Don't Diet, Just Change What You're Eating

Concentrate on improving your health and the rest will work out. What do I mean? Worrying about the problems in your life will cause you to forget about the big picture, that’s really a backward way to handle the problem. Worrying about money is the main contributor to obesity. Worrying starts a spiral downward that you can’t stop. Worrying starts by causing depression. You have a big problem that you have no solution for; maybe it’s about money or maybe something with your marriage, or maybe a problem with a child.

Yes, these may seem like insurmountable problems. And these types of huge problems in your life will cause you to make changes in your routine. You’re not thinking about your health, you’re not making time for exercise or relationships, instead you’re worrying. If you’re worried about money or your job, then your worrying about how you can cut your budget and that usually starts with the food budget. Personally, I think families today spend too much on cell phone, cable TV, and high-speed internet. I think those industries will come up with cheaper solutions on their own. In the meantime, will will just have to deal with the problem. We can all cut back on services if we really have to.

Now, I probably don’t need to tell you that eating low-cost food, is simply eating food with bulk and very little nutrition.  Foods that are high in nutrition are costly. Did you know, that when you eat food that lacks nutrition, you cause the body to crave food. We can find low-cost food with nutrition like canned tuna and frozen vegetables but you have to do some research.

We all know that the grocery stores charge more for healthier foods. Buy organic fruits and vegetables at an open market and see the difference in price from your supermarket. But wait, did you know that your parents and mine were paying almost 20% of their income for groceries. As the decades past by, food got cheaper. Today the average family only pays about 10% of their income for groceries. Some studies show that price takes some of the blame for the obesity problem. Over the past few generations we have become accustom to eating manufactured foods. And while they are cheaper those foods will lack the nutrition and have more chemicals, salt and sugar then fresh foods and therefore have more calories.

Could it be that cheap food and the availability of that food is causing the over-weight problem in America. I can’t help you with your family problems, but I can tell you that letting your problems affect your health is just insane. You’re only compounding your problems. If you’re in your best health, then you’re better able to deal with your situation. Being in good health and good physical condition will help you think straight and solve those problems. I get my best ideas when I'm walking alone or meditating. Meditating is a great way to relieve stress and to stop your mind from thinking about anything, then at that moment when your mind stops thinking, that when those ideas come out.

Maybe you’re a student or adult, you need a good diet to learn, or just to think straight and to concentrate.  Research shows that students that eat a good breakfast are more alert in class. But to take that a little further, a student in better health and good physical condition will do better in school. Any change in your diet like skipping breakfast will have an immediate effect on your concentration. And the same think will hold true if you're not eating the right foods. The same thing holds true with the over 60 age group, if you’re in better shape, healthier you’re more alert, you’re vitals are better. You take less prescription drugs, spend less time in the doctor’s office and usually are happier and enjoy life more.

Don’t let the problems in your life control you. Once you lose your health, you can lose control of your life. Gaining weight will start the cycle that’s very hard to stop. Gaining weight is the first sign that you could be losing control. Get your health back, you’ll feel better, you’ll feel happier and your problems won’t seem so big. When you’re in the right frame of mind, you’ll find that dealing with life is a lot easier.

Researchers examined the responses of 476 working adults who were surveyed about their exercise behavior and their confidence in handling work-family conflicts. Those who exercised regularly seemed to experience an increased feeling of competence that carried over into work and home roles, the study authors said. "If, for example, you go for a two-mile jog or walk 10 flights of steps at work and feel good about yourself for doing that, it will translate and carry over into other areas of life," said study author Russell Clayton, an assistant professor of management at Saint Leo University in Florida. "We found that [participants] who exercised felt good about themselves, that they felt that they could accomplish tough tasks, and that carried over into work and family life," Clayton added. The study was published in an issue of the journal Human Resource Management.

Volumes of research have shown that exercise lowers mental and physical stress levels. Just over half (55 percent) of the study participants were women. In addition, the study noted, participants worked an average of 40 hours weekly and their average age was 41. About 29 percent had at least one child under age 18 living at home.

"The associations between exercise and work-life balance are there, and they're very strong," Clayton said.

For those who don't exercise regularly, the idea of adding that regimen to a busy schedule to improve stress levels may seem counterintuitive, Clayton noted.

But he advocates the idea of "stolen moments" for exercise that add up, such as climbing the stairs for five minutes or doing jumping jacks in 30-second spurts. I do jumping-jacks first thing in the morning before I get dressed. You can do a lot in one minute and after that your blood is pumping and your awake.

You should think of exercise as a kind of investment. If you put some time into physical activity, for example, 30 minutes a day, the productivity and mental focus you're going to get out of it is going to far exceed what you put into it, from a work and family perspective."

As you can tell, exercise plays a big role in lowering stress levels in your life and will help you to become a healthier, happier person.

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