{"id":857,"date":"2016-09-04T15:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthyselfhealing.com\/articles\/?p=857"},"modified":"2017-10-11T09:51:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T09:51:30","slug":"the-all-or-nothing-approach-to-fitness-dont-sabotage-your-good-intentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyselfhealing.com\/articles\/the-all-or-nothing-approach-to-fitness-dont-sabotage-your-good-intentions\/","title":{"rendered":"The All or Nothing Approach To Fitness: Don\u2019t Sabotage Your Good Intentions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"allornothing3\"Does your fitness or exercise plan have two speeds, turbo and idle?\u00a0 If so, you might be stuck in an \u201call or nothing\u201d style of thinking. \u00a0This way of thinking means you have to go \u201call in\u201d if you want to achieve great results.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You have to do everything correctly, or you might as well not even try. You either strictly stick to that eating plan and make sure every meal is perfect, or you screwed up because you ate that damn cupcake and go back to previous habits. All, or nothing.<\/p>\n

Maybe you can attest to the failure of the \u201call or nothing\u201d approach from past experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

While it is great to be capable of pouring yourself into change, extreme change can undermine the potential for long-term success.<\/p>\n

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Your Exercise and Eating Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When was the last time you tried a new exercise or eating plan?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Did you start them thinking, \u201cI\u2019m going to succeed this time and follow this thing perfectly\u201d? And\u2026for a few days, or maybe even a week, you followed the rules without deviation.<\/p>\n

But then, a special occasion came up or it was someone\u2019s birthday, or a holiday, or there was a \u201cshout\u201d at your work. And you ate or drank something you \u201cweren\u2019t supposed to\u201d because it was off-limits from your eating plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI screwed up,\u201d was likely the thought you had because you broke the rules and this one slip up then turned into an entire day of \u201cbad eating\u201d because you rationalised that you already screwed up and ruined the day, so what the heck? You\u2019ll start over again tomorrow!<\/p>\n

And the vicious cycle continues.<\/strong><\/em> You start back with determination but, inevitably, something again will derail your efforts.<\/p>\n

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All or Nothing At All<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s either all, or nothing. Follow the \u201crules\u201d perfectly, or abandon the idea.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The all or nothing approach with nutrition or exercise causes people to fail way too often, or rather: the all or nothing approach fails them.<\/em><\/p>\n

You only have to look to the New Year\u2019s resolution crowd to discover the truth of the failure from an all or nothing mind-set. January 1st<\/sup> is the date most people radically change their eating and workout habits. They say they are going to workout 6 days a week and completely change how they eat.<\/p>\n

From out of shape couch potato to \u201cI\u2019m going to look like her!\u201d (or him) in the shortest time possible is the goal, and the all or nothing approach is the golden ticket.<\/p>\n

We all know what happens: Toward the end of January and into February, the \u201call or nothing\u201d crowd has progressively decreased. Sure they were 100 percent \u201call in\u201d at the beginning but because they likely \u201cscrewed up\u201d a few times, they were back to nothing.<\/p>\n

It was too hard, too difficult. It was unrealistic and impossible to maintain. They gave up \u2026 AGAIN. Apparently they could not go \u201call in.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For most people the all or nothing approach doesn\u2019t work. If you are reading this and are nodding in agreement because that reality is all too familiar, then AVOID the \u201call or nothing\u201d mentality and adopt an approach that, instead will actually work so you can achieve and maintain, great results.<\/p>\n

You must have flexibility with your health and fitness regimen so when those events happen you can adapt and that is something the all or nothing approach doesn\u2019t allow.<\/em> If you want to achieve and maintain results<\/a> you must be able to adapt to the situation or new circumstances.<\/p>\n

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Health and Fitness is a Lifelong Journey<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Health and fitness, after all, needs to be a lifelong journey, not a quick-fix solution and for that to happen what you do must fit \"cleaninto your life and not demand you revolve your life around it.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sure, it\u2019s challenging to stick with a regular exercise program or a healthy eating plan even WITHOUT the responsibilities of everyday life \u2013 kids, spouse, home, job and so on.<\/em> Having to work late one day can mean you miss a workout. The thing is, missing a workout does not mean you have blown your whole regimen. Being affected by life\u2019s little bumps does not mean you are weak. It means you are simply human.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But if you have been pressuring yourself to be perfect, it won\u2019t be long till you decide you are weak or that your job\/family\/life\/whatever is conspiring to keep you out of shape. And then, you give up.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t your life that\u2019s doing the conspiring \u2013 it\u2019s you and your thoughts. <\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Getting to the gym once or twice a week or sticking to a healthy eating plan 50 percent of the time is not failure.<\/p>\n

You need to be flexible, especially at the beginning of a lifestyle change. Yes, it\u2019s important to make a plan and do your best to stick with it. But if (when?) you falter, let your missteps help you create an even better plan that suits your real life, not the imaginary obstacle-free life when you first embarked on your plan.<\/p>\n

Its easy to forget lifestyle changes<\/a> are not a single quick fix process. It is not a happening or an event. It is the result of 100\u2019s of tiny steps day after day, workout after workout and healthy meal after healthy meal.<\/p>\n

It is a systematic process, one that doesn\u2019t produce huge changes overnight and is not a quick sprint.The problem with all-or-nothing thinking is that it does not take this into consideration.<\/p>\n

When it comes to health and fitness, \u201csomething\u201d trumps nothing, every single time.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We have the power to control what we eat, how much exercise we get, how we deal with stress (which is believed to be a major factor in controlling cancer cell proliferation), how much quality sleep we get, and how to live a lifestyle that encourages superior health rather than disease. Unfortunately, most people fail to implement these tactics in a way that actually pays off in the long-term.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you ready to tap into the power of your self-healing processes in order to MAXIMIZE your level of health…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cActivate The Self Healing Process Within You\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>will help you do just that. Inside you’ll discover powerful but \u201csimple Lifestyle Strategies to help resist aging and maintain superior health.\u201d You’ll learn the best natural techniques for preparing your body to defend itself against disease no matter how insidious the threat.<\/p>\n

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