$14 liars

Are you one of those people who have it "in" for yourself no matter what? I have to tell you, every single day I meet people that are just determined to defeat themselves. Heres what I mean: people come in claiming to want change. They speak with such desire in their voices. I see tears in their eyes many times. So we start. They jump in head first and show up everyday and put tons of effort into their workouts, lifting weight like never before, eating perfectly, doing cardio like crazy!

Then it happens. They get on the freakin scale (even though they know better) and let some $14 peice of crap mechanical device tell them whether or not they are succeeding or failing. Somehow, it seems, they expect to see a huge weight drop...and they completely discount the bone density gained, the lean mucle gained and even the glycogen storage increaase that they are also seeing on that damned scale!

I honestly believe that these people could go to weight watchers, eat half assed crap disguised as real food (which is what alot of weight watchers food is) and not gain an ounce of muscle or bone density or glycogen storage and they would be happy!!!! What the heck??? They may look loose and flabby in the mirror when they are naked...but by God, the scale moved so they're happy!

Give me a break. Please. You think you struggle with the scale? I struggle with the scale through YOU! So heres a message to those who would ignore the looser fitting clothes, the comments from friends and family that you are looking better, the drops on the body fat calipers etc, and instead choose to look at the scale: STOP. THROW THE DAMN THING AWAY. STOP LETTING IT DICTATE YOUR LIFE.

Did I make a point? If not, reread the last bold sentence; then, let's refocus and get back to work. We got a life to live based on OUR definitions, not the scale!

Almost here and it's all your fault

So summer is soooooo close now. I'm wondering what you look like? I
mean are you there? Do you look good enough for the pool and cookouts
etc? If not, it's your fault...yep! I said it. I know, not terribly
sensitive of me is it? But, if you don't hear it from me, you may not
hear it at all and summer after summer will just pass you by until
finally you just dont care anymore. Please never, ever get there!!!
Never quit caring. And guess what, it's not too late to start now! Get
off your ass and quit eating crap! And it makes me sick to think that
some people feel like since they haven't started their program yet,
they may as well wait now. Wait til what??????? Seriously!!!!! You
gotta get it together! Go look at yourself and if you don't like it
alot, then CHANGE IT.... It's your fault If you don't...

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On a dime

So they say that life can turn on a dime...that in a mere instant,
your whole world cam change. I agree. Mine has several times.
Sometimes it's a life change in a negative way...but more often, it's
a change in a positive way.

The moment I sat up gasping for air on an arrest 14 years ago was one
of my moments where life turned on a dime...days before eating
twinkies and being fat and "happy" then running and doing pushups and
everything inbetween...

And there are other times my life has changed on a dime. Most of those
aren't worth mentioning here...but this isn't about me, it's about you!

When do you get your moment? What are you gonna do about I when it
gets here? Nothing...or everything? Those moments come for a very good
reason...to change you. Let them.

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So it's monday

Today is the day that everyone waits for...the proverbial Monday to
get started on this or that....so I ask, did you? Or is it another
Monday of failed intentions???? How about this...instead of waiting
tim Monday on te calandar to start something, make that exact moment
your Monday...in other words, so it then and there...no waiting on
mondays that never show!

Are you getting it?

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Crazy

So today two women came in to the Plano Studio to join., I heard things like "I've been following you for years" and things like that. I came to understand that these women really wanted, and needed a full body transformation. They were just past the special that we had been offering, yet I went ahead and offered it to them anyways. They completed all the paperwork, talked alot about changing their lives THIS TIME!!! and such.

I went to the back to grab something and when I returned they two women had decided NOT to join. They has some sort of "gala" they had to plan for...please!

I am so over people who don't really want to change...so tired of hearing people complain about being overweight and unhappy yet never, ever doing anything real about it! Please don't be one of those people. Either be fat and happy or do something to change it.

Vent over. Thank you :)

Why?

So today we had a few less people in some of the classes thanks to Spring Break so I had the opportunity to get a little more detailed with people's food today. After hearing several classes food, I was left with the question, WHY? Why do people choose to eat things that are so close to healthy but that still fall short? You know, chicken sausage, peanut butter, Propels and the like. They know better yet they still do it...and all the while the whole rest of their day is nearly perfect.

In the end I determined that it's not the freakin huge pizza or chocolate cake we have to really look out for, it's the little things that seem so small...yet make ALL the difference.

The devil is in the details. Pay attention to them!

How much???

I'm wondering how much of life are we willing to just let go by? So much is happening all over the place, every day... I mean, things are happening. It appears that so many of us get into a routine, from getting up with the alarm clock at the same time every day to the end of the day's routine where we finally go to bed...and everything in between.

Isn't there more? Yes, of course there is. It all just depends on how ambitious you are...oh, and how much self confidence you have. Maybe you really WANT to go learn to dance or something like that, but, because you lack the confidence in yourself, you will just go home and watch TV instead...it's safer.

I'm just as guilty as the next person of being this way. But, if the way to start to change something is to acknowledge that it needs changing, then I have started the process! What are you holding yourself back from? Plenty probably. Maybe you should join me in changing...

Just saying...