If you haven’t still noticed, a lot of people are becoming more and more conscious of the food they eat and the condition of their bodies. Media and online sties today are full on info on the healthy lifestyle, the right kinds of food to eat, and whatever you need to know on achieving this kind of lifestyle. Despite the numerous articles and information that we have, there are still may people who are unhealthy and have failed to achieve their health and fitness goals. Despite the warnings and despite our understanding of the warnings, there are still a lot of people who eat high-calorie diets and engage in harmful behaviors like taking drugs and drinking alcohol. It seems that people who have set their heart at doing the right things have found themselves unable to attain their goals. What this shows us is that, for many people, it is a difficult task to achieve a healthy lifestyle and also the reason why sicknesses still prevail today. Why are so many people failing to achieve a healthy lifestyle?
The influence of gratification is the main cause of this failure. We want to receive instant gratification for an action immediately instead of waiting for its rewards. Even if you are promised a better thing in the future, people will choose an instant reward over it. The problem with people is that they want everything now and they can’t wait for something that will still happen in the future even it is a far better reward than what you can have now.
If we apply this to being healthy, the reality is that you cannot immediately feel the effects or the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle. While you know that it is not good to be overweight, dieting and exercise puts you off when you think of feeling hungry afterwards, getting tired and sweaty and having you deny yourself treats for a long time. Because of the absence of immediate results, people stop dieting and exercising even though they know it is good for them. And this is the reason why many people fail to achieve the healthy lifestyle.
Applying instant gratification to your health problem can be a solution to this problem. It is not really impossible to gain health benefits while laying aside instant gratification. Overcoming the problem of instant gratification can be done in several ways. You can try some methods to do this. It is possible to add a bit of instant gratification to your health plan. Motive yourself by gibing yourself a reward whenever your health goal is achieved. As you get used to your new habits, you can start reducing your rewards.
Rewarding yourself with food is a no-no. With these rewards, you can have self gratification while achieving your health goals.