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What are you willing to do to enhance your health outcome?
What I’m less willing to compromise on these days is the long-term pleasure resulting from investing in my health today.
For some of you, this might mean drinking less alcohol, working out more, ceasing eating out as much, eating less sugar, cutting out the fried foods you’re addicted to, quitting drugs, decreasing your stress load, eradicating your overeating habits, or fill in the blank.
I don’t know when I committed to embarking upon a discipline health journey, but I did, and I’ve only made the commitment once.
Do I eat unhealthy sometimes? Yes. I enjoy food and will continue to, but I will never allow my enjoyment of food to overtake the discipline required to maintain a healthy body internally and externally.
I refuse to allow food, substances, and sugar (my favorite) to run my life, and if you want to experience a healthy life, you will need to do the same.
If you don’t, you set yourself up for a higher risk of contracting voluntary health issues that are entirely avoidable if you shift your habits.
Throughout my life, I’ve seen how unhealthy habits have managed the lives of people around the world.
I found my addiction to sugar pathetic. How could I allow a nonliving thing to control me? That’s when I said, “enough is enough! I refuse to hand my power over to food.”
Why and how could I allow a non-living thing to run my life, compromise my health, and dictate my actions? No. I refused to allow one of the most addictive substances to run my life.
Short-term pleasures feel, taste, and look good, but in the long term, they don’t have the same appeal. Things can get ugly.
What you do now matters if you want to experience better health over the long run. Furthermore, what you don’t do also matters. The choice is up to you. Will you give into short-term pleasure or focus on the long-term goal?
It doesn’t mean you have to give it all up, but it does mean you control the narrative and set boundaries with yourself and the relationship you have with less healthy options so that you can experience the best health possible.
People around me know there are limits to what I will and will not consume. Some people don’t even ask anymore because, for some things, the answer will always be “no.”
Here’s the thing about self-discipline…the more you practice it, the more addicted you become to the results. Self-discipline breeds results.
The benefits are astronomical
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