Why haven’t you already achieved the health and fitness you desire? - before you say "time, money, motivation etc" (ALL EXCUSES!) the answer is:

it’s because of the way you think about your health and fitness!

What I’m saying is - IF there is one thing holding you back from the health and fitness you desire - it’s your thoughts. The above mentioned excuses are just thoughts - "I can’t", "I don’t", "I won’t" are just thoughts. And all of these are thoughts that you need to change if you want to see improvements to your health and fitness.

Change requires change. So if you want to see external changes in your body - start with some internal changes in your head. Be willing to accept that you are fully responsibly and deserving of where you currently are and you are fully capable of becoming the person you need to be to see the person you want to see in the mirror. If you aren’t seeing the results you desire - be open to changing your thoughts and maybe even your beliefs! You may even have to learn something new and before you say "you know all there is to know" i must ask you - do you do it! If you think you know everything right but you don’t do everything right then you don’t really know! Knowledge is nothing without action.

So next time you catch yourself saying - "I don’t have time for a workout today" - change that thought to "i will make time for a workout today even if it’s only 20 minutes of body weight work in the backyard". Next time you hear yourself thinking - "I can still eat this and make up for it later" Change that thought to "I will take pleasure in not eating things that move me away from my goals". Next time you hear yourself saying "you can’t reach that goal" change that thought to "It’s ok to make a mistake as long as i learn and grow from it" and next time you hear yourself saying - "yeah - I know all of this" change that thought to "I am going to try harder to apply this consistently and honestly".

With better thoughts - you will get better results and you can train your brain to produce better thoughts just like you can train any other muscle. 

Health and Happiness for 2012 - Ryan