Doing the Really Hard Work
I've always been generally opposed to the idea of "Fat Acceptance." I see it as embracing surrender and complacency. I also see it as an admission of failure. It seems like people turn to it when they believe that attempting to lose weight and get fit is too difficult for them and actually does more harm than good, in their experience. I honestly feel those people are SIMPLY DOING IT WRONG.
A correct diet should meet your nutritional needs and make you HEALTHIER THAN BEFORE. An exercise regimen should bring you a multitude of benefits that you should be able to start feeling even if you are not seeing physical change.
Depriving yourself of crap you shouldn't eat anyway isn't "deprivation"!! Under a correct diet, you shouldn't feel hungry and miserable all the time. If your body's needs are being met, what you are actually dealing with is psychological hunger. Please go back and read this post for a discussion of this very critical subject.
I have been asked how do I maintain my attitude and motivation. Staying consistent for the length of time it takes to see real changes in weight and physical ability is VERY DIFFICULT!!! Being very disciplined about what you eat, being willing to work yourself into a shaky sweaty state of intense exhaustion---not many people can keep this up! There are mental tools you can use but you have to consider your priorities first to be willing to use them!
I often help myself to make proper choices by thinking through the concepts laid down in the list of psychological hunger indicators. I have learned that there are MANY other ways besides eating to cope with life's stressors and decisions. But it is my life priorities that are at the foundation of all my choices.
This may sound trite and simplistic, but it really is the basis and foundation for being successful: HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT IT? You have to ask yourself that question and answer it ALL THE TIME. When you don't want to get out of bed early to do a workout, you have to ask yourself if you want the results you are working toward more than laying in bed for another half hour. When you are choosing between having a big slab of pizza for lunch or a lean protein with a leafy salad, you have to ask yourself---Do you want that pizza more than you want to see your tricep start to show in your upper arm??
I find that exercising a lot has a self-perpetuating effect for me. The harder I work, the more I want to be sure I am not undermining my physical efforts with bad food choices.
I've also said many times that I think you have to CHANGE what you're doing if it isn't working. My weight has been frustratingly stable for a long time now. I've tried a few different approaches for my eating plan but nothing has been working so I decided I need to call in a professional. I am starting a 12-week program with Troponin Nutrition. They work with competition bodybuilders but they have programs for regular folks too! I got my eating plan tonight and it's going to take some figuring out and planning to do it correctly. I'm going to take tomorrow to go over it all, get my questions together for the consultant, and determine what I have to do. I might start a separate blog just for simple record-keeping and tracking for the consultant. I will probably go ahead and make it public.
It's a very intense and extreme program for three months. I've paid my money and set things up with the consultant--There's no turning back now! This is my priority, I'm willing to do it. I'll update you how I do.
A correct diet should meet your nutritional needs and make you HEALTHIER THAN BEFORE. An exercise regimen should bring you a multitude of benefits that you should be able to start feeling even if you are not seeing physical change.
Depriving yourself of crap you shouldn't eat anyway isn't "deprivation"!! Under a correct diet, you shouldn't feel hungry and miserable all the time. If your body's needs are being met, what you are actually dealing with is psychological hunger. Please go back and read this post for a discussion of this very critical subject.
I have been asked how do I maintain my attitude and motivation. Staying consistent for the length of time it takes to see real changes in weight and physical ability is VERY DIFFICULT!!! Being very disciplined about what you eat, being willing to work yourself into a shaky sweaty state of intense exhaustion---not many people can keep this up! There are mental tools you can use but you have to consider your priorities first to be willing to use them!
I often help myself to make proper choices by thinking through the concepts laid down in the list of psychological hunger indicators. I have learned that there are MANY other ways besides eating to cope with life's stressors and decisions. But it is my life priorities that are at the foundation of all my choices.
This may sound trite and simplistic, but it really is the basis and foundation for being successful: HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT IT? You have to ask yourself that question and answer it ALL THE TIME. When you don't want to get out of bed early to do a workout, you have to ask yourself if you want the results you are working toward more than laying in bed for another half hour. When you are choosing between having a big slab of pizza for lunch or a lean protein with a leafy salad, you have to ask yourself---Do you want that pizza more than you want to see your tricep start to show in your upper arm??
I find that exercising a lot has a self-perpetuating effect for me. The harder I work, the more I want to be sure I am not undermining my physical efforts with bad food choices.
I've also said many times that I think you have to CHANGE what you're doing if it isn't working. My weight has been frustratingly stable for a long time now. I've tried a few different approaches for my eating plan but nothing has been working so I decided I need to call in a professional. I am starting a 12-week program with Troponin Nutrition. They work with competition bodybuilders but they have programs for regular folks too! I got my eating plan tonight and it's going to take some figuring out and planning to do it correctly. I'm going to take tomorrow to go over it all, get my questions together for the consultant, and determine what I have to do. I might start a separate blog just for simple record-keeping and tracking for the consultant. I will probably go ahead and make it public.
It's a very intense and extreme program for three months. I've paid my money and set things up with the consultant--There's no turning back now! This is my priority, I'm willing to do it. I'll update you how I do.
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