Motivational Monday - The 80/20 Rule

If you are looking for the solution to weight loss, it's much more simple than you think:

 

The 80/20 Rule

80% of the time:

• Eat healthy, balanced, delicious, natural, whole foods
• Exercise daily and make sure to get that heart rate up
• Live a balanced life
• Keep your portion sizes reasonable 
• Pay attention to what and how much you eat

20% of the time:

• Give yourself a break!
• Allow some"forbidden" food
• Miss your workout
• Enjoy the social aspect of eating

The 80/20 principle will not leave you feeling deprived.  You won't get instant results, but you will be changing your lifestyle habits, which leads to long-lasting results.  Don't expect perfection from yourself and then avalanche into bad habits when you can't achieve that perfection.

You will experience slip-ups, we all do, but just get back on track right away ... don't dwell on the past, move forward towards your goal.  Sometimes you'll even stay on track 90% of the time and then you can really pat yourself on the back.  All or nothing plans set you up for defeat, so just start making healthy choices 80% of the time and you will see results!

 

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