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Health & Fitness

Results = Motivation = Results

John F. Kennedy said "Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." If you're looking to lose weight start with a plan.

If you aren’t sufficiently motivated, don’t expect results anytime soon. If you aren’t seeing results don’t expect your motivation to stick around.

Everyday I answer emails from people who say they’re killing themselves in their gym and not seeing results. Aside from the rare cases where someone has a medical issue, if you’re not getting results, you’re doing it wrong.

It’s Probably Your Diet
You don’t need to count every calorie, but you do need a fairly accurate assessment. For one week keep a journal of everything you eat and drink. We use FitDay.com. This is the only way to find where your diet went wrong. Make sure your eating close to 40% carbs, 30% Protein, and 30% PolyUnsaturated or MonoUnsaturated Fat.

Keep It Simple
Wear a heart rate monitor (to track calories burned) and burn more than you take in. It’s practically that simple. That’s the secret to losing weight celebrity trainers get paid tens of thousands of dollars for.

Exercise
Start out with 15 to 30 minutes of jogging, and 15 to 30 minutes of weight training. This isn’t a recipe for performance, but it will cause you to lose weight. After a few weeks you’ll be ready to step it up to an athletic program.

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