I have had lots of problems over the years just trying to stay on track. You know, really staying focused. The problem is that you start a new eating program, or exercise program, or any kind of self improvement program and almost immediately your ego wants to take over and make better whatever it is that you have just started. I started a couch to 5k with my daughter last Summer and of course it is easy at the beginning, the plan is to just get you out there. Right away I wanted to start … [Read more...] about Starve Your Distractions – Feed Your Focus

Are you on a diet? Have you ever been on a diet? Lots of people start and most don't finish. So where do you stand? Are you scared? Do you think you can do it? I know personally that lots of times we can't get victory all the time. Sometimes you have to forget how you failed last time. Learn and try again! Remember this and prepare - if 90% of people fail at their diet then you have to make sure that you are going to do all of the things right. If you are part of that 90% on which diets, for … [Read more...] about Only 10% of Dieters Succeed

We are always looking at how we have failed in the past instead of looking at how we can just learn from those defeats. I want to make sure that we have an outlet for those times that we struggle, have a bit of a defeat, and move on. We need to make sure that we do not just give up when faced with adversity. We all have good days and bad days and these bad days are going to happen no matter how well we prepare. As we build up our fit lifestyle though we will have higher and higher standards … [Read more...] about Learn Always – There Is No Defeat

We are all looking for an easy out, a way to get fit and healthy without having to work really hard. Give that thought process up. You can toughen yourself up just by doing whatever it takes. Almost everything is within your control. This picture says it all. You don't need the scams and spam, just a pair of shoes and a willingness to sweat Do it all for you, and you will succeed … [Read more...] about What Do You Need to Succeed?

As I sit typing this it is the middle of January and even though there is a bit of snow falling I know we are a couple of months from the beginning of Spring. I know I am not the only one that knows we are close to the end of the Winter and trying also to get ready physically for Spring. Every year I want to make sure that I am in better shape in Spring than I was the year before and this year is no different. Everyday it feels tough to go to the gym but I know that the outdoor fitness is … [Read more...] about Be Healthy to Look Healthy

I can become really inconsistent when I get lazy, in fact I think that this is my fatal flaw, inconsistency and getting started. I have just gotten over a case of Walking Pneumonia and I am hoping to get back to the gym some time in the next few days. The only problem with this plan is the first time going to the gym. I will make excuses, I will procrastinate, I think I even find strange illnesses to stop me, but once I make it into the door of the gym I find that I am unstoppable. Life … [Read more...] about You Don’t Have To Be Great To Start But You Have To Start To Be Great

We go through life trying to look back at our past success or failures while looking at the future with hope or dread. Neither of these are really true though. Life is only available in the present moment I remember in a book that I read by James Altucher a couple of year back where he said that we are alway doing time travel. We are never living in the now but instead remembering things in the past and living for tomorrow. Never do this. Life Is Only Available In The Present Moment Of … [Read more...] about Life Is Only Available In The Present Moment

It's funny in a way that we live in a society that builds idols to try and live up to and then we rip them down with the first opportunity. And since we all like to see a comeback, we often cheer these people on to overcome. The point that I think is important is that we have to see our strengths and weaknesses as our own. We must build ourselves up to be the greatest "Ourselves" possible. Always Have Faith in Yourself When I say this I don't mean that we shouldn't look out for mentors and … [Read more...] about Always Have Faith In Yourself

Losing weight has gotten a bad reputation. People avoid it, dread having to do it, try it and give up, and generally approach it with the idea in mind of how hard it is! But a weight loss plans can be much easier than that. The trick is to approach it gradually. Don't try to make huge changes all at once. Make one small change at a time and give yourself some time maybe a week or more to get used to it. Then add on another small change. If you keep it up with the weight loss solution, … [Read more...] about 6 Steps to Healthy Weight Loss Easily

I love this quote as it tells us a lot of what we need to know to succeed, not only in fitness but in life. These are the three parts of life that are a great basis. Ability are the skills that we have TODAY Motivation is the Reason, the WHY of what we do And Attitude is what gets the running shoes on and stops us from turning around when we get tired. … [Read more...] about Ability Motivation Atitude

1. Eat small meals: If you currently eat two or there large meals, split them into five or six smaller meals. Eat each of these small meals every two or three hours. 2.  Exercise religiously: It takes hard work to gain anything in life and exercising is the hard work you need to do to lose weight. There is no second opinion about it; if you don't exercise regularly, you wouldn't achieve permanent loss, no matter what diet program you follow. Exercises not only help you burn fat during the … [Read more...] about Fruit Will Make you Beautiful

Doesn't it always seem like some people have no problem achieving success while others just can't seem to catch a break? There are many things that go into success that include knowledge, skill, preparation, and execution but having an abundance mindset really helps. What is an Abundance Mindset? An abundance mindset simply means that when you look at a situation you see the opportunity possible and not the fear of not being able to get what you want. Actually it is a bit more than that. The … [Read more...] about How to Create an Abundance Mindset

Every day we make choices that affect our life and our future. These choices, if made incorrectly can drag us down, if chosen wisely these choices can make us powerful, rich, and happy. I was checking to see how many choices that we make in a day. Can you believe that we make 35,000 choices in a day? I know that sounds like a lot but a study at Cornell found that people thought they made about 14 decisions a day about food when in fact the number was about 227 choices a day! It … [Read more...] about You Control The Change In Your Life

I love this motivation pic on how to eat clean We all know what we should do and how to do it. If not I have over 2500 posts here to teach you. Really though this crystallizes a lot of what I  and my family love to see. Less refined food, more protein, lots of water and small meals. Do you eat this way? What do you think of changing your diet to eat more healthy? … [Read more...] about How to Eat Clean

One of my favorite movies of all time is Fight Club. This movie is considered by many to be one of the great movies of a generation. What does it have to do with fitness? What about health? Well, Fight Club at its essense is really about relationships. The relationships we have with others, and especially, I believe with the relationship that we have with ourselves. Fight Club also teaches us that even when we think that life is fine that we are likely wrong. The boredom that we … [Read more...] about Freedom Comes At The Bottom