One thing that always gets the best of me, and keeps me awake at night as I am now, is the fact that people everywhere are willing to sacrifice their health for a pack of cigarettes, fast food, soda, candy, chips, sugar loaded coffee beverages, alcohol and the list goes on. Its NON STOP. One of the reasons I get so annoyed, as do so many of us, is because the people who choose these things over their health are usually the ones complaining about health care and the cost of it along with what health insurance they can afford because they choose to abuse their bodies with poison infested foods, beverages and chemicals as opposed to taking action and starting a healthy lifestyle by eating right and working out. I don't know about any of you, but I sure as hell won't pay a doctor thousands upon thousands of dollars to tell me what I ALREADY knew but chose not to do. EAT RIGHT, WORKOUT. Period.
I work with A LOT of people. I am a very compassionate person and understand that not everyone will give up their indulgences or their habits to be SUPER SONIC health fanatics. The people who WANT to become healthy though understand the concept of removing the crap from their lives, whether its junk food, junk beverages or chemical intake (and let's face it, most of our foods these days are chemically treated/infested) to become healthy before its too late or before you have Dr.NObama telling you how you will be paying for your health and decide how much help you will actually get from the "system"
I'm sorry to break it to those of you who may like him and his "idea" of what a health care system should be, but I have no intention of letting myself become so ill that I have to be placed under his "health care reform plan." NO WAY. I choose to take care of my health because what seems like a lot of work, effort and money is actually very little next to the hospital, prescription and doctor bills a majority of America will be seeing in the future because they chose NOT to start paying attention to their health while they STILL HAD the chance. My life, the people in it and the people I have yet to meet, encourage through positive motivation and help, is why I take care of me. I want the people in my life to know I care enough about me, that I'm willing to always take care of myself so I have the ability to take care of them and they can in turn help people in their lives become healthy, fit & happy during this one life we are blessed to have. The knowledge and tools that have been given to me are a gift to be shared with people who really need it and want to make a change. You will not catch me abusing this gift given to me by keeping it to myself. Whats life if its not shared with people you love or don't even know? There is a HUGE ripple effect that carries out WAY beyond the people you know and its beneficial for everyone! From adults to children, everyone is involved and should be helped in one way or another. Planting seeds doesn't mean people will respond right away. Somewhere down the line, it may grow, be passed on to someone who will use it, or maybe it will die with the one selfish person who chose NOT to share it and could have maybe saved a life. Knowledge is precious and that's why you cannot put a pricetag on it.
Support is critical when it comes to making a decision like quitting drinking, smoking, eating junk, etc. There are always negatives to anything we choose to do whether its being made fun of, being told we can't do it or we'll never amount to anything. Mostly coming from the people who mock us yet they sit at home with bags of Doritos's, Hostess Cupcakes, Snickers Bars and 24 cans of empty Pepsi while they play video games or watch TV & just let everything they consume on a DAILY basis kill them right before every one's eyes. My question is: Who in their right mind takes advice from these rocket scientists??? I'm just sayin.
What you can do is find someone willing to encourage you on the journey you choose to embark on so you do have someone you can turn to when you are tempted or struggling. Its important to remember that yes, once in a while its ok to indulge. But when you are beginning a new lifestyle change, you shouldn't even think about putting crap in your body. Take one month to focus strictly on clean habits and when you do have a bowl of ice cream, a slice of pizza, a piece of cake or whatever, you feel ok about it because it has become a distant relative in your life and you can control the want of having it everyday.
Its important. To take care of it now, to take care of it for as long as you live. To save YOUR life, to be around for your family, friends and people who you will impact in the future. Its dedication, willingness, determination, being committed to YOUR OWN HEALTH and persistence to everyday do at least ONE thing to escalate your health. Its one step at a time. This doesn't happen overnight...but I guarantee this: If you start today, you'll be much healthier tomorrow.
