It’s nice to be home for the holidays and see family and friends. Catching up on what all of your favorite people are doing is always a good thing. The only bad part apart going home for Thanksgiving and Christmas is that we tend to eat way too many calories during while we socialize and hang out with the people that are closest to us. Try and imagine the last time you went to a family gathering and did not leave 10 lbs. heavier? The problem with consuming too many calories is that it can be very detrimental towards our health and long term happiness. The recipe for mixing your favorite indulgences while remaining healthy can be easy to follow as long as you live by the code of “moderation.” In other words, anything in moderation is fine, and as long as you are active and exericse regularly, those extra calories consumed during the holidays with family will burn right off!

As we get older we become heavier and less mobile. Having an inactive and lethargic lifestyle in unhealthy. When attacking laziness, the optimal approach is to set goals, and make them realistic. You must have some form of self motivation as well in order to get out of bed and make it happen. As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink! So if you are not thirsty, and hungry for a fun and healthy life just stop reading right now and get back to doing nothing and eating corn dogs with extra cheese. On the other hand, if you are one of those people who have aspirations of looking and feeling good, then listen up. There is a road to looking good and it does not travel through pharmacies and plastic surgeons. The road towards success, which remember is a journey, not a destination, starts and ends in your mind. If you are determined to lose weight and get healthy, then it will happen, but if not, well then good luck with staying out of doctors offices and hospitals. Seriously, there is a reason that we (U.S.A) are not in the top 10 when it comes to life expectance rates in the world, and that reason is that we do not take care of ourselves. If you ask the average American what a recumbent bike is, they would have no clue! I would be willing to bet that ninety-percent of people do not know what an elliptical is, or what the difference between a folding and non-folding treadmill is!

Here Are 10 Ways 10 Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Weeks:

1.) Before you brush your teeth, do 200 push-ups and 200 sit-ups 5 days a week for 10 straight weeks.

2.) Instead of eating what you normally eat for dinner, substitute fish, chicken and vegetables into your diet and do not eat anything besides those three foods for dinner for the next 10 weeks.

3.) As soon as you get off of work, find a nice treadmill or rubberized rubber track, and do cardio exercise for 1 fell hour. First lap walk, then 5 minute stretch. Second lap light jog, then 1o minute stretch. After you are warmed up, you will mix up your routine with sprints and walking. Walk the straight aways and sprint around the corners. Do this for an hour per day, 5 days a week, for the next 10weeks.

4.) Drink less sugar filled drinks. This recommendation alone with help you shed extra pundage. Sugar makes us fat and speeds up the aging process. Not good!

5.) Start going to a Spin cycle class at your local gym. Using exercise bikes, especially spin cycles, have proved to be a great way to lose weight and firm up.

6.) Buy a treadmill and walk 1 mile in the morning and run a mile before bed at night. You will lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks.

7.) Join a gym and get an exercise partner. Use a personal trainer or friend to motivate you and push you to the limit.