Time To Get BYOB

December 31, 2010

Today is the day I usually bark about making S.M.A.R.T resolutions. Since I’ve already beat that acronym to death you can read more HERE if you’ve been in seclusion for the past three years and missed it. All the rest of you: we are moving on.   It’s time to Get BYOB. Which stands for Get Back Your Own Body. It’s time to stop twittering and start transforming. This will require you to do two things: Move More and Eat Less. Every day. Doesn’t that sound simple?

Exercise is a big part of it but if you want to change your body you HAVE to change what you eat. No amount of working out will transform your body unless you change what you do (and don’t) put in it. There are countless reasons why this should be YOUR year to Get BYOB. You’ve heard them all before: Health, Longevity, Vitality, Vanity. (See? I told you that you’d heard them all before).

It’s time to stop talking (and moaning) and GET BYOB. THIS IS YOUR YEAR.

Good intentions count for nothing unless you make a detailed plan with S.M.A.R.T goals and get started. You don’t have to hate your life while doing it either.

Can you get excited about how your life will be enhanced if you can Get BYOB?

If you need a gym, find one nearby. If you need a workout partner, call one today. You don’t have to be IN shape to do either of these things. When you come to  class at my gym, you are taking a lesson and just like you wouldn’t assume you already need to know how to play the piano to take a piano lesson, you don’t already need to be fit or coordinated to take an exercise class.  Just SHOW UP!

You want to live better for longer, don’t you? What are you waiting for? This is the day to motivate yourself because no one can motivate you better than YOU. Think of this challenge as filled with promise so that come next New Year’s Day you will remember today as the day you made up your mind to Get BYOB.

P.S. I couldn’t get up my nerve to tell you earlier about this final rule: This also means giving up alcohol. I know this sounds like an abomination; a direct affront to the Lord but be brave. At least until you get some momentum. And trust me, if you quit drinking you WILL get momentum and weight will come off faster as well. You’ll lose a few pounds immediately. You’ll look in the mirror and notice how much better your eyes look.  Go ahead and tie one on tonight. Have a few “Dirty like Mel Gibson meets BP Oil” Vodka martinis with three feta cheese Olives. The worse you feel in the morning the more motivated you will be to Get BYOB.

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