Lifeskills

Lifeskills (Taking Control of your Health)

I added the sentences in the parentheses to apply to your health and weight loss goals.

INTEGRITY: To act according to what's right and wrong. (Should you eat a carrot or a donut? You know which one is right)

INITIATIVE: To do something because it needs to be done. (You need to workout every DAY)

FLEXIBILITY: The ability to alter plans when necessary. (If you didn't get your workout in, run your stairs at home, get your (at home) weights out. If you have to pick up something to eat quick at fast food- choose a salad)

PERSEVERANCE: To continue in spite of difficulties. (If you ate really bad over the weekend, start fresh the next day. Push yourself through new and difficult workouts.)

ORGANIZATION: To plan, arrange and implement in an orderly way. (Plan your week out- what your going to eat, and what your going to do physically)

SENSE OF HUMOR: To laugh and be playful without hurting others. (Join a workout group, and have fun)

EFFORT: To try your hardest. (Eat as well as you know, workout as hard as you can)

COMMON SENSE: To think it through before doing. (Have a plan, write it down)

PROBLEM SOLVING: To seek solutions in difficult situation. (Figuring out what to do when you hit a plateau, instead of quitting)

RESPONSIBILITY: To be accountable for your actions. (Own up to your excess calories)

PATIENCE: To wait calmly for someone or something. (Be patient, becoming your healthiest self does not happen over night)

FRIENDSHIP: To make and keep a friend through mutual trust and caring. (Make friends with those in the same exercise class with you or at the gym, you'll be surprised to find you will be going through some of the same obstacles)

CURIOSITY: a desire to learn or know about a full range of things. (Find out what those around you are eating, or doing for exercise, read books about health and nutrition)

COOPERATION: To work together, toward a common goal or purpose. (Find someone with the same weight loss goal, or nutrition goal, and work on that goal together)

CARING: To feel concern for others and yourself. (To really want to help others with their fitness and weightloss goals)