NEW TIMES AHEAD

NEW TIMES AHEAD

Well, here we are in the beginning of anoher year. Usually at this point in time, we all hope for even better times ahead than the previous year. This holds true this year from most people more than ever. It had been a challenging year and critics tell us that it’s not going to get better soon.
Maybe we can find the good in this in that we are now forced to rely on our basic needs and go back to what is essentially most important to us. We can now longer spend money freely without thought. We now have to budget ourselves once again. During this time, we will be cooking at home more instead of going out to eat. We’ll rent movies rather than going to the theaters. We’ll spend more family time at the beach or parks. We can think of this time as family bonding again.
Look, I love the technology age and have benefited from it greatly. But, at times it feels as if our lifestyles are becoming less practical. We are an instant gratification society who is growing increasingly impatient. We want everything done yesterday and that just isn’t practical or even feasible most of the time. This leads us into the weight loss dilemna our country faces. We want to loss weight at a fast pace while eating more food. Simply impossible.
Being a personal trainer, I know I’m going to face this head on at the gym my wife and I work at. Here, the gym is holding a 12 week challenge to see who transform themselves from fat to phat. The winners in each category will be given prizes. I just wonder how few will finish or even show significant progress. Wow, did that sound cynical. Sorry. I just realize I’m fighting an uphill battle. I’m all about educating others in the how to loss weight and change their lifestyles, but I know that most of the time they “want to have their cake and eat it too”.
So to all of you about to join in the most common New Years resolution, don’t give up. Stick to your guns and maintain your path. Learn how to change eating habits to make them a lifestyle. Have faith in yourself and you will come out ahead.
All the best everyone in 2009. May we all have plenty of work.