I am very proud of myself...usually birthday party equals cake and ice cream.....I was at my nieces third birthday party last night...pizza cake ice cream.
Instead of just diving into cake and ice cream because it was a party Iactually thought about whether it was cake and ice cream I would enjoy.
My sister in law is a great cook so I made sure it was not something I would love...pink cake not my thing I am store bought over home made anyway.
In relation to yesterday the birthday blame for indulging in desserts was right there for the taking but I made a decision based on what I thought I would enjoy and boy did the fruit taste good when I got home and my body thanked me for it.
If I would have like the choices I would have indulged but I am learning not to just do things because it is a certain day or event I can still make up my own mind.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Buck Stops Here!
Yesterday we talked about how we impact other people in our span of influence when we choose to make good decisions about our health.
I will tell you that our "choice" is a huge piece of that.
We are responsible for every decision we make daily.
We can't blame the fast food industry for making it to easy for us to make a bad decision...whatever we decide good or bad was our decision!
We can't blame Corporate America or our culture for giving us no choice in our future...we make the decision.
We make decisions that are good and bad every day...some of us are financila nightmares...I myself am a fashion nightmare but whe I walk out of the house I chose to wear whatever I have concocted for the day....yes I can always blame others but it is my decision ultimately to do whatever I do.
You won't always make the right decisions but whatever decisions you make realize you made the decision and be accountable for it....don't look to blame others.
When you grasp this concept and live to it you will be amazed how easy it is to accomplish your goals!
I will tell you that our "choice" is a huge piece of that.
We are responsible for every decision we make daily.
We can't blame the fast food industry for making it to easy for us to make a bad decision...whatever we decide good or bad was our decision!
We can't blame Corporate America or our culture for giving us no choice in our future...we make the decision.
We make decisions that are good and bad every day...some of us are financila nightmares...I myself am a fashion nightmare but whe I walk out of the house I chose to wear whatever I have concocted for the day....yes I can always blame others but it is my decision ultimately to do whatever I do.
You won't always make the right decisions but whatever decisions you make realize you made the decision and be accountable for it....don't look to blame others.
When you grasp this concept and live to it you will be amazed how easy it is to accomplish your goals!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
It's not just about you!
Many people do not dedicate the time or the effort to build exercise and good eating into their day.
People tend to feel guilty and they feel like they are taking time away from family, work or others around them.
This is such a fallacy.....you will give the time back to the ones you love to the place you work and to others ten fold.
When I was heavy I had to sleep so much more that a few hours were automatically taken out of my day...with just moderate weight loss you will build 30 - 60 minutes back into your day just by being in better mental and physical condition.
The things you do for yourself will benefit the others around you as well as yourself.
It is tough in the start up phase as you feel like you are being selfish and you are only worried about you.....the truth is in the forst few months that is true but it is OK. People understand the sacrifice you are making and over time they will thank you for the effort you put in to make everyone's life around you more fulfilling....the same can be said for your work....you will become so much better and efficient at what you do day in and day out when your body and mind are functioning at there peak.
I am happy to be in the best shape mentally and physically at the ripe old age of 42 and I have the stats to back it up so please trust me on this....you may feel like you are doing this just for you but you truly are doing this for everyone around you!
Stay the course!
People tend to feel guilty and they feel like they are taking time away from family, work or others around them.
This is such a fallacy.....you will give the time back to the ones you love to the place you work and to others ten fold.
When I was heavy I had to sleep so much more that a few hours were automatically taken out of my day...with just moderate weight loss you will build 30 - 60 minutes back into your day just by being in better mental and physical condition.
The things you do for yourself will benefit the others around you as well as yourself.
It is tough in the start up phase as you feel like you are being selfish and you are only worried about you.....the truth is in the forst few months that is true but it is OK. People understand the sacrifice you are making and over time they will thank you for the effort you put in to make everyone's life around you more fulfilling....the same can be said for your work....you will become so much better and efficient at what you do day in and day out when your body and mind are functioning at there peak.
I am happy to be in the best shape mentally and physically at the ripe old age of 42 and I have the stats to back it up so please trust me on this....you may feel like you are doing this just for you but you truly are doing this for everyone around you!
Stay the course!
Friday, March 4, 2011
A few basics....
I had some great discussions with people as I travelled this week......I want to share a fw things I thought were "basics" but to others they were "breaking news"!
If you are always do something you probably have a good shot at losig some weight or toning your body right?
Here are two concepts that people are not real well versed in....one is tough to comprehend and the other is something folks just don't think about.
A body at rest is the anecdote for weght gain...in my mind a body at rest is a slow metabolism.
Concept 1) Eat often...peole around me alot know I practice what I preach on this one....I eat within an hour of waking up to stoke the metabolism and I keep it going every two hours. How does this work one might ask....it is actually pretty simple.
If you don't eat your body thinks it needs to store food...kind of like a bear and hibernation....if you don't eat when you wake up your body goes into preservation mode which will lead to weight gain as your body slows down to preserve for the "winter"....conversely if you eat frequesntly your budy processes things quickly and you can eat more as you have reached a level of satiety.
Concept 2) Drink often...same concept as the first but if you stay hydrated your body will process the liquids and your body is at "motion" which leads to a faster metabolism and it creates work for your body so instead of being at rest while sitting it is processing fluids....to really enhance this drink very cold liquids....your body needs to operate at a certain temperature so the harder you make it work to self regulate......conceptually.....the more calories you are burning......who would have thought there was so much to eat more, drink more!
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If you are always do something you probably have a good shot at losig some weight or toning your body right?
Here are two concepts that people are not real well versed in....one is tough to comprehend and the other is something folks just don't think about.
A body at rest is the anecdote for weght gain...in my mind a body at rest is a slow metabolism.
Concept 1) Eat often...peole around me alot know I practice what I preach on this one....I eat within an hour of waking up to stoke the metabolism and I keep it going every two hours. How does this work one might ask....it is actually pretty simple.
If you don't eat your body thinks it needs to store food...kind of like a bear and hibernation....if you don't eat when you wake up your body goes into preservation mode which will lead to weight gain as your body slows down to preserve for the "winter"....conversely if you eat frequesntly your budy processes things quickly and you can eat more as you have reached a level of satiety.
Concept 2) Drink often...same concept as the first but if you stay hydrated your body will process the liquids and your body is at "motion" which leads to a faster metabolism and it creates work for your body so instead of being at rest while sitting it is processing fluids....to really enhance this drink very cold liquids....your body needs to operate at a certain temperature so the harder you make it work to self regulate......conceptually.....the more calories you are burning......who would have thought there was so much to eat more, drink more!
:):)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Last Few Years!
I want to preface this post by saying I am a sales person and I have been for about the last 18 years! I am not a fitness or nutrition specialist I just have opinions and a good bit of weight loss and physical conditioning to back it up.
Over the last few years I have been blessed to get my physical person in shape....that being said it was not rocket science just a lot of hard core mental and physical work daily.
I have been in Dallas all week with many people I have worked with for ten years.....they new "BIG BOY" Tommy and they have now known "RIGHT SIZE" Tommy for the past few years.....you will be faced with crazy days all through your life.....yesterday was one of those......breakfast buffet followed by lunch buffet followed by cookie ice cream and candy afternoon snack breackfollowed by a Brazilian Churrascaria for Dinner and no time to get a walk in!
Those days will happen and long tem health and fitness is not about what you do that day it is about what you do the next day and the day after...stay focused and don't give up or give in to temptation to scrap all your hard work!
I talked with numerous people this week that have told me my story has inspired change in their life and that makes me very happy on many different levels!
The one common denominator that they have taken from me is not to diet or to make extreme changes they can't live with...make gradual changes that are lifestyle changes....if you take that apporach you will change for a lifetime instad of a season...trust me....I have seen many people change the last few years!
Over the last few years I have been blessed to get my physical person in shape....that being said it was not rocket science just a lot of hard core mental and physical work daily.
I have been in Dallas all week with many people I have worked with for ten years.....they new "BIG BOY" Tommy and they have now known "RIGHT SIZE" Tommy for the past few years.....you will be faced with crazy days all through your life.....yesterday was one of those......breakfast buffet followed by lunch buffet followed by cookie ice cream and candy afternoon snack breackfollowed by a Brazilian Churrascaria for Dinner and no time to get a walk in!
Those days will happen and long tem health and fitness is not about what you do that day it is about what you do the next day and the day after...stay focused and don't give up or give in to temptation to scrap all your hard work!
I talked with numerous people this week that have told me my story has inspired change in their life and that makes me very happy on many different levels!
The one common denominator that they have taken from me is not to diet or to make extreme changes they can't live with...make gradual changes that are lifestyle changes....if you take that apporach you will change for a lifetime instad of a season...trust me....I have seen many people change the last few years!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Motivation!
All of us need a motivation a driver......mine was my brother in law!
It was three years ago today that my brother/hero Jamie graduated to glory at the ripe old age of 37 after a seven year battle with cancer!
Jamie was given six months to live upon his diagnosis.
I watched him fight every day for seven years and as sick as he was he worked up until the last week.
I was lazy and selfish at the time....can't say the selfish part all went away but I am nowhere near as lazy now!
I went from 160 lbs to 288 lbs in about a fifteen year period and I thought it was fine...I was on medication and I was 54% body fat...at the age of 39 I probably would not see 50. I watched Jamie and as he passed I saw what it did to my wife and kids and I said I won't let it happen.
Jamie dorve me to make a change....I can't thank him in person today but I hope to one day!
Find a motivator find a driver and cling to it!
Jamie.....you are missed.......you made a HUGE difference in my family and for that Stacey and I will always be grateful.....rest my friend....you earned it!
It was three years ago today that my brother/hero Jamie graduated to glory at the ripe old age of 37 after a seven year battle with cancer!
Jamie was given six months to live upon his diagnosis.
I watched him fight every day for seven years and as sick as he was he worked up until the last week.
I was lazy and selfish at the time....can't say the selfish part all went away but I am nowhere near as lazy now!
I went from 160 lbs to 288 lbs in about a fifteen year period and I thought it was fine...I was on medication and I was 54% body fat...at the age of 39 I probably would not see 50. I watched Jamie and as he passed I saw what it did to my wife and kids and I said I won't let it happen.
Jamie dorve me to make a change....I can't thank him in person today but I hope to one day!
Find a motivator find a driver and cling to it!
Jamie.....you are missed.......you made a HUGE difference in my family and for that Stacey and I will always be grateful.....rest my friend....you earned it!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Sorry Guys!
I think this is more a statement on society than on males in general though.
Do you really see what you think you see n the mirror.....be truthful with yourself!
69% of American males consider themselves physically fit
13% actually are
45% of American males use there home workout equipment as a place to hang their clothes
23 is the age the average American is in their best shape
1 is the average number of pullups an American male can do
12 minutes 17 seconds is the average amount of time a male can run a mile in
Just some fun things to think about.....ladies I will try and find stats for you tomorrow but this urges us to thik about reality instead of our DREAMLAND! :)
Do you really see what you think you see n the mirror.....be truthful with yourself!
69% of American males consider themselves physically fit
13% actually are
45% of American males use there home workout equipment as a place to hang their clothes
23 is the age the average American is in their best shape
1 is the average number of pullups an American male can do
12 minutes 17 seconds is the average amount of time a male can run a mile in
Just some fun things to think about.....ladies I will try and find stats for you tomorrow but this urges us to thik about reality instead of our DREAMLAND! :)
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