So what should we measure? When it comes to healthier living, I’m always a proponent of measuring actions, not outcomes. The keyword in improving your health is to be healthIER. That means improving what you do, the things you can control…not what happens because of what you do. This is particularly applicable in nutrition because …
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Your Perspective on Success
Why do we measure what we measure? It’s because we need, or want to compare. When it comes to nutrition, we compare what we ate to what we were supposed to eat on a particular diet… We compare what we are eating now to what the friends next to us are eating… We compare that …
Better Nutrition Part 3 – A Process for Better Nutrition
Welcome back for episode 107 of the TD Fitness Podcast! This is part 3 of my four-part Better Nutrition Series. In this episode, we get into how to actually implement the action steps associated with improving our nutrition habits. We have to be clear about who we want to be to set the goals that …
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Consistency Through Accountability
One final approach or technique in making your attempts at healthier living and healthier eating more sustainable is to enlist outside help. This usually takes the form of an accountability mechanism or partner. Having an accountability mechanism is an effective way to make your habits sustainable and to increase your level of consistency.
Be Better, Not Perfect
Improving your diet is not about being perfect. Rather, it’s about consistency over time. This is one of the most important things to remember when we talk about healthy change. As Winston Churchill said, “Perfection is the enemy of progress.”