What if? …

What if? … That is a pretty loaded question in just a couple little words…

What if I start today? What if I don’t?

I have found that over the past 3 years as a business owner I have had to master the skill of the pivot…. whether it’s a change in services, availability of supplies or medication, or moving offices. I have to look back and say, what if …What if I didn’t open my little office or what if I stayed in a 9-5? What if my little family didn’t move across the state 10 years ago, or even more of a what if…. What if I didn’t move halfway across the country over 20 years ago? Who knows where I’d be or what I would be doing. At this point I know that my perspective on life and health has changed quite a bit. My mindset is different, my outlook has changed, and my overall view has evolved. And though there may be a ton of what-ifs, I thankfully have no regrets. I love my office, what we do, and I love the people I encounter and the stories that led them to our door.

This brings me to the things we are doing in my office every day…. We are working on learning the importance of lifestyle changes. You can’t expect different results if you are doing the same thing over and over again. If you are eating the same crap, if you are sitting for hours, if you are not sleeping, and are stressed to the max, you are going to end up the same… day after day, or maybe even worse. Whether you are going through a major weight loss journey, or are focusing on specific personal health goals, it is important to look at your current habits and determine what can be initiated or changed in order to succeed. Your results are a direct result of the things you do consistently… effort.

My rant: Over the past couple years, we have had the option to utilize a class of medications that have been life- changing, and life- saving for our patients. I have witnessed tons of patients see a huge improvement in their quality of life, and it’s not just about weight loss. It’s about finding yourself again. Being comfortable in your own skin. Feeling confident. It’s about learning to stop making excuses and start making effort. I have personally treated multiple patients for not only weight loss, but patients who have lived with horrific, inflammatory, and autoimmune conditions for years that have finally found a medication that drastically improves their quality of life. The fact that insurance companies are trying to limit how and what I prescribe is ridiculous, and the fact that it is a medication that should be readily available for anyone who wants to pay is even more ridiculous. Insurance policy and big pharma regulations are asinine. I am truly disgusted by the complete disregard for the patients who have had such success with these medications. But, it’s out of my hands. We will continue to prescribe what we can, utilize the medications that are available, and most of all continue to look at root cause and focus on optimizing hormones, vitamins and mindset. Rant over.

All we can do at this point is take it day by day, and no matter what each patient is doing or taking, or working on, the outcome is all dependent on the same thing, and that is effort. It’s consistency and it is utilizing the tools that are available. These can change, based on time, availability, budget, and many other things- but you are the constant in this. You are the one that wakes up each day and either makes things happen, or maybe you don’t… maybe you are waiting for another day, or another time to start but you have to realize that there is no reason to wait. None. You shouldn’t settle on feeling tired, anxious, weak, uncomfortable, unmotivated, and exhausted. You should not accept mediocrity. No matter what tools or medications, budget, or excuses you can create in your mind. You have to master the pivot- from feeling defeated and weak to realizing you deserve to be healthy and strong.

My point in all this is simple. You can sit here a say what if, or you can just start and make it happen. Take baby steps or giant leaps, just make today the day you decide to make yourself a priority.