Feb
24
2010
OK. Enough of this dieting only tactic. You know, a fatty tries hard to not exercise throughout his day…. much less go to an actual gym.
We find excuses to not exercise.
Too cold.
Too early.
Too busy.
Too much money for a membership.
I can’t afford it.
I’m not comfortable.
And then this apathy toward not staying active spills into our everyday life habits. Steve Candler spoke of a study in his book 17 Lies That Hold You Back & The Truth That Will Set You Free, a book I highly recommend,”
… there was a study done of people’s differences in energy when making a bed. The heavier the person, the more economy of movement he or she would exhibit in the making of the bed. They captured it on videotape. The heavy person would make the fewest and shortest movements around the bed, as if subconsciously trying not to exercise.
“The lighter person would Continue reading
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Feb
4
2010
Okay, so many of us have these inner battles going on of wanting a better life for ourself but not ever having a better life. Which leads to frustration. Then action for a little while. Then failure and then avoidance until it’s starts bothering us again. It’s a vicious cycle.
I have grown up with hopes and dreams like any other person. I want to be an Author. I want to be a great mind. I want to be a husband. I want to be a father. I want to be financially successful. I want to have a life that makes a difference in the world around me. This list could go on and on.
This list of hopes and dreams…… it is the accumulation of the memories I look forward to making. And you know what the common element is in all of them? I am thin and healthy. I have a picture in my head of that life…..but in real life….. I am frustrated realizing that I am passing year after year, memory after memory, that I once dreamed accomplishing in a different state than I am.
I have all these fat memories to look back on instead of the thin life fantasy I hoped it would have been as life keeps moving forward regardless if I choose to or not. The problem is Continue reading
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