Motivation
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ZAP FAT FAST!
New Year, New You.
Get sexy legs in 6 easy moves.
SLIM DOWN SECRETS.
I took these from the cover of ONE magazine. Not four, one. Do you believe it? I don't. Let me challenge these claims.
If you are like me, you've been battling weight in one way or another for a long time and you have tried lots of different approaches. Do you think there really is a way to "zap fat fast"? Does fat loss happen quickly? It sure didn't for me.
New Year. New you? Is the new year's resolution really that powerful? Has it worked in the past or has it just been another source of pressure that says you should be doing more? You should be thinner. You should be not like you are now. Is that healthy?
OK, six easy moves? Really? Have they actually done a leg workout? Have they felt the burn that only a good set of lunges and squats can provide? I'm sorry, but creating lean legs, arms, or any other body part is hard work and definitely not easy.
Hmm, I wonder what the secret is? So someone knows the secret to the "slim down" but is just sharing it with readers of this magazine. Ugh, whatever. This stuff really bugs me. I hope it bugs you too, because they are lies. I am going to ask you to prepare yourself for the onslaught of lies and temptation that's coming.
You've been doing great. You're working hard, getting in your cardio, strength training, eating cleaner. You are adding positive, healthy steps to your life that feel doable to you. You are learning how to forgive and move on when you blow it. You have stopped the insanity of dieting. You are focusing on living life in a healthy, balanced way. You are developing a healthy relationship with food and feeling much better about yourself.
Then the holidays came and you ate. Maybe just a little extra, maybe a lot. And you missed workouts. I sure did. And you can feel the difference. That sluggish, foggy feeling. And the tight waistband. And the sugar cravings. And the thirst. Worst of all, the feeling that you must somehow start over.
This year let's do it differently. No new year's resolution about your weight, your exercise, or a diet. You don't need it. You are already DOING IT. If the past week or two has been rough, that's OK. Change direction today. Get a long cardio workout in tomorrow. Sweat your butt off for an hour. Schedule a strength workout this week. Get those muscles working. Stock up on healthy stuff. Don't give into the free pass mentality this week. It's not worth it.
I believe what some of us tend to do, maybe even subconsciously, is start preparing for the big restrictive diet on the 1st, so we go free-pass wild with all kinds of junk in the week leading up to it. Get your motivation in check right now. Set your plan for the week today. Make something yummy and healthy to have available this week whenever your cravings pop up. Make all the work you did in 2010 mean something. Don't throw it away for a two week binge that will only leave you feeling empty and sad (and vulnerable to the lies that are coming).
What we're going to see and hear for an entire month on the TV, radio, magazines, internet and everywhere else is that you should be dieting. And the reason we are hearing this again in January is because companies make a lot of money selling diets. And they know they have a lot of repeat customers.
Don't be one. Remember the truth. Being a fit, healthy, happy human takes hard work and dedication. It takes commitment and sweat. It takes eating healthy most of the time and exercising consistently. It is not easy for anyone, it can't be done quickly, there is no secret to it, and you don't get a new you. But what you get is a you that feels good about herself, is motivated and inspired to be her very best, and is willing to do whatever it takes to be what she is meant to be.
Now get moving.
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