Changing your eating habits can be drastic and many would not take the leap in fear of missing foods they enjoy today. Addiction and fear keep a good grasp on us all.
For me, the start of all this was my health. As certain health issues came up, I was quick to dismiss them on family genetics, or gave it the "I don't care type of attitude". I finally decided that I was going to take
responsibility for my health, I had to stop blaming others. This is when I finally started on the path to improved health, and improved life.
It started with heart issues that required surgery. Did this scare me into taking responsibility? No. All my family has heart issues. It is just genetics and I expected it.
I then progressed to diabetes. Did this scare me into taking responsibility? No. All my family has diabetes, some are on Insulin. It is just genetics and I expected it.
People told me that I have to eat better. My attitude then was, "I am going to live a short life, so I am going to enjoy it". I continued to eat buckets of crap that I enjoy. Blissful clouded reality.
Fatty liver and burst blood vessels in my eye started. Woah, I'm not expecting this. Sure I'm good with a short life. I'm not good with a suffering life.
I finally went to a local support group for weight loss and life coaching. Although this is mentioned in a short paragraph, it was a huge change in my life that spanned 2 years. I have had great success with it. My attitude has changed. My eating habits have changed. My health has changed. My whole perspective on life has changed. I did lose a bunch of weight, doctors, and medications. One of the questions that hit home was "How do you want to live the last 10 years of your life?"
My local support group is not based on WFPB. It has all the right stuff, just with eggs, milk, meat. Now I'm learning WFPB and applying the same life coach principles.
Why do I stay committed to this? - Quite simply I see that this all works. I have good control of my food addictions and I am determined to keep it this way so I don't turn back to such a low quality of life.
Another reason to stay committed is that I am recently taking care of my elderly mother who has dementia. She has so many health issues that she is no longer able to be independent. She needs someone to handle the constant basics of life for her.
Will I get dementia and need the constant support of others? Maybe, maybe not. I am going to maintain a healthy eating life style to stack the deck in my favor. If I am going to get it, it won't be because I didn't care or didn't to try putting my best foot forward.
This youtube video is a good one comparing how you decide what your senior years could be like.
https://youtu.be/Qo6QNU8kHxI