Do you want to be fit and miserable or fit and happy?

So, I was having an interesting chat last night with a Diamond client. We were

talking about strategies for when she's faced with all sorts of tempting treats

i.e., a party, event or get together. (Um, Happy St. Patrick's day!)

She said she didn't want to feel deprived. (Notice how we only feel deprived in

the face of temptation?) And if she did, eventually, she'd overindulge.

The key here is overindulge. No one ever gained a lot of weight from one meal.

Or from one treat...

People gain weight, and excessive amounts of weight, from overeating

consistently.

I want to be fit and happy. Not fit and miserable. And I certainly don't want

you to be fit and miserable.

Here's the challenge: Do you truly believe you can have a cookie or a piece of

cake?

Then she said something I loved. She said, "I'd like to be able to try

something if it seems interesting."

I love that word.

Yes!

If I'm going to a restaurant that is known for xyz then xyz = interesting. If

you're going to your favorite restaurant that = interesting. If someone bakes

their "famous" homemade cookies that = interesting.

Uninteresting - even though it seems interesting at times - bags of candy,

packages of cookies, most types of bread, etc. Things that you can get in any

corner of the world.

Is it really and truly worth it? That's the question.

And if it seems really interesting then by all means go for it. Yes, enjoy that

dessert or enjoy that burger - if it seems truly interesting.

Here's where I need us to be careful though: There's a huge difference between

indulging and overindulging.

Eating a pint of Ben&Jerry's is overindulging. That literally can negate an

entire week's worth of hard work. Having a scoop or two is a different story

but make sure you really want it, and aren't eating to change the way you feel.

"But I don't want to feel deprived!" is something I hear a lot.

I hear ya.

The reason why it's seems like deprivation is because food is the reward in our

eyes.

However, food is not anything but food. It's not our best friend. It's not our

worst enemy. It's only food.

There's nothing wrong with enjoying food. But let's try to not use it as a

reward.

So I think, the way to be fit and happy is to indulge only when it's really and

truly worth it. The way to be fit and miserable is to never indulge. For

example, not indulging at all during birthdays, dinners with friends, holidays,

etc., is a perfect way to be fit and miserable.

I would never, ever, recommend that.

Because those things don't happen that often.

And if they do - it's time to raise the bar of what's really and truly worth it

because 95% of the time it's really not.

-Adam

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If you don't have a system to maintain ongoing accountability how can you truly expect to get to where you want to be? It's just too easy to start and stop.

There are certainly other ways besides MBT to hold yourself accountable.

However, there is no system like MBT (frankly, not even close) that provides daily and personal accountability. As Dara G said, "MBT works incredibly well because if I mess up on Monday, you catch it before I mess up on Tuesday.” Let's get started today so we can systematically work towards get the body you want!