"Don't Let Money Change You"

A line from a funky old R&B tune by the O'Jays "For the Love of Money." This song came to mind while I was writing my final weekly email to all our incredible Transformation Contest contestants. As I typed "This is not about the money, it's about you" I started singing {{Don't let moneeeeey chaaange youuuuuuu!}}. Now, I know this steps away from the meaning of the song just a tad, but it's true money shouldn't be our sole motivation for change when it comes to our health.

Trust me, winning money is pretty dang cool. Who couldn't use an extra $1000? The money is a side note though; sure maybe it gets you in the door, peaks your interest, gives you a reason to finally decide to commit to getting healthy, getting fit. That's fine, but don't let the "money" change you, don't let it be your only motivation. Let's be honest, that money will be gone real quick, then what? What's going to motivate you, inspire you to come into the gym? I'll tell you: It's YOU!

It's about YOU not money. It's about making wonderful positive changes in your life, developing good, long-lasting habits, losing body fat, gaining muscle, feeling stronger, faster, more alive, having more energy, looking and feeling better and setting an incredible example for your family and friends. All of these things, and so many more, are so much better than just money. And, they will last much, much longer.

So, as the Transformation Contest winds down to its final days take an inventory from when you started 6 weeks ago to right now. How far have you come? How much fat have you lost? (Every pound is a victory!). How much more energy do you have? How much better do you feel? How much better do you feel about yourself? What positive impact have you made on people around you? Maybe you won't win the contest. That's okay because you're on your way to winning the war. Keep up the hard work!

Cameron Hedges C.S.C.S.
General Manager Results Fitness

Results Of Transfromation Contest Weigh In #3!!!

TOP 3 - HERE WE GO! Team Grant: 67.2lbs lost, Team Upgraft: 58.8lbs lost, Team Kavanagh: 52.2lbs lost. 

Total POUNDS OF FAT lost for all contestants: 901.32lbs!!!

Keep it up everyone!! Awesome job!!!

Final weigh in is Thursday March 31st through Tuesday April 5th. Winners announced on Thursday April 7th, 7pm at Results Fitness.

HITTING SNOOZE by Rachel Cosgrove

The night before you lay out your clothes and set the alarm for an early morning workout. “THIS TIME”…you’ll get up and do a workout and get your day started. As you get ready for bed, you are actually excited about your commitment to yourself and having tomorrow be “DAY ONE” of your fitness program.
Morning comes…alarm goes off…at that moment, when you are snuggled in the comfort of your bed (your comfort zone) every excuse creeps into your head and you tell yourself -

“I should probably get more sleep, lack of sleep has been shown to be bad for your health and obviously my body needs it…”
“I’ll work out after work when I’ll have a better workout anyway because I’ll have more energy.”
“I’ll start tomorrow. One more day, then I’ll start.”

Or you just hit the snooze button and roll back over to sleep forgetting all of the commitments you made to yourself the night before.

Hitting snooze is the moment when you decide to stay in your comfort zone rather than get out of your comfort zone and be uncomfortable for a short period of time to get the pay off.
When you think about it, the snooze button is something we hit daily. Maybe you committed that you are going to eat healthy and have no alcohol and then your friends call up and right then you hit the proverbial snooze button and decide I’ll go have a drink tonight…
Or on your way home from work you committed to yourself to go to the gym and as you drive by you decide…

“I should go home and eat something first.”

“I should probably start tomorrow morning.”

Start to notice how often throughout your day you are hitting your “snooze button” and instead start to get comfortable being uncomfortable, a quote I think I first heard Bill Parisi say.

“Get Comfortable being Uncomfortable.”

Know that when you are out of your comfort zone you are going to get rewarded. Get hooked on that uncomfortable feeling of getting out of bed before everyone else and heading to the gym to do something good for yourself, or skipping dessert, or not having your nightly glass of wine, or packing your food ahead of time.
This is also in your career or personal development. If you committed to reading everyday for 30 minutes, don’t hit the snooze button and start tomorrow. Go pick up a book and stick to your commitment.

Remember the quote- “Successful people do the things unsuccessful people don’t want to do.”

This blog post is inspired by an article I read in Success Magazine this month by Mel Robbins.

Transformation Contest 2nd Weigh Ins! Who Are the Top 3?

 The results are in for the Transformation Contest Weigh Ins #2!

Top 3 teams are:

1. Team Kathleen Upgraft with 44.2 lbs. of fat lost

2. Team Amy Grant with 39.7 lbs. of fat lost

3. Team Debra Kavanagh with 34.2 lbs. of fat lost

Wow! Congrats to the top 3 teams and congrats to everyone! We had a total fat loss of 654.82 lbs.!!! That's only 45 lbs shy of last year's total fat loss and we are just hitting the halfway mark. Unbelievable! Great Job Everyone!!! Keep up the hard work!

Nobody is out of this, it's time to dial it in and work even harder, you can do this. Remember every single pound of fat lost counts, be encouraged, be inspired and keep on doin' work! We are proud of all of you!

Next weigh ins are Tuesday 3/15 through Thursday 3/17. Remember you must weigh in by March 17th 9pm or your team will be disqualified.

See you all in the gym!!!!