Personal Wellness Goals

Being healthy in body and mind is the core of personal wellness. Getting to that point though is a process and it takes deliberate actions to make it happen. It requires choosing which behaviors will help and which ones won't. It requires making decisions every day that helps take a person to a better state of body and mind health.

How do you get to a state of personal wellness?

Define what personal wellness means to you and define your goals.

Answer this question: what changes do you want to make in your life to be healthier and to reach a better state of wellness? When you answer that question, you have defined your goals.

Let's say that you are overweight, have uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes, and are under a great deal of stress at work. The changes you want to make are losing weight, getting your diabetes under control, and lowering your stress levels. All of those

You have defined what you want to happen in the first step. Now, you need to decide how you are going to achieve those wellness goals.

Losing weight is one of the example goals. To achieve that goal, you may need to adopt a different eating strategy. If diabetes is in the picture, you are going to have to plan your meals with limited carbohydrates. You may decide to eat five or six smaller meals throughout the day instead of three large ones. This helps keep hunger at bay and can help steady your blood glucose levels.

Exercise is another way to lose weight. Taking a 30-minute walk four or five days a week can help. Exercise also helps regulate blood glucose levels and reduce stress. Learning relaxation methods, such as yoga or tai chi, also reduces stress. And that helps people regulate their eating habits better.

So, the steps to take. Eat a limited carbohydrate, healthy diet. Eat several smaller meals throughout the day. Take a 30-minute walk five times a week. Go to yoga class twice a week.

Determine your