# 56 - Happy Health

You know how you never notice how many people have Hybrid cars until you have a Hybrid? Or how many people's kids have braces until your child is wired up? You get what I mean.

Well, I never noticed how many people trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle until I tried it myself. It seems that everyone is either on a diet, just off a diet, trying to get on a diet again, or watching herself very very closely (except when she goes out with the girls). It seems that everyone and her neighbor has started walking, jogging, exercising or zumba-ing. That is fantastic!!! A healthier lifestyle is something that everyone needs and should pursue.
Very often I bump into someone who says, B"H, "You look great. What are you doing?" And I tell her all about the Efrat Women's Health Style. I tell her that I work very hard, but I love it.
Too often, she (they, whoever) tells me that she finds dieting torturous. She (whoever) says that it is a battle she'll have to wage her entire life now. She hates exercising. And if she doesn't plan her exact menu for the day, she'll be lost and there's no telling "what" will happen.
I've been thinking about all these conversations, and those little chats made me give the Efrat Women's Health Center social worker Aliza Shapiro and nutritionst Judy Kizer giant hugs.
They have brainwashed us so thoroughly that we don't think we are waging a battle. We are thrilled to be living healthier lives. We don't hate exercise. We love it, love it, love it. Who knows? Half of us will probably end up becoming exercise instructors one day.
We work hard, yes, exercising or making sure we are eating healthy foods. But we're not fighting a battle or suffering.
The EWHC has given us a positive look at a healthy life - how to get there and how to stay there.
I have heard women (even those who have already lost a fair amount of weight) say that they have a bad self-image of their body.
That's another thing that makes me thank Aliza and Judy. Right from the start, six months ago, they taught us to love ourselves, and want to do the best for ourselves. In order to do that, we had to love who we were inside and out.
Through the EWHC, I have learned that a person can lose weight, can run five kilometers a day, can eat bran flakes and light bread, but the best thing she can do to have a happy healthy future is to have a "Happy Health" attitude.
Wishing everyone Happy Health!!