I was reading some of the final posts at the Cranky Fitness blog – they are shutting it down. One of their posts really struck a chord with me today. It was about unleashing your inner crab – not everyone is all gung ho about exercising and leading a healthy and fit life. But – they make the commitment to do it – just not necessarily singing along the way!  I liked what they had to say in this particular paragraph:

Healthy food takes a while to get used to. If you’ve been eating lots of sugar, salt, unhealthy fats, and refined grains, then you’re just not going to appreciate the joys of fresh produce and lean proteins and whole grains right away. This is perfectly natural; there’s nothing wrong with you. You have two choices: either adjust gradually, or suffer through an ugly transition period. Either way, it’s not a good time to get all pessimistic and think that healthy eating will always be torture. Because it won’t. Your tastes will change with repeated exposure, I promise. The trick is to keep finding more stuff you actually like, so cutting out 90% of the crap that the rest of the world eats doesn’t feel like such a hardship. But this process can take a while, and focusing on the good things you can eat instead of the evil yummy things you shouldn’t is a much more effective approach.

Getting used to eating healthier takes time. And it’s not like you have to go all out. You can follow the 80/20 rule I have mentioned before. Life is about living — not complete suffering and deprivation. I found that doing it gradually worked best for me and even now, I struggle at times.

And if you do fall off track, be kind to yourself, brush yourself off, and get right back on the path. Living a healthy and fit life is more of a marathon than a sprint!

Salud!