June 1st-The Fitness Eclipse
May 31, 2009
Throughout the modern ages and around the country people have paid lip service to that old harp about wanting to lose weight. I have the same general conversation several times a day that goes something like this: “How can I get rid of _______( pointing to or grabbing a body part)” or “How can I lose X number of lbs by (fill in the date)?” And then we all march right back into the same dinner routines that we’ve been doing all along while expecting different results. We pick up the same Spicy Ranch Doritos at the ShopRite every week “because the kids like it” even though that particular combination of tart/salty/spicy/crunchy chip always calls YOUR name in the first commercial break of American Idol. If you keep doing the same thing, you are not going to get a different result.
And it is no accident that I am sending this on a lovely summer Sunday afternoon of the last day of the month. When the Planets of the Diet Universe align so that the first day of the month(tomorrow it happens to be June1st). When the first day of the month falls on the first day of the week, change is begging to occur. And Ladies, if you started your period in the last few days you are especially good-to-go. Tomorrow is the day, Folks, to start. To Just Do It.
Getting on the scale first thing Monday morning is not the most appealing idea but I encourage you, that if you are indeed one of those people saying out loud (or even if you just say it repeatedly in your head)that you want to get fit, lose weight, get in shape, get yourself together, to finally DO IT, then hear me when I say it.
Tomorrow is THE day.
But first, you have to set yourself up for success which requires a plan. Clear out the fridge. If you can’t bear to throw it out have your neighbor keep it in her basement or have your spouse hide it from you. Lay out your workout clothes right next to your bed. Make the meal plan tonight for your 3 meals tomorrow. Even pack it up so it’s ready to eat. Set yourself up specifically to succeed IN ADVANCE and you will.
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