Did you know that you offend people who hate themselves and their health?

Allow me to back up for a moment.

I don’t mind offending people. I certainly don’t go out of my way to anger people or offend their beliefs or life choices or anything, but I do offend folks sometimes, and it doesn’t bother me. I’ve been doing it for years, and it’s just kind of what happens when you speak the truth, define differences between right & wrong, and offer definitive opinions in today’s world of “Everyone’s OK, tolerate everything.”

However, I realize that some folks don’t like to offend others, so I just thought I’d let you know that you, by exercising and trying to get into shape, offend fat people, and give you a list of things you need to do to make sure that you don’t offend them any more.

You definitely have to stop coming to the club to exercise, you need to stop working out at home, taking the stairs instead of the elevator at work, parking more than four spaces away from the front in parking lots, stop making healthy choices at the grocery store, and don’t even dare think about eating healthy when you are out in public!!
Actually, to further accomodate the rest of society that is unhealthy & addicted to the food first lifestyle (60% of Americans are overweight, and as high as 35% are estimated to be obese), go ahead & stock up on junk food, plan on eating at Micky-D’s three nights per week, and why don’t you be a dear & make folks feel like you’re doing your part to kill yourself as quickly as they are by chain smoking cigarettes and boozing every night too?

I’m being facetious, obviously.

I’ve been blown away before by many things in the fitness industry, typically excuses that people come up with to not exercise and be healthy (”I can’t afford a membership/personal training”–yeah, cause DR bills are SOOO much less expensive; “I want to lose 30 lbs, but I don’t want to sweat,” & I think I’ve told you before about the woman I offered to train for FREE but she wouldn’t do it b/c her DR had told her to walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes three times per week to lose 30 lbs in 8 weeks.) but this one has seriously derailed my thinking.

An employee from Nona’s Italian restaurant has come out and harassed Kelly & our boot camp members several times (for those that don’t know, our boot camp clients exercise all over outside, and typically in the common area between the buildings) about being out there, and their customers being able to see them exercising. Of course, there is nothing they can do about it, as we all pay rent & CAM, and that is a common area, so it has become humorous to us now.
“Funny, haha, they’re eating & gaining weight, our clients are working out & losing weight! Hahaha,” ya know, that kind of thing.

Last night though, the guy came out and said that he received a complaint from one of his customers who said that they were offended at watching our boot campers working out, getting healthier, getting in shape, trying to make sure that they were around to see their kids graduate college and be able to still function & play with their grandchildren.

OFFENDED???!!
I realize that there are a lot of backwards things going on in this country, where we’ve gone from calling “evil” or “wrong” to calling it “good,” or “right,” but, what?!

By trying to better YOUR life through health, fitness and living a positive lifestyle, you OFFEND someone who is slowly killing themselves through their food addiction and inactive lifestyle.
You offend them because of the THEIR guilt, but you are the one expected to stop your behavior.

I’ve never once complained to the owner of the pizza place when I’ve walked out of my gym and run into a cloud of cigarette smoke, or when I roll into the parking lot Saturday mornings & there are beer bottles everywhere, or when I’ve been outside with my boot camp and we smell his employees and the band members out back smoking pot.

I’m pretty sure both those things are bad for you, but I’m not OFFENDED that folks choose to do that to themselves because I choose to live a healthier lifestyle, nor am I even offended that they do it so closely to a “healthy place” like a gym.

But you and the rest of our members & clients doing something healthy near an unhealthy place offends their customers.

I am absolutely blown away by this. I’m not typically as forward with this type of thing, but this just really set me off, and I’m super protective of my personal training clients anyways, but if watching someone who cares enough about their health and their lives to exercise offends you: Get off your ass, do what they’re doing, and LOSE WEIGHT.

PLEASE leave your comments below and let me know if you have had experience with this, or if you’ve ever personally “offended” an unhealthy person b/c of your eating or exercise choices.

ZAY

Ok,

So now that Look Better NAKED Boot Camps has it’s own website and I don’t have to post stuff on my site about it, I can  get back to writing the way I want to. How do I want to write? Well, I’m glad you asked.
I believe that life is too short & your life is too busy to be pulling punches and trying to be nice about everything, especially when it comes to you weight, the way you feel about your body and your health. I give you the facts that will help you lose weight and realize the body that you want straight up, no bullshit, no holding your hand & telling you everything’s going to be ok.

If you’re not happy with the way you look, it’s your fault. Even if it’s “not your fault” that you are the way you are, it most certainly is your fault for not educating yourself and getting off your ass to do something about it.

Which brings me to today’s topic:

I’m sick & tired of hearing people’s excuses for not exercising, trying to lose weight, or maintain their weight around the holidays.

They’re always the same, and they’re all bullshit.

“Oh, there’s the family meals, and holiday parties, and all the sweets! I’ll just let myself go and eat whatever I want to, gain how much ever weight I’m going to, do more damage to my body by getting fatter, and then worry about it come January.” Great call on that one.
Look, so during November & December you’ve got three holidays, where you’ll typically have one, maybe two meals in each day that are probably horrible for you, right? And let’s say you’re super popular and have five holiday parties to attend, where you are eating crap for a couple of hours.
So eight to ten meals over a period of 45 days is an excuse to let yourself go to shit?!

Why can’t you eat normally other than those specific few hours over the holiday time period, and continue to lose weight, or at least maintain the weight you’re at?

Traveling, shopping & family events keep you from working out on your regular schedule? Figure it out, you’re smart. How many 15 and 20 minute workouts have I given on this blog? It’s possible to keep active & exercising even when you don’t have as much time as you’d like to go the the gym and hit your regular schedule.

I’m going to be out of town & away from a gym for 11 days this month. Know what I’m doing?
I’m not making excuses like most folks, that’s for damn sure. You don’t get into or stay in shape by making excuses. I’m taking a couple of Resistance Bands with me and I’m going to bust some 20 minute resistance workouts and do some interval style running while I’m gone.

I love helping people improve their lives through fitness, don’t get me wrong. It’s just an uphill battle alot of the time with all the excuses people make for not taking care of themselves.

Don’t be one of the millions of Americans that make excuses for letting themselves go to shit this holiday season, or of the half of those that say, “I’m going to get in shape in the New Year.”

Do something about it now!
Don’t make excuses!

Stay focused, stay fit
ZAY

This is completely unrelated to fitness, it’s just for fun!

I’m a huge Florida Gator fan, as you know.

I just wanted to see how my clients and members split up on this huge SEC game coming up this Saturday here in Jacksonville!!

So, post a comment and tell me if you’re a Gator fan, a Dawg fan or if you’re neutral for the game this weekend!

Thanks, and have a great weekend!
ZAY

Yo!

So Mike Roussell, world renowned nutritionist, and creator of the Naked Nutrition Network
through out a challenge to a bunch of other fitness professionals to see how many reps they could increase their total max chinups by from October 14th to Thanksgiving.

Always a competitor, I threw my hat in the ring, and kinda shot my mouth off in the process of making this video!

Oh well, I’ve said it, so now I have to do it!!

Check it out!!