I wrote this quickly so it may be slightly out of order, please forgive me.
Some important links for your review:
Basic and fudamental Diet and Exercising Information for youm to read:
Weight Training 101
Technique Articles
Weight Loss Basics
For some aspects on the mental side:
Weight Loss Intracite
ChillOut Log
(There is a wealth of information to find. There may or may not be something interesting for you)
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Recognize your faults and habits you do not like!
Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any person,--->but coaxed downstairs a step at a time--Mark Twain
Lets Chill in some interpretation:
Every giant leap forward is in reality a series of baby steps. For every major breakthrough you see in your performance, don’t forget all the hundreds of little things that had to happen, day after day, for that to happen. Habits are the basis of improvement, but they don’t happen overnight. The easiest – and most difficult – way to improve your life is to make or break a habit. It’s easy because habits are built one single action at a time. It’s difficult because you need to be consistent. It’s much more of a mental game than a physical challenge. If you don’t see progress right away, don’t be discouraged. In fact, some of the habits you have right now have been a lifetime in the making and repeating. They can be as stubborn as a mule. It might take some coaxing to get them to move.
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If you believe in yourself and what you're trying to achieve,
act like it. Spend time on the things that you value. Give your goals the attention they deserve.
Live your life every day trusting the wisdom of your direction. Knowing you can do it is a great first step to getting anything done. The next, often tougher step, is turning the words of your wishes into a solid way to make it happen.
(Chillen)
Two people are in the same room working on the same project, looking out the same window at the same view, wearing the same clothes and thinking about the same dinner plans. But one is miserable and the other pretty darn happy. How can this happen? It’s all about attitude.
The fact that a poor child can laugh while a rich man can scowl should be proof enough that we have power over how we see the world. If life is making you miserable, it might be time to think of how much you might be contributing. Sometimes it feels impossible to see the good in something.
Start looking inward. That good will be found in your thoughts before it’s found anywhere else. Positive thinking is a habit that can be learned, but like any habit it takes time and effort.
Happiness glows from the inside out, it doesn’t shine from the outside in (Chillen).
(Unknown; Chillen modified)
TRAIN your
BRAIN to handle your goal
CAMPAIGN; it can assist in handling the personal
RAIN, and ease some
PAIN and keep you
SANE; it will help you
EXPLAIN and
MAINTAIN.
(Chillen)
"Open up your mind and allow your "Personal System" to come out!"
(Chillen)
Setting and achieving goals can be very overwhelming if cognitive systems aren’t put in place. This "system" can take many different forms for an individual person. Through trial and error, you will have to find the "Personal System" that will work for you that will achieve your goal.
(Chillen)
One of THE GREATEST weaknesses can be your mind. Your body doesn’t mind one way or the other what you do with your time, it has no mind. But, you do. Use it.
Seek to Master Yourself. The time investment will be paid back 10 times more than the original time you had invested. In the type of goals we seek on the forum, the truest form of wisdom is learning to master the various internal and external "stimuli" that can effect the goal you desire:
Seek information on things that inhibit and exhibit good behavior toward your goal and blend them into your life and allow your perception of them to mix in to get the job done.
Seek knowledge in and how to handle:
-->Strength and Weaknesses
-->Emotions (how this effects your eating, and training and how to deal with it)
-->Attitude
-->Perception
Examine what you will and will not accept in the path to your goal. Find out what you will and what you will not tolerate, and within this "scope" do what "it takes" to get the job done.
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Example usage on
Strength and Weaknesses: (not exhaustive)
If you know you don’t like cutting back on food, and already know that in order to lose fat tissue that in
"its most basic terms" this is a requirement, than you SEEK knowledge that will:
○ Reduce cravings (meal timing, timely exercise, use of proper beverages, and low calorie bulky foods)
○ Increase food intake while at the same time maintaining a diet that will permit fat loss.
○ How to handle hunger pains and a plan of action
○ Determine how in-depth and particular you wish to be in "tracking food intake and calories", and
"learn how to manipulate the things you learn to your personal goal advantage."
I am not good at cutting back on food (dieting) I like to eat what I want but I am getting better at having smaller portions and not eating until I am ready to barf.
When you learn the basics of dieting and exercising you will have a better understanding with the following. Do come back to this and really give it some thought:
One can even plan "eating over maintenance" or (deal with unplanned eating over maintenance" when deficit dieting and reduce guilt and the associated emotions that come with it).
For example, it can come down to
5 things:
1. Knowing your MT Line,
2. Viewing days for calories within a 24 hour cycle clock (knowing your prior history of deficits and current tabulation),
3. Knowing the approximate calories in deficit to lose an approximate pound of fat tissue,
4. Approximate calories burned during different types of exercise,
5. Knowing how to manipulate calories (and even timely manipulation of the three nutrients, carbs, protein, and fats).
Manipulation of these 5 items can open up the mind! These can be powerful and more than people realize Look at them differently: Use them. They are always there waiting. While tracking calories may or may not be your "style" it is "clearly" an advantage when its done properly whether completed mentally, through a computer, or on paper.
These 5 things can be used as tools to assist one when one is thinking they may have messed up.
Lets face some facts here:
When one is deficit dieting you are depriving the body of energy. It WILL FIGHT YOU to FEED IT--constantly and continually--face it head on. When the stomach rumbles and you know your at your deficit limit---where IS the battle taking place?
Its between a biological function and your mind.
Who WINS is determined through what you have learned, what you can manipulate in what you have learned, and then applying it. ITS YOUR CHOICE. The body will not care one way or the other, but YOU will. TEACH YOURSELF how to handle it and you will not be disappointed I promise.
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Joe-blow says this; Jack-Splat says this; John-Knows-Alot did this: One weeds through the quality information, and with trial and error and some informed "personal tweaking" finds something that works. And you know what? Tom-The-Opinion-Bomb, still gives an opinion seemingly oblivious to the bottom-line 
Its a never ending cycle. Be aware of this cycle. One needs to pay attention to what works for them--contrary to "some" opinion. Because there are always opinions and perceptions; and opinions and perceptions on these opinion and perceptions: When the smoke all clears and its all said and done, what works for the "individual" is what matters the most, and there are some that will always have a contrary opinion on this, LOL. NEVER become confused on what works for you--despite the naysayers.
Seek advice. Seek Knowledge. Weed through it. Sort through it, and locate what works fo YOU. It IS FINDABLE (HEHEHE, this isnt a word).
Its my opinion, that ALL bodily feed back IS GOOD, whether its positive feed back or negative feedback.
If its negative, than something is AMUCK, change something or you will more than likely get the same feedback.
If its positive, than you know something is right, but be watchful and careful of the degrees.
Same thing is APPLICABLE to the mind and mental attitude.
If its negative, it can damage your goals, and something needs changing.
If its positive, than you know something is right, and be keening aware of its degrees as well.
Being consciously aware of BOTH and having the ability to overcome them in the mind, is an essential successful element!
IF YOU WIN THE HIGHER PERCENTAGES of the battles in the head, you WILL overcome anything humanly possible.
Do what "it takes" for you, and you will ROCK yourself into orbit and leave everyone behind.
BE STRONG, change your style of life!
ROCK ON!
Be all you can be!
Best wishes in all that you do in life and in health and fitness,
Chillen
