Todays Tip - Motivation

Last night in our class we discussed motivation. As we have heard from the people in our class as well as people posting replies on our blog, MOTIVATION seems to be the biggest problem. So I found a couple of articles that I thought helped one was dealing with weight loss and diet, and one was dealing with exercise. I think they are both good and give great ideas of ways to deal with the getting started part of fitness.

Health is not 1 month or a 2 month commitment. This is a life change, and with that commitment comes MANY MANY benefits. I am amazed at some of the things I have seen change in my life because of my commitment to my health.

I know it is easier to "wait" or "do it later". But I am sad to tell you if you wait very much longer, there will not be a "LATER", but there will be a "to late". I know other people who use the excuse "I don't have any health problems" or "I am not overweight". My response to that is SO WHAT? Healthy lifestyle and fitness is not only for the bikini wearing models. It is for everyone and should be thought of as something just as important as breathing.

It is like finding God in your life. Before you understood the importance of Him what did you say "I don't need that; I am doing just fine", But now that you have Him in your life, can you really imagine living without Him? Health and Fitness feel the same way, it is hard at first (like any good change), but once you get started it is amazing how you feel and it just motivates you even more. You would be surprised how many people i have seen ELIMINATE certain health problems just with healthier eating and exercise.

Check out these two articles for good tips on how to get started the SMART WAY.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/HQ01625/METHOD=print

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diet-motivation-tips?print=true

Please leave comments to let me know what you think. Or feel free to ask questions about anything that you want me to research or find out for you. Also feel free to contact me to ask anything more directly.

Our Story

Well we have decided to create a blog for our fitness and nutrition information and to track our transformation. Devin and I have been doing P90X as many of you may already know. We have had huge success with this. So we will be posting ideas that have worked for us and things that we are doing. So enjoy. Also if you are interested in P90X or any of the other AMAZING workouts or products or anything it is amazing. . . . www.beachbodycoach.com/drwilliams

Just so you have an idea of what it can do . . . . I've lost 40 lbs and 17.5 inches since we started. We both are eating healthy and exercising on a regular basis. It is a great motivation when you can actually see results and see them quickly.