Over the last few weeks I have had numerous friends and family members ask me fitness related questions (no surprise since summer is right around the corner). These questions included:
"What should I do to lose weight"
"I want to lose fat, but not weight, what should I do"
"How do I get bigger calves" (heard that one twice this month!)
"What should I eat to gain (muscle) weight"
"How can I lose 30 ponds in two weeks" (yes, someone actually asked me that!)
"What can I do to lose this" (grabbing a fistful of fat somewhere near the midsection and butt)
I tried my best to give these people my expert advice and recommendations, but it usually circles around to the same result...NOTHING! This brings me to ask myself, "why did they even approach me in the first place?" No doubt they want to show me that they have a desire to change the way they look and feel, but part of me believes that they also thought I was going to tell them the secret of the universe where they can get exactly what they want without doing any of the work to get it. We all know there is no big secret us trainers are keeping to ourselves and you cannot find a better body in a bottle of pills or infomercial product.
I offered free services to these people, but it usually starts with me sending them a food log to complete for five days so that I can look at what they are stuffing down their throat. NOT ONE PERSON has sent me the completed food log back, so that tells me that they just don't care as much as they lead on. Am I incorrect in thinking this? How hard is it to write down everything you eat and drink for a few days and send it along to a trainer for FREE NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE!?!?!? That task alone can help to shed at least a pound per week without doing any of the sweat work that comes with it.
In some cases I even offered free training hours to help get people jump-started and still, no commitment from these people! Once again this leads me to believe that they just don't want it bad enough. I know people that would pay thousands of dollars to lose or gain weight and I have worked with these people...they have succeeded. I'm not asking for your money and in most cases these people are close friends and family, so I'M FREE. I want nothing more for them than to be happy and healthy forever!
Here is some free quick advice: Start small, keep a food log and show it to a trainer or nutritionist, make a weekly workout schedule, and make exercise as big of a priority as brushing your teeth!
I'll end with this; how bad do you want it? If you have a strong desire to change the way you look and feel GO AFTER IT! If you think there is any easy fix and don't want to put in the time and effort necessary to be where you want to be, don't. It's your life, your body, your future and you have that choice.
