Take Baby Steps!!

I’ve been receiving a lot of inquiries lately on how to get fit & trim for the summer, so I thought I would share a couple of my thoughts to a wider audience via blog. I’ve wanted to blog for months now, but this is my very first entry.  Why? I’ve procrastinated, been busy, didn’t know where to start or which blog service to use, didn’t want to start something I couldn’t keep going, made a bunch of excuses, etc. I got a laugh when I realized the answer to getting fit & trim is the same as the answer to blogging … Take baby steps!!

If you have been a couch potato for the last decade, don’t try to be a cover model in the next 90 days J.  Take baby steps!!  Find 1 or 2 things you can do consistently and do those things until they become habits. Once you build consistency with these things, you can add additional improvements or set higher goals.  This will build psychological momentum and put you on your way to developing a healthy & fit lifestyle. 

If most of you saw my eating plan, you would walk away and say it’s not worth it!  But, I didn’t start eating as healthy as I do now … overnight.  I gradually improved my eating over the past 15 years.  For example, my first eating goal was to not eat fast food every night when I got home late from work.  So I went from having burgers, fries and soda every week night to having chicken teriyaki, rice and veggies.  I made a goal that was an improvement and realistic for me at that time. I definitely could not have given up McDonald’s fries for good back then J. 

If you haven’t worked out in years, don’t make a goal that you will work out at 6am every day for the next 90 days!  That’s a very drastic change that most people can’t stick with.  I’ve noticed that the “New Years’ Resolution Gym crowd” fades away before the end of January!  Make a goal to work out 2 to 3 days per week.  That’s an improvement without being overwhelming and is something you can stick with until it becomes a habit. 

So, if becoming fit and trim is one of your goals, I encourage you to improve your diet and exercise in small, sustainable increments.  Like I said … take baby steps!!