Some are harmless. Some are mild annoyances. Some are a bit overwhelming. Many are habitual. Some are food based. Some are based on certain places or people. Some are rooted in certain activities or situations. Some can be addressed by changing a current choice for a healthier one.
We all have them. Can you identify yours?
Wine with Pasta
Pizza with Wings
Dessert with Coffee
Beer with Pretzels
Chips with Dip
When you start taking care of yourself, you start getting healthier, you start feeling better, you start seeing yourself better, you start attracting better.
What are you drawn to?
Why work with a Health Coach?
It seems as though the health care industry is finally getting it – Jane Brody, longtime personal health columnist for the New York Times, said what Health Coaches have been shouting from the rooftops all along: "We could all use a Health Coach!"
Thirty years ago, the term and profession of Health Coach was unheard of. Today that is rapidly changing as public health in the United States and around the globe has declined due to:
Increased prevalence of preventable lifestyle diseases
Increased sedentary behavior and lifestyles
Increased cost of healthcare
Brody outlined why someone would want or need to work with a Health Coach:
You’re suffering from a chronic condition. (Nearly 150 million Americans currently suffer from at least one chronic condition.)
You want to better understand how to manage your chronic condition through diet and lifestyle.
You need support carrying out your doctor’s recommendations.
You want to optimize your health and focus on prevention.
Whatever your reason, a Health Coach can guide you in making important changes that can ripple out into other areas of your life as well as the lives of other people!
Consider this: At your annual physical, your doctor notes that your weight and blood pressure have increased, and you need to focus on bringing them back down. You’ve also shared that you’re often fatigued and don’t have energy to spend with family and friends. Your doctor recommends modifying your diet, reducing stress, and incorporating more physical activity into your daily routine. In about 15 minutes, your visit is over and you leave with a list of to-dos but no blueprint for success.
Enter a Health Coach, whose primary goal is to empower clients to take a leading role in their health by providing knowledge, accountability, and motivation to inspire change. In the above scenario, a Health Coach would work with you to make changes to your diet that are achievable for the long haul.
They would also support you in exploring aspects of your life that could be impacting your health, such as identifying stressors and how to manage them better and figuring out how to overcome resistance to exercise. After working with a coach for several months, you might find yourself with more energy, less stress, and even healthier relationships with your loved ones – in addition to improved health biomarkers.
We have a tendency to create our own stress... based on unfulfilled expectations.
We expect others to treat us the way we want to be treated. We expect things to go our way. We expect things to happen when we want. We expect the world to be as we see it... not as it is.
As seasons change it can be a good time of the year for shedding the old and seeking the opportunity in new growth.
Take some time to understand what “expectations” you have that may need to be looked at in a different light… more sunshine and clarity is on its way!
Find yourself some peace to prepare for the next season.
If they were all the perfect option -why would we need the options at all... wouldn't everyone already be healthy, in great shape and living their best life?
Each of us have choices to make regarding our own health and well-being. Lately we are overwhelmed with numerous diet and exercise options and choices on how to get healthy, lose weight and live our best life. And everyone one of the options claims to be the one YOU need.
How do you decide?
Your body makes new cells from what you eat. During sleep, your body works to repair muscle, organs, and other cells. Additionally, chemicals are produced through the metabolism of the nutrients you consume that strengthen your immune system and are in full force of circulation through your system during your sleep.
You are what you eat and your body rebuilds while you’re asleep.
No matter how much it gets abused, the body can restore itself. The first step in to stop interfering with nature. -Deepak Chopra
Life is a delicate balance of holding on and letting go.
During this season of turning inward, seeking warmth and comfort, looking for change, uncertain of what direction to go or what are the best personal choices to make; the secret is in knowing …
What to hold on to, and what to let go…
Let go, once the lesson is learned.
Hold on to what is adding value.
Let go of beliefs that no longer serve you.
Hold on to what energizes you.
Letting go
- Holding on
When to stand your ground, or when to walk in someone else's shoes. When to hold yourself accountable, and when to forgive. When to remember and when to forget. When to accept and when to change. What to hold on to, and what to let go. The list goes on and on.
All of it comes down to choice. The choice is a personal one. A choice we each own. We can be influenced by those around us, although it still comes down to each of our choices.
