3 Common Mistakes That Keep You from Living a Healthy Lifestyle

By the time you have finished reading this document you will have learned that living a healthy lifestyle is not as impossible as it seems. You must travel a long hard road full of challenges and pitfalls, but you can reach the goal of living healthy. So let's assume you're reached your weight loss goal, and you're healthy and happy, but what's next?

The next step is to figure out how you're going to keep from straying from your new healthy lifestyle. The sad fact is that most people who are successful at reaching their healthy lifestyle goal begin straying from it within the first year, which is why it is important to realize that a healthy lifestyle lasts a lifetime. If you want to stay fit for life you need to continue sticking close to your healthy lifestyle.

Here are some tips to help you stick to your healthy lifestyle for life.

Common Mistake That Keeps You from Living a Healthy Lifestyle #1 Live for today

Here's one of the most common rationalizations you're probably told yourself. If I cheat a little today, I can always get back on my diet tomorrow. True, you can, but the big question is will you? Experts agree that you only have to do something twice for it to start developing into a habit, and in this case it would be a bad habit.

You have to stop thinking beyond today. This will be hard to do at first because society is always bombarding us with ads, telling us to have for the future and plan ahead for any disasters. The next time you and your brain start having the conversation above ask yourself what exactly you are really trying to avoid at that very moment by focusing on tomorrow. You may find that you're feeling a little less confident about your ability to stay healthy. However, you can, and the best place to start is by following this tip.

Common Mistake That Keeps You from Living a Healthy Lifestyle #2 Don't do it all by yourself

You don't have to feel alone in your resolve to stick with your healthy lifestyle. You can find yourself a friend whose going through the same problem as you, one who you can lean on for support and who can lean on you for support. If you don't have such a friend then go find one or you can read inspirational books or watch films. The options are limitless. If you can think of a way to help you better stay focused and inspired to stay healthy, then take it and run with it.

Common Mistake That Keeps You from Living a Healthy Lifestyle #3 Don't punish yourself

Just because you're decided to live healthier does not mean you have to be a complete and total saint all of the time. Life was meant to be lived and enjoyed. You shouldn't look at your healthy lifestyle as a device making you miserable, but instead as something that will allow you to live longer so that you can enjoy yourself. Don't be afraid to splurge and have a piece of cheese cake or some other desert occasionally. In fact, there is nothing wrong with rewarding yourself once a week for sticking to your diet. If anything, it will help reinforce the new habits you're trying to instill in your life