slow & steady

Slow and steady is not often an inspiring concept to grasp ... for any goal, but especially so, for weight loss - people, no matter what, want fast and now ...
Fast and now? Definitely NOT a good aspiration for a long term goal ...
Slow and steady, is necessary.
What is important is that you are moving, progressively - forward ...
Sometimes - 'apparent' slowness can make you feel very frustrated ... understandable. We live in a fast paced society and not having *instant* can create impatience and discouragement, and you eventually simply, give up....

power

    Prepare
    Overcome ...
    Win
    Every
    Round

pooh wisdom

“Promise me you'll always remember, you're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think...."

some. day.

Conditions are never perfect. 'someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. If it's important to you and you want to do it 'eventually', JUST DO IT and correct course along the way.
So whatever dream you have been holding off on chasing, do it now. Health goals, weight loss, fitness levels, personal goals and achievements ... you need to start - TODAY.
And when you look back at the end of it all you can say: I DID IT.

says it all

qotd - hard work

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

- Sam Ewing, humorist

overweight and malnourished

"We are living in a very strange time, a time in which people who are overweight or obese can be (and most likely are) malnourished."

Indeed!
A great article that really says it all - it isnt about the amount of food we eat, it's about, the type - no amount of 'junk' food is going to give us the nutrients our bodies require - therefore we DO remain in a constant state of 'hungry' - with a desire for *more* ... and no sugar/fat/salt laden foods are going to eliminate that desire ...

Our bodies, wont feel 'full' until they are satisfied - nutritionally!

qotd - when

        Good question?

big - the tv show

in talking with some women at the gym, i was informed of a new 'weight loss' show they had seen ads for - which intrigued me i must say ... by chance, it was on that very same evening, and now, after seeing three episodes over the past couple of weeks, i have fallen in love with it and its ability to educate.

it is REALISTIC in weight loss goals ... not a lets create drama tv ratings biggest loser type show which i refuse to watch given its cross promotion, unrealistic representation of what is safe weight loss, the game play and in-fighting, its dalliance around the plastic white teeth perfect bodied trainers rather than  the actual overweight people, and of course, the constant promotion of its own products (shouldn't they be teaching REAL nutritional advice not - lets lose weight with a biggest loser shake or bar advice?!)  ... 'biggest loser' has so much opportunity to educate so many people, yet. it simply doesn't...

a smile...

your relationship with exercise has been tough lately and today you’ve been thinking of calling the whole thing off...
but you know that exercise has a very hot friend called Victory and one day maybe, just maybe, menage a trois...

qotd - lou holtz

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." ~ Lou Holtz

qotd - watch me

qotd - champions

"Champions in any field have made a habit of doing what others find boring or uncomfortable"
- Anonymous

qotd - strength

"All the strength you need to achieve anything is within you"

Sara Henderson     1936-2005

water or coke?

very interesting facts ... american based article but STILL very relevant ... everything applies here in Australia

WATER
#1. 75% of population is chronically dehydrated. (applies to world population)
#2. In 37% of population, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.
#4. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#5. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

a thought

"I don't know whats supposed to happen today. Yes, I have a plan for the day but I surrender to the knowledge that my plans are just a working blueprint.There will be changes, paths I didn't expect, wonderful surprises, maybe scarey surprises.
There will be situations that will lead me on new journeys.

I trust that all this will lead me in a direction that will bring my being, my soul, to its greatest unfolding."

Elisabeth Kubler Ross, Life Lessons

May your day unfold exactly as it should, to be your best ...

qotd - beauty

              There is nothing in a caterpillar
              that tells you it's going to be
                                      a butterfly.

              ~ Richard Buckminster Fuller

action

You can't wait for others to change your life for you, you have to get up and do it yourself. Action = Results

Are you taking responsibility for your life, your decisions, your health?

be courageous

There is no failing, only results. Be courageous and push yourself to new heights. Besides, what is going to happen if you make a bad decision?
You will learn from it. The more results you make, the faster you will reach your destination.

qotd - success

Success isn't a destination, it is a journey! The secret of success is determined by your daily agenda, your daily habits.

(John Maxwell)

believe in yourself

If you believe you can, you probably can.
If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't.
Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
Do you believe in YOU?