There are quite a few persons in this world whom are armed to the teeth with health and options, but pale in spirit of will with many whom have less.
It is a serious error not to understand and examine the difference.
(Chillen)
Where do you stand?
You have to learn to MASTER yourself, to become the MASTER of Weight Loss or Weight Gain for YOURSELF.
BSL, are you being personally MASTERED by the weaknesses of the body?
To answer your thread title: Yes it is possible.
I have always kept up with your journal, and I have always felt, that you never really had a grasp or "enough complete control" of your eating habits, and dependent on the extent of these eating habits (because obviously you are healthy and no known biological disorders) no amount of exercise is going to circumvent a bad diet (with your nibbling, picking, and munching here and there habits), when trying to lose the tissue desired. You have had a tremendous amount of success, but seem unable to take yourself home where you want to be.
You have been "dancing in the dark" when you think you are "dancing in the light"; you are dancing in darkness because your invisible internal shell will not allow the light in to allow you to carry out the functions necessary to allow you to see clearly.
I don’t care who your trainers/nutritionists are, or how popular or world renowned they are. Bottom line: the results you are seeking are NOT obviously there.
Get mad at me if you want, but its your fault (you should know my intent by now). You are intelligent enough to KNOW whether your nutritionists/trainers are giving you proper advice (you can bet I would know), and KNOW whether you are carrying out the functions of this advice--as outlined.
I think deep down inside "you KNOW" where the faults lay: Your trainers/nutritionists guide the ship, you take the steering wheel and drive it home. If you take a left turn (as in diet), and they want you to go right. What do you expect?
Why be surprised if you get slapped with a bad bodily response?
You can come up with every "counter response" in the book, but at the end of the day you are still stuck with yourself and "its" truth.
You have been battling this for months (have had countless talks with Wrangell (in the COL), and other knowledgeable persons on the forum, and you know what? Nearly….and I say nearly, nothing has changed since your initial successes.
It is the "construction of what is happening away from your advice" that is killing your progress, not "necessarily" the advice and people around you.
BSL, you are very knowledgeable in diet and fitness, but I believe you are not completely applying the knowledge you possess---to yourself, and are falling victim to your weaknesses.
With proper education something needs fundamentally "turned upside down" to such a personal extent, that an explosive inside you goes off to make you realize something needs drastically changed; you need to experience "freedom".
There is just something missing with all that you do in fitness to corner not getting to the finish line. I dont think we are getting the full story.
When you arm yourself in the circumference of knowledge applicable to your goal, and partake in goal driven "perception of this knowledge" beyond just the basics, one can implement and apply this different perception to resolve problems that develop and create some freedom of the self at the same time.
(Chillen)
Additionally, don't fall victim to inappropriate views on your on body. Be happy with what you have and what you have accomplished--and KNOW what you can manipulate differently. But do it for you, not someone else.
Personally, I do not care what others think; their opinion is coming from a flawed and imperfect human base to begin with, and I let this "negatively" effect my body image?
Not happening.
It isn't possible in the "context" we are talking about.
I went outside with my shirt off BEFORE I became involved in diet and fitness and I go outside with my shirt off now. There is no difference. Additionally, I don’t go out consciously or subconsciously wanting to get looks or compliments or any other opinion; I am just going out to do one thing: LIVE and be ME.
I don’t care about other opinions. There ASS stinks like mine. Every word that comes out of there mouth has bad breath attached to it--what do I care? I don’t.
People are rather stupid to think: Well, if you say you don’t care, you do. LOL. While this is true with some people, it isn't with me. I speak my mind, and do not lie……to myself.
However, in the dealing with the realties and facts of life, then this is a different story all together; we have to be concerned about our appearance and body image---to a point just in the "context" of certain realities of the life we live.
For example, I would care about my body image and appearance at an interview for a job (especially if the job had physical attributes necessary for the execution of the position), and since the decision whether I can or cannot perform the requirements of the position are in the hands of someone else; this I would care about.
And, would be concerned about marketing myself to the people making the decision, and their opinion in this case is tangible and real.
It is possible, continuing this example, that these decision makers could have preconceived "opinion" of what I can or cannot do at the age of 46, but my appearance of being physically fit (and then backing this up with expressing my training and dieting habits), would change this opinion--drastically. While I don't care about how they "personally" feel, I do care about what they "professionally" feel, and to me there is a difference.
And, we move on:
We can never adequately judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
Sometimes judgments prevent us from seeing the good and the beauty that lies beyond the persons appearance. Sometimes judging yourself though someone else's eyes gives a different version than what you think of yourself in the first place.
Persons come in all shapes and sizes. Just because one does not adhere to health and fitness, and may be over weight, doesn't make them bad persons: we all have bad qualities no matter what we do as we are human.
When you make personal judgments about other persons, just remember, another person can make a judgment about you, and maybe just as harsh, because he or she may not just share the same value system as you, and perceive YOU as ugly thought you see yourself as beautiful. An open mind is a terrible mind to waste.............
Stay true to yourself, this is what will set you free. Just like one should be their own appetite suppressant, they should also be a mental suppressant of the self STINK of other people.
Promise yourself, Pride yourself, Prove yourself
Promise Yourself:
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
(Christian D. Larson)
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Unleash your POWER.......BABY!
Bring in the truth:
1. Change the changeable! Yes, recognize the things you have control over, and recognize two things that you do have control over:
A. What you think
B. What you will do.
2. Raise your standards! Do not accept the unacceptable! Stay out of the unnecessary Pity-party wagons.........ROCK YOUR SOCKS!
Withdraw and deposit in your ENERGY BANK!.......ROCK ON
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Pain is a powerful force, and takes on many faces. It can bring you up and bring you down, but it’s not the pain that causes this teeter-totter,
it’s the application of your mind and how one "chooses" to deal with it that is the ultimate decision maker.
(Chillen)
You cannot control everything that happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
(Chillen)
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Never lower head nor believe your beneath anyone on this earth.
Do not let someone else define your self image.
None who criticize you are without fault of their own.
The Judgment of others and/or being overly judgmental of others can cause internal and external poison, and hamper true circumference of clear vision.
Does one look at another and truly see?
Maybe, if they were able to remove the spec from their own eye, but this isn't possible, because we all have specs in our eye; therefore,
their vision of you are flawed as it comes from a flawed base to begin with.
Everyone STINKS, and sometimes persons need to take a GOOD WIFF of their own ass,…. and just maybe this could make their vision just a tad clearer, once they get passed the self stink.
(Chillen)
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“Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.”
“The ''self-image'' is the key to human personality and human behavior.
Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.”
“Your self image is your pattern!. Every thought has an activity visualized.
Every activity belongs to a pattern. You identify with your pattern or thought. Your patterns leads your life.”
"Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment”
“The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image.”
“A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.”
(Dr. Joyce Brothers and Waltz)
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Knock Knock
Hell! Who in the f@ck is it?!
Champ!
I don't know any Champ, who the hell is that?
Champ poo your brain, it needs it..
PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!
Knock Knock
Who the hell is it?!
General Lee
Who the hell is "General Lee?"
General Lee we ADAPT AND OVERCOME
Knock Knock
Who the hell is it this time?!
Norma Lee
Who the hell is Norma Lee? (General Lee Sister)
Norma Lee being mentally strong will set one free
You have the power of WILL. Apply this power and be stronger than your disappointment. IF YOU WIN THE HIGHER PERCENTAGES of the battles in the head, you WILL overcome anything humanly possible: Best wishes,
Chillen
