...CONSISTENCY!
Consistency is by far the most important word in your
fitness vocabulary. Not diet. Not cardio. Not strength
training, or resistance training, or weight training. Not
even your friendly personal trainer's name should be top on
the list (he should be a close second, though).
Consistency should always be at the top of your list of
importance. It doesn't matter what your goals are, whether
they be to lose fat, more flexibility or to just stay
healthy.
It also doesn't matter what program you adhere to. I know
I just worked my butt off creating a fat loss program
(which I think is fantastic, by the way, and you can check
out at www.fatlosstogo.com ) but to be totally honest, it
doesn't really matter what program you do to as long as you
stick to it.
Do you want to go to Yoga or Pilates class in order to get
fit or lose some fat? That's great, but you have to do it
and you have to do it consistently.
Or maybe you're a someone who reads fitness magazines and
wants to give one of their workouts a try. That's great,
too. Just do it and follow the program until it's done.
If you hate exercise and want to start eating better in
order to lose that extra flab, that's fantastic. Just
stick to your healthy eating habits most of the time and
you're good to go.
However, the one thing that is not OK for anyone to do is
follow a fad diet. Those may work for the short-term, but
don't work in the long run because they don't teach you how
to eat properly once the diet is supposed to be done. They
don't teach you healthy habits and most don't give any
attention to exercise and if they do, their plan is
worthless. (However, if your only plan is to eat better
and not exercise, I think you're severely limiting your
results because exercise is critical. It makes your
results come much, much quicker and won't turn you into a
"skinny fat person".)
You can't decide you're going to exercise and then only
follow your new plan once or twice per week for a few
weeks, and then quit because you're not seeing results or
because you're too busy. Nor can you decide you want to
eat better, only to succumb to temptation at the first
sight of a Snickers bar and then give up saying that it's
just too hard.
We live in a society that wants everything NOW. We want
everything in a pill or in a drive-thru or delivered.
Well, fitness and fat loss just don't work that way. You
have to work and you have to be consistent with whatever
you have decided to do.
If you want to exercise more to lose some fat, then you
have to do it 3-4 days per week ...consistently. You can't
just walk into a gym, or your basement, and pick things up
willy-nilly and start your own program, either. You have
to have a plan...you need some guidance. (I'll get into
this in a future newsletter)
If you want to eat healthier and lose your fat that way,
that's great but you have to do it right and you have to
stick to your new habits. It may be difficult, but that's
just the way it is.
Now, that's not to say that things aren't going to pop up
that make it very difficult to follow your new goals.
Things always pop up and there are always reasons to
stumble and miss a workout or two and eat poorly. That's
no excuse, however. That's just life.
You just have to pick yourself up and move on and keep on
with what you set out to achieve.
If you want to succeed, you must be consistent.
Commit to yourself that you are going to be consistent with
your fat loss goals and make this year different than in
year's past.
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