Skinny for summer or FIT for life?

Wow hasn't this week just flown by! Hard to believe that it was already a week ago that I created this blog. I must say I have definitely been enjoying the warmer weather we have had for the past few days and it is here that I begin my rant for the week..

As the weather slowly changes from miserable and cold to sunshine and warmth it appears those people who have been hibernating over winter and eating one too many of their favourite comfort foods all of a sudden start to panic. They know that it won't be long before summer hits and they can no longer hide under big jumpers and trackies. So it begins, the desperate race to lose 5kg or more or building those muscles up so that the idea of revealing some skin doesn't seem so daunting.

"I wanna get skinny/toned for summer" the girls say, while the boys come out with things like "I wanna get ripped" or "I'm gunna get shredded for summer brah".

Most of these people would have more than likely started off the year with a resolution to either get fit, get healthy, lose weight, build muscle etc. They go to the gym for a little while and then as soon as the weather deteriorates it becomes easier to go home after work and sit on the lounge or stay in bed in the morning rather than getting up and starting the day with a workout.

Now I'm no rocket scientist but I think to myself, wow wouldn't it be so much easier if they had of just kept going over winter? By this stage they could certainly be "skinny" "toned", "ripped" or "shredded" and they wouldn't have to spend endless hours working out or eating healthy in the race for summer, they could simply maintain what they have already achieved- a fitter and healthier lifestyle.

I know that some mornings during winter I could have happily stayed in bed, especially when outside it was minus 5 degrees. But for me it's not about being "skinny for summer" it's about being fit and healthy for life.

People who continue to follow an endless cycle of panic in summer and crazy dieting and exercising and then do nothing in winter aren't doing themselves or their bodies any favours. So instead of starting now to get "skinny" or "ripped" for just one season of the year, how about everyone starts working on a new goal of being fit and healthy for the rest of their lives. The benefits will reap far greater trust me.

Eat CLEAN, train MEAN and you will live LEAN :)