A number of  individuals that I talk to concerning health and fitness talk about “getting in shape”.  But I do not believe they understand that their words are in reality counterproductive to their aspirations of burning fat. You hear a lot of people upset about being out of shape and saying things like, I need to get in shape and burn fat or, I want to get in shape and burn fat. What you don't hear them saying is, I need to get in shape, burn fat, and stay that way.

They may want to stay in shape, but their mindset is focused on getting in shape.  This makes you more susceptible to the fad diets and most recent exercise gimmick on the market.  You are so focused on getting in shape that you'll undertake almost anything regardless of how silly or tough to follow it could seem, since you are totally focused on the short term goal.

A simple change in the “quick fix” mindset to one of long term achievement will steer you down the correct path. You'll be less enticed by the late night TV hype, and more pin-pointed on doing the right things the majority of the time.  Wouldn't you agree that life long health and fitness is what is most important?

Of course developing an environment in your body that allows you to burn fat fast is crucial to this goal. A individual who is in shape in their 50s and 60s is a lot more impressive to me than someone who is lean and fit in their 20s and 30s. That is because the devotion to balancing the proper exercise plan and a reasonable nutrition plan for the rest of your life is rare to discover. It's a rare mindset.

If you actually want to transform your physique and your health for good, you need to make it a lifestyle, a habit. And that starts in your mind.  That is what the people who are slender for life do. As a matter of fact, if I think about all of the people I personally know that are in great shape and have been for a while, I began to figure out that they have their minds on staying in shape.

They think about it day and night, not obsessively, but with every thing they do…they subconsciously think is this going to positively or negatively impact my long term health and fitness?.  Am I performing everything I consciously can to burn fat and live a healthy lifestyle?. 

The good news is that research shows you can build on simple habits like those involved in eating and exercising suitably in under a month…sometimes even sooner. In addition with the type of exercise and diet information I suggest to my Fat Burning Furnace students, you do not need to give up your life's pursuits so that you are working out each day,  nor do you require to follow a crazy diet you can't reasonably make a lifestyle out of.

In addition after a few months of practicing these methods, I have established that your body will start telling you it desires to keep exercising and eating properly…you just won't feel right with out it.  Why?  Because your body naturally desires to be healthy and lean.

As a result I urge you to forgo the “get in shape” mindset, and instead embrace the idea of staying in shape and developing that fat burning furnace that is so important to life long health and fitness.

Envision yourself in the body of your dreams, now, tomorrow, and 5, 10, 20 or more years from now.  What will you be doing then, in your lean, strong, and healthy body?  Odds are, you won't be trying to “get in shape”.  but, you will be burning fat 24/7, and enjoying life as you should…full of energy and enthusiasm.