New Year 8 week Challenge 2012

Scott Schwab:
We want to invite everyone to participate in the upcoming 8 week challenge. We will begin next Monday January 9th and run for 8 weeks to March 5th. Our focus will be to set habits for the New Year and for the rest of our lives. Habits are key, because ultimately that is who we become.
Join us and invite your friends. It is a fact that as you share in a mutual goal with someone, that you will have a better chance succeeding. The goal is accountability and finding that friend, family member, or associate that will help you succeed and support you in your goals.
Not everyone is that person. Avoid being the person or finding the motivator that just talks, but when action is required they are no where to be found. The first step is creating a detailed action plan. All of us can do that and we all have intentions to get in shape or change our lives. If it is important we will need to set a plan and hold ourselves accountable.
In our busy lives, there will not magically appear more time for us to achieve our goals. It will not be easy to start a new habit or renew and old habit. It will be hard and one thing I can guarantee will happen, is there will be a point that we want to stop, quit, or find something to fill the time we initially set aside. We must create the time to achieve our goals. It may be replacing something else, waking up early, staying up late, but we must steal the time like a thief.
Once we have an established time, we must hold ourselves accountable to that time period and not let other things take priority. Most importantly, even more so than your exercise, is your eating. Many times we don't even realize we eat poorly. However, the best advice is to incorporate 6 small meals and incorporate whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and eat mini meals the size of our fist.
Hydration is also very essential. This does not include soda, and other speciality drinks. Get the H2O in your system. There are more benefits than we even realize. Hydration is one aspect, it also is a natural detoxifyer, hunger suppressant, and rejuvinator. Remember the tip of taking your body weight, dividing it by two and drinking that many ounces per day. If that is a concern, at least do 64oz to start and make it a habit until you are getting the amount that is right for you.
Let us know if you will be joining us in this 8 week challenge. If you are interested, take a pre-picture and write down the goals that you want to achieve during the time frame. Be realistic and have a couple of goals, so no matter the results, you can find success in more areas than one. Also be specific. The more specific, the easier it is to measure success. Good Luck and we look forward to your involvement.