The Creeper

Ok, yes this is freaky.  I just want to make a correlation.  Imagine you just got home after a long day at work....putting your things away, preparing dinner, returning phone messages....all the while The Creeper lurks, waiting for the right moment to deliver a sinister deed.  The worst case scenario could be an unexpected death.

Now imagine neglected health....in a constant state of rush, hurry here, hurry there, fast-food along the way, late for work, not enough drive time to get from here to there, worrying about $$ for the broken clothes dryer, another night with 5.5 hours of sleep.  The worst case scenario...an unexpected death.

A lifetime of bad choices leads to the grand finale....a big bad consequence.  What are some things that you can do to live a healthy lifestyle?  1) Get to a healthy weight (I can help you with this).  2) Kick any bad habits like excessive alcohol, tobacco or caffeine use 3) Regular exercise (I can give you some free workouts or ideas if you'd like) 4) Good sleep 5)  Good eating habits (I can help you with this too).  The Take Shape for Life program uses the "BeSlim" philosophy: Breakfast- Exercise- Support- Low fat meals every 3 hours- Individual plan- Monitor

A huge key in the eating portion means knowing your caloric intake requirement.  You can go to http://www.mojoefitness.com/ and click "self-assessment" or "self-assessment (in Excel)" to calculate your caloric intake requirement.  Now, if your body requires 2000 calories per day to maintain your current bodyweight, and you're eating about 2500 calories per day, over the course of a week that's 3500 extra calories.  In the science world, 3500 calories = 1 pound of bodyweight.  In other words, you'd gain one pound per week, four pounds per month, or 48 pounds per year if you continued on that course!  Obviously most of us don't eat at this excessive rate....but what if we just ate 100 too many calories each day?  Not a huge deal right?  This is where The Creeper comes in.  The weight gain is so subtle, so slow, so smooth and unassuming.  Like a hunter stalking its prey....until it's too late.  The deed is done.

Don't let The Creeper creep up on you.  Know your weaknesses, counter them, fix them, repair them.  And then stay vigilent...monitor.  Getting to your goal weight is not enough.  Affix a set weight limit that you will not let yourself exceed.  Monitor it every single day on the scale.  Establish good habits.  Don't be polluted by outside sources.  And God-willing.... live your one life on this earth to its full potential!
Joe, http://www.mojoefitness.com/