Five ​more ​reasons ​why ​your ​health ​plan ​isn't ​working ​out. This ​is ​installment ​two. ​These ​came ​from ​a ​list ​of ​100 ​reasons ​I ​wrote ​in ​a ​post ​​a ​few ​years ​back. ​ ​Recently, ​I ​reread ​the ​whole ​list ​and ​honestly ​took ​a ​lot ​of ​notes. ​Here's ​another ​5% ​of ​the ​highlights, ​in ​no ​particular ​order. ​

​Reason ​number ​three: ​you ​haven't ​written ​it ​down. ​Studies ​show ​you're ​more ​likely ​to ​reach ​your ​goals ​when ​you ​write ​them ​down. ​So ​write ​it ​down. ​​New ​information ​also ​suggests ​it's ​even ​better ​when ​you ​write ​them ​down ​every ​day, ​so do ​that.

​Reason ​number ​four: ​You're ​not ​keeping ​it ​front ​and ​center. ​In ​addition ​to ​writing ​out ​your ​health ​goals ​daily, ​I ​also ​suggest that ​you ​make ​a ​visual ​representation ​of ​your ​goal. ​Either ​with ​art ​you ​make ​or ​grab ​a ​stock ​photo ​and ​put ​that ​image ​somewhere ​where ​you'll ​see ​it ​a ​lot. ​Look ​at ​it ​obsessively, ​like ​your ​life ​depends ​on ​it. ​Which ​it ​very ​well ​might, ​because ​this ​is ​your ​health ​we're ​talking ​about.

Reason ​number ​19: ​Your ​goal ​is ​arbitrary. ​Have ​15 ​pounds ​to ​lose? ​Want ​to ​be ​a ​size ​4? ​These ​goals ​don't ​really ​have ​anything ​to ​do ​with ​anything. ​They ​have ​no ​meaning. ​​Instead, ​how ​about ​wanting ​to ​play ​with ​your ​kids ​without ​gasping ​for ​air? ​Or ​being ​fit ​enough ​to ​climb ​a ​mountain ​or ​visit ​a ​place ​you've ​never ​been ​to ​before?

​Reason ​number ​24: ​You're ​playing ​the ​comparison ​game. ​You're ​on ​your ​own ​journey. ​Keep ​your ​eyes ​on ​your ​own ​paper. ​Stay ​in ​your ​lane. ​This ​ain't ​no ​one's ​story ​but ​yours. ​You ​write ​it. ​​It ​doesn't ​matter ​what ​anyone ​else ​is ​doing ​and ​how ​well ​they ​are ​doing ​it. ​Do ​well ​on ​your ​own ​path. ​​

Reason number 29: You're ​burnt ​out. ​Slow ​down, ​partner. ​There's ​tons ​of ​time. ​Don't ​make ​yourself ​sick ​trying ​to ​make ​yourself ​healthy. ​See ​how ​that ​is ​completely ​counterproductive. Health ​is ​a ​marathon, ​not ​a ​sprint.

You ​know ​what ​can ​help ​burnout? ​​IV ​nutrient ​therapy. ​Imagine ​45 ​minutes ​all ​to ​yourself ​to ​do ​nothing ​except ​put ​your ​feet ​up, ​receive ​powerful ​nutrition ​right ​to ​your ​cells.

Let's get you nutrified with intravenous IV nutrient Therapy by me, Dr. Tonia Winchester, a Nanaimo Naturopathic Doctor, and certified IV nutrient therapist.

This is all taking place at Knead Therapy in Nanaimo, BC, central Vancouver Island.