CHALLENGE 1: P90X

I have decided to do fitness challenges in periods of 30 days. They say (I don't know who "they" are, but whatever) that it takes 21 days to make a habit. So I figure 30 days is enough to get a feel for a workout program and decide whether it's for me or not. Plus, shaking things up always helps keep your attention in a workout schedule.

Drum roll, please...

CHALLENGE NUMERO UNO: P90X

Famous fitness program through Beachbody fitness. It's an at-home program that about a billion people have talked about and loved. Using muscle confusion, I will confuse my body to super-sexydom. It requires six workouts per week with a change in nutrition (lots of protein, whole grains, vegetables, and other such roughage). I will be doing the LEAN track.

Check it:

http://www.teambeachbody.com/workout-routines/p90x-workout

With a schedule of 2-3 twelve-hour shifts per week at the hospital, four days of classes, all while planning a wedding, I know this may be rough. But it's important, so in the words of Tony Horton, I will BRING IT.

POST #3: The "You're Already Skinny" Trap

Ever explained to somebody that you wanted to diet/exercise/get fit and they responded, "Oh, you don't need to do that, you're already skinny."

I didn't know if you knew, but you DON'T STAY SKINNY MAGICALLY.

I know, you're shocked.

I'm so sick of the "Well, your metabolism is just higher than mine," excuse. Didn't know if you knew, but metabolism variations between humans are actually not that significant.

Check it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/treatments/healthy_living/your_weight/medical_myths.shtml

In fact, if you're larger than me, you tend to burn more calories to stay at that size than I do to stay at mine. So nyah, nyah.

But, all of that aside, the "you're already skinny" mentality is just the kind of mentality that leads to failure. Thinking that only large people need to diet and exercise is a huge mistake, because once you reach your goal weight, you'll think you're done. But we're never done staying fit.

My point is this: the "already skinny" trap is teasing you into believing that just because you're not overweight means that you have already met your fitness goals. Barf. Out-of-shape skinny and fit skinny are not the same thing.

Us folk with flab have just as much as right to diet and exercise as the overweight and obese folk. Don't let anybody trick you into believing otherwise!