Motivation Series

Why Do I Keep Messing Up My Diet?

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Every year, on New Year’s Day, millions of people make a resolution to diet and lose weight and get in shape. In fact, surveys show that this is the number 1 resolution in the entire world.

It is also the fastest resolution to get broken. Many don’t get past the first week. Most don’t get past February.

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Why?

One of the main reasons for this is that people have a few slip ups in their diet, end up feeling guilty and tell themselves that they just don’t have the discipline. They then tell themselves that it will never work and they give up on themselves.

This is truly a pity. It really is because you are all you have and if you give up on yourself, then who is going to help you? The road to personal fitness is your road and it’s yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but nobody can walk it for you.

Before even thinking that you don’t have what it takes, let’s examine the reasons why most people slip up when it comes to eating.

1. Unrealistic goals

This is without a doubt the main reason. Someone who has been eating pizza, junk food, sodas, doughnuts, etc. for years should NEVER ever suddenly decide to go on a diet of lean chicken breast and broccoli. It’s madness.

The change is too drastic. Yet, so many people do this. They have unrealistic expectations and think that their will power is extremely strong. In most cases, it isn’t.

Always start with small goals. If you drink a lot of sodas, try cutting that out for a week and drink water instead. Keep the rest of the diet the same. The following week, if you snack while watching TV, then stop snacking. If you can’t do that, then stop watching TV. The week after that you may reduce your portion sizes but keep the diet the same.

By doing this, your goals are incremental. If you ask too much of yourself initially, you will most probably fail. Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.

2. Letting one slip up make them give up

If you accidentally dropped your mobile phone on the floor, what would you do? You’d most probably pick it up, dust it off and check if it’s all okay and be more careful. Would you pick it up and keep smashing it on the floor just because you accidentally dropped it once?

No way! Yet, when it comes to the diet, many people throw the entire diet away just because they had a doughnut or a plate of pasta.

You know what? It’s human to slip up. Everybody does it. You just pick yourself up and try to be more compliant to the diet. You may have read that a good body is 30% exercise and 70% diet. The truth is that a good body is 100% commitment.

And… commitment is very difficult. That’s why obesity is an epidemic. It’s difficult to commit. If you’ve already started, don’t give up. Anytime you feel like it, remember why you started.

Success is not linear. You will take three steps forward, two back, five forward, maybe six back… whatever the case may be, only one rule holds true. You keep going. So you ate that glazed doughnut… well, that’s ok. You will run for 15 minutes and burn it off later. Don’t tell yourself, “Argh! I ate one doughnut. My diet is screwed. I better just eat the remaining 5 doughnuts in the box”. NO! YOU WON’T.

These are the 2 reasons most people mess up their diet. Unrealistic expectations and aiming for perfection. Expect yourself to slip up. It’s a given.

Now that you know that you should aim to set your goals in incremental levels and not be too hard on yourself, stop worrying about those times you mess up your diet and focus on getting it right as much as you can.

That’s the only way.

Motivation Series

It’s My Body Type

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If you ever wonder why some people have it so easy, stop yourself. This mindset needs to change and it needs to change ASAP.

There is no doubt that some people have it easier. They have a higher metabolic rate and are less prone to getting fat. That’s just the way things are. Everyone in your family may be overweight and you gain weight easily. Maybe that’s the hand you are dealt with but your genes do not hold you back.

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You hold yourself back by thinking in this manner. People who are naturally thin are lucky but people who have had to fight to become slim are strong. If you are overweight, the struggle and challenge of shedding all that weight will make you physically and mentally strong.

In many cases, if everyone in the family is overweight, most of the time it is due to poor dietary choices. The grandparents ate poorly and passed on those habits to their children who will in turn pass them on to their children. Most of the time their diets are atrocious and the live they lead are sedentary.

If your parents eat all the time, that doesn’t mean you have to. Cut down your food intake and watch if it makes a difference. If it does, then it’s not the genes that are holding you back but your eating habits.

If you have been watching your diet closely and training but still see no results, there are several reasons why this may be so. None of these have anything to do with your genes.

You may not be eating enough. You should aim for a daily caloric deficit of about 500 calories. Many beginners make the mistake of cutting their calories too drastically. When you do this, your body panics and goes into starvation mode. It desperately holds on to every bit of fat that it can. Once this happens, you will find it very difficult to melt the fat off.

Another reason could be a lack of water consumption. Your body needs water to metabolize fat. Make sure you are drinking enough of it.

How about overdoing cardio? Does that hold me back? You bet it does.

Once again, this is a beginner mistake. They pound the track for hours hoping to burn off the fat as fast as they can. Too much cardio is counterproductive because of the law of diminishing returns. Your body will be stressed out and release the stress hormone, cortisol, which indirectly makes you gain weight.

Poor planning is another reason that you might not be making headway. Are you really hitting your caloric deficit? The occasional snack here and there adds up. Many beginners who train often mistakenly believe that they burnt a whole ton of calories so they can be a little lax with their diet.

Guess what? 2 slices of pizza is enough to wipe out an entire hour of cardio. Imagine that. You can undo an entire hour of sweating and panting within 15 minutes. Maybe you’re watching TV and decide to just pop in 3 Oreo cookies in your mouth. That’s about 160 calories. That may be about 15 minutes of weight training gone. What? You only trained for 25 minutes? Tough luck.

Watch your diet with the eyes of a hawk.

These are just a few of the reasons you may not be progressing. There are quite a few more and you will need to do more research online to brush up your fitness knowledge. Your genes are not a death sentence on your weight loss dreams. You definitely can lose weight if you really want to. Millions of people with genes just like yours have lost weight and kept the ugly fat off.

Join them. It’s yours for the taking.

Motivation Series

It Takes Too Long And I’m Tired

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You’re completely right. It is a long and tiring journey. The question you have to be asking yourself is, “Why did I think it was going to be quick and easy?”

To be fair, this is not your fault.

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If you look at any fitness magazine, weight loss advertisement or even articles on Facebook, you’ll see titles such as, “Get a Beach Body in 2 Weeks Flat!” or “Drop 12 pounds in 2 Weeks with FatsBeGone Pills”.

It all seems so easy and effortless. So why is it taking so long for you?

The answer is that you have been lied to through and through and through. If you truly stopped to think about it, you didn’t become overweight overnight or even in a month. It would have taken you a long term to become overweight to the point that you know you require to do something about the excess fats. So, if it took you quite a while to gain weight, why would you expect to lose it all fast?
Because you have been lied to. The difficult truth is that weight loss is a slow, tiring process. You will require to watch what you consume and exercise. You’ll require to maintain a caloric deficit for as long as it takes till your body burns off the excess fat.

Now that the truth has been unmasked, it’s time for a reality verify. usually, people may lose a pound of fat per week. Forget what you have seen on those weight loss reality shows. Most have been edited to make it look like the contestants lost weight in a short time. The fact of the matter is that initially the weight you lose could be about 4 to even 6 pounds in a week. anyhow, your body will adapt and in a matter of time, you can only expect to see about 1 pound of fat loss per week. occasionally, it might only be half a pound.

Imagine if you were 30 pounds overweight, it might take you 30 weeks. You can’t get a beach body in 2 weeks. That’s unreasonable.

You’re seeking at 30 weeks! That’s about 7 months. Does that shock you? Now you comprehend why you have the feeling of it’s taking forever. Your yardstick was an illusion. You were basing your expectations on hype and unrealistic declares by people and companies hoping to make cash. The health industry is a billion dollar industry and they will do anything it takes to make your pockets lighter and make you heavier. It’s good for repeat business. Now that you’re aware that it takes that long, will you prevail committed? You should. perhaps you’re just into your second month and you expected to lose the 30 pounds but you only lost ten pounds.

You feel such as a failure but you’re not. You have produced good progress. If you prevail the course, in another 4 to 5 months you would have pulled off your ambition. You’re on the proper track. All you require to do is keep going. This is a personal journey and you have no rivals. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to lose weight or construct a body that is muscular and toned. It all takes time.

If you’re tired, it’s mostly because you feel that you’re not seeing results or not seeing them quick enough. Now that you are aware of it takes time, the “not quick enough” is not an issue. If you see no results, there is either something wrong with your training or diet. You will require to explore them nearly. Count your calories but don’t obsess through them. Have a common idea of what range you’re in. Trying to lose weight? You require to be in a caloric deficit. verify it.

Keep examining your training pattern, diet and other reasons and make changes as you see fit. Nothing is set in stone. Do anything it takes to accomplish your ambition and never lose hope.

It is within your reach.

Motivation Series

Difficulty Finding Time To Exercise

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Almost all articles and fitness books will explain you that this is the most normal excuse provided by people who don’t exercise.

This article will beg to differ.

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You undoubtedly can be too full of activity to exercise. It does happen. You might be a prevail at residence mom with 2 toddlers to look after. when you are done with the cooking, cleaning, washing, etc. you’ll just need to plop yourself in bed and doze off. Who even has the energy for exercise? Or you might be a surgeon at a hospital and on balance the erratic hours you work, there undoubtedly is no fixed time that you can commit to working out. It is difficult. Make no error about it. It is difficult with a capital D.

So what do you do?

You force yourself to find time to exercise. There undoubtedly is no other way. If you can just compress in 5 minutes of push-ups and sit-ups, then do that. Something is better than nothing. The trouble most people face is that they don’t have the routine of exercising. It’s not the time. It’s the routine. If you directly must set out your day with a cup of coffee, you will directly find a alternative to have that cup. Why? for the reason that it’s a habit… and for sure, drinking a cup of coffee is way easier than working out.

The irony here is that the people who are the busiest with the least time to exercise are most often the ones who require it most. They are under pressure out and require an outlet to vent their pressure. Even a short 15 minute high intensity interval training will work wonders.

When you exercise, your body will release endorphin and other feel good hormones that make you happier, stronger and healthier. No sleep, entertainment or hobby can give you the same health pros as exercise. The endorphin diminish the perception of pain, publicize better sleep and most importantly, they give you a natural “high”. It’s this high that will provide you a positive, glad and energetic outlook on life.

This feeling is priceless and unlike unnatural drugs, it is neither addictive nor pricey. Once you experience it, you will find time instantly to exercise. The most important factor is to take the first step.

If you have a one hour lunch break, take 20 minutes to go for a run. Don’t worry about being too exhausted for work. Once you’re done, you will feel fresher and more energetic.

If you can’t do it at work, no trouble. Place a pair of running shoes next to your door and a pile of running clothes close to your door. The moment you step residence, change into your sports attire and go for that run or brisk walk. If all you have is ten minutes, then all you require is ten minutes… but use that 10 minutes.

If you’re a prevail at residence mom, find a couple of home workouts so as to you can exercise at residence. There is a fitness trainer, Emily Skye, on Facebook with 3 million. followers. She is beautiful and has an amazing body. Besides that, her workouts are perfect for women who want rapid workouts that are practical. Just go after Emily’s advice. The key fact that you should take from this article is that it doesn’t matter if all you have is ten minutes. Use that ten minutes. notwithstanding how tired you might be, say yourself it’s just 10 minutes and force yourself.

You will need Herculean determination but that’s just the way it is. So, bite the bullet and just do it. Once you set out and repeat this for a couple of weeks, you will progressively discover that exercise does make you feel better than alcohol, soap operas or other “fun” tasks. Once you reach this stage, finding time to exercise will be the least of your concerns.

You will have the time. Try it and you will see.

Motivation Series

Is It Too Late To Start

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There are numerous people who feel a sensation of shame, regret and to certain extent anger with themselves for not being fit. They have the feeling of they’re “old” now and it’s undoubtedly no point moving into shape for the reason that they are past their prime.

This begs the question… Is it undoubtedly too late to start?

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The answer is a resounding NO. It’s never too late to pop out exercising, eating right and being healthy. if truth be told, if you consider you’re old, you undoubtedly need to pop out. Age is just a number. You’re only as old as you feel. All these are usual clichés but they are so true. You may be 60 but if you need to construct your body, there is entirely no one stopping you but yourself. needless to say, you should consult your physician first to see if the task you need to engage in is secure for you. Once that is done, go ahead and pop out.

The truth of the matter is that whether you pop out or not, life is yet going to pass you by anyhow, if you pop out training and eating right, in 6 months or a year from where you are today, you will look better and feel much better. It’s never, ever too late. You may have neglected your health your whole life. You may have been too full of activity to exercise. You may have eaten anything you could get your hands on.

All these could seem like huge mistakes to you that you can never got back from. You may have the feeling of you have cheated yourself and you can’t go back in time and accurate your mistakes. That’s true, but the past is history. The future is a mystery. What you have now is a souvenir. That’s why they call it the present. Use the gift of now… and pop out to make changes in your life today.

The error most people make is that they concentrate on what could have been in place of what they can do now. By doing what you require to do now, in future, you is not going to look back on your past with regret.

Start exercising. Go for a run. physical exercise with a few weights. Swim more. Try rock climbing. Hike, bike, row, climb, jump… Do anything gets your heart pumping. Move more. Do more. Never settle for better enough. continually give it your absolute. If today you don’t tell good sufficient, tomorrow you will continually have sufficient. There are numerous people well into their sixties and seventies who are even working out with weights and have muscles that can make people more than half their age jealous. numerous of them started late. They had tons of free time after retirement so they identified the gym.

If they can do it, so can you.

It’s all a mindset. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

There should be no room for regret in your life. The moment you come out on a quest to be fit, you will have no time to ponder past mistakes or lost time. You will be focused on your ongoing training and beating your personal bests.
There is nothing to be gained from searching back at what may be. Thinking about exercising doesn’t burn calories. Actually, getting out there and doing it does. So, get fit. Get powerful and get your life back in order.

You’re still lively and as long as you are, there is continually time and hope. Go for it.

Motivation Series

Tired of Initiating And Quitting Over And Over

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Every year millions of people come to the resolution to lose weight and get the body they have continually dreamed of. After a month or two, they surrender. the next year, they initiate all through again with the same resolution and they surrender again. This vicious cycle never ends.

What most people don’t realize is that they are no different on December 28th. They are the same person on January 1st. The date has transformed but the person is the same. Their behaviors and mindset are the same. As a result they keep quitting on themselves and starting through and through.

Enough is enough! It’s time to stop being sick and tired of being sick and tired. It doesn’t matter if today is April 26th. Do you need the body you’ve continually dreamed of? Then you initiate today. The date entirely does not matter.

Next up, the mindset requires to be transformed. You entirely must be aware that you are in for one of the toughest journeys in your life. To get fit, healthy, slim, washboard abs, etc. is not something easy.

It will need effort, sacrifice, patience, sweat equity, self-discipline and it’s going to be a roller coaster emotional ride. The key here is to celebrate your little successes and adhere it out even when you don’t see results apart from your efforts. from time to time your body reaches a plateau.

The body is taking time to adapt and change.

So multiple people quit throughout this phase for the reason that they have the feeling of their efforts aren’t bearing fruit. You have to wait. It takes time for the seed to grow into a tree and bear fruit. You must keep going. You won’t have to start through if you don’t surrender. Always check that this is not something easy. If it was, everybody would be walking around with bodies like the models from Abercrombie and Fitch. You must go by ways of the difficult yards.

If you need something you’ve never had, then you must do something you’ve never done. In this case, it is to keep going. Like Winston Churchill told, “If you’re passing through hell, keep going”.

The fitness journey is hell. It truly is. Forget the hype and glam that the magazines portray. It’s not something easy. It will take time. Depending on your present physical situation, it may take a long-standing. If you’re 40 pounds overweight, it may take you almost a year to lose everything that excess flab.But guess what? Once you’re done, you’re done.

It’s the transformation that is so tiring. Maintaining a fit body is much easier. This is the place you need to be at. You’re getting there. You just have to keep going.

Will you adhere it out till you get there? Or will you surrender and wait for the following New Year’s Day to make another resolution?

Enough is adequate. You can do it but you entirely must remain positive and keep going. One step at a time. There will be times when apart from your absolute efforts, the results are abysmal. It’s at times like these that you look back at how far you have come. That is why you should continually take photos every week or so. Have a fitness journal to track your progress. On days when you’re emotionally drained, look back at your progress. That will inspire you to keep going. If you have come this far, you can go additionally.

You may not continually get what you want for but you will continually get precisely what you train for. Train difficult, be positive and carry on keeping on. That’s what winning is related to.

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I’m Killing Myself But Have Yet To See Results

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If you have ever found out yourself mumbling or thinking this to yourself, you’re not alone. This is the main factor that most people surrender on their fat loss goals on their journey to get a lean and fit physique. A lack of results can throw an icy cold towel on even the most enthusiastic spirit.

Yet, there are 3 crucial questions that you require to inquire yourself before throwing in the cold, wet towel.

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  • How long have I been at it?
  • Am I doing what I’m supposed to do correctly?
  • Did I give it my all?

These are the 3 most crucial questions that you directly MUST inquire yourself. Your respond to not seeing results lie within these 3 questions.

We live in a world where everybody wants results rapid. They expect to lose ten pounds in a week. They wish to see their abs after a month of sit-ups. They expect a month or two of going to the gym to result in them achieving a body that would make Stallone cry.

Why?

The answer is basic. fake advertising. Most often the people aren’t to blame. The fitness magazines, infomercials, weight loss vitamins and the myriad of weight loss products that hype their products and make declares so bold they idiot the majority into thinking that the process is rapid and easy.
It is NOT. Weight loss and a lean, toned body take time. The magazines and products can’t give two hoots about the average person. These are cash making companies with only one ambition – PROFITS!

The system is broken and serves to benefit no one but those pocketing the money. If you expect rapid results, you’re in for disappointment. You can’t get a beach body in 3 weeks if you look such as a beached whale. You can’t lose ten pounds in a week by swallowing a few thermo-genic fat burners down with a bottle of root beer.

The truth is that weight loss and fitness need sacrifice, patience, sweat equity and TIME. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Give yourself time. Assuming you lose 1 pound a week, it’ll take you 20 weeks to lose 20 pounds. That’s 5 months. NOT 5 days. Do you have what it takes to adhere it out for 5 months?

You do? Excellent. Then you will see results and your hard job will pay dividends.

Next up, you have to inquire yourself if you know what you’re doing. if your goal is to see your abs and do a thousand sit-ups a day but have a body fat percentage of 35%, all you’re doing is wearing out your floor. To see your abs, you require to bring your weight down to about 9% to 11% body fat. This is fitness know-how that is so vital to meeting your goals. Do you have the knowledge? If you don’t, no worries. The internet is full of information.

Do your exploration and do what requires to be completed. don’t come up with your own ideas and train based on guess work.

Lastly, how difficult are you working out? Most people mention that they are killing themselves, but barely train at 70% of their potential. Do you surrender the moment you pant a little? Do you train till your clothes are soaking with perspiration? Or do you call it a day after one drop of sweat rolls down your forehead?

The navy seals have a saying, “Nobody ever drowned in sweat”. be sure you give it your absolute. anything you may think, you can still do that small bit more. There is yet some fuel in the tank. Once you take off training like your life depended on it, the results will come rapid and furious. You will have a feeling of satisfaction and look forward to your next training session with determination, expectation and a bit of fear. That’s ok. It just signifies you’re training difficult.

To conclude, train difficult, train properly and most importantly, give your body time to adapt and change. It took you years to crawl then walk and on balance run. If you had given up early, you would still be crawling.

Have faith and patience. You will get there. Have no doubts about it. Ever.

Motivation Series

Hate Exercising But Need To Lose Weight

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The majority of people don’t truly like exercise for the reason that it often signifies panting, sweating, pain, etc. They equate exercise with torture that the require to endure just to hold on healthy.

The people who do like exercise may look down on these “slackers” as being weak and lazy.

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Are they correct?

No. They’re not. Forget what the magazines, personal trainers and weight loss ads explain you. It’s not simple to lose weight and get in shape. It takes time, effort, sweat, pain and sacrifice.

None of these are truly fun except you enjoy working out. This is the difference between those who do exercise and the majority who don’t. The former actually enjoy what they are doing. They feel a sensation of joy and achievement after a physical exercise session. That’s their reward.

Those who hate to exercise don’t get whatever in return. They feel neither proud nor convinced with themselves. anyhow, so as to be fit and healthy, exercise is of paramount importance. in truth, without it, you can never be fit. Period.

So what do you do if you hate to exercise?

The fallacy here is that exercise requires to be a few boring, traditional task that everybody else is doing. lots people hate to run but they know that they should do it if they want to lose weight. So, they force themselves to do so. What occurs then?

For starters, they dread having to run and the feeling of dread only goes away once they have completed the activity. at some point, they just quit and mention that it’s just too torturous to run daily.

So how do you treatment this situation?

Simple.

Find an task you enjoy doing. perhaps you like swimming? Or hiking? Rock climbing? Kickboxing, yoga, Pilates, spinning, Zumba, Latin dancing, karate, judo, body building, Crossfit, etc. There are so lots different tasks that are physical. You can completely find one that you enjoy doing. perhaps you love playing basketball or tennis? Team sports are fun and the competitive nature of these sports will keep you going without even having to reflect doing so. All these tasks are sorts of exercise. pick one that suits your personality. Then all you require to do is engage in this task daily or as often as you can. Push yourself to break your own personal bests. Do it with intensity.

You love cycling?

Decide the distance you will cycle and record how long it took you to complete the course. goal to do it faster the following day. Keep reducing the time till you truly can’t get better. Then, boost the distance. This is how you train with incremental goals. You may not are aware of it but through time you aren’t only building up your stamina and strength, but you’re also establishing the routine of exercising. It’s the routine that will determine whether you get fit or fail in the long run. It’s completely a MUST that exercising becomes a routine for you. Once you have it ingrained in you, you will find yourself exercising every day. Skipping workouts won’t even cross your mind and on days when you just don’t have the feeling of it, the routine will make you go do it anyway.

Activity begets more task.

When you’re active, you will be tempted to try different sports. Referring to our already example, you may realize that you become a better cyclist; you’ll require to strengthen your muscles. You’ll then go to the gym and concentrate on squats and machines that will work your abductor legs, quads and abductor muscles.

One thing leads to another.

The first step is the most crucial one. It’s absolute to pick to do something you like. If you truly can’t find one physical task you like amidst the plethora of activities accessible today, then it’s misfortune. You will never ever have the health and body you desire.

That’s the cold, difficult truth… but you’re completely better than that. You surely earlier have an task in mind. It’s time you stop reading this and go decipher how you will do this task you’re thinking about and take it to the following level. Do what you require to do today in order to you won’t have to regret tomorrow.

Motivation Series

Do You Feel Ashamed Of Your Body Size?

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This is a cruel world we live in. It truly is. People enjoy laughing and mocking other people. Comedians make fat body jokes. Movies are produced about fat people. That’s the way things are. If you are feeling ashamed or damage when somebody laughs at you, it is usual.

It’s worse if strangers are the ones mocking you. There are numerous rude and insensitive people who will pass comments at you just for being fat. Learn to be proud of your body.

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The question here is… What are you going to do about it?

Are you going to complain? Are you going to go residence, sit on the bed and silently cry? Will you shout at those harassing you and make them laugh at you further? What will you do?

Now imagine this… would these same people make fun of a tremendous, burly biker in a Harley Davidson helmet. Not in this lifetime. He would have no hesitation handing them their butt on a plate. People only make fun of those that can’t retaliate. There is no fear. There is no respect.
Ultimately, it’s not even about them. This is about you. It’s a battle within you.

If you were grossly overweight but you had a PhD. in mathematics, and somebody told you that you were an uneducated idiot, would you be offended? No, you wouldn’t. You’d look at that person and wonder what a moron they were. What if that same person called you a fat cow or a lard ass? Ho!

That’s going to damage. But why? Both are insults and both are from the same person. The circumstance is that nobody can tell something that hurts you if you don’t secretly believe it yourself. This is never-ending truth. Deep in your heart, you may have regret, shame, disappointment, anger and even hatred towards yourself.

You feel helpless that you authorized yourself to become overweight. You may lie to yourself and tell that you’re fated to be this way. Or you have systematically been this way and can’t change. anything story you mention yourself will never eliminate the way you undoubtedly feel about yourself. When somebody else produces a joke at your expense, all the deep seated feeling come back to the best and damage you.

There is only one way out of this. You must change and you must do anything it takes to get into shape, ignore the clowns who laugh at you. You will have the last laugh. You will consume right. You will learn anything you require to about fitness. You will exercise and you will keep at it till you convert yourself.

You feel ashamed? You feel anger? You feel hurt?

Then you work out harder. You run as rapid as you can. You lift the weights till you can’t lift them anymore. You will sweat till the perspiration drips from your forehead into your eyes and produces you tear.

These tears you shed from stressing work will be the tears that change your entire life. These salty tears will tear off the ugly fat from your body and leave you seeking like the person you deserve to be. Nobody will be able to make fun of your weight. You know who you are.

It may take you a durable to get there. You will pay a hefty price in terms of sweat, sacrifice and pain… but the rewards will be worth 10 times anything price you paid to get there. You can hold your head up high and walk with a bounce in your step. Life is too short to live ashamed. Get fit. Get powerful. get on it.

You have what it takes. You systematically did.

Motivation Series

Help! How Do I Motivate Myself?

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Everybody is excited in the beginning. That’s why New Year resolutions are so exciting. However, as time goes by and the initial excitement wanes, the toll of maintaining the effort starts to wear on most people.

They have lost the excitement and their resolution becomes nothing more than a daily grind. So why does this happen?

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The answer to this lies in the fact that achieving anything of any value requires work, commitment, persistence, perseverance and patience. It’s not easy to keep doing what you have to do to get to where you want to go.

Losing motivation is one of the main reasons people quit. What many people do not know is that motivating yourself is not a one-time thing. The famous motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar, once said, “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”

This must always be borne in mind. You must constantly motivate yourself every day or every few days to keep up the excitement and vision of your goal. If not, you will lose interest and the entire process will become torture.

One way to motivate yourself as far as fitness is concerned is to have a workout buddy. Both of you will be accountable to each other. When one is down, the other can motivate them to get off their butt and get to the gym and vice versa. That’s one way to do it.

What if you don’t have a friend who can work out with you?

Then you need to motivate yourself. Sign up for Facebook and like as many fitness pages as you can and also the pages of fitness celebrities such as Frank Medrano and Emily Skye. The tips and motivation from their posts will not only motivate you but also educate you in fitness and health.

Place a few picture of fit bodies that you would like to look like, around your house. The constant visual reminder will be beneficial.

You will need to dig deep within you and always remember the reason you started on your weight loss journey or body toning quest. There is always a reason and you should always remember it.

There are 25 quotes below to help motivate you. Print out or write out one that resonates with you. Read it before every workout. Read it every time you don’t feel like training. Read it whenever you feel tempted to eat something you shouldn’t. These quotes will help you in the long run.

• Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
• Suck it up… and one day you won’t have to suck it in.
• When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.
• Sacrifice is giving up on something good for something better.
• Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.
• Suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret.
• If you’re tired of starting over, stop giving up.
• Sweat is fat crying.
• What you eat in private eventually is what you wear in public.
• If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.
• If you eat what you have always eaten, you’ll weigh what you have always weighed.
• If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
• Nothing tastes as good as being fit feels.
• In life you have 3 choices. Give up, give in or give it your all.
• Excuses burn zero calories.
• If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.
• Pain is temporary. Quitting is forever.
• You don’t have to be great to start… But you have to start to be great.
• Nothing will work unless you do.
• Dead last finish is greater than did not finish, which trumps did not start.
• Blood, sweat and respect. The first two you give. The last you earn. Give it. Earn it.
• Life never gets easier. You just get stronger.
• No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.
• The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.

Ultimately, only you can keep the fire within you burning. Don’t give up on yourself. You are all you have got as far as getting fit is concerned. The training and discipline may be bitter but the rewards are sweeter than any soda or cake you can ever have. Stay strong.

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