Show Me Whatcha Got

It was once said that habits are more powerful than momentary desire, more than information, even more powerful than guilt. But if you're serious about being healthier and losing weight, you need to quit playing and "c'mon with the c'mon"! If you want to change your life, you have got to CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Become aware of the habitual rut you're in and starting making the changes you know you should be making.

We are living in a world of good intentions falling too often by the wayside as we trudge through life. We all know what we're eating is wrong...but we pile more on our plates. We all know that there's a dire need for us to get off our couches and take that first step to exercise... but we just flip to the next channel. At what point do we stop postponing what is crucial to the quality of our lives?

So what have you done to change the way you live your life? Albert Einstein once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." You say you want to lose weight, you say you want to live healthier.... Have you increased your activity levels? Did you ever go back to the gym after you bought the membership? Have you modified what foods you buy at the supermarket? Did you actually taken the Wii Fit OUT of the box?

When are you going to make that change, huh? Tomorrow? Next week....you saving up for 2011's resolution?

Trust me, I know bad habits are hard to break. Especially when having to contend with a thousand other daily stressors in your life. And as you fight to phase yourself out of the patterns that are keeping you from reaching your fitness goals, stressful situations push you right back into your old ways with little effort. But don't let a slip up sway you into skipping a workout. Don't let a moment where you inhale an entire bag of jellybeans because you had a crappy day to throw you completely off course.

One of my favorite statements I tell clients now is, "If you fall off the fitness bandwagon....start walking!" It takes a great deal of dedication and fortitude to get and stay fit; and results for the better never seem to happen quick enough. But you simply cannot get discouraged. You have get back up and keep it moving. Now more than ever you need to resist the urge to throw in the towel, no matter how many setbacks you may suffer.

So let's say you're on the move and you've committed yourself to exercise. Awesome! But you have to be aware of the process you're undertaking, and all its stages, lest you surely fall back into that bag of jellybeans in a state of frustration and dispair. A mistake many people make is assuming that when you go all out in your workout regime--everything you read in the fitness magazine that the experts told you to do...you're lifting, you're running, you're cardio kickboxing, you're yoga.....ing--that weight is going to immediately drop off and continue to melt away at a steady pace. Sadly, not so. The initial shock your body experiences as you throw yourself into a fitness frenzy will no doubt cause a drop on the scale. But this beautiful effect quickly wears off, especially if your routine becomes, well..routine.

One thing you have to remember so you don't just give up because you stop seeing results, is that as you lose weight, it gets harder and harder to do so. Like that infamous 2nd Week on 'The Biggest Loser' where it seems dropping even one pound is an impossible feat. You will lose a few pounds quickly at first when put through an exercise regime (and that's most likely loss of water weight and/or gastrointestinal bulk that is experienced before loss of actual body fat occurs). But a large loss of pounds can decrease caloric burn by up to 12%. Which means, in order to burn more, more is required. Otherwise you'll plateau.

To avoid falling into this vicious cycle, you must increase the duration, frequency and intensity of your workouts. This is why interval training is so effective. The foundation of every Boot Camp, interval training methods supercharge your workouts, while boosting your metabolism and burning more fat. So the key is, you must always be prepared to do more. It's when you become complacent in your routine that you stop making gains and will no longer see the progressively positive differences in your weight loss, strength or your overall health.

You have the power to change. All you need is the drive to apply it. I think enough time has been lost, don't you? You know it's time to get off the couch and you understand the ramifications if you don't. You know you want to feel better, feel stronger and look great to boot and how taking no action will effect you in the long run. So show me whatcha got. No more, 'I'm gonna'. No more, 'I'm about to.' No more, 'I'm almost ready.' Stop flexin' and pick the weight up already!

I dare you to turn your excuses into exercise. I dare you to stop being passive and start being powerful. To put an end to your reluctance and raise the bar. To stop feeling sorry for yourself and finally be self-satisfied. Happy, healthy, proud, strong, alive. I dare you to become who you already are.

Do it now.

That's right, I said it...NOW.

Tru U Fitness.
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