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My last blog was about the seasonal transition and hibernation of habits.  Today, it’s all about the swift kick in the pants.

I see it already, the slack in attendance during classes.  The “I overslept” excuse for skipping a workout.  The even bigger excuse people tell themselves “no-one will notice that I’ve gained 10 pounds under this sweater”.   News flash, the only person you are disappointing is yourself.

Sure, summer is over and fall is on its way through, but your goals haven’t changed have they?  Don’t allow the dark mornings keep you from being around your peers and making smack talk and workout challenges.  Get your arse out of that bed!!

First the workouts go and then the clean eating follows right afterwards.  The seasonal treats will be there for the next 2 plus months.  Don’t get caught with the winter blues of “I screwed up my whole plan, and don’t know how I got so far off track”.

Keep your mindset positive, sure it’s colder than usual, but get up and go anyway.  You’ll warm-up once you start moving.  For those who workout in the mornings, it’s always dark anyway so that’s not your excuse.

Don’t allow winter to steal away your momentum.  Hold yourself accountable by setting mini-goals over the next two months.  Challenge yourself to maintain your current level of fitness and not fatness.  You know there will be times when clean food is hard to come by so do some pre-planning and keep some jerky, almonds, almond butter, etc. on hand to get you through the feeding frenzies you’ll encounter.  No sense getting caught up in the frenzy when you already know it can and will set you back a few months if you allow it to.

Own your fitness.  Keep your goals in sight and stay the course!