like you can’t do any better than what you are already doing. Negative thoughts give way to negative feelings of insecurity, lack of trust and low self-confidence just to name a few. Pretty soon, you don’t feel capable of doing anything. 

When you don’t trust yourself you can’t make decisions and you will have no idea how to get out of the rut you find yourself in. Your motivation to change is nonexistent and you rationalize all the reasons why you can’t do any better. How do you get out of this black hole? How do you turn your negative thoughts into positive ones that support the changes and healthy habits you want to create in your life? You have to face your fears! You have to be brave enough to first acknowledge that you have them and then commit to doing the work to become FEARLESS!

Fat Facts

A Canadian study showed that confident people who have the ability to make and stick to a schedule are most likely to exercise regularly. Furthermore, in other research people who take the time to plan a grocery list tend to make better food choices in the store, which leads to weight loss success. Inversely, studies have shown that people who get caught in time drainers are linked to higher calorie food choices and subsequently higher body weights. 

Master Your Schedule

I often hear people say, “If I had more time I could (insert activity here)”. Some people have their time in check; others struggle day-to-day to make it work at a minimum. Whatever category you fall in these time tips will get you together and take you to the next level! As stated above, planning is crucial to your weight management success. Here are some ways to turn your every day calendar into a tool for weight loss success.  

The Big Three

Do you know what is the trifecta of wellness? If you guessed nutrition, exercise and mindset, A+ for you! I know you have probably heard this before, but not like this. These three segments are the foundation for your healthy lifestyle success and will propel your wellness journey. Each of these segments relies on the other to accomplish your goals. Each week we will build on the foundation of our wellness model and together we will grow and succeed. Follow our blog to get all this information and help us to identify what you need by letting us know what you would like to know.

Think about your past experiences, most times you would eat well and not exercise or exercise and not have a solid nutritional plan. Everyone has moments like this, what sets some apart from the rest is the mindset of consistency, determination and goal setting. Thoughts are what ultimately decide whether you workout today or what you are not going to eat. You make a conscious decision about exactly how you choose to achieve your goals. Without the proper mindset, your success is compromised. Mindset is the tip of the triangle; let’s meet the equal sides!

The #1 Reason Why People Fail at Weight Loss

Do you know the biggest reason why people fail? It’s because they don’t have a detailed plan about where they are going, they don’t know what it takes to get there and they have no idea how to measure the end result. Losing weight is not complicated but requires a strategic plan for success. Especially in the times we are living in now, being super busy, little time to cook and fast food places all over. So let’s walk through what you need to do to be successful!

Choose a Goal Weight

When choosing a goal weight it should be an attainable weight. If you are 200 pounds your initial goal weight should not be 120 pound; it should be a number that you can achieve by losing a healthy amount of weight, usually ¼ pound to 2 pounds per week over the course of a few months. For some people, it will take 2-4 week just adjusting to the decrease in calorie intake and learning how to watch your portions. There are many ways to estimate portions just by using your hands, we will cover that later in the month so stay tuned!