The other day a friend of mine told me I just HAD to watch
the movie "Click" starring Adam Sandler. Seeing that I was,
as he put it, "into all that personal development stuff" he
said he thought I would like it. Well, since Adam Sandler
has never struck me as a "personal development guru", this
was enough to intrigue me enough to watch the movie...
The show is actually quite good, and has a great moral to
it (although let me be quick to point out that it's
delivered with plenty of Sandler's usual vulgar bathroom
humor...so don't say I didn't warn you). Long story short -
it's a modern-day "It's a Wonderful Life" where the main
character realizes that his career is not worth the price
of his family...good feel-good kind of stuff.
However, this was not the part of the movie that stuck most
in my mind.
It was actually just one little line in the script that
came and went so fast that it wouldn't register with most
people. But it was profound...
It goes like this...
Sandler's character, Michael, it seems, has a penchant for
Twinkies and other junk food. His strange new friend named
"Morty" (Christopher Walken - the one who gives him the
magic remote control that can "fast forward" to the
future), makes a simple, yet powerful observation about his
eating habits...
He says, "Michael, THAT FOOD (speaking of the junk food) is
contributing to your DEATH, not your LIFE".
What's especially poignant about this statement is that
later in the movie, it's revealed that Michael's new friend
"Morty" is a really an Angel...
...He's the Angel of DEATH.
Don't worry, this is not just another lecture on junk food.
It goes deeper that that, I hope. The reason that this
statement from Morty, the Angel of Death, hit me (other
than the fact that I was eating popcorn and drinking a soda
when I heard it...yes, I do have "free days to enjoy my
favorites") was that I realized there is NO neutral middle
ground or "coasting". Every small thing that we do either
takes us closer to the life that we really want - or closer
to destruction.
The fact is - all food that you take into your mouth has
either a positive effect or a damaging effect. Fruits,
vegetables, and other healthy foods help the body, while
junk food destroys it - slowly.
However, the reason so many people fall victim to "it's
just one twinkie" is that it takes so long to notice, that
most of us think that nothing bad is happening. Since we
can't see the plaque lining up in our arteries, or since we
don't feel bad, we figure we've got "good genes" (or some
other lie that we tell ourselves) and we're somehow going
to cheat the truth. But that's not how it works. By the
time we realize what we've done, it's often too late. We
can end up 50 lbs overweight with a heart condition,
cancer, diabetes, etc.
And on a side note...this way of thinking can also work
against us in ALL other key parts of our lives, if we let
it happen:
- Like when we hang around "toxic" negative people. Little
by little, we take on their attitudes and before we know
it... we're one of them.
- When we yell our kids for the 10,000th time, and withhold
our praise for the good things they do. Slowly but surely,
the walls go up and our behavior helps to turn them into
the "nightmare" teenagers that we feared...yet created.
- When we simply TALK about achieving higher financial
success, but never get around to DOING anything about it.
We spend our lives working to make someone else's dreams
happen, only to end up bitter and resentful and on a fixed
retirement income.
The GOOD NEWS is that you can chose to change your behavior
and attitude about food and exercise (and all parts of your
life if you chose) which will lead to inevitable success.
How? By consciously making the small, seemingly
insignificant right decisions day-in-and-day-out. This is
what the successful minority DO and unsuccessful majority
WON'T DO.
The truth is, there is enough "how-to" weight loss "gurus"
and "plans" in the world RIGHT NOW for anyone to become
incredibly confused. People don't need more "How-To" weight
loss programs. They need more "DO" solutions. Think about
this for a moment...66.3% of Americans are overweight and
that's estimated to shoot up to 75% in 2015 if we don't
change our ways. Look, it's EASY to do the things day
in-day out that it takes be successful at weight loss.
Problem is....it's also EASY not to do them. Which do you
choose?
So what's it going to be? Put yourself in Adam Sandler's
characters' shoes...are you going to continue to do the
things that lead to your destruction? Or are you ready to
make the necessary changes that will ensure you stick
around, happy and healthy, for a very long time?
Choice is yours....
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From a sickly little girl to a healthy chef to the stars,
Darlene Nicholson transformed herself into The "Kick in the
Butt" Healthy Lifestyle Expert and creator of the popular
DVD "The Healthy Grocery Store Tour". Grab a copy of her
free ebook "4 Steps to Permanent Weight Loss"...guaranteed
to open your eyes to how easy weight loss can be with the
right plan of attack.
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