making "the change"

in the age where everything is "available for purchase" online or from the driver's seat of the car, it may seem odd that something as simple as good health doesn't just pop out of a can. "presto!" is a term that came along with the advertising age of the 1940s and 50s, and with it all the gadgets and fast foods that helped lull the modern world into obesity. as a result, things that were naturally slow, solid or whole took on a sort of boring, dated look. what had once been valued in society began to evolve: fast became faster, big became bigger, cheap became cheaper and all at an invisible cost.
today we stand at the beginning of a new age! now that the mayan calendar has come to an end, let's let that old world of over-consumption end too. let's, together, make a new year's resolution to re-focus our attention (and intentions) away from what was weakening us, and poisoning us, and focus instead on what will make us stronger and healthier! you know, in every single article, blog post and testimonial i have read on the topic of "maintained, long term weight-loss" the secret to success is always the same:

eat more fruits & vegetables and exercise daily.

this is the elusive miracle pill! this is what is the core of all the fad diets that seem to work. this is the math! and getting one's head around this simple fact, finally getting this concept into ones bones, is what i call "the change". it's the KNOWING of what you want. it is the KNOWING of what's important. and best of all, it is the KNOWING of how to get it!
there is a famous quote by anais nin that i like, it goes, “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” it may be helpful to bear this in mind as we begin making new, knowing choices in the new year!
i hope you will consider joining me on this important journey, and that together, through the process of this blog, we find ourselves 50 pounds lighter, 50 pounds stronger, and 50 pounds closer to our true passion.