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Got Fiber?

In Health and Fitness on July 18, 2009 at 7:41 am

I saw a quote the other day that really got my attention:

“When fiber is ingested, it is fermented in the gut and converted into short-chain fatty acids, which can be burned for fuel. The burning of fatty acids from fiber sends a signal to your fat cells telling them to release fat, which your body uses for fuel. The fiber in food also creates a sensation of feeling full, so you feel more satisfied after eating it.”

-Dr. Scott Connelly, BodyRX

I have to give credit to Shelby Starnes for posting this quote from Dr. Connelly in his log over at the EliteFTS site.

Shelby specializes in bodybuilding prep and he is an expert at getting those athletes seriously ‘shredded’ for their bodybuilding shows.

The statement fascinated me because I was really unaware of this neat little fact.

I knew that adequate fiber intake was critical for:

cholesterol control
insulin sensitivity
proper digestive health
balanced blood ph
balanced body chemistry
and maintaining steady elevated energy levels.

But I was unaware of the fact that adequate fiber intake actually created a better “fat burning environment” through simple chemistry.

How cool is that?!?!

So how much fiber should you be getting anyway?

Well from the studies I’ve seen, the national average is WAY below adequate –so you can probably bet you need more –WAY more!

In order to get the best of what fiber has to offer, adults should get a minimum of 30 grams of soluble and insoluble fiber daily –shoot for more to receive more benefits!

Where do you get that kind of fiber?

Fresh fruits and vegetables, silly!

Most berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries etc…) have around 4 grams of fiber per half-cup serving.

Apples, pears and even banana’s have the same at about 4 grams per serving (med sized fruit)

Smaller fruits like peaches and plums have less at 2 grams per serving –but those are a delicious 2 grams –let me tell you!!

Fresh vegetables are an even better source of fiber!

Broccoli and spinach really rock the fiber at 4 grams per half-cup!

Oddly, when these veggies are gently steamed –even MORE fiber becomes available and the count shoots to 7 grams per half-cup!!

(I am such a fiber nerd)

But let’s not stop there!

Carrots, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and eggplant are all respectable fiber sources yielding 2.5 – 5 grams per simple serving.

In fact, ALL fresh, leafy, crunchy, colorful vegetables yield impressive fiber content –and the fiber is a wonderful blend of soluble and insoluble –just what we need to be healthy…..

….. and as we now know –BURN FAT!!

So there you go…. –some interesting information and a new goal = Increase your daily fiber intake.

At an average of 4 grams per serving….there’s really no reason why you can’t get 30 – 40 grams of fiber in daily. 4 grams x 8-10 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables = 30-40 grams, right?

You can do that, can’t you?

Try it –then let me know.

Try your best to get 8-10 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables each day and let me know how you look and feel.

Send me an email @ paul@sportfitnow.com and share your success.

I just love your success stories!

To your good health!

~Paul

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Great Results with Limited Space and Equipment!

In Health and Fitness on July 7, 2009 at 9:28 pm

Keylea and I are moving….

ugh! –Moving! Can you believe it? ~again?

I was doing some rough figuring the other day….and I think this is the tenth time I’ve moved since “moving out of the house” at age 17!

10 times?

What, am I a gypsy!?? Yeesh!

Anyway…with our home gym in pieces and everything in flux….

We’ve still been doing our best to keep up with a regular training schedule.

What we’ve come up with is working so well –I just had to share!

We train three days a week –out in our garage with very limited equipment.

It only takes Keylea about 45 minutes each day (it takes me a little longer because my goals are different)

We train together –doing the same movements at the same time and this is what we do.

Split Squat:

http://tinyurl.com/mtt548

The video link explains this very well.

But essentially it’s like taking a giant step forward, almost touching your rear knee to the ground, standing back up again and repeating for 15-20 repetitions (each leg).

This is a butt, thigh and core KILLER!!!

The split squat is a balance challenge and a total lower body developer.

Deadlift:

http://tinyurl.com/nv7pgr

Again, the video link explains this exercise very, very well. Thanks to www.befitandstrong.com for these great resources!

Essentially, we grasp a load –either a barbell or dumbbells –push our hips back until the load is about mid shin –and then lift the load using our hips, hamstrings and buttocks.

Keylea uses a lighter load and goes for 3 sets of 12-15 repetitions. ~Keylea wants strong, tight, toned hips and thighs –and a J-Lo/Beyonce bootie (whatever that means)

I use a much heavier load and do 10 sets of 3 repetitions. ~ I just want to be strong and powerful.

Pull-up:

Pull-up Demo

I know, I know….these are tough!

Many people can’t do even ONE bodyweight pull-up!

Yeesh! …Now don’t get me started here!

This is what you have to do.

Grasp a pull-up bar (buy one if you have to!) and jus’ start tugg’n!

Keylea and I use a 2×4 suspended in the garage! It’s part of the roof-joist structure –but it can hold my weight and that’s all I care about.

Keylea does 3 sets of 10.

I do more…and I do them differently, but like I said ~ I have different goals.

If you need help here or need a few alternatives….just send me an email. Let me help you out…Please!

You need to do these!

And here’s the last exercise….

I think Keylea likes this the best….she won’t say so….but that’s what I think

Dumbbell –Squat Clean and Press:

http://tinyurl.com/kuu9ua

This is another total body exercise, but it really hits your upper body hard.

I like it because I can use heavy weights that really build up my arms and shoulder muscles.

I usually do “ladder sets.” A ladder set is one clean-one press, one clean-two presses, one clean-three presses …all the way up to one clean-eight presses.

Then I repeat that cycle three times for a total of three ladder sets.

Keylea does three straight sets of eight clean/press, clean/press/ clean/press…..etc…up to a total of three sets of eight cleans and eight presses for each set.

I think Keylea likes it because it’s an Explosive movement that really tests her physically.

She pushes hard and pushes to work at her maximum heart rate. This is the “cardio” portion of her workout….not that the lower body movements don’t leave her gasping for air.

We sometimes finish our training session with a brisk two mile walk around the neighborhood.

But of course the walk all depends on how spent we are after training…..this program kicks bootie! ….and will get your bootie into Super Great Shape as well!

So there you go!

That’s what we’re doing…and we’re burning fat, building muscle and having fun together in the process!

4 exercises….3 sets of each and 3 times a week.

Our training takes about 45 minutes out of our day and we are having fun doing it together.

We’re exercising our hearts, lungs and all our major muscle groups and we feel better for it!

I feel great!

Keylea does too!

Wouldn’t you like to feel this good?

I know that you would….

Send me an email and tell me your struggles…..What’s keeping you from liking yourself –loving your body –and living a healthy life?

What can I help you with?

I am here to serve you……

~To your good health and fitness!

~Paul

Paul D’Arcy

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8 pounds and 5 inches

In Health and Fitness on June 24, 2009 at 1:18 pm

8 pounds and 5 inches….

One of my clients just lost 8 pounds of fat and 5 inches off her waistline!

Well, it didn’t “just happen”

She’s been working on it for a while now….

How long has she been working on it?

How long do you think it should take?

How long should you have to work to lose 8 pounds of fat and 5 inches off your waistline?

8 pounds of fat contains 28,000 calories….whoa! ~ 28,000!

“How long does it take to burn 28,000 calories anyway? Yeesh! She must have been a marathon runner!”

Nope…

She works in an office environment…she’s a busy lady, no doubt. But I know for a fact that she’s no marathon runner….not even close!

So what did she do to burn off 28,000 calories of fat from her body and drop 5 pant sizes?

Not much really….

She tried to keep up with her grandchildren.
She worked very hard at her job.
She tried to walk and take the stairs as much as possible and just generally move her body as much as she could –whenever she could.

But she didn’t do anything all that strenuous or extreme.

She did greatly improve her nutrition…..she did do that.

But she didn’t starve herself –no way. Not with me she didn’t.
I don’t advocate “hungry” –we don’t do “hungry” –no need for it.

She ate all the lean meat, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables she cared to eat.
She drank at least 8-10 eight ounce glasses of fresh, clean water every day.
She made a point to eat full, protein-based breakfast every day…(no excuses!)
And she stopped eating at least three hours before bed (this was the hard part –but she worked at it and she was successful)

That’s all she did to burn 28,000 calories of fat (8lbs) and drop 5 pant sizes…..

And she did all that in just one month….One Month!

Does losing 8 pounds of fat and dropping 5 pant sizes in one month sound like slow progress to you?

Not to me it doesn’t!
That’s the kind of progress I like to see!
A person could safely and effectively lose 96 pounds of fat in one year with that kind of slow and steady progress….that’s good stuff!

So….how long does it take to lose the fat you want to lose?

Not as long as you think.

It may seem like it’s taking f o r e v e r while it’s happening….but keep working ….it’s happening!

Won’t it feel great to reach your goal?

It does!

It will!…..keep working

It’s happening!

To your good health,

~Paul

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In a rut? -Stressed out? -Let’s Make a Change!

In Health and Fitness on June 3, 2009 at 8:46 am

Have your weight loss or fitness goals reached a plateau?

Are you feeling stressed lately or unusually overwhelmed?

Having headaches, backaches, stomach aches or difficulty being ‘regular’ and going to the bathroom?

Maybe you just have some weird aches and pains…

“no big deal,” you think.

Perhaps it’s not a ‘big deal’ –but then again….what if it is? What if it becomes a ‘Big Deal’?

Let’s make a change and try something new…

Not sure what to try?

Try this….

For one week, beginning THIS SUNDAY….

Eat only raw foods!

Okay, not raw meat silly –you can still cook your eggs, meat, poultry and seafood….

But I want you to focus on eating more raw fruits and vegetables –and much, much more of them too!

Go raid the produce section of your local grocer and stock up on all the fresh fruits and vegetables you can!

Then, beginning this Sunday….strip it all down and eat as much and as many raw fruits and vegetables as your appetite will allow.

No Limits!

No sauces, dips or spreads allowed however.

To really make this effective….

During the week, pack yourself a new and different nutritious and delicious lunch each and every day of the week

–but no eating out**!

**Did you know?

In a recent study by the University of Memphis, researchers found that people who eat out an average of three times a week or more are twice as likely to be obese, have high blood pressure and are at an increased risk for both heart attack and stroke.

Restaurant diners consume 300+ more calories per day on average –than people who dine out less frequently.

So eat smart!

Eat healthy!

Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables!

The added vitamins, minerals, fiber and stress-fighting antioxidants all those delicious, raw, fresh fruits and vegetables provide, will make you feel better and better as the week progresses. I promise.

Heck, I guarantee it!

If after one week of increasing your fresh, raw fruit and vegetable intake –you do not feel noticeably better, healthier more relieved, stress-free and more ‘regular’ …..

I will refund 150% of your former misery.

That’s 50% more misery for your troubles!

You just can’t beat that offer!!

Okay, the last part was a joke…

But seriously….the stress and fatigue our busy lifestyles produce….compound and attack our immune systems.

The very best way to fight this stress and relieve this fatigue is with improved sleep (another article altogether) and increased antioxidant intake. The best place to get these essential antioxidants is from delicious, raw, fresh fruits and vegetables.

Do yourself a favor and make a change!

Help your body feel better and perform better. Renew your immune system and renew your health!

How can I help?

Remember, I am here to serve you.

To your good health!

~Paul

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How Much Pizza Can You Eat?

In Health and Fitness on May 12, 2009 at 10:05 am

Seriously….how much pizza could you eat if you really tried?

Or cake…like snack cakes or birthday cake? Could you eat a lot of that sort of thing?

Or how about something more healthy…like salad?

Could you eat a lot of salad?

My brother Harry was a vegetarian for a while…..

It was fun to go out to lunch with him.

He would order the ‘all you can eat’ salad bar and make soooo many trips!

“Aren’t you full yet?” I would ask…

“Kinda, but not really.” He would answer…. “Now I’m just basically eating for sport.”

What he meant was that while his belly was feeling full…..he still wasn’t satisfied….it was like trying to fill a bottomless pit –he could never quite fill up.

I’m like that with pizza…

My children used to really laugh at how much pizza I could eat…..like I was trying to fill a bottomless pit too

There’s a reason that things like bread, pasta, pizza, cakes and cookies never seem to fill us up….

It’s the same reason we always feel hungry an hour after eating ‘Chinese food’ too

The reason is hormonal, believe it or not.

See there’s this hormone that’s released by the small intestine that sends a signal to the brain saying “Hey! We’re all set down here! We have enough food now, thank you!”

If your brain doesn’t get that signal…..your body never feels fully satisfied…somehow you think you can eat more…that maybe you SHOULD eat more…

Most folks will just keep eating and eating and eating …until they actually ‘decide’ to stop eating, or until the stomach becomes distended and the GI cavity becomes uncomfortably full.

The hormone that is supposed to signal the brain to stop eating is called cholecystokinin….or CCK for short.

CCK is a wonderfully simple and effective hormone.

It’s really great to feel satisfied after eating a meal –completely satisfied, fully nourished and very happy …..without feeling uncomfortable or that we just ate too much, isn’t it?

I mean….it seems like that’s the feeling we’re looking for when we eat, right?

And that’s exactly what CCK does for us!

So how do we release more CCK?

Eat protein and healthy fats!

It’s that simple.

CCK is only released when protein and fats enter the duodenum, which is the small tube-like structure leading from the stomach to the small intestine.

When enough protein and fat have entered the duodenum, CCK is then released and the brain gets the signal that we’ve had enough to eat.

Wouldn’t that be a great feeling to have each and every time we had a meal?

Well….we can!

The plan is simple and easy to follow:

□ Eat lean protein and healthy dietary fats with every feeding –you won’t feel satisfied otherwise

□ If you feel hungry….your body needs protein and healthy dietary fats -they’re the only foods that truly satisfy your body’s needs

□ Always begin your meals with protein and healthy dietary fats -eat your PROTEIN FIRST

□ Don’t rush. Chew your food well …and allow your food enough time to travel from the stomach to the duodenum before you decide you need more….let your body decide

□ Nourish your body with the food it needs! You will be rewarded with good health, a sense of satisfaction and a feeling of all around well being

To your good health!

~Paul

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Lifestyle Change -and the Ghost in the Machine

In Health and Fitness on April 30, 2009 at 6:20 am

I’ve said it before, but it really bears repeating….

The biggest challenge you will ever face when deciding to make lifestyle changes (lose weight, get in shape)….

Is you.

You are your own biggest asset and your own biggest liability.

Your strengths…..

Are also your weaknesses.

When people come to me for help, they’re usually really fed up with their own efforts and lack of progress.

They are often times angry –exasperated –tired –at their wit’s end –just fed up with the battle….the battle to lose weight and get in shape

They tend to have similar attitudes and they tend to say very similar things to me.

The most common phrase or phrases I hear are….

“This needs to be livable…”

“I need to be able to maintain this lifestyle…”

“If I don’t enjoy it …I just won’t maintain it.”

“I just can’t live my life like this.”

“I refuse to ‘diet’ …I’ve done it all my life. I just won’t do it anymore.”

I understand what these people are saying……probably more than they think.

I think the very same things…..but I only say them to myself…..and then I laugh at myself a little too

See, what they’re really saying…what’s really going on is….

they are fighting with themselves…literally.

Here, try this:

Think of your “mind” –that ethereal ‘thing’ that exists….but can’t be seen on an X-ray…that ‘thing’ that is like our personality…our brain…and our ‘being’ all wrapped into one.

Think of your mind as just a series of chemical reactions.

These chemical reactions could really happen in ANY order….but part of what makes us who we are is the fact that OUR chemical reactions happen in THIS particular order.

The order in which these chemical reactions occur is due to genetic factors (our parents, grandparents etc) –environmental factors (the way we live, the place we live, our friends, family, experiences) and finally

these chemical reactions occur because of the many daily decisions we make in the course of living our lives (that is if you believe we have ‘free-will’ …which is a completely different conversation).

Okay…?

Can you imagine that?

Good. Now stick with me….I’m getting to the punchline

There is a very popular theory in the field of brain research that is called the ‘Hebbian Theory.’

The Hebbian Theory states that: “Brain cells that fire together –wire together”

All that means is, when we do the same things over and over….the random chemical reactions in our brains begin to act as if there is no other alternative….like they’re not ‘random’ anymore

It’s like we no longer have ‘choice’ ……we HAVE to act in these same, predictable patterns and the same predictable ways.

So what USED to be random…..is now “automatic”

We can also call these are our habits.

But in reality……our habits…..are just that –they’re only our habits…that’s all.

They can be changed.

We really CAN ‘re-wire’ the neurons in our brains to ‘re-fire’ in different order and in different sequence to create NEW and DIFFERENT very enjoyable habits….

We have that power! -It’s true!

I get all ‘goose-bumpy’ just thinking about it! (I am such a nerd)

So when folks say that “This has to be livable” or “I have to enjoy this new lifestyle in order to stick with it” …..what’s really going on is the ‘mind’ is fighting that or any other change

That’s all….that’s all it is

And our mind is very, very, very powerful….Very powerful –and persuasive

‘It’ really doesn’t WANT to change….No matter WHAT you say or think!

But….*(and this is the BEST part)* ….But, our neurons are not in control (as much as they would like us to believe they are).

WE are ultimately in control….they are OUR neurons after all….we don’t belong to them….they belong to us!

So new habits may be difficult to get into….and you may not ‘think’ you’re enjoying them…..but there’s more going on inside that head of yours than you may realize.

You’re fighting with yourself….with your own mind.

Remember…..

“Brain cells that fire together –wire together”

Just start ‘firing’ new experiences….and eventually those experiences will become habit….and then……

…..then –The sky is the limit!

You can ultimately do whatever you want to do

(see? Now YOU have the goosebumps!)

To your good health!

~Paul

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Fat-Loss Diaries: Day 5

In Health and Fitness on March 21, 2009 at 1:06 pm

So, here we are on the Fat-Loss Guy Diet: day five.

The “diet” actually began two weeks ago on March 9^th …but I chose March 15^th as the ‘Official Starting Date’ because…. Gee, I don’t know why because.

Well, that’s not true.

I do know why.

I chose a date in the future on purpose …just in case …just in case things didn’t go well and I wanted to bail on the whole darn thing.

That way if I found it all too tough, I could always just ‘start over’ on the “Official” start date.

By giving myself a “do-over” date, I could begin again.

Have you ever been guilty of that?

Have you ever set out to do something big, I mean really, really big …ominous, daunting, overly challenging and super tough…..but you secretly left yourself an ‘escape hatch’ or two…..just in case things got too sticky?

Yeah, well okay you got me.

That’s what I did.

But the good news is I didn’t screw it up….

I stuck with it.

I began cutting my bodyfat on March 9^th and here we are eleven days later and I’m still going strong!

Well, kind of strong…

I say ‘going strong’ because I’m sticking with my plan and I haven’t wavered or strayed from my plan once (no, not even a little). I’ve wanted too, sure, but I haven’t. The beginning is always the easiest for me (as things wear on though…).

Even still…. I’m falling prey to all the typical ‘traps’ of cutting bodyfat and “losing weight”:

1.) I’m easily agitated

2.) Feeling anxious

3.) Feeling deprived

4.) I have low energy (sometimes, but I know how to fix this)

5.) I’m Hungry!!!!!

I know, I know….

I know I’m supposed to be the “diet-geek” with all the tricks and all the tools and all the ways to lose weight without feeling hungry but you really can’t escape it….

You feel hungry sometimes!

Your belly growls and your tummy talks and you just feel …..unsatisfied.

So am I starving to death?

Of course not.
I’m smarter than that.

But I do get hungry every so often. And I get hungry mainly because I haven’t been following my own advice. I don’t eat often enough!

Over time, I’ve allowed myself to eat fewer and fewer meals throughout the day which is probably a big reason I gained weight as I did.

Most days I eat only 4 meals….when I REALLY should be spreading my food intake over 6 or even 7 meals a day.

I’m on the comeback trail though….I’m eating more often…including that ever-important protein at each and every meal….

I’m not up to 7 meals a day yet, but I do notice that the more often I eat…the better I feel.

Next time we chat, I’ll tell you what my eating plan looks like and let you know if I’ve dropped any fat yet (I’m going to be really upset if I haven’t!).

To your good health!

~Paul

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Good News – Bad News

In Health and Fitness on March 17, 2009 at 5:14 am

When my son was just a small boy (he’s 19 now and in no way is he ‘small’ anymore) –but when he was just a boy, he loved to tell stories ……just for fun.

He used to play this game with his teen-aged babysitter and her boyfriend.

After work I would go to the babysitter’s house to pick up Sean and his sister Heather.

The boyfriend was usually there. He was a good kid, good with children and he loved playing with Sean too.

When I came in, the boyfriend would say, “Hey Sean, what’s the Good News and what’s the Bad News?”

Then Sean would just make up his stories….

He would chatter away and tell us what he thought the Good News was and what he thought the Bad News might be…

He would just make things up!

It was fascinating to hear what my 6 year old boy thought was “Good” or “Bad” about the world.

It is truly amazing what children will say when you give them the chance and then really listen to them.

Well I have some ‘Good News’ – ‘Bad News’ stories to tell of my own…and they’re all true!

The Bad News….

I’m fat.

Not crazy obese, but fat…too fat!

And for ‘the fat-loss guy’ that’s some really, really bad news.

The thing is….it sorta ‘snuck up’ on me too (doesn’t it always?).

See, I had this goal. I wanted to weigh 260 pounds by the end of February.

It was September when I dreamt this up and I only weighed 245 at the time.

Of course, I didn’t just want to weigh more….I actually wanted to add more muscular weight. That was my real goal.

I wanted to remain the same body fat percentage ….just add more muscle to my frame.

I didn’t do too badly either.

I only missed my goal by 4 pounds. I made it up to 256 pounds and my strength was higher than it has ever been.

I set all kinds of new ‘personal bests’ in the gym and on the lifting platform.

That was my ‘Good News’ …I got stronger! Yeah me!

Stronger Paul = Good News

But back to the ‘Bad News’

Now it’s mid-March and I’m fat.

Fat Paul = Bad News…Really, really Bad News

I worked real hard, gained muscular weight and I got stronger….and that’s great.

But I gained too much weight in the process …..too much body weight in the form of adipose tissue and ‘adipose tissue’ is fat …yuck!

So guess what?

The ‘fat-loss guy’ has to lose some fat now….

Should be easy, right?

Yeah right…..not so fast.

It’s no easier for me than for anyone else.

I hate dieting….hate ‘cutting weight’

But I have to do it, so here goes….and you get to watch …umm, well sort of.

What I mean is that I’ll document my progress for all to see.

This should be interesting….and maddening at the same time (for me, at least).

Stick with me here….

We’re all going to learn a thing or two.

~To your good health!

Paul

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What I Learned in London

In Health and Fitness on March 10, 2009 at 8:27 am

I just spent the weekend in London, Ohio with my Sweetheart.

Not exactly a romantic destination, right?

No, not so much. London, Ohio is actually pretty far from romantic.

I was in London, Ohio for a different reason though and my Sweetheart was good enough to go with me. She supports me like that (she’s a really great girl!)

I spent the weekend in London, Ohio learning diet tips, exercise routines and new ideas for improving your health from a group of professionals that diet for a living. I mean they really do diet and exercise for a living….it’s what they do.

The folks I went to learn from were professional bodybuilders and strength athletes.

If they don’t lose fat, if they don’t get healthy and stay really lean when it really counts….they lose…period.

They don’t earn a living and they let their families down.

How’s that for pressure?

You don’t lose weight? …….you can’t pay your bills.

You don’t get strong and stay healthy? …..your family is out on the street.

Now that’s motivation!

Not many of us have that sort of motivation, do we?

Well, maybe some of us do…..

The thing is, you would expect that people who actually lose weight for a living would be really good at it….that it would come naturally to them.

It really doesn’t. It’s not any easier for them than it is for you and me.

They struggle too….

I think the difference is, with the professionals at least, they know that losing fat and getting healthy is just a process. They know what to do…they don’t like it any more than you do….but they know it must be done….so they just do it.

They commit themselves to the process and let the process take its course and you know what?

The process always works…..always.

They couldn’t earn their living otherwise.

It works.

They don’t like it….but they don’t have to like it….they just have to do it.

So they do.

I’ve lost over 100 pounds at a time….several times in my life.

I’ve done is foolishly and I’ve done it wisely. But I’m no superman.

I’m just regular guy that made a decision and carried through with it. And I keep making that decision over and over it seems…..but that’s okay. It’s worth it to me.

I know how hard it is….and I also know how very simple it can be.

You can do this.

I know you can.