Back when I was struggling with my weight, I was always either coming off a weight loss plan or about to start one. Can you guess which day was the most popular day I was going to start my plan?

You guessed it: Monday!

Then I'd spend the rest of the week stuffing myself with food (Last Supper Eating) and dreading the complete life overhaul I planned to make all at once. Boy was that a hard way to live!

Are you ready for a simpler way? I discovered that the most effective, lasting way to reach my best weight was to make changes in small steps. And the laziest time to start is not on Monday...it is to start TO-Day. 

It will always be easier to change today than it will be tomorrow.

Isn't it true that the more you practice something, the better you get at it over time? If your health habits have gotten you a body that you are unhappy with, then continuing to practice those same habits today will make you become even better at them tomorrow. They will become more ingrained into your brain and even harder to change.

The solution then is to make up your mind and make a small change today. You determine that you are going to practice good health habits so you will become better at THOSE. If you practice them long enough, you will get a better body.

What small step can you practice today that will bring you closer to your health goal?

• Will it be trading in just one of your sugared drinks for water?
• Will it be walking to the mailbox instead of driving to it?
• Will it be adding a vegetable serving to your lunch or dinner?

Whatever it is, do it today. I recommend taking Psalm 90:12 to God in prayer: "So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom."

Your future health will thank you for it!