“The Fit Dad Says” is an essential starting point for anyone wanting to lose weight, increase their strength and energy levels and trim their waistline.
I have a basic belief system when it comes to this whole crazy world of fitness and nutrition.
It doesn’t matter if you want to lose weight, drop stomach fat, get strong or gain muscle mass, or any combination of those goals, because everything fits into this basic belief system
That Belief System is that everything, and I mean everything, that we do is a habit.
What time you get up in the morning, whether you hit the snooze bar too many times, what you eat for breakfast, or skip breakfast, and the workouts you do, or don’t do, is all habit.
We have Good Habits…
…and we have Bad Habits.
If your life isn’t the way you want it, it’s probably safe to say you have more bad habits than good.
Right?
I don’t think that’s any gigantic secret or revelation is it?
You probably know you have some bad habits and you can probably tell me exactly what they are.
I know I can. I have hellish bad habits!
The question is NOT about identifying your Bad Habits…
It’s figuring out the Good Habits you already do, and what NEW ones to add that will overshadow and replace the bad ones.
You can’t simply remove a Bad Habit because that creates a “Behavior Vacuum” and nothing exists in a vacuum.
Something will take its place.
Sure you can hope a good habit will take its place, but it could be another bad habit.
You could focus on the removal of the bad habit of eating 3 cookies every afternoon with no regard to what will take its place and that may work, but it’s quite likely you will either end up adding another bad habit, or add to another bad habit you’re already committing like overeating at dinner because you’re “starving.”
See what I mean?
You instead need to focus on ADDING Good Habits, or at least expanding on the ones you already do.
That’s how you make change.
That’s how you make permanent and positive change.
But how?
How do you focus on the addition of the good, rather than focusing on the removal of the bad?
First you need to figure out the Good Habits you want to focus on adding.
Which ones work best for you and your lifestyle?
Do you know you need to have a healthier breakfast, but allow yourself to believe you’re too busy to make something good?
There’s one.
Do you know you need to be more consistent with your workouts, but have had trouble finding something you like and gives you consistent results?
There’s another.
See what I mean?
Figure out what YOU want to add, and what works with YOUR lifestyle.
You also need to figure out what Good Habits you’re already doing.
Maybe you are great at having healthy snacks. Snacks that aren’t high in calories, but loaded with nutrition that help keep your appetite satisfied.
Maybe you’re also good at sticking with a workout program, but haven’t really found one you like or that truly fits your schedule and life.
Maybe you’ve figured out how your emotions mess with your evening eating and have that under control.
Those are all awesome and it is incredibly important to know what those Good Habits are and feel proud that you’re sticking to them and that you’re good at them.
Then you need to build off those Good Habits and expand on them with similar habits.
What’s that mean?
You need to find something that compliments those habits.
If you’re already consistent with your workouts, work on finding something that fits YOU.
If you’re already a great snacker, but your eating intelligence goes in the crapper at night, figure out how to replace the Bad Habit with a Good Habit.
If you are consistent all week with your nutrition, but everything falls apart on the weekend, you need to figure out how to put an end to that gap in your healthy living.
Once that’s done, you should then pick 1 or 2 Good Habits to work on at a time.
Why only 1 or 2 rather than a whole bunch?
Because you will fail if you do more than 1 or 2.
By trying to focus on too much, you end up becoming mediocre at everything, which means you will fail.
You want to work on becoming GREAT at a couple things at a time, or maybe even just one.
I like to ask my clients to focus on their most important, and toughest habits first and focus on them with laser-like intensity for 2 weeks.
Nothing else should come into play.
You should keep in mind the good habits you’re already doing, but focus on those additional 1 or 2 with everything you have.
Let’s say it’s the weekend eating Bad Habit.
What would you have to do to replace that bad habit with a good one?
The easiest thing would be to continue on with what you already do all week. Keep the routine.
Keep the same breakfast, same lunch routine, etc.
It doesn’t have to be exactly the same because that can be pretty boring, but it should be really similar in timing and size.
See what I’m saying?
That’s how you replace a Bad Habit with a Good Habit.
That’s an overly simplistic tip, but you get the idea on how to go about replacing the bad with the good.
You need to focus on those Good Habits with incredible intensity – they should be your only focus for at least 2 weeks.
Then, after those 2 weeks, you will have created a new habit, except this time it’s a Good Habit.
Score!
Now that you’ve created a new habit…a Good Habit…you can expand and focus on 1 or 2 more habits with the same laser-like intensity.
You won’t have to worry about the previous habits because they are changed. They are now Good and nothing to get hung up on.
That’s how you make progress!
You’re not forcing the REMOVAL of Bad Habits…
…You are focusing on the ADDITION of Good Habits!
That’s what I’m talking about in that video way up top and I’m sharing all this with you because I have a fancy-schmancy book full of Habits, Tips, Tricks and Philosophies to help you lose weight, drop belly fat and live the lean and strong lifestyle you deserve!
It’s called “The Fit Dad Says” and it’s chock full of simple steps and philosophies you can take to transform your life.
It’s not a diet…not even close.
It’s not a workout program – there are other avenues for that.
This focuses on a different aspect of your life. The habits you make and whether those habits are giving you the life you want and deserve, or causing you to be unhealthy and struggle.
If you focus on adding a few of those habits you will see results.
That I promise!
Here are just a few of the highlights from “The Fit Dad Says”:
Those are just a few of the things you’ll learn. Like the title suggests, there are 66 super-simple tips, tricks and philosophies for you to implement. Some are easy, some take a little practice, yet they are all essential if you want to live a lean, strong and vibrant lifestyle.
If you are just starting out, this is a book you should own.
If you are no stranger to trying to lose weight, this is a book you should own.
if you are obsessed with learning anything new regarding exercise, nutrition and the mental side of fitness, this is a book you should own.
This is a book for everyone because everyone can learn something and everyone should strive to learn and become more.
This is not a diet. This is not a workout program. This is straight up information you can use and implement in your daily life.