Preparation is Key for Fat Loss and Weight Loss
As we move into the final week of boot camp, preparation remains the key to success. Making time to exercise, renewing your commitment to hit all the marks, and taking time tonight to get ready for tomorrow are likely to be the determining factors in week 4. If you are ready for each day and armed with your plan of attack, all will be well. If you are not ready for each day, it is likely you will fall short.
Prepare, prepare, prepare. Make the workouts happen! And don’t forget to hit every mark.
From the Boot Camp Barracks: Discouragement over 12 lbs?
I heard from a boot camper today who is not pleased with her 12 lbs. of weight loss. I have known from the beginning that her schedule has been incredibly demanding…work is very hectic for her right now and she isn’t always getting her workouts in.
If you are losing more than 1/2 a pound a day, be excited! Especially with exercise being hit or miss, be really excited! I know sometimes that our effort feels like 20 lbs of loss when the scale only says 12. Wait for your body to catch up to your effort. And turn it on this week to finish strong! It is very possible to lose 15 lbs. in 28 days!
From the Trainer: Boot Camp Workouts Get Harder
I really encourage everyone to dig in and give the workouts a strong run this week. While things were simple in the beginning (and simple can be good), I LOVE the stuff for week four. We get to expand our horizons a bit. Do your best and enjoy the most challenging and rewarding week of exercise yet!
Wellness Tip of the Day: Pack Your Lunch
Tosca Reno, author of “Eat Clean Diet Cookbook”, encourages people to pack all of their food into an insulated, lightweight, zip-up lunch pail. If we put all of our day’s food in it, we can attack the pail over the course of the day until all the food is gone. Once the pail is empty, we are done eating for the day.
I took an insulated lunch pail to a softball tournament…and it was awesome. All my food stayed cold. It wasn’t cumbersome like a big cooler can be. What a way to go through your day. If you click on this link, you can see the lunch pail I am in love with. I know…I’m a dork.
Quote of the Day
“Don’t tell God you have a big problem. Tell your problem you have a big God!” – Author unknown
Adam Erwin is a nutrition-minded personal trainer who lives in Minneapolis, MN. His online program, the Virtual Boot Camp, is a 28-day program designed to combine on-target nutrition and exercise to result in a powerful four-week plan of attack. To learn more go to www.rapidresultsfitnessmn.com/virtualbootcamp.html.
