THE FIT AND FABULOUS S.O.B.

Prevention is the key to anything.  So start taking care of yourself—whatever that means to you. 

There are guidelines to everything. Information for mammograms, colonoscopies, standard blood tests, calorie amounts, and types of exercise are so numerous, I don’t need to go over them here.  What I do need to do is highlight the fact that you must practice utilizing what’s out there so you can lead a FIT AND FABULOUS life.

Unfortunately, no one can motivate you but yourself.  It’s up to you to surround yourself with the items and people who will help you pursue the kinds of things that produce fitness and wellness. 

Let’s talk about image first.  Fortunately or unfortunately, people form an impression of you the first 30 seconds they meet you.  You can spend the rest of your life trying to change it or just make the right one immediately.  When you are fit, your clothes look good on you, you carry yourself with style and panache, and people are attracted to you.  It doesn’t matter if you’re a size 4 or 16—it matters what you think of yourself.

It’s awful than 3500 calories equals one pound.  It’s not fair that although it takes forever to lose the one pound, just by looking at that piece of chocolate, you gain it right back.  We know that isn’t really true even though it seems like it.  Basically this means that if you want to lose weight you have to eliminate 3500 calories a week from your diet to lose one pound and if you want to gain weight, eat an additional 3500 calories in that same week.

Although certain foods are burned up faster than others, you need to find out what works for you.  You may even need to get a personal trainer or nutritionist to help you. 

With exercise, you lose inches, not pounds.  Your metabolism will increase and circulation improve.  It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you do something.  Choose what you enjoy, not what you hate.  You know your body the best. 

The three key points to being fit and fabulous are: 

1. Mental—this has to do with assertiveness and attitude
2. Physical—this has to do with diet and exercise
3. Spiritual—this has to do with image, appearance and conduct.

You may not list them in that order and think they have all those components, but believe me, they are all part of it.  No matter what you do, unpleasant experiences come into your life.  How and what you do daily allows you to cope with the disasters and enjoy the highs.