subject: Record Keeping Leads To Permanent Fat Loss [print this page] In order to have permanent fat loss one needs to see progress. I want to show you how to measure your physical activity and your progress. Keeping a daily record of your physical activity is key to your progress and establishing a lifestyle that includes permanent fat loss. As a weight loss coach this is a very important step. How does one start this process of record keeping? Thirty years ago I created a fitness log on a sheet of college ruled binder paper. Each line is numbered for that day of the month. Here is my entry for this Monday. 2 and miles with John and dogs on the track . Besides being an activity log or record, this becomes a diary of people places and events. I can go back in my training log to June of 1994 and there is an entry that reads, run- hike 3 hours- Yosemite National Park to top of Half Dome with Brian, Larry, Jeff, Stacey and John. Another entry reads, family hike on the Colorado Trail.
You can use your fitness log to keep a record of your weight, your inches, how much you are lifting at the gym, your bike rides, runs ,walks, skiing, swimming and fitness classes. Record your time, distances, effort, location and your partners. If you spend 2 hours chopping wood, put that down. But I wouldnt include time spent on the tractor or riding lawn mower or watching a Broncos game.
The goal is for you to have a record of your physical activity, so that you can see progress and know that your physical activity is working towards you having a healthy and strong body. But when you stop your regular fitness routine, your activity log will give you accountability with a record of your inactivity. The hope is that you will be motivated to start exercising again. When you have weeks and months of regular exercise, you can feel proud of your consistent commitment. Having consistent commitment will help you reach your fitness goals. Also keep a record of your body weight and inches so that you have a record of your progress. This will give you confidence that what you are doing is working. If you are not losing weight or inches, you need to make changes in your nutritional and exercise plan. You want to develop lifelong habits that lead to a healthy lifestyle. Your fitness log will show your commitment to lifelong health. What you do today will determine what you can do 5, 10 and 20 years from now. Todays fitness prepares you for the rest of your life. Our ability to serve God and others is strengthened when we are healthy.
Okay, it is time to get started. Today you can start to establish a healthy lifestyle that leads to permanent fat loss.Make this statement: for today, I will start my health and fitness log.
First get a binder and a piece of college ruled binder paper. Then, number it 1 to 31 for the month of October. When you exercise today, write down what you did on the line for October14th. Weigh yourself and take some measurements and write that down as your starting point. You may want to run or walk a mile and time yourself. Again that will give you a starting point to measure your improvement. Each time you make an entry for October, you are moving forward towards health and fitness. For those of you that are using Osolean, write down when you use the product. Remember Osolean works when you take it twice a day, and when you reduce your daily calorie consumption by 500 calories. Having a regular or daily exercise routine will maximize the effectiveness of Osolean. The hope is that have a monthly health and fitness log will give you motivation and accountability to change your health forever. My training log has been my accountability partner for 30 years. Tell others about your success with record keeping and permanent fat loss.
