But you’re not motivated yet? Of course you aren’t. Motivation doesn't create action that creates results. Action creates results that create motivation. But you’re afraid you don’t have enough willpower to see it through? Are you sure you need more willpower, or do you just need a routine that requires less willpower? For example, did you know that doing just one strength training workout per week puts you ahead of 58% of Americans? Do 2 per week, and you're ahead of 70%. Do 3-to-4 per week, and you're in the top 13%. Start walking a lot, too, and you’re truly a breed apart. Most people take just under 5,000 steps per day—about 40 minutes of walking—so if you can beat that, you’re at an advantage, and if you can double it, you’re at the top of the pile. When you look at it that way, the wannabe fit person's week is almost the same as the actual fit person's. The fit person does a few workouts, and the wannabe does none. Otherwise, 98% of their days can be the same, but in time, the fit person has a physique, and the wannabe has . . . nothing. And did you know that eating just a few servings of vegetables per day makes you a top-10-percenter? And eating less than 50 grams of added sugar per day is well above average? And drinking eight cups of water per day is a habit of the top 22%? Plus, you’re probably closer to a diet breakthrough than you realize. You don’t have to pretend to like that cauliflower pizza with low-fat cheese and a speck of sauce or stress out over calculating exactly how many calories are in that apple or side of spinach. Instead, just cut out the soda. Swap that fatty meat for something leaner. Have a protein shake for breakfast. Use less salad dressing. Replace some of those starchy carbs with vegetables. Eat less cheese. Many a little makes a mickle. None of this is to say that staying on the beam is easy. It’s hard. But it’s much harder to live life completely out of shape than it is to do a few strength workouts per week, go for a walk every day, and eat like a responsible adult.