Help! I'm Going to Daytona!

Panic!

So, you thought that you were going to visit your folks or otherwise do something fat-friendly for March Break?  But, now your friends have convinced you to join them in the sunny, sandy south.  The problem is...you've been swilling beer and lattes all winter and have been slowly moving up in pant sizes. 

What to Do

Starting right now: eliminate salt and sugar.  Scrutinize the nutrition labels on all your food.  Start and keep a food diary.  Cut out all booze.  Cut out all bread and anything like bread (pizza dough, bagels etc).  Cut out all soft drinks.  Be careful with pasta.  I'm not talking about normal healthy nutrition here.  I'm talking about emergency fat loss diet time.

Jack Some Iron

Intense weight training will burn blubber.  Not only do heavy lifts demand a lot of caloric energy but they develop muscle tissue which burns even more calories.  Deadlifts, like the lady in the picture is doing are excellent.  Split your routine so that you are blasting iron 6 days/week.  Think of the beach.  Promise yourself that you will stay in better shape next year.

Pay Your Cardio Dues.

You need to do cardio twice a day to blitz your body over the next 3 weeks.  Do a 20 minute cardio session first thing in the morning before you eat.  Do another 30 minute session later in the day, after your weight training workout.  Do whatever it takes to get your heart pumping. 

If you're not sweating and breathing hard and gulping water; you're not pushing yourself hard enough.  This is workout cram time.

Keep Track

You're on a mission.  You need to stay focused.  Put up a calendar with a count-down on it.  Write out your workouts and write down your weight.  Drive yourself.  Be obsessed.

Keep Motivated

Find a picture of what you want to look like and tack it up on your fridge.  That way, before you pull the handle to gobble some cheddar, you'll be struck with a pang of guilt.  Hopefully, it works.

 



Find a Workout Partner

Link-up with someone who will push you and hold you accountable.  Pick someone who has the same work ethic that you do (or even better).  Push each other.  Compete with each other.

Good Luck

You have about three weeks until showtime.  Make them count.

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