Every day, you get up, take a shower, make breakfast, make coffee, and get ready for work, school, or other activity in your daily routine.  You probably take the kids to school or to the bus stop.  You water your plants, you plan dinner, and you

This year you made the very important decision to listen to your inner voice and get on the fitness track. That was the easy part. Staying there can prove to be very difficult, particularly, if you already lead a busy lifestyle. So, what's holding you back? Work, home, kids, school, who knows?

This is about the time when many realize that their new year's resolution to get in shape has fallen off their to-do list. It seems other "more important" tasks have taken the place of that very special "me" time they worked so hard to carve out. Why now? Because they just looked at the calendar and counted the weekends left until Memorial Day Weekend, the big beach, pool, vacation weekend. This means getting into a nice bathing suit without wearing a coverall or getting into new summer clothes that are a little smaller.

On a day when the temperature was about 40°F with wind chills as low as 34°F, many women would simply choose to stay home where its warm and cozy. I know I would, I admit it. It is so easy to use our environment as an excuse and we only cheat ourselves, no one else. There have been plenty of cold or rainy days when all I want to do is ship the kiddos off to school and cuddle up on the couch with my favorite book, tea, the phone, the remote and the laptop, of course.

One of the easiest ways to put off getting in shape is not knowing where to start. Goals--these are what will define you and without goals you will have trouble seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Your written goals are yours alone or to share with someone who will support you in your journey. We all talk about dieting, exercising, not having time or money to do either. Once you set your goals, you will find a the time, you will find the way.