A friend of mine recently started working out. He’s about 3 days strong now, and I remember thinking: You go boy! Starting a major lifestyle change and sticking to it is definitely an extremely difficult thing to do, especially when you have friends, family and a significant other, all who aren’t jumping on the bandwagon with you. Of course, it helps if you have short term goals that you are working towards, like say a beach-ready body in time for a vacation, or to fit into those old size 7’s in time for an upcoming reunion. He’s got a wedding to go to in May in the Caribbean so he’s got his short term goal laid out. And, as I came to find out, his girlfriend will be joining him as well (both on vacation and in the gym) and is desperate to shed a few pounds before meeting his family in sunny beachland in a skin tight bikini. (more…)