I find variety to be important in staying on track as it prevents me from getting bored or burned out with something. When it comes to diet, eating a variety of foods helps me to avoid cravings and also prevent burn out. I know many people that can handle eating the same thing every day. For example, my dad often eats raw carrots and celery for lunch every day. If I did that, after a couple of weeks I would never want to eat a raw carrot again. Another advantage of eating a variety of foods is it allows me to both sprinkle in foods that I really like but that aren't very good for me to help prevent cravings. In the same way, it helps me to include foods that I really don't like, but that are very good for me without having to force myself to eat them all of the time.
I have also come to learn the importance of variety when it comes to exercise and training. For the first year and a half, the only type of exercise I did was running. Although I was able to slowly improve my running over time, it wasn't until my focus changed to weight loss that I started drastically improving my run times as well as losing weight. Although running is still a big focus of mine, I have been including swimming and biking for my triathlon training. I have also started walking, weight lifting, and circuit training. By including a variety of exercises, I have been able to improve the health of my entire body and become a better athlete overall. Similar to what I mentioned with food, variety also helps prevent burnout of my favorite exercises and allows me to add in exercises that I don't care for without having to do them all of the time.
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