As we approach this busy holiday season, it’s not too early to be thinking about next year. It starts with halloween candy and runs right into pumpkin spiced everything fattening & nice. It then glides through sugarplums dancing on every table, and it doesn’t slow down or stop until we find ourselves in mid January wondering what happened to the gravitational pull on our bathroom scale.
What if this year we started managing the damage before it starts? What if we were consistent enough right now that we developed some healthy habits before HalloThanksMas takes us far away from where we want to be? What if we greeted the New Year the way we wanted to live it?
I’ll never forget our first New Year in Venezuela. We hadn’t been in the country long and had decided to stay in, watch a family movie, and do our own quiet little family countdown alone in our pjs. All was well and good with our plans until outside our gate at the stroke of midnight, what to our wondering eyes should appear but all of our neighbors greeting us with the New Year!
There they all were dressed to the nines as if they were at some elegant New Year’s Eve party. Some were even carrying suitcases. We were so confused and had no idea what was going on, except for the fact that we were horribly underdressed for the occasion!!
As we would soon learn, Venezuelan tradition mandates you should greet the New Year how you want to spend it. Walking the streets of your neighborhood dressed with a suitcase in hand is said to bring lots of travel to the new year. The longer you walk around in the streets, the longer the trips will be. Welcoming the new year with money in your pockets is believed to bring prosperity and wealth. Essentially, you greet the new year how you want to live it out.
I challenge you to start now getting ready to greet your new year how you want to live it out.
- Find Your Inspiration of who you want to be and how you want to live this next year. My inspiration is the photo above from a few years & a few pounds ago. Somewhere you’ve been before is somewhere you can go again. It may be helpful to create a vision board to remind you of your vision or maybe put a picture or quote on your fridge or mirror. Whatever it takes to inspire you.
- Set Goals of how and when you might reach your vision. Goals should not just be far away vague dreams. They should be an actual plan that is specific, measureable, action oriented, realistic, and has time markers so you can’t just punt it and start over again tomorrow. Give yourself a daily, weekly, & monthly checklist of things to do and accomplish, deadlines. Be sure to include room in your timeline for a few holiday splurges. Total deprivation will set you up for failure.
- Focus Your Vision and know why this is important to you. Your why will help get you through the rough patches that come on days you want to quit. Your why will help you deal with temptations in a healthy way. Your focus helps cover the mental aspect of what you’re physically doing.
Most importantly, don’t wait until January. Start now!
P.S. Head’s up. I will not be publishing a December blog this year. So be sure and note the December boot camp information along with November’s below.
November & December Boot Camp News:
November Live @ FLC – $45
- Starts Mon, Nov 1st
- Dates: 1 · 3 · 8 · 10 · 15 · 17 · 29
- No Camp Thanksgiving Week
- $45 – price is adjusted for 7 sessions
December Live @ FLC – $45
- Starts Wed, Dec 1st
- Dates: 1 · 6 · 8 · 13 · 15 · 20 · 22
- No Camp the Week After Christmas
- We will resume Jan 5th
- $45 – price is adjusted for 7 sessions
Purchase both Live camps (Nov & Dec) by Nov 4th for $85 or full access for $115
Nov/Dec Cyber on Zoom – $30
- Starts Thurs, Nov 4th
- Dates: Nov 4 · Nov 11 · Nov 18 · Dec 16
- I have to miss several Zoom Thursdays this holiday season so I am combining Nov and Dec into one Cyber Camp and making it two months for the price of one
- I will be loading your playlist with extra prerecorded videos to keep you busy in our Zoom absence
- Links start going out on Thurs, Oct 28th and again as needed. You are welcome to join anytime. (Just make sure to give me enough notice to get you the links before you need them)
- Enjoy the videos on your YouTube Playlist anytime during November and December
- Price: $30 and includes both months
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More Camp Info…
Registration
All new campers must register before their first Live or Online session.
Existing campers do not have to register again. I have your information on file and your payment will serve as a confirmation for this camp.
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Boot Camp Live: $50 $45 prorated for Nov & Dec 2021
Mon & Wed @ the Life Center. Bring your own mat.
- 5:30am Fit Camp – 45 min
- 7:30am Fit Camp – 45 min
- 8:30am BASIC30 – 30 min
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Cyber Camp: $30
Thurs via Zoom -or- Anytime via YouTube
- 7:30am Boot Camp – 45 minutes
- 8:30am BASIC30 – 30 minutes
If you’d like to see what a BASIC30 class/video looks like from home, just hit this link and give it a try. http://tiny.cc/BASIC30.
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Full Access: $75
Includes access to any and all Boot Camp Live at the Life Center and Cyber Camp (Zoom sessions and video access to use anytime) and can be used for any time slot.
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Pay as You Go
- Live (1-3 classes): $10/ per class
- Live (4+ classes): 4-5=$35, 6=$40, 7=$45
- Cyber: $8/ per class (does not include video access)
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Other Payment Options:
Cash, Check, Card, Cash App, paypal.me/followmefit, Venmo, Google Pay, & Zelle.
Package payments must be made in advance and are only good for the month of the Boot Camp for which they were purchased. Cyber Camp payment must be received 24 hours in advance to ensure receiving Zoom links in time for class. All links will be sent via email.
