Your Bod and Your Life - 5 New Habits for Changing Them Now

Every Monday, That's Fit's very own "charged up" wellness guru Laura Lewis presents The Passion Principle, a weekly guide that will help you achieve your greatest potential through words of inspiration, cutting-edge ideas and action tips you can use in your every day life!

Ever heard the saying, "Old habits die hard?" Sure you have.

Ever heard this story? A teenage daughter watched her Mother prepare a roast for the oven. She seasoned it well, cut the ends off of both sides, lowered it into a roasting pan, then placed it in the oven. "Mom, why do you cut the ends off of the roast?" the puzzled teen asked. "I don't know honey. My Mother does the same thing. Let's ask her why." They called the teen's grandmother.. "Mother, why do you cut the ends off of the roast before putting it into the oven," the teen's Mom asked. "I don't know, my Mother always did it. Why don't you call her and ask why," said the teen's grandmother. So the teen and her Mom called up the teen's great-grandmother. "Great Grandma, why do you cut the ends off of the roast before you put it in the oven?" the teen inquired. "Oh honey, that's simple! I always cut the ends off of my roasts because my pan was too small!" The point? We adopt habits and sometimes don't even know why!

Our old adopted habits can be really tough to break, especially if we practice them all the time. Getting rid of old habits and adopting new ones means changing the way we think, act and feel around certain situations. If you've made a decision want to be a size 8 instead of a size 14, for example, or if your desire is to become a fitness model or power lifter, then you need to break free from your old "not so good for you" habits and adopt new healthy ones.
Hmmm, maybe Oprah could benefit from making a few of these changes? Changing just a few can truly change your body, your health and your life. Be courageous and give it a go. Make this the year when you adopt the newer, healthier, svelte you!

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