| Where do I start? Everyday people start to keep diet | | | | food and once it arrives simply place half of your |
| journals, rush off to fitness classes and join gyms. | | | | entree in the box to take home. The food is not |
| Some people have even decided to purchase fitness | | | | wasted, and you have just created an additional, |
| equipment and turn their homes into a weight losing, | | | | reasonable size meal for another time. Try the same |
| sweat accumulating, stress relieving oasis. Truth be | | | | thing at home, fix your plate of food as you normally |
| told all of these attempts at getting fit and fitting into | | | | would then take half off and place it in Tupperware |
| those smaller size jeans are great. Unfortunately many | | | | for later. I guarantee you will not be hungry after eating |
| of us, once the dust settles, will watch our equipment | | | | the portion left on your plate and if you are hungry in a |
| become storage units or clothes racks. We will let our | | | | couple of hours feel free to enjoy your leftovers. |
| fitness membership fall by the waist side, hence why | | | | Smaller meals throughout the day keep our |
| they have you pay for everything up front or sign a | | | | metabolism strong and keep us for overindulging. |
| commitment. So where can you start with your fitness | | | | These few actions will help get you started on your |
| plans and hopefully see results and stick to your | | | | journey and as you see results the motivation will |
| program? | | | | increase. Too much too soon can cause burn out so |
| Well kids, this is your lucky day! I have a few simple | | | | don't try to take on the world at once. Tossing money |
| suggestions to jump start your program and hopefully | | | | at problems usually doesn't fix things, take action and |
| find success and longevity in the process. First, make | | | | enjoy the process. I believe in you. |
| cardio a priority. Loosing weight, burning calories, what | | | | And for my beginners out there who want an extra |
| ever you want to call it begins with breaking a sweat | | | | kick or the fitness folks who want to try something |
| and you can start with simply making a plan to walk | | | | different there is a series called Chair Aerobics for |
| after work, park in the farthest parking space at work | | | | Everyone. Amazingly fun choreography including Char |
| and while running errands and walk or start taking the | | | | Salsa, Chair Bellydance, Chair Boxing, Chair Yoga, |
| stairs instead of the elevator. Secondly, cut back on | | | | Chair Tai Chi and so much more and its all done in the |
| those portion sizes. I know this can be extremely hard, | | | | comfort of your own home and in a chair! If you |
| but it's a new year and we are going to take some | | | | cannot stand for prolonged periods of time, fitness is |
| chances. When you order food at a restaurant have | | | | brand new to you or space is limited this may be an |
| your waiter/waitress bring you a "to-go" box with the | | | | amazing addition to your library. |