“If you know how to get healthy, why don’t you do it?”
The above question is something I thought about after getting some advice from someone who is also struggling with a weight issue. It is amazing how many people have advice regarding getting fit, and yet aren’t really all that fit themselves.
Why is there such a disconnect between knowledge and execution? Why do we get hung up on implementing the changes we know we should be making? Are we all just stupid or crazy?
I really don’t understand how we can all be so smart when it comes to what others should be doing, as we ignore those same rules ourselves. It is like the parent that says “don’t smoke”, while lighting up their cigarette. Is food an addiction? Is obesity a disease? Or are they just millions of years of evolution that no longer fit the society we live in, requiring us to re-train our mind?
How do we bridge the gap between this disconnect? Why aren’t you using your health related knowledge?
Tags: dietary evolution, food addiction, health knowledge, obesity disease, Week One
I think it all comes down to “It’s easier said than done”. Making a change in the way we do things takes time. Habits and routines, good or bad, take time to develop and they take time to change. We can read all the books we want on losing weight, getting healthy, etc. but until we have a personal motivation to change we won’t do anything. Once the motivation is there, change can happen pretty quickly.
One thing that has helped me is to take on a little at a time, achieve success with that part, then move on to the next. So, if I wanted to “eat healthier” (big change) I might start by getting used to eating a healthy breakfast, then lunch, and finally dinner. By the time I got to dinner it would be much easier than breakfast beacause I have been doing things the right way for a while.