Monday, December 31, 2012

New Years Resolutions

December 31st has rolled around again. A time where we make resolutions that usually involve our expanding waste line  This year change the focus of your resolution and don't make it about the scale but about your health and fitness. Changing your mentality and focus will help you stay on track when you don't see the scale dropping 10 pounds in the first week. Not reality. All those claims on the magazine covers aren't true. For example if you want to loose 1 pound you have to burn 3500 calories.

If you are intending to make resolutions about losing weight you should focus on how many times a week your are committing to your goal and what a typical weeks worth of meals will look like. This will help you stay focused. Please don't binge today in preparation for your goals tomorrow. It won't help and you will feel terrible. Binge in preparation for a diet tomorrow is the same thing most people do all year every Sunday night in preparation for Monday's diet.

The other night I was out with some girlfriends and one of them is "eating everything now before January 1st." She has put on a few unwanted pounds and is now starting her new years resolution of losing weight. The only issue is that her birthday is January 4th so what happens then? Do you stay on track or do you cheat because it's your birthday? This is why losing weight isn't necessarily a good short term goal but a way to measure your long term success. Your goals should be as I said eating clean and focusing on committing to time at the gym. Calories in are calories you need to burn.

For me, my goals are about maintaining my current level or fitness, finding a great career and spending more time with family and friends. Brett and I have settled into our new place and had a lot of great memories in 2012 but we are both very excited for 2013.

I hope you all have a wonderful New Years and wish you all the best with your resolutions. Write down your goals and stick to them because it's not about what you can't do but what you CAN do!

xoxo

Nic

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