Start Slowly - It's Not a Race

 We've all heard the story: while the Tortoise slowly plugs away and works his way to the finish line, the Hare zips along, stops for breaks and ultimately loses the race.

In my first post I talked about how easy it is to take on too much at once in your quest for healthier living and end up frustrated and giving up. I personally think that it can be better to make little changes, or even some big ones, here and there, and let them add up to a big result.

An example of a small change may be to start using turkey bacon rather than a full fat pork bacon, or egg whites only in your breakfast or lunch. Start with just the change to your bacon, then after a while, add the switch to the egg whites. If you make so many changes to your meal at once, you may have trouble sticking to your new healthy eating plan if you aren't one who enjoys the tastes of those foods.

So try it today - make one change to just one meal. Sure, you wont see the pounds fly off as fast as you might think you could if you made many changes at once, but then remind yourself that it's good to be a Tortoise! Take things slow if you aren't ready, and you will still win this race.