Monday, September 14, 2009
Day One (again)
As I've said, this blog is not only a way for me to keep track of my progress towards better financial health, but also my quest to better physical health. I have all the tools and the knowledge I need to be fit, strong, and hot. Hell, I've worked at a fitness company now for more than 2.5 years and still look like I did coming out of college. I have access to comprehensive programs, a gym, trainers, and nutritionists. I have no excuse other than I'm hard-headed and consumed with solving the big problems in my life instead of focussing on the more obtainable ones.
My physical health and appearance must to be elevated to a higher priority in my life. I'm a broke, 33y/o sing gay man living in WeHo; it's the equivalent to a single woman in her mid-40's... a dating desert.
At work, when we look at fitness transformation success stories, you can always identify the turning point; that moment when a person wakes up and says "enough is enough - I'm going to get healthy." I've had many of those moments. And yet it's as if I've also had a little devil sitting on my shoulder the entire time derailing my goals. I always somehow give myself a pass to working out. I say, "I hate the gym," "I'm no good at it," "I'm tired," "I'm stressed," "I need a break from fitness because it's my work which I despise"...... But who are those lame excuses hurting in the end? I'll never get back those days, those weeks, the past 2.5 years of my life when I could have been committing to a healthier Sam but instead making excuses. So I start today (again).
Let's set some goals. I haven't stepped on a scale because I want my goals here to be based on consistency and not weight or BMI. However, working for Beachbody does have it's advantages. We just started our second "Employee 90-Day Workout Challenge" and with it came hydrostatic body fat testing. On Sept. 18th, I weighed 148.75lbs, had 21.4% body fat and a lean body mass of 78.6%. While I don't want to focus on it, I am going to document here today that in 90-days, I would like to be down to 15% body fat. (editorial note: nobody at work who got this test believes the numbers. They seem higher than they should.)
GOAL
Focus on the things in my life I have the power to change. By taking advantage of the opportunities afforded me, commit to making positive improvements in my life that will improve my health, my situation, and my attitude and will foster a lifetime of personal growth and development.
OBJECTIVES
- Incorporate daily exercise into my life routine... at least once a day.
- Complete a Beachbody 90-Day fitness program (or tailored program)
- Improve my nutrition choices
TACTICS
- Workout @ work. each day in the gym at 7:00 and/or 1:00
- Trust in the programs and follow through with them
- Add a bonus evening workout at 24-Hour with a partner
- Cut out sodas from your diet
- Reduce alcohol to no more than 3 drinks on any given weekend night and none during the week at home
- Commit to having 5 small meals throughout the day including a breakfast that will start your metabolism
- Vegetables, vegetables, vegetables
- Don't eat out! Grocery shop at the start of the week and pay attention to the fresher options at the deli & meat counters
- Stumbling is OK. Failing is NOT. When you screw up forget about it and keep going.
- Remember who you are doing this for. Even if you don't see results they are happening.
Clearly I have all the knowledge and tools to achieve my objectives and reach for my goal. Why has committing to this been so difficult for me in the past? I think it's because of a lack of focus on my part; I've had so many things to deal with and was trying to tackle them all at once. I also think I was putting too much pressure on me to change everything all at once.
Hopefully this blog will help keep me accountable along with my workout partners and goal board. I think, though, what will keep me motivated this time are the following:
Sam in Cabo a couple years ago.
Sam Labor Day Weekend 2009.
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1 comments:
Stating your goals is the only way to figure out exactly what they are and how you will get there. GREAT! I can say from personal experience not to overload yourself with tasks upfront. Baby steps. If you can check off even just one or two things daily, that is way BETTER than before, non?
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