Posts Tagged ‘goals’

13 Truths You Need To Come To Terms With…

Posted: February 17, 2012 by williampower in Behavior Modification, Exercise, Myth Busting
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Im bbbaaaacccckkkk…with the facts to help you get your act back on track….lets get right into it…

Truth: the best way to start off in the gym is to have a goal. Dedicate yourself to the goal. Be consistent. It doesnt matter if your goal is to lose 100 lbs or to play for the Knicks (although playing for the Knicks might be easier since they are seemingly letting anyone play now a days…)

Truth: Im fairly confident when I say no one EVER, in the history of everdom (yes…everdom), has reached their goal by slowly pedaling on a recumbent bike while playing words with friends #stopit

Truth: most gyms have horrible music = only like 1 song out of every 10 actually belong in a gym and not in a country jamboree, a club in lower east side manhattan or playing in the background during a fight on Love and Hip Hop. Just bring your own music and chill with all that noise (no pun intended)

Truth: don’t fall for gimmicks…seriously the only way to really lose 10 pounds in 72 hours is by having really bad food poisoning (not recommended)

Truth: yes…every gym has an over enthusiastic trainer that needs to sit down somewhere #fact, every gym has an overenthusiastic member that makes a whole bunch of noise to make his lifting of 30lbs sound like hes military pressing 300lbs #fact, and yes every gym has that strange guy that lurks in the shadows…just when you think he’s not there…he pops up in the corner by the dumbbells with the Charlie Murphy look on his face #superfact

Truth: every gym has two types of members…those that actually wipe down machines and put weights back…and those that are the worst people on the planet…the ones who make you feel guilty about the ill will you find yourself wishing upon them.

Truth: “recovery energy bar with antioxidants and dark chocolate, the perfect after workout snack thats good and good for you” = chocolate bar on steroids

Truth: you should always beware of that guy in every gym that offers unsolicited advice, you know the one who looks flabby and sick but takes 45 min to tell you why you should be lifting like 100lbs over your max so that you can look like him

Truth: you can take 10 min abs, 20 min abs, bootcamp abs, burn baby burn abs, get ripped abs or you can try one that actually works…the stop eating pizza, pastries and popeyes abs…

Truth: if a gym class is going to be effective it has to be difficult, so if your relaxed and enjoying yourself you’re just in a big babysitting class for adults

Truth: its not practical to buy $150 dollar sneakers, $100 dollar tights and $5 voss waters to workout and then complain about how healthy food “costs so much”…”yea but you have them new Nike Max Airs doe…” #fail

Truth: thinking about going to the gym burns between 0 and 0 calories…per minute!!!!!! Thats crazy…

Truth: “a gym membership is alot like a marraige…if its good you show up committed and ready to put that work in…if its not, you show up in sweatpants and watch alot of bad tv” -j. gay

Um…I Think My Diet Is Broke ☹

Posted: January 9, 2012 by williampower in Behavior Modification
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You’ve all seen it…heard it….experienced it…people skipping out on sweets and fast food. People spending a few extra hours a week in the gym and becoming meticulous with their portion control. Yet when the smoke settles and the dust clears not a single pound has been lost. FYL right…I know. But this is a problem for “metabolistically challenged” individuals all over the world. They mistakenly believe that they are on the right path to weight loss but the farther they walk the more lost they get. As a result, they become frustrated and depressed and may then engage in binge eating.

One of the leading problems with contemporary diets is that they are too standardized. Very rarely do many, if any, really take into consideration individual physiologies and metabolisms.
They provide circle shaped approaches to weight loss in a world that’s filled with triangles, square, hexagons…you get the point. The first step to developing a diet for yourself is determining your body type. Each body type requires a different dietary approach to make body composition changes. For more info on body types see “What’s your body type…” and “Where did my fat go?“.

Yet another reason for diet failure is hidden calories. You may literally be consuming calories and not even realize it. For instance, the frappucinos that are so popular today are loaded with calories, as many as 600 in a single serving! (That’s equivalent to a Big Mac (O_o) ). You may also be indulging in sugary sodas, another source of extra calories. By taking a few simple steps, such as eliminating the exotic coffee drinks from your diet and substituting skim milk for whole milk, you may be able to eliminate the hidden calories that are denying you dieting success. For more info on hidden calories see “Pouring on the Pounds” and “The Alcoholic Truth About Exercise”.

Lack of consistency can also be a diet-killer. You might go on a diet for a while, then quit before you’ve made any measurable progress. It’s only natural to want to see quick results. The problem is that healthy weight loss involves losing only a couple of pounds a week. That means most will have to stay on your diets for months before you see appreciable weight loss. Discouraging? It can be, but if you keep a positive attitude you can achieve your ideal weight. Best way to stay positive is to eliminate negative thought processes. See “Killing Ants To Lose Weight”.

You may also be more successful in your dieting if you consider it to be a lifestyle change. When you conduct a lifestyle change, your diet becomes a meal plan for life. This means that you must change the way you look at food. It is designed to be fuel for your body, and nothing more. It either helps you reach your goal or pushes you farther away from it. As a result, you should not turn to food to make you feel better or to provide you with a sense of comfort. If that’s your norm then poor methods of sublimating your feelings probably has a huge stake in why you are in this position now. A lifestyle change implies commitment; it means that you are prepared to follow the plan for the long haul. It means knowing and understanding the difference between immediate pleasures, short term goals and long term happiness. If you feel as if you cannot be on your diet for any appreciable length of time, then change it. Find one that you can follow. Your aim ultimately should be not simply to lose weight, but to become healthier. A fad diet will not allow you to reach that milestone. Therefore, you must choose your diet carefully. For help in making that lifestyle change see “Tips on Behavior Modification and Exercise“.