The Skinny Secrets

 

What is skinny these days?

It's all about prospective. Fit is the new skinny. No one wants to be considered "Skinny Fat" where they are clearly skinny, but their skin just hangs their lifeless and without muscle definition.

That means eating right and plenty of exercise.

I know exactly what you're thinking...UGH! Another hour at the gym!... I'm with you, seriously who wants to go to the stinky sweaty gym and do another boring workout. Certainly not me.

Let’s take a minute to close our eyes and imagine how we want our bodies to look. I'm sure everyone pictured something a little different. That is your goal. Want it. Taste it. GO GET IT!

I'm in the same boat you are, right now. I'm unsatisfied with my appearance, my attitude and my overall umpf. I want to change it. You can change it. We can do it together.

It all starts with desire. If you want it, nothing can stop you, but yourself.

We all lose our momentum. All of us.

Let’s start with our diets. Honestly, you can’t live off of snack cakes and "diet" soda forever. You're slowly poisoning yourself. Slowly drowning your spark in a processed mess of garbage.

Take it day by day.

Start with drinking more water. I have two matching water bottles; each one holds about 700 ml. My weight and activity level determines I need about 3 liters of water a day. I drink 5-6 on a regular basis. Water is good for you, but don’t be afraid to add in Zero calorie drinks too the mix, once in a while!

Then, let's start cutting out any sweets that don’t have any nutritional value.

That means you "Little Debbie"

I slip up every day. And there is nothing wrong with that, but you have to try to resist. Those sexy abs aren't hidden in a bag of potato chips.

You have to try to turn down that extra scoop of ice cream, that cookie your daughter brought home from school or those twizzlers your husband stashed in his office drawer.

Say No.

Say it out loud, right now.

"No I will not eat that..."

The secret is simple. Being skinny (more importantly healthy), starts in the kitchen and ends in the gym. Eat right, lift weights and be happy. Plain and simple.