Strength Comes From Within

A lot more than you realise goes into looking good. It's not just about sweating it out during an exercise class or going for a long run, it's not even about pumping out repetitions with weights or other resistance training equipment.  More importantly it's about how you fuel your body ALONGSIDE your physical activities through what and how you 'think' and what and how you 'eat'

TRUE STRENGTH COMES FROM WITHIN!!

1. Think Positively 'I CAN and I WILL'
2. Set a long term goal with a DEADLINE and write it down for you and all to see.
3. Break it down to smaller achievable milestones to work towards, small steps add up to the larger mountain.
4. Social support - ( HUGELY IMPORTANT and often undervalued) don't set out to do it ALONE, get people to support you or even do it with you.
5. Focus on getting a variety of foods each day, eat vegetables in a variety of colours
6. Protein, essential for muscle repair and development.  make sure your breakfast, lunch and dinner contains protein rich foods.
7. Eat regularly (4-6 small meals a day) to aviod binge eating out of hunger
8. Plan, Plan, Plan, what you are going to do for the day and when. What exactly you are going to eat and when.  I plan each day right down to when I am going to even clean my oven ( this thursday at 1pm)
9. Think when is my 'weak' time is it mid morning/ late at night - make yourself busy,  phone  a friend (social support) anything to pass the time so that you soon forget about reaching for something you know you will regret.
10.Wake up with a smile on your face each morning, if you smile from within it shows on the outside!  Yesturday you achieved - be proud of that. Today is a new day, a new challenge ahead and yes I'm going to step forwards again.  IF you did lapse yesturday then BAH you can't change that it's happened it's behind you, today you will do better, get back in the game!

Be active, Eat well, Be strong inside and out!