At the outset, can I suggest we reframe the original claim that Americans are becoming more obese? I’d prefer that instead we – myself and you the Fit True readership – stop saying that “We are becoming more Fat/Obese.” Instead let’s say, “WE ARE BECOMING LESS FIT.”

In both this stupid question and stupid question #1 above unless there is an immediate obvious answer that yields useful information than it’s just not worth burning up the mental energy over. What qualifies as “useful information?” Simple, useful information HELPS YOU GET TO YOUR FITNESS GOAL.

Counting the cost is a marriage if you will. You’re going to marry your goal, it’s details and measurable components, with REALITY. It can be unpleasant, but quite frankly, it’s the major thing that separates the successful from the wash outs.

C

is for Cut.
As in, cut out all the comfort foods. Eat more whole foods from nutrient dense sources.

D

is for Dips.
Dips can be a great exercise for your triceps or your chest. In fact when done correctly to hit your chest Dips have been called “the squat of the upper body.”

Oh, the Holiday Season. Personally, I love it. But right around the day after Halloween there’s a little monster I start to see lurking around fitness world. This little gremlin is clever. He takes the hectic schedules created around Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, and New Years and uses them to hijack your fitness progress and goals.