20 Steps to Vibrant!

1. Read or Listen to the entire ReActivate Yourself Website
Before telling yourself you don’t need to go through a website to know what you need to do and simply conclude this all boils down to eating right and exercising regularly, know there’s some truth to that. But humans are complex organisms in both physical composition and behavior. .. Don't wait until a physician looks you in the eye and asks for your signature on a form so he or she can remove your gall bladder or put you on insulin or high blood pressure medicine. Take time to embrace this website and understand what it requires to make a permanent, positive change to your existence. There’s no requirement you go through every single evaluation or therapy or tactic, but (at the very least) absorb the information and devise a plan that works for you. The QuickStart Guide helps drive accountability by constructing the playing field, the goal posts, the time clock and then putting you squarely in the action!
2. Make a Commitment to Yourself
Knowing you have had enough of the anxiety, discomfort and/or pain, finally do something PERMANENT about it.
3. Obtain Emotional Support
If you feel it will help, discuss your plans with someone who cares about you. If you simply want to keep it to yourself and then shock the world months from now, that’s your call. You may also consider getting a partner to do this with you.

Use the QuickStart Guide and Workbook to record the measurement and planning information below.

4. Weigh Yourself
5. Have your Physical Measurements Taken
6. Have your Body Fat % Measured (by a professional)
I recommend using a caliper to measure 10 different areas of the body (as shown and automatically calculated in the Workbook). That way a re-measurement can tell us what area of the body is losing fat quicker than others. A much quicker and easier way to obtain a body fat % estimate is with a body fat measurement scale one can stand on. It sends a mild electrical impulse through the body measuring body density. A calculation is automatically performed providing a body fat % readout on the scale. For a rough body fat % estimate, use the online body fat measurement calculator.
7. Undergo a Routine Physical Examination (by a physician)
8. Have your Blood and Urine Tested (by order of your physician)
9. Undergo a Chiropractic Examination (obtain okay from your physician)
10. Undergo a Cardiovascular Examination (by order of your physician)
11. Obtain a Consultation/Examination from a Holistic Practitioner/Herbalist (first discuss with your physician).
12. Determine your Cleansing, Dietary and Activity Needs
After going through steps 4 through 11 and having recorded your results in your QuickStart Guide and/or Workbook, a picture of your well-being will emerge. Some practitioners will give you watered-down advice and shovel you off with a prescription or two and yet others might have you drinking canned grapefruit juice and doing sit-ups. So, at this point you MUST locate a ‘holistic’ practitioner. An expedient way to know you are considering the right one is this: Have them visit this website. If they genuinely embrace it, hire them. If not, don’t. It can be that simple. A qualified, well-established holistic practitioner (having an herbalist, chiropractor, certified personal trainer and others [e.g. colon or massage therapists, etc.] at their disposal) should be able to look at your physical measurements, blood/urine test results and any other test results pertaining to your well-being and determine what gland cleansing and/or dietary supplements are needed or what activity you should partake in and at what frequency or what therapy is needed. Again, if your practitioner is instead offering you drugs or some bark to chew on and a pat on the back, find someone else! If you’ve received conflicting recommendations and wondering who’s advice to follow, know many of us been there. I share my perspective on that in the QuickStart Guide.
13. Set Weight and Clothing Size Goals
For some, weight-gain is the goal. Muscle is not easy to come-by. Ensure you read “Body Fat Loss/ Muscle-Gain Tips & Tricks” in the QuickStart Guide.
14. Set an “Arrival” Goal Date (be ambitious, but reasonable)
15. Remove All “F-O-S-S-S” Foods and Beverages from your Home
If others live with you who are not changing with you and you are not allowed to remove the “F-O-S-S-S” foods, it could impede your progress. Otherwise, yes, this means go into your cupboards, pantry, refrigerator and any other place you store “F-O-S-S-S” food items and give them away to charity. What I mean by “F-O-S-S-S” foods and beverages, are those included on the Top 10 to AVOID list which are collectively described in the F-O-S-S-S section on What Went Wrong). Step 15 is just one more thing that sets this program apart. Incidentally, this is probably our first real tug-of-war on this website and there can be very little room for negotiation. Before compiling reasons why you can’t complete this step, stop and consider how to make it work. For example, keeping dead food on hand for pop-in guests is not necessary. There are plenty of DELICIOUS snack foods out there good for you and them! Did you check out the Cohen and Suzanne links on the Raw vs. Cooked Foods page? I’ve tried some of those raw crackers, dips and desserts and they are FANTASTIC! If, like myself, you don’t have time or interest in preparing foods, it is highly likely there is a health food store near you who will sell you what you need. Seek those places out! The bottom line here is: Get some bags and boxes together and start packing that dead (F-O-S-S-S) food away and remove it from your dwelling. I don’t mean to sound flippant or pompous, but there is no other viable way. If you work in a place that sells dead food, you are clearly in harms way unless you have or can develop the discipline of a competitive gymnast. The the best tactic is to keep beneficial foods available to you at all times.
16. Stock the Places you Spend Time at with Beneficial Foods and Drinks
Go to the health food store and using the information obtained from this website and the professionals you’ve consulted, obtain your “new-life” foods. . Hopefully, you’re buying a Juice Extractor today! This is also an excellent time to obtain, a Food Dehydrator (see the Raw vs. Cooked Foods page).
17. Plan Out what your Food and Drink will be for the Next 5 Days
Plan out where your food and drink will be obtained and where they will be ingested for the next five days. Don’t leave yourself stuck somewhere where your only food and drink choices are dead! (record your plan in the QuickStart Guide calendar)
18. Determine your “Balanced Activity” Plan
With an experienced practitioner, determine what activity you should be doing such as muscle gain and/or muscle toning and/or muscle stretching such as yoga and/or body fat loss and/or cardiovascular conditioning, etc. (This may require a visit to a personal trainer). Beware: Many so-called personal trainers are unskilled with little knowledge of the ideals presented at www.reactivateyourself.com. Avoid them and locate one who is skilled at determining what exact type of activity you should be doing for the next several months to meet your stated goals. For example, heavy weight-lifting several days a week should not be the primary exercise type for someone who initially needs to boost their cardiovascular condition and lose a minor amount of body fat. To help in your initial discussions with a potential personal trainer, check out Body Fat Loss/Muscle Gain Tips & Tricks in the QuickStart Guide which describes each of the 5 exercise types that make up what I’ve coined, ”Balanced Activity.”
19. Plan-Out your “Balanced Activity” for the Next 30-90 Days
Record your plan using the exercise Task codes on the QuickStart Guide calendar. MS Outlook or other calendaring software can be used to along with the QuickStart Guide to help organize the Tasks as well.
20. Step-in to your New Path
It’s easy to type the words, “Just Do It” (for this step), but considering the magnitude of this life-changing decision, Just Do It is condescending and too convenient. This is a very serious intersection and requires deep introspection. So, what is to be said here? This is one of those moments where one must dig deep and make a GENUINE & MEASURABLE commitment. Most all of us fight personal battles daily. Embracing these 20 steps can help one overcome such battles and come out stronger. This pursuit is about much more than physical fitness. This is an exercise in elevating oneself in many areas. Leverage this opportunity to redefine yourself by reactivating yourself. The path has been illuminated for you. Step in, step forward and continue through. There will ALWAYS be a “good” excuse to fail such as an overdue project, a “bad” knee, travel, etc. Put your well-being ahead (or at least alongside) of anything or anyone who threatens your progress.