Your health is like taking care of a garden

I was working out in my garden today when I realized how similar a garden and health are.

We bought this house and there use to be a garden in the back yard.  The garden has been neglected for several years. There were so much grass a and so many weeds  you could barely tell where the garden was before.

Well, I have neglected my body for several years and when I looked into the mirror I couldn't see any shape to my body it was a big square blob with lots of love handles(weeds).

It all started with eating what I want when I want. I slowly stopped exercising but kept on eating ice-cream, nachos, pizzas, hamburger, well you get the idea.

I am sure it was the same with the garden. It was use to someone pulling the weeds, fertilizing it, planting vegetables, ect. then all of a sudden there was no one to pull weeds, rotor till the soil, so the weeds and grass took over.

It is Spring and I rotor tilled the garden, it took hours and I was sore and tired. It felt like I was not making any progress. At the end of the day you could see the weeds were dying and the soil was rich. A week later I spent more hours in raking up all the weeds and pulling up the stubborn one. My back, arms, legs, neck were killing me. My son came home from school and said that the garden was looking good.  A few more days passed and I started planting my seeds. Again it wasn't an easy task laying everything out and bending and squatting. I stood back and look there are rows, humps and plants. I was sore and tired but yet I was refreshed and felt good about my hard work. I am half way there. The hardest part is over. I know within a few months, if I keep weeding, fertilizing, watering, I will reap the rewards of delicious flowers, fruits and vegetables.

Well, It is spring and I have started the Transition Lifestyle System Program. The first week was very difficult because I was out of shape and my eating habits were awful. I was tired and doubtful but the results were awesome. Then came the following weeks. They were tuff. I started an exercise program and forced myself into some kind of routine. the routine helped me eat better foods.  There were lots of temptations but I continued to pull the weeds so speak by keeping them out of sight.(out of sight out of mind) Again all the hard work and discipline paid off. I was able to loose more weight and inches.  I am half way there, just like my garden. I know if I keep eating right and exercising daily within a couple more months I will reap the benefits of feeling good and looking great.

The moral to this story is, If you don't take care of your body it will be over taken by weeds(fat)!

Nothing come easy, you have to have discipline, work hard and persevere through temptations, if you want results. You know the old saying, "A little hard work never hurt any one" well no work will hurt your health.

Karene