This article is, to me, an oldie but a goodie! I'd LOVE to share the concept with you as it's REALLY helped A LOT of clients and friends in their quest to lead a happier, healthier, more energetic life :)
It is simple, and so profound :)
Take on board the messgae and see what a difference it can make to your life! :)
xoxoxo
One of the most simple, yet profound lessons I ever learnt was the concept of one degree shifts.
Imagine for a moment an aeroplane. If the flight path of this aircraft is modified even just one degree from its point of take off, the passengers will end up in a completely different destination to originally planned!
I found this fascinating! So incredibly true and so incredibly powerful!
When there are areas of our life in which we feel change is needed, yet doing so seems too overwhelming to contemplate, try considering and applying this simple concept. I have certainly done so many times when recognising there were areas that I needed to overhaul.
My usual tendency was to get so caught up in the unknowns; seeming magnitude of the task; not to mention the one million options for consideration, that I would become overcome and paralysed with fear, doubt, uncertainty or sheer confusion, and consequently take no action.
How many times has this happened to you?
Now I acknowledge the END RESULT I am after (vision/goal) and work towards it in one degree shifts.
Just as the practice of saving five dollars a day, over 25 years would lead to a significant sum after 25 years, so too will large pay-off’s come from making tiny daily and consistent health shifts.
Here are a few one degree nutrition shifts, with significant long term value, for you to consider:
-Switch the daily large caramel latte fix to a small skim latte to save as much as 380, 330kJ a year which, left unburned, equates to approximately 10kg of extra body weight!
-Limit your intake of red meat to no more than 3 to 4 servings a week. Select lean varieties always and avoid processed meats such as bacon, ham, frankfurters and salami. See Cancer Council for more ideas
-Eat a small handful of raw, unsalted nuts (30g) five or more days a week to halve your risk of heart disease
-Switch from white and refined breads to heavy-wholegrain varieties for smaller swings in blood glucose levels and significantly higher intakes of disease protective fibre, phyto-nutrients, vitamins and minerals
-Ensure 2 alcohol free days a week, at least. Work towards the daily recommended intake of no more than 2 standard drinks a day; simply cut back one drink, or even half, at a time. Choose every second round as a water round
-Slot in a 10 minute walk around the block at lunchtime or upon arriving home at the end of the day to burn up to 2kg of excess body fat over the year
-Work towards making vegies 50% of your “plate” at lunch and dinner everyday
Remember, the key is CONSISTENCY and the fortune is certainly in the FOLLOW THROUGH :)
As someone once put it,
“The only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time!”
(Not sure of the nutritional value of an elephant but please don’t eat them! Haha)
I would LOVE to hear YOUR one degree shift ideas, or feedback :)
Please email me at bridget@newleafnutrition.com.au
Have a brilliant day and enjoy where your ONE DEGREE SHIFTS take you!
MWAH! xooxoxxoxo
BridgetJane
Food Body Lifestyle Guru
Writer, Speaker, Consultant
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