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How I can save you £2,963 and help you get healthier
9th March 2007
“I'm going to the Oscars in two weeks and I can't fit into the latest Dior dress!”
I'm sure that sense of panic is familiar to all of us.
Well, all right, maybe not exactly...
If you swap 'going to the Oscars in two weeks' for 'going to down The Dug and Duck for a cheeky half', then that's a bit more like it in my case.
(I'm not going to comment on the Dior dress - that's between me and Lara)
Seriously though, we've all suffered those irrational bouts of panic... whether it's a holiday coming up or a party at the weekend, we become irrational and desperate to lose a few pounds.
Yes - even us men.
So when I was flipping through The Times this week, something caught my eye...
'The Lazy... (That's me, that's me! I'm interested!)….
'Fat...(hey, hang on a minute, that's a bit unfair)...
'Rich Person's... (okay, that rules me out)...
'Guide To Getting Fit.'
This guide is a six-week course that includes six week's of intensive personal training together with a nutrition plan that includes all the food.
Okay, so far so...er...good (although the sound of intensive anything makes me nervous).
But get this...
The course costs £3,000.
Now, there are a fair few extras thrown in… chauffeur driven to and from the gym (which is in a posh neighbourhood in London), meals delivered to your door daily... different trainers, and always one-to-one...
But I've come up with my own course that I think will work every bit as well...
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The Lazy Normal Man's £37 Guide...
Right. It's quite easy.
First off, forget about being driven to the gym in an air-conditioned car...
Instead, WALK! Or better still, get a bike and tear around the streets. Both of these pursuits are excellent cardio workouts that keep your heart strong and burn off the calories.
There, step one and you've ALREADY lost more weight on my poor man's diet than the posh one.
Next, buy a mountain of fresh, LOCAL produce, including plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables… hopefully grown in a farm not too far from you rather than flown in from Australia.
Hey - maybe that's what happens in the posh diet. Every apple and tomato is flown in first class, sipping champagne and having massages….
Anyway, buy food that's in season, check where it's come from (if it's organic too then great, but don't fret about it), and eat hearty, healthy food.
Buy a few treats too. I, your poor man's trainer, insist on it.
A bar of chocolate, a pizza, a small bag of crisps… whatever you like. Because if you're living like a saint, then what's the point? You're never going to keep at it if your regime is about denying yourself all the time.
We all have weaknesses (it's what makes life fun), so give into them. But only one a day at most. And try and cut this back to one every two days.
There. That's it. I've just saved you £2,963.
Oh, and one more important point...
The twin enemies to our weight...
Yes, it's those little devils Impatience and Temptation.
Wanting to lose weight IMMEDIATELY is something that brings most so called diets to a crashing halt.
You pound away at the gym and feel half dead, then go home to a plate of kelp, and after doing this for three days you look in the mirror and still see that older, fatter impostor staring back at you.
So you give up - or you want to give up - because most diets and fitness regimes are just too painful and/or dull to put up with.
And that's when temptation kicks in.
You're so miserable, that the moment you have a bad day at work, or your kids hide your glasses then forget where they put them, or your wife points at the garage and thrusts a load of bin liners at your chest, you snap and reach for the treats.
Smoking, chocolate, wine, beer... whatever it is that makes you feel better, you embrace it, because it feels like your only friend.
So in my opinion, these quick-option programmes and diets don't work. You need to find something that you can be happy with over a lifetime, not over a month or six months, and the only way to do that is change your attitude to life. |
Eat well, stretch your legs, get out into the sunshine and you'll lose weight. Simple.
Even if you have the occasional forbidden treat.
Plus you'll be fit, healthy, and you'll feel great.
And if you need a personal trainer to help inspire you and keep you on the straight and narrow, just team up with a friend. Arrange times to meet and go for a long walk. Go shopping together if it helps, and keep an eye on each other.
If you need a little more than that, then here's the man I'm happy to take advice from. Why? Because I completely understands where he comes from, and I think he speaks a lot of sense...
Fatso Dad
And if you want even MORE tips on proper weight loss, I wrote a whole letter called 'The powerful natural combination that burns off fat' way back last June.
But thanks to the beauty of the Internet, it's right here on my web site.
To be fair, this Rich Man's Guide sounds sensible and I'm sure it would help you lose weight and get in shape. But what happens after the six weeks?
Right. Take a deep breath, and get ready for something completely different...
You're in for the treat of your life in two weeks time...
In two weeks, I want to introduce you to a friend of mine that I think you'll love for two reasons...
First off, he's a truly funny chap who'll have you in stitches. The minute you hear from him you'll see what I mean.
Secondly, he's come up with something that I think could have a massive impact on your life.
Really, I mean it... this could TOTALLY change your future for the better.
I'm so impressed with what he has to say, I'm launching this under the Good Life banner - even though this has nothing to do with health...
But it has everything to do with living a truly Good Life!
I won't give the game away here, but really - this is something you SHOULD NOT MISS.
Best of all, this is something that's totally free.
Have I whetted your appetite? I hope so, because from what I've seen, this is going to be great. But I'm sworn to secrecy, so I can't say another word just yet.
So in the meantime, get walking, fill your fridge and fruit bowl with fresh local produce - and enjoy a naughty treat at the weekend.
Yours as ever,
Ray Collins
The Good Life Letter
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