Be a Guardian of Your Time

A couple of weeks ago I sent out an article to all my boot campers outlining the 11 things you MUST do if you are serious about achieving fat loss and attaining the body that you desire.  I hope you took the time to read it!  If not, dig it back up and read it ASAP.  There is some very powerful stuff in there.

While the list of 11 things you must do to achieve results was complete and exhaustive, there is one thing that I did not include.  It is #12 on that list.  But just because it was not included on the original list doesn’t mean it is any less important.

This one step is something that ALL successful fat burners do.  It is non-negotiable and never taken for granted.  Before I reveal the last step let me say this…one of the biggest secrets to fat loss is consistency.  That means once you find a workout and nutrition program that works, you must work that program.  That means you have to follow-through.  You can’t adhere to the program here and there or whenever it is convenient for you, you must adhere to it every day of your life.  That’s just reality.  If this seems overwhelming, well, that’s where step #12 comes in.

As one of my very dedicated and most successful clients puts it, to achieve fat loss success you must guard your time.  That’s right.  You must guard your time with the same vigilance that you would guard anything else important in your life.  Guarding your time refers to scheduling time, everyday, to focus on your health and fitness.  This means schedule your time to workout every day and do it at the same time every day.  You must also schedule time to focus on your nutrition.  That means preparing meals, packing meals if you are going to be on the go, food journaling, etc.  Once you have scheduled your times, guard them with all of your might.

The time you schedule cannot be changed, negotiated, or altered in any way.  If you allow yourself to, you can ALWAYS find things you “need” to do other than exercise and prepare healthy meals.  It is very easy to say, “Well, laundry is backing up and I really need to do that now, I’ll exercise later”.  Once laundry is done then it’s time for the kids to come home from school, next thing you know it’s dinner time and you have missed yet another day of exercise.   (This is one reason that I always recommend getting out of the house to exercise.  Trying to exercise in the house is very distracting.  If it’s not laundry, cooking, or bills that need to be paid, it’s that cushy couch that’s always calling your name.)

When you schedule your time to workout, and you don’t let anything get in the way an amazing thing happens:  You actually workout…and do so consistently.  When you workout consistently another amazing thing happens…you get real, body changing results!

Time blocking is something that every successful person in life does.  I have known several successful CEO’s in my life and they will all tell you that time blocking is something that they could never succeed without.

So, if you desire success, fat loss success, then you MUST break out the Blackberry, I-Phone, or even the antiquated paper calendar that’s hanging on the wall and schedule yourself some “me” time.  Write the time everyday that you will workout, prepare and pack meals, and food journal.  Then guard that time with your life.

Some of you may be thinking that being that anal about workout times seems a little selfish.  I say, so what?  It is okay to be a little selfish sometimes.  Especially when your health and happiness are on the line.  I have a feeling that the people closest to you will understand if not deeply appreciate it.

To give you a quick idea of how it should look, below is how I schedule my workouts and nutrition:

M-F-Workout from 1:30-2:30 (I chose this time because it’s when my 1 year old and four year old are down for naps and my 5 year old is still in school.  During this time I have the house to myself…sort of: )

Saturday-Workout from 9:00am-10:00am. Doing it at this time allows me to get it out of the way so I can spend the rest of Saturday with my family.

Mon-Sun-I take 5 minutes at the end of every night to write down everything I ate that day.  Who knew that you could do something so powerful in just 5 minutes a day.

Sunday and Wednesday-I take 1-2 hours to prepare meals for the next few days.  This is nice because my wife and I only have to cook 2 days a week and we always have healthy meals available

It’s just that easy.  That adds up to 9-10 hours a week that I focus on my health and fitness.  Sound like a lot?  Well, consider the fact that there are 168 hours in week.  If you take 10 hours for your health and fitness that leaves 158 hours to do everything else that you want/need to do.  So…no more excuses.  Get to scheduling!  I promise it will pay off big time!

Quotes of the Week
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.  ~Doug Larson

When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no “I’ll start tomorrow.”  Tomorrow is disease.  ~Terri Guillemets

Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,

Jason

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