New Year, New Promise!

New Years Eve is a time for NEW resolutions.  Trying to find the perfect outfit or new dress for the countdown to midnight isn’t easy. We try things on and are instantly reminded of the weight loss program which never made it past March of '08.  We tried hard last January. We ate right, we exercised, got busy, had kids to take care of, spouses too, and other family events took over the plan. One excuse after another.  Life just “got in the way”. You want to make that same commitment this
year, but are unsure if you are going to keep it longer than last time.

Here’s a thought:  Life is life. How can it get in the way of itself? Your life is what you make of it. Life didn’t “get in the way”. Your schedule got run over by other plans. Yes, we all have commitments, jobs, kids, spouses, and church. My husband is no exception. He is a guitar player at church and that’s his largest commitment. His time is spent on practice at home and practice at church. He plays on stage every Saturday. He arrives hours early to set up and prepare. This is a lot of time out of our week running around. But he still gets in his workout. We also live an hour (one way) from our jobs, thus I have to be up early in the morning and spend two hours of my life a day on the road. Do you think I like working out at 8 or 9 PM at night when I finally get the time? When I was diagnosed with scoliosis this past year and told it would only get worse as I got older, I decided that was not acceptable! I was going pray and study healing. This also was going to take lots of work on my part. I made a commitment to start working out, yet again. Get back on that horse and stay on!!

Being healthy and fit has to be a priority. It’s my ultimate goal to have a body with great abs and awesome looking arms.  But most important, I want to be healthy and stay as young as I can for as long as I can. I have lots to do yet on this earth and I want to be able to function easily for a long time to come.

I want you this next week to lay out your plan. Sit down with a pen, paper, and calendar. This is your first effort to making time for yourself and your new life style. Decide when you can workout, with whom if need be, where, and what program you are going to do. Is it going to be joining a gym and getting a trainer, or maybe doing a program at home like P90X or Jillian Michaels? Get out a calendar and write out your goals. Take those before pictures. Nothing tells you the truth like a camera. Then start Jan. 1st. No excuses. Find a support system. Family, friends, coworkers, church family, books to gain knowledge, and yes, blogs!

It’s up to you. When you get going, you will feel stronger and more motivated to keep going. I have confidence in you.  My goal this year is to do a photo shoot in the spring. I have to find a great photographer who knows about fitness photography and keep myself on my goal to be ready come spring. So set your goals and lay it all on the line. Give yourself a great prize when you reach that goal. Then set your next one.  Start a new life today! And thanks for reading. There’s still so much to come. More giveaways and always more great information to make your journey as easy as possible.


Blessings Taylor.