No Whining

We have a new mantra in our office.  Anytime one of us starts to lament about the reasons we didn’t exercise or that we ate too much, one of us holds up this sign:

It’s our little support system in a tough love way. We allow each other to state the problem, maybe even vent a little. Then we offer this not-so-subtle reminder that whining doesn’t fix anything. Because it doesn’t. We can rattle off all the excuses in the world for why we can’t find the time to exercise or to eat a healthy meal, but reasons aren’t remedies. The only remedy to an unhealthy life is to do things differently. We end up overweight, fatigued and sick when we eat too much of the wrong things and don’t move enough.

Friends, family and loved ones can prop us up greatly as we try to change our well-entrenched behaviors. It’s impossible to go it alone. We all need positive influences and role models to help us achieve our goals. And sometimes we need them to tell us what we’re doing wrong. Even if it’s something we don’t want to hear.