Appreciate We Have the Incredible Opportunity to Get Fit

I read this motivation today and I could not have penned it better myself, especially during the holiday season.  We lose sight of what an incredible opportunity we have to get fit and instead of looking at it as a burden, we should be spilling over with thankfulness.  Do you have a working body?  I do, and although I may have some medical limitations, it has taught me to appreciate what I can do with what I have.

Do we really have a right to sit and complain about how difficult getting healthy is when others can't even lift from a wheelchair?  We live in a stressed up world and most of the time self-induced with all the busy stuff that keeps us away from the important things in life.  Getting fit and healthy is a privilege just the same as growing older.  If our mindset is not screwed on right, we will make a mess of what life is all about, including how to treat our bodies.

Instead of looking at meal prep to keep you on track with your fitness goals as a pain in the butt, try looking at your healthy food with a thankful spirit of what it is going to do for your body.  There are many who only wish to have the healthy food stocking your pantry.  The same goes for exercise and having such a busy life to not fit in a 30 minute workout.  Really?! There are many who long everyday to even lift their own body weight from a wheel chair.  Try looking at your body as a beautiful gift and appreciate the awesome opportunity you have to get in shape.

It will be our mindset that carries us into the right way of thinking about getting fit.  Our bodies will not go where our mind does not push us and a thankful spirit is going to be a great place to start.  Let's celebrate the fact we can apply the effort to get fit because it is truly something to be thankful for.

I wish you all a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday and a renewed mindset and application of achieving your best healthy body. Be well and Stay Healthy!



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Fitness is Not About Having All the Answers

Fitness is a process and an ongoing journey of learning what works and what doesn't.  There will be ups, downs, frustrations and victories fine tuning our daily choices.  The point is to continue the uphill climb to becoming our best healthy self.  It's not about having all the answers because we never will.  During our life, our bodies will change, circumstances will happen and the pursuit of health and happiness will need to continue no matter what.  Quitting is never an option for us.

Fitness comes at a price and we do not get a free pass to good health.  Life is not that easy although many of us search around for things believing it possible and spend too much money on wasted gimmicks and unregulated supplements.  It is really OK to take things slow and enjoy the fitness ride along the way.  We are all works in progress in search of being better than yesterday.  Mistakes are not seen as failure but opportunities of learning and not repeating.  The mastery of adopting a healthy lifestyle stems from our mistakes and shows us the areas we need to change to reach our fitness goals.

We learn how to do that each day through what we eat and drink, how we exercise, time spent resting, and even the balance of work vs. play.  The opportunity is there for us and without excuse and what it comes down to is priorities. Is your fitness taking a backseat to the busy going on in your life, or negative self talk that keeps you from even trying?  As I shared, it is not about having all the answers, but it does require you to not want to stay in an unhealthy life situation. Something for you to think about.  Be well and Stay Healthy!

I have published some informative articles on the about.com network that will help with your journey of health and fitness.  My newest article titled "Holidays Call For Us to Become Food Snobs" is an entertaining read full of fitness tips on how to maintain your shred through the holidays.

Become a Fitness Food Snob for the Holidays

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Food is Not the Enemy

It would be easy to blame food for being overweight and unhealthy, but the truth is food is not the enemy.  In fact, our survival is based on our need for food and water to run our body.  If we are honest about our lives, it is about taking responsibility for our fitness and making choices to keep us healthy.  Quality of food could be part of the issue, but then again who is making the decision to eat the frozen pizzas, burgers and fries in super size portions.  Actually, getting down to the chemistry and caloric needs of our body, eating too much is the biggest factor of not being fit.  Even if we ate the crap food and kept it within the calorie portion to run our body, we could be labeled 'skinny fat people'.  On the outside we may give an appearance of being an appropriate weight, but inside we are a hot mess and feeling like it.  There is nothing good that exists in processed fake food and the damage it does to our body through inflammation and disease is alarming.

Food is our friend and turning the crap into quality is what will change our bodies into fit, healthy people.  You have heard "no-one ever got fat eating too much kale"  and not that I would sit around eating kale all day but you get the point of the statement.  If we start eating to live instead of the other way around, a huge change in the obesity epidemic would happen as the shift toward eating the right stuff would finally be taking place.  How our bodies look and feel are our responsibility and we can absolutely use healthy food to control much of that.  We are hit in the face all day long with fast food commercials, peer pressure, and even sabotage by our own hands or significant other to turn to the dark side of food.  You have the power to see food as your friend and control what you put in your face.  The donut may look appealing but that apple is going to supply the best nutrients to fuel your body and push you closer to your fitness goals.

As the sports nutrition expert on the about.com network, I am always providing fresh exciting content for you.  Check out my recent articles on white rice, eating full-fats, how salt recommendations have been challenged and so much more.  You are guaranteed to find several subjects that interest you and may even have questions about.

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