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Monday, January 24, 2011

Funny, but with a message ...

This is a hilarious video about going to the gym and exercising, but I want you to notice the negative attitude he has toward exercise and how we end up "buying in" to what he is saying. This happens ALL THE TIME in the media. I just want to make sure you are aware of it. Okay, enjoy the video!

Friday, January 14, 2011

Four Reasons Why We Fail to Lose Weight


You thought it would work this time, didn’t you?  You set your goal.  You made your plan.  You tried really hard but ultimately fell short of what you might call remarkable results.  As you lean against the bathroom wall across from the scale that just betrayed you, you start thinking back to all the other failed attempts you’ve endured, all in the name of fitting into your skinny jeans

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Achieving Your Goals for Fun and Profit (well, for fun anyway!)

I'm soliciting more people to join me and four other brave souls on this resolution project.  Let's make 'em stick this year, huh?

It's simple to join in.  All you have to do is send me an email with your main goal and your weekly commitments.  You have to step outside your comfort zone and be willing to share these with everybody on my mailing list, but statistically, that's probably your best shot at success, soooo ...

Just do it!  Come on, what do you have to lose?  Make it fun and con a few people at work into doing it with you!

In case you missed the initial email, I've posted it here.

Don't be scared!  You can do it.  Let's use the power of peer pressure in a good way.  Do it, do it, do it!  C'mon, all the cool kids are doing it!

I'll post the goals I've been given tomorrow or the next day, and we'll just go from there.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Proof it's possible!

For those of you out there who have given up hope, thinking it just doesn't happen to real people, watch this ...


Friday, January 7, 2011

Warning: Common Sense Makes You Common (Why one of the most highly regarded fitness beliefs is 100% wrong)


Alcoholics Anonymous defines insanity as continuing the same behavior and expecting a different result.  Logically we know that repeating an action will result in a similar outcome each time.  Yet when it comes to weight loss, why do we return to the same methods time and time again? 

This article may challenge some of your most closely held beliefs about fitness and weight loss, but if you keep an open mind, I promise you’ll walk away with a new found understanding of how to shed those unwanted pounds.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Happy New Year!!! Okay what's your resolution?


3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Happy New Year!!!  Okay what's your resolution?

It's resolution season, which means the gyms will be crowded until about Valentine's Day!  It also means that many of you receiving this email will re-commit to your fitness goals.  It always seems like a great idea.  The timing is right because a new year feels like a new start -- a clean slate, so to speak.  The problem is that statistically, people don't tend to make the resolutions stick.  This is where I come in!

A few days ago, I came up with an idea to make those resolutions more than just something to say at Midnight with a Champagne glass in your hand!  After all, we can't expect anything different to happen unless we do something different.

I want to create an accountability group.  Nobody HAS to participate, but I would encourage everyone reading this blog to get involved.  We can even involve other people.  There's no cost to participate, and everyone is welcome, regardless of their relationship to Core.

I'm still kind of creating the details, but I wanted to at least introduce the concept as early in the year as possible.  Here's what I have so far:

Start by sending me your main long-term goal.  It doesn't matter what "long-term" means to you.  It could be a year ... it could be 6 months ... it could be 6 weeks.  Whatever your goal and time frame, send it over to me.  Also included should be a rough-draft of your game plan, which will break your main goal up into manageable pieces.  Finally, send me the goals that you will commit to achieving this week.  These goals can be performance goals (such as I will eat at least 3 servings of veggies every day this week) or result goals (I will weigh xxx by xxx - be careful with these because the body works in strange ways sometimes, so I would maybe set these on a monthly basis and use performance goals for the weekly goals).  Make sure to state it in a “how much by when” format, so that anyone could show up on the specified date and see whether you made it or not.

On Friday of each week, it will be time to face the music.  Check in with an email and let me know how you did, any insights you may have picked up, as well as any tweaks you'd make in retrospect.  Next, I'll expect you to brag on yourself a little.  This part is required.  Some people will have no trouble bragging about themselves (you know who you are!), but I suspect this will be challenging for the majority of you.  Tell me what you did well.  Let me know what you did that maybe surprised you.  Finally, list out the weekly goals you're committing to for the following week.

Warning! Full disclosure alert!
Anything you send to me is subject to be shared with the entire group.  If you are not willing to share it with everybody, don't send it to me!  I may be inclined to make an occasional exception, but the power of this project is that we'll use peer pressure in a good way!  So, if you don't want people in your business, don't participate!

I am looking for support from everybody.  Whether or not you decide to share your goals, I’d like everybody’s help in providing congratulations and words of encouragement for those who are putting themselves on the line.  You can send messages to individuals, groups, or the entire group.  Anything goes (except negativity). 

Get your overall goal and your weekly commitments to me by Friday.  I’ll send out updates and highlights in the weekly email.
And of course, as always, don’t forget the conference call this and every Thursday at 5:40 PM (Eastern Time Zone).

Calling in is simple.

Dial 219-862-1300
Then, when prompted dial 808762

Monday, January 3, 2011