Many things are important in life, but something that is difficult to live without is health. A healthy life consists of many aspects, the more of these aspects that come easy to you the easier it will be to maintain it for a long time.
Think about the last time you went to a restaurant. All your friends are ordering what their heart desires, they fulfill their pleasures. Imagine sitting with them and instantly choosing a healthy meal and looking forward to it. You will not ditch your desires but they have changed. You will no longer desire that fastfood but want to taste that very healthy meal instead. If it becomes your second nature neither you, your friends or family will question your choice anymore. It will be a streamlined process that doesn’t require any willpower anymore. Instead of your friends waiting for you to see what beverage you would drink they can instantly order your healthy drink that you always pick. They will know not to buy a certain snack for you, neither will they be obliged to keep that last unhealthy snack in the bag.
I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you. – Joyce Meyer
Despite the initial thought of your family and friends they will no longer dislike that healthy lifestyle of yours. They can learn from and if they want to improve their health they know who they can ask for advice. If they even copy a couple of your habits their life will become so much healthier. At first they will hate the change you are implementing in your life, and undoubtly changing a part of them as well. They can choose to remain the same or try to head the same direction you are going. Change is never easy especially for friends or family who don’t want “their ways” to be changed.
In the long run the best thing your family can have is a healthy version of yourself. Instead of a short lifed sprint of pleasure you can enjoy the good things in life together. Your family will not have to battle poverty after your death but you can comfortably stay together and enjoy the company of each other. Besides food, movement is a second important part of a healthy life. Instead of forcing yourself to move find something that you can enjoy. Even just a 20 minute walk is a lot better than forcing yourself to do a hated workout for an hour. You can only force yourself to do certain things for a short time. Loving what you do will get you much further and you will continue on the same path for so much longer.