Navaratri: Festive of Victory
As a nutritionist I often see clients have lot of
information about what to eat and what not to eat. The main question comes how
to follow and set rules to include all the healthy food into diet. Here comes
the role of a nutritionist to suggest them best diet plan. The job is not done
yet!!! But we need to motivate client to start the healthy regimen which is a
very difficult task. Making themselves move away from the bad habits like
smoking, alcohol abuse, caffeine addiction etc; is very challenging as everything
has withdrawal symptoms.
Any festival in INDIA is celebrated as victory
against bad. Navaratri is also one such occasion
where people worship goddess Durga as a symbol of victory against
bad(Mahishasura). In the same way take
this occasion as a motivation to change. Here are few steps to keep motivating
you for a change
1. List
out all your habits which you think changing them will create a healthy life.
2. Choose
one or two of your bad habits, these should be simple,small change as it is 9 day program. Make an oath to change.
3. Discuss
this with your family and exchange your views. So that you don’t feel alone.
4. Write
a journal of your daily progress towards change.
5. Use
social networking sites to support you.
6. Display
Inspiring quotes in visibility, so that they remind you always.
7. For
example if you plan to stop drinking coffee several times a day. Make a oath to
reduce number of intakes in a day and finally on ninth day you should be able
to stop it for good. Then celebrate your tenth day as a victory against your
bad habit. “First step towards change is awareness. The Second step is
acceptance.” – Nathaniel Branden.
All
the best !!!!
