GETTINCUTE

Welcome back Perfect Phit family,

i hope everyone had a great holiday. now its back to business. its time to dig back in and rededicate ourselves toward our goal. if you recall i challenged everyone to lose 5 lbs during the month of December.
i purposely did that because December is the most difficult month to maintain discipline, because of holiday, travel, kids out of school, etc. If you can conquer december, the rest of the year will be a piece of cake.

Beginning on Monday, Jan 2nd we will begin weigh ins for everyone for 201. i want to see who took the challenge and who was able to meet the challenge.

as we move forward, i want to reinforce the most important aspect of what we do....NUTRITION! our goals are on our dinner plates, our lunch bags, our snack packs and at breakfast. THIS IS WHERE WE WIN!

for those of you who are not aware, there's a disease going around that i want to make sure none of you acquire it. its called "gettincute"!!

Yes, GETTINCUTE is a widely spreading disease and its prevalent among those who are trying to lose weight and life a healthier lifestyle.  its airborne, so its easy to catch. people who suffer from GETTINCUTE usually don't see the signs of having it until its too late.  there are 3 stages of GETTINCUTE that you should be aware of:
1. oh you fancy, huh - the first stage of gettincute is when people lose the initial 5 to 10 lbs and begin to celebrate by saying, "i deserve a cheat day or a treat". and that one cheat day or treat opens the door to a mental lapse in discipline.
2. DUECES - the second stage of gettin cute is when we throw up the deuces and stop doing what got us the 1st 5 to 10 lbs of weight loss. we stop doing cardio daily. we stop eating 5-6 small meals a day and we begin making excuses why we cant work out.
3. Back to life...back to reality - NOW you've slowed down your metabolism, you don't feel your body moving in right direction and you panic. you start thinking, "diet" or "running" or "not eating" to lose the weight again.

usually when stage 3 of GETTINCUTE is acquired, you've lost the battle. don't let this be you. don't become the next victim of this disease.

what do you need to do:

GET BACK ON TRACK - if you fall off, get back up. keep getting back up until you no longer fall off. the common misconception is that if you try to lose weight and fail, ur done. its through, the mission has failed. NO. as long as the desire is there, continue to fight the battle.

EAT every 3 hours every day, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS when you are busy and on the go. i've heard many of you say, "i eat great except for the weekends". well, that's 2 days that you store fat. we can't have that. its counteracting everything that we work hard monday thru friday to accomplish.  even if its the same turkey sammich and an apple (yes, i said sammich)....do what's necessary to eat every 3 hours.  by now, you all know that it works...so let's get it right.

you've heard me say it, the body that we work on now, will be on display this summer.  don't get left behind.  do the work NOW.

eat right and do your daily cardio. no excuses.