Look Around!

Take a look around at your surroundings.  Notice the people at the places you go the most.  Become especially vigilant at watching the people in your favorite restaurants.  In general, you become the people you associate with, you start to look like them, act like them and think like them.

Every time I go to a buffet for dinner (almost exclusively when travelling with my basketball team or soccer team as a coach) I look around at the people in the restaurant.  I typically do not like what I see.  It seems to me that at a buffet the vast majority of people are overweight.  By watching you can usually tell who the "regulars" are.  They are the ones who know the servers by name, ask about their families and share a sense of familiarity.  These are the customers to really hone in on.  Does their body type match your vision for what you want your body type to be?

I do not want to be "anti-Golden Corral" with this post.  You can eat a wonderfully healthy meal at a buffet restaurant if you make wise choices.  They have a large selection of fresh veggies and fruits to make a salad.  You can opt for a plate of fish and steamed broccoli.  You can eat healthy, even at unhealthy places, but seriously, who does?  I do not have the willpower to walk away from the chocolate fountain and the trappings of "All-YOU-CAN-EAT."  Have you ever wondered how a buffet can serve you plate after plate of food for only $12 but other restaurants charge you around $13-15 for just one plate?  It's because the ingredients in buffet food are cheap, highly processed and very unhealthy.  Not something I want to put into my body.

Take a look around the house.  Do you like what you see?  Are you, your spouse and kids practicing the kind of lifestyle that supports health?  Do you support each other as you strive for excellence or do you drag each other down into poor choices?  If you can turn your  family into your "health buddies" that can go a long way in helping you achieve your health goals.  You will have support and encouragement.  You will have accountability at a time when you need it most.