| Losing weight, only to find it again...then losing it again | | | | driven by stress, worry, and deprivation in other |
| and finding it again...and again and again: the cycle that | | | | areas of life that many people struggle with. |
| plagues our modern society. The explanation for our | | | | The solution I'm proposing is this - we must find |
| modern health crisis is actually very basic. In our | | | | something we've always wanted to do that will |
| evolutionary history there were three major food | | | | require us to release weight and get into better |
| groups that were very rare and precious in nature, | | | | shape. It may be hiking the Grand Canyon, bicycling |
| and so human beings came to crave and, even lust, | | | | across America or Europe, running a marathon, |
| after them. Those coveted food groups are salt, fat, | | | | playing a sport we really enjoy, doing a fun physical |
| and sugar. One of them may occur quite abundantly | | | | activity with our kids or grand kids...etc. |
| in a given area in nature, but to have all three aptly | | | | I am owner of an outdoor adventure company, and I |
| provided in any natural environment is extremely | | | | hear people say over and over again how they didn't |
| uncommon. It was only through craving these critical | | | | turn their health around until they'd planned a hike in |
| foods that we had the instincts to hoard them or, at | | | | the Grand Canyon, or a climb on Mexico's volcanoes, |
| the least, to eat as much as possible when they | | | | or backpacking adventure in Yellowstone or the |
| were available. Now, in a world where these same | | | | Canadian Rockies. Then, once they'd committed |
| foods are the cheapest and most available foods | | | | themselves to something they were excited about, |
| (fast food), the instinct to hoard and devour them is | | | | they started training, eating better, and made sure |
| causing severe obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high | | | | they were prepared! |
| blood pressure leading to stroke, and a variety of | | | | For me, I love hiking, mountaineering, and rock |
| other ailments. If we're to live healthy lives, with | | | | climbing. My love for those activities is the primary |
| these foods readily available all around us, our desire | | | | driving force that keeps me in shape. What is it that |
| and commitment to eating healthy must be very | | | | you LOVE to do? |
| strong, and the simple truth is that for most of us it | | | | Discovering that is only the beginning. The next step |
| simply isn't. This article presents one proven solution | | | | is to commit financially to that activity within the next |
| to increasing our commitment to our health. | | | | year - anything more than a year is too much time |
| So how do we make our commitment to moderating | | | | to inspire change. The financial commitment is critical, |
| these foods larger and more powerful than our | | | | because we follow our money in life. If you put your |
| evolutionary programming? In short, we have to find | | | | money in the direction of change, you will change. |
| something we really care about. Based on results, for | | | | So, my recommendation is to find out what it is that |
| a lot of people the standard incentives simply aren't | | | | you love to do physically or that you'd like to start |
| working. Those incentives include looking attractive to | | | | doing, and commit to it financially. Then get to work, |
| a spouse (although for single people this incentive | | | | and enjoy the journey! Before long, not training will |
| appears much more effective), feeling good, fitting | | | | feel as uncomfortable as starting to train did in the |
| into clothes...etc. On top of the evolutionary | | | | beginning. |
| programming too are the emotional food addictions | | | | |