The easier way to the new you.

Lets be honest....we all know a leopard can't change its spots, added to which how tired are you of reading the same old trite which you bust a gut (pun intended) trying to adhere to for the first 6 weeks of each year before you fall off the wagon and console yourself with sofa surfing and a few kitkat chunky's?.....

So with that in mind here's my plan for registering a more active lifestyle in your daily routine:

*Carry stuff up the stairs individually when they need to be taken up
*Skate/cycle/run/push or generally move in a way other than steering your car's wheel to get the kids to and from school/dance/cubs/swimming....delete accordingly...god look how active the kids are;)
*Go to your mates birthday, get drunk, dance, embarrass yourself....wake up the next day and leave it behind you without regret, smile inside, flush your bod with lots and lots of water, and don't eat junk.
*Plan some meals even if in your mind and shop for ingredients. Cook before you get hungry. Shop for food before you are hungry too. Make enough for leftovers and serve plates pre-loaded before you bring them to the table of the correct portion size and don't go for seconds. Store leftovers in portion sizes and use them for meals when time is tight.
*Eat desert at restaurant's if you want to, also at friends dinner parties and other social occasions, don't beat yourself up about this, enjoy the freedom, learn to recognise it is an infrequent event but not a treat for abstaining generally just a less common than before occurrence.
*Pitch exercise sessions carefully, make sure you don't go at it like a mentalist and cause yourself pain. You wont return. This would be an example of a typical new yearalist.
*If you make a bad meal choice or fill your face with chocolate just move on, don't buy a carrier bag of crap for the rest of the day telling yourself you'll start tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes.
*If you're really anti exercise you may want to consider an alternative to gyms...something outdoors, anything, could be a better place to start. Do you know your surroundings? Can you pick two country pubs and walk the footpaths between them?
*Get a dog and be a good dog owner.
*Don't drink at home unless entertaining.
*Join that club/team/game....seize the day.
*Goal setting works for most people, once they have started a program of activity. If you are pre-active spend some time thinking about what you would like to be like...look around you at friends, role models, partners and notice who moves the way you want to move, who looks to have the confidence you envy or the swagger in his stride, who feels comfortable with their physique and happy with their balance. Most importantly find people who understand moderation and sustainability. Look at their lives, see how it differs to yours, see where they fit the activities in that you think you cant. They can do it, so can you.