A young lady walked through the front studio door a couple
of weeks ago literally beating herself up.

“I have to lose weight NOW,” she said.

I aked her why she had to lose weight NOW.

“Are you kidding me? Look at me. I just have to get
rid of this stuff,” as she grabbed her stomach.

This girl didn’t have much, if anything, to lose, I promise you.
I suppose she could have toned up a little if she wanted;
she certainly could improve her performance in a sport if
she played one, heck, she could get “ripped” if she really
wanted to.

But only if she really WANTED to change.

There’s a BIG difference between wanting to do something
and having to do something and we pressure ourselves
into believing that we HAVE to:

• Look perfect
• Lose every ounce of fat
• Look like someone else that we know.
  

What do you WANT to do?

I mean, what do you really enjoy? Because if you don’t
really want it, you’ll never get it.

And if you do begrudgingly get it, it won’t last.

Runners run because they like to run. And weight loss is
just a side benefit. So become a runner because you like to run.

Bodybuilders lift often and diet insanely because they want
an amazing body. They’d never get there if they felt like they
had to.

If you want to get a phenomenal six-pack set of abs, improve
your health, decrease your marathon time or lose 50 pounds,
the steps are simple. But you have to really want to do it first,
not because you felt like you had to.

And then you need to take all the necessary steps to get
there. The hard part, true, but it always works. Everytime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Announcing the Summer Fitness
Cruise to the Caribbean!

We are hosting a 12-week contest, starting June 1st 
that is based on accountability and actions, rather
than  just results.

One hard working winner and their spouse will
win a Caribbean cruise WITH all the FT
trainers in September.

And EVERYONE else is invited to join
us as well!

Click HERE for all the details!

 

Quote of the Week
“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection
is demoralizing.”
~Harriet Braiker~

Have a GREAT week!

Cliff Latham, M.S.
www.clifflatham.com
979-695-6400

Posted May 31st, 2009 under Uncategorized. RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback.