Resveratrol Side Effects, Benefits, Dosage, and Research Information - My Resveratrol Experience

Taking Resveratrol, Getting Healthy, & Future Health - My Story! (Part 1)

After several requests for how I "got myself back on track" I thought it would be appropriate to detail my actions of the past 12 months.  My goal is to pass along a realistic approach to getting healthy. 

This past February I was out-of-shape, eating poorly, always tired, and feeling negative.  Never in a million years did I think in less then 12 months it would all change.  What surprises me the most... it wasn't that hard!

What causes a person to change?

You see the headlines on a daily basis, "Exercising Leads to a Healthier Heart," or, "A Low Fat Diet Reduces the Risk of Diabetes."  Headlines like these are the norm.  Most of us are conditioned to read them but do not fully take notice of what they are saying.  How many times has reading an article changed your life?  I'm guessing not many.

In order for most people to change their life one of the following circumstances needs to occur:

- A life changing event such as a bad accident, medical problem, or the death of a loved one.
- You need to stop making excuses as to why you can't make change happen.
- You need to act on your desire for change.  This means, "you have to walk-the-walk and not just talk-the-talk."

Many people think changing your life means you have to turn it upside down.  Well get those thoughts out of your head, it's just not so!  You need to enjoy your new lifestyle and you can't make that happen without a realistic approach to getting healthy.

What gave me the desire to change?

Setting Health Goals... Properly!

Just thinking about it won't get it done!

How many times have you set a goal for yourself only to not see it through?  Goals are important to us, they give us something to shoot for and attain.  They provide motivation and a sense of accomplishment.  The reason so many goals go unattained is because we don't properly prepare for accomplishing them!

For years I would tell myself I was going to start working out, eating better, and start taking vitamins, but for years I just kept putting it off.  I made excuses for myself, told myself I was young and had plenty of time to "get healthy", or I complained to myself that I didn't have the time.  These are our standard excuses but the next thing you know 5, 10, or 20 years go by and you've been kidding yourself about starting a healthy routine.

Even worse is when you look back and tell yourself, "6 months ago I told myself I'd start walking three times per week, if only I had started then, I'd be used to it by now and it would be part of my routine."

Use the following plan to help properly layout your goals.  It's easy to follow and provides you with some structure: