My Challenge to You!

As we enter this holiday season it's important to realize how much weight is gained by the average American.  Out of surveys given, American's claim to gain on average 5lbs during the holiday season!  That's quite a few pounds especially for those already carrying extra pounds they would like to lose.  This holiday weight gain is also what causes New Year's resolutions to fizzle so quickly.  Think of it this way, if you had 10 pounds to lose prior to the holidays, add 5 pounds during the holidays, you'd end up with 50% more weight to lose after the holidays!  So this is where my challenge to you comes into play!

This holiday season let's set up a series of goals to get us to the New Year with less body fat than more!  I, myself, have even dedicated and set up a plan to lose 4% body fat by the New Year.  If I can set up a plan to lose almost half of my total body fat by then, you can lose the weight as well!  Here are the points that you will need to plan and write out:

1. Set up fitness goals.  You'll have to set up a goal for November and a separate 1 for December.  Ie.  November I will attend 5 Adrenaline boot camps/week.  December I will attend 6 Adrenaline Boot camps and do 30min mod-intense cardio 2/wk.  
2. make a meal plan.  Again you should have a meal plan set up for November and another one for December.  If you are not sure how to design a meal plan, seek guidance from a professional.
3. Structure the times you cheat.  Soon we'll be starting Christmas parties, Thanksgiving left-overs, social gatherings, etc etc.  Have a plan walking in and stick to it!
4. Don't think, DO.  This sounds like a no brainer however everyone starts with good intentions but only those willing to do what others won't will get what other don't.
5. Write everything down!  Seriously!  From your goals to your food intake, write it down.  Here's a stat for you... Research recently conducted shows that people who wrote down their goals, shared this information with a friend, and sent weekly updates to that friend were on average 33% more successful in accomplishing their stated goals than those who merely formulated goals.  Boom!

So join me in going against the average and making a better, more happy you before we even hit the New Year!

Scott Graham
Adrenaline Fitness