FIRE UP CLUB
Changing Lifestyles…Living Healthy
January 2, 2007
Dear Fire Club Member:
Congratulations on making the decision to join the Fire Up Club. The vision for each one of you is to make lifestyle changes that allow you to live healthy today and in the future. As a member, you will be given the tools and support to help you achieve this vision.
The eating plan that you’ll learn about is based on the book titled “Fire Up Your Metabolism”. The eating plan is focused on eating the right amounts of protein, carbohydrates, fats and fruits in a day so that your metabolism gets fired up. A fired up metabolism means you burn more calories and lose fat.
Here are some key points to remember as you begin the program:
Fire Up Eating is about a lifestyle change.
Let me emphasize that the fire up eating plan is not a “fad diet”, but rather a well-balanced nutritional program. I encourage you to view this program as a lifestyle change that you are making in order to live a healthier life. I know as women, we all tend to be focused on our weight and how much we can lose in the shortest amount of time. Most of you will lose weight, but I can’t stress enough that this is about a change in lifestyle. In order for you to have lasting success even after you reach your goal weight, you must have the proper view about the program: it is a well-balanced nutritional program that allows you to make a lifestyle change so that you can live a healthier life forever.
Sowing good eating habits today will allow you to reap health in the future.
One key for my success with the program was realizing that what I reap in the future depends on what I sow today. I began to look at older members of my family and began asking myself “do I want to have the health problems and appearance that they do when I’m their age?” My answer was no, and I realized that I needed to sow good eating and exercise habits today in order to be healthy in the future.
Fire Up Eating is a journey.
A journey has starting and finishing points. Your initial baseline measurements represent your starting point. You will need to identify what your finishing point is. The Fire Up team will provide to you your goal weight that you should aim for. This goal weight will be calculated based on your height, body build and other factors. You can choose to have this as your finishing point or you can define your own finishing point that you would like to accomplish. Please also keep in mind that as you travel on the journey that you may experience detours or roadblocks along the way. This is OK and to be expected. The key to getting back on track is to recognize that you’ve experienced a detour or roadblock and deal with it, shift your focus to your finishing point, and reach out to other ladies, if needed, to help you get back on track.
Changing your eating will impact your emotional and spiritual life.
We are spiritual beings that have a soul and live in a body. The soul is comprised of our mind, will, and emotions. Our spirit, soul, and body are all interconnected. This means that a change in one part will impact the other parts. Since eating impacts our physical bodies, expect that you will experience some changes in either your spirit and/or soul. The changes will be different for different people, but the key is to recognize that changes will occur and reaching out for help to process the changes is OK and encouraged.
You need to personalize the eating plan for what works best for you.
We are all different and personalizing the eating plan to meet your needs and goals will ensure success. You will learn all the basics eating principles of the program, but you will need to decide how to incorporate these principles into your life that you think will work for you.
What you can expect:
1. Confidentiality.
All of your measurements will not be shared with anyone. Only myself, the people taking the measurements, and the Fire Club team leaders will know what they are.
2. Support system.
You are not alone in this journey. There are other ladies walking their own journeys, but the reality is that we all need each other in order to be successful. You will experience set backs and the key to getting back on track is to reach out to other ladies in the program. I encourage you to find a “Fire Up” buddy that you can call, share your struggles, and pray with. There are also 4 Fire Up Team Leaders that are available to help you.
3. A Caring Christian Environment.
The Fire Up Club will conduct all of its meetings and events in an environment that is designed to be mentally supportive, emotionally safe, and spiritual encouraging.
In closing, let me share how excited I am for you. I look forward to helping you learn about this well balanced nutritional program. Applying the principles will help you to live healthier today and in the future.
Changing Lifestyles…Living Healthy.
Laura J. Weber