| February has always been a huge month for me. | | | | grains, lean proteins, yogurt, cereals, healthy snack |
| Many of those who joined other facilities to get | | | | foods and low fat/low sugar condiments or |
| themselves in shape are trickling into my world. | | | | seasonings. |
| They realize that full-service gyms have over | | | | Second: Take out your calendar (RIGHT NOW) |
| booked their facilities due to the wave of new | | | | and do the following: |
| members from New Year. This often results in a | | | | - Schedule one day a week to go food shopping |
| gym that is too crowded to get a good workout | | | | and to cook. |
| and clients being put on cookie cutter programs. | | | | - Choose 5 workout days: 3 strength and 2 |
| Some have overlooked the need for saunas, | | | | cardio. Put these days in your blackberry or on |
| steam rooms, and juice bars. | | | | the wall and make sure you CANNOT change |
| The people who have made serious commitments | | | | them. |
| to themselves to get in shape this year come to | | | | Third: Pick any smart and proven nutritional plan |
| me. The others will stay a little longer at the big | | | | to follow for four weeks: |
| box gyms. They will cut articles out of magazines | | | | Some people like South Beach, others like Atkins, |
| and try different workouts. They will follow blindly | | | | others like Weight Watchers and some will just |
| and therefore they will probably not get the best | | | | make better choices over the next four weeks. |
| results. | | | | The calendar will keep you focused. Now that you |
| Some will do well and succeed despite it all | | | | have placed these workouts and shopping days in |
| because they are at least increasing their activity | | | | your planner, they are immovable. You will plan |
| and others will not. | | | | around them from now on. There will be no |
| For those who make the commitment and come | | | | skipping because of a lunch meeting if you see a |
| to me, one of the first things I do is get them on | | | | potential conflict. You already have a meeting |
| a good plan. A plan not unlike the one I will show | | | | scheduled a meeting with yourself. Or, consider |
| you today. | | | | it a meeting with me at the gym. |
| Planning and simplicity are really the tools I have | | | | Go to the grocery store one day a week. Use |
| given all my clients over the years. | | | | the grocery list I just gave you with the food |
| Making it challenging and fun has been a huge part | | | | plan you like. My grocery list is pretty clean. So if |
| of it too. | | | | you are choosing things that are not on the list, |
| Here are the three simple steps you need to take | | | | they probably should not be going in your mouth. |
| right now. | | | | Finally, come home and cook and prepare your |
| First: Create your own Get Fit Tool Kit and follow | | | | meals for the whole week. Use the food log to |
| this Simple Proven Easy to Follow Plan to be Fit | | | | help you figure out which days you will choose |
| and Firm in Four Weeks. | | | | which meal plans. If you cook everything ahead of |
| Your kit should contain: | | | | time, or if you prepare the ingredients so you can |
| - A Calendar for the current month | | | | come home and whip up the meal in no time, you |
| - A blank Food Log: Divide a sheet of paper into | | | | are more likely to succeed. |
| seven columns, one for each day of the week. | | | | I guarantee that if you spend a little time planning, |
| Next, make rows for each of the following: | | | | and you make the cooking and shopping part fun, |
| breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, | | | | you will make better choices this month. You will |
| dinner and evening snack. | | | | feel better and you will see changes without |
| - And a Grocery List: Add foods to this list that | | | | making huge sacrifices. |
| will support you in achieving your fitness goals. | | | | Besides, aren't you glad I didn't send this before |
| Things to include are fruits, vegetables, whole | | | | Super Bowl weekend? Now get planning! |