January 1, Americans everywhere join a gym, sign-up for a boot camp, or start a diet in hopes of making this "the year!" they go back to looking like they did in high school. They're motivated, they're ready- they stock up on healthy food that's either green or resembles cardboard, buy new running shoes, and recruit family & friends to join them. By February they've seen major progress- clothes fit different and they're sore in muscles they didn't know they had. The first of March, life starts getting in the way again... that haven't lost weight since mid-February and they don't look forward to the spin class quite like they used too. By spring break, they take a week off of working out, eat junk, and then feel immediate remorse Monday when they step on the scale. Soon they get discouraged, and fall back into old habits, and give-up.
The keys to avoiding this pitfall? Accountability & changing it up.
Have a workout buddy! A spouse, a friend, a co-worker. Team-up! Get a regular schedule going... I run with my boyfriend Matt on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and lift weights with my friend Kassie on Tuesday and Thursday....same time, every week. And of all the days.... Saturday and Sunday are the hardest to make myself workout, because no ones counting on me.... and nobody's calling me weak (both Matt & Kassie enjoy talking trash in the most loving ways...haha).
Change up your workout! Don't let yourself get bored or your body get used to things. Every 2 weeks I change my workout focus..... leg concentration weeks, plyometric weeks, tennis weeks, running weeks, ab concentration week..... don't get stuck! It's good for your body & your mind. Constantly set new goals. Even when it comes to eating healthier..... do no bread for a couple weeks, then try focusing on not eating too many sweets, then try and drink a lot of water, cook new things with new crazy vegetables.... keep re-shifting your focus.
Happy losing! : )
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