Keep It Real: Real Simple

   Today's post is the first of four "Keep It Real" posts I plan to do! I wanted to do 5 (because there are 5 Monday's in February), but I don't want to box myself in! I have four "Keep It Real" ideas planned and drafted, and if I'm inspired with 1 more idea, well then this will be a February long series! : )  If not, then it'll just be a random, four week series! 
     

   
   So, nutrition and exercise can get so freakin' complicated, right?! 

   Calorie counting, points counting, trans-fats, low fat, no fat, cholesterol free, low carb, low sodium, gluten-free, dairy free, sugar free, grain free, sulfite free, yeast free, fructose free, sucrose free.....

    Lots of cardio, little cardio, strength training, weight training, high impact, low impact, HIIT, yoga, walking, swimming, running.....
   
   I know I'm missing a bunch, but I mean, what the heck?!? 

   People get easily (and understandably!) overwhelmed at the notion of health & fitness and that can derail any efforts right out of the gate!

   Can I assume though that you know that eating a bag of chips and having a 6-pack of beer every night  will make you gain weight?

   Can I assume that you know if you never exercise or move at all you won't be strong and in good physical health? 

   If you understand these things, you are off to a great start!!!!     

    I had a friend years ago who simply stopped drinking Coke, and lost so much fat so fast it was crazy!!! It couldn't have gotten more simple!

    What might "simple" look like to our example above? Well, not drinking a 6-pack of beer every night with an entire bag of chips (maybe just start by cutting back a little--3 beers and half a bag of chips is a start!) and doing some physical activity like a simple 5 minute walk (remember being told to park at the back of a parking lot to get a little exercise?-do that!) or marching on the spot for 2 commercial breaks can be a great and important start in the right direction; the direction of being healthy!!!

    This short and sweet (and simple!) post is meant to get you thinking. I want you to think simple. Real Simple! Think about the basics of your body and what would make it it's very best. We are a society who is largely failing at health & fitness (pun intended, I guess!), but we are being bombarded with information about it...how can this add up? It doesn't add up because we are thinking too much and doing too little! It doesn't need to be wildly confusing! Just keep it simple...start where you, with who you are! 

     I hope you'll meet me here again next Monday as we continue taking this journey of  "Keep It Real" ("keeping it real", if we're being grammatically correct!) : )  I want to encourage you, build you up, inform you, and help you make the move to the best health you've ever had!

xo