Did you see President Obama address the nation
last night? I hope you did. Because he had a
wonderful message for your fitness and
weight loss goals.

Here’s what he said:

“Now, it’s important to remember that this crisis
didn’t happen overnight and it didn’t result from
any one action or decision. It took many years and
many failures to lead us here. And it will take
many months and many different solutions to lead
us out. There are no quick fixes, and there are no
silver bullets.”

Ok, I lied. He was addressing the economy, not
your fitness and weight loss goals.

But he’s dead on accurate.

Because permanent and lasting fitness and weight
loss results take time. Doesn’t matter if you’ve
gained 30 pounds or just got a little softer over
time. As Obama said, “…it didn’t happen
overnight and it didn’t result from any one action
or decision.”

You didn’t get where you are by eating one big
meal or skipping one week of exercise. He goes on,
“It took many years and many failures to lead us
here.” Months or years, setbacks or failures, he’s
right. You are where you are today due to action
and decisions you’ve made over time.

The fact is, things don’t just happen overnight.
You don’t gain 10 pounds in a day by eating one
bad meal. Or fall out of shape by taking off 2
weeks from exercising. No, no. “It took many years
and many failures” to get where we are.

So where do we begin?

Something quick. Something easy.

Well, again, just as Obama says, “…it will take
many months and many different solutions to lead
us out. There are no quick fixes, and there are no
silver bullets.”

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

There is rarely, if ever, a quick and easy
solution.

You canNOT do it by using a supplement. You canNOT
do it by walking more. You canNOT do it by going
on the newest fad diet.

Obama not only points out the problem, but offers
this solution:

“That’s why we’ve put in place a comprehensive
strategy designed to attack this crisis on all
fronts.”

Great strategy Mr. President! A comprehensive
health and fitness program with accountability and
support.

That plan is what I call the 3-Legged Stool of
Body Transformation. Strength training, cardio
training, and supportive nutrition. A stool can’t
stand on one leg. It can’t stand on two. It needs
all three. And so do you.

Obama even had a 3-legged stool; jobs,
home ownership, and lending. “It’s a strategy to
create jobs, to help responsible homeowners, to
restart lending, and to grow our economy over the
long term.”

When I heard this sound bite on the radio driving
home from the studio last night it was uncanny how
analogous it was to our health and fitness.

Your health, fitness, and weight don’t happen
overnight. It all takes time. You won’t reach your
goal in one week or one month. If you’re expecting
quick results you’ll only set yourself up for
frustration and failure.

Take action with a comprehensive plan utilizing
the 3-Legged stool of Body Transformation. Attack
it on all fronts and you will start seeing
progress.

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A Final Note About the Economy
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I’m no economist. And I can’t say that I have
years and years of life experience under my belt.
But I do have an attitude toward our economy. And
I think it’s synonymous to our health.

You see, there are plenty of factors happening in
our economy right now that are completely out of
our control. The stock market, bailouts, lending,
etc… But there are certain things that we CAN
control. Things like our work ethic, our spending,
and our perspective and attitude. Those are the
things that will pull us out of these bad times.
I’m not ignorant enough to believe the other stuff
doesn’t matter. It does. But I will do everything
in my control to better the situation.

The same goes for our health. You can’t control
your family history, genetics, the sun, and second
hand smoke. But you CAN control the calories you
consume, your alcohol intake, and the amount of
exercise you get.

Taking responsibility for what you can control
empowers you and gives you the framework for a
successful life. It doesn’t matter if it’s the
economy or your health.

In health,

Tim

P.S. Controlling your perspective and attitude is
directly correlated with how you think and what
you surround yourself with. In this month’s issue
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