Quote of the Day
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.
My random thought of the day:
I've been helping a woman lose weight now for a little over a year. I love her, literally. Such a dear friend of mine, I would do anything for her. Last night, we were talking. And she just isn't happy with her progress.
Mind you, she started at 235. She is now 125 lbs, looking very good.
And she is complaining.
Why?
You see, this is what I am talking about when I say, "It is ALL about perception!!"
At the end of last year, she slipped in her efforts. She pigged out during the holidays and had a bad month or two. She lost some ground on her efforts. As I always say, acute setbacks mean absolutely nothing when put in the context of chronic forward progress. You can read that until you are blue in the face, but if you don't understand it.... chances are that no matter how much progress you make, no matter what you accomplish..... you will never be satisfied.
If you don't understand the above phrase and/or if you don't believe it; that means you are always going to allow the negatives to consume your thoughts.
"I've lost 110 lbs and look better than most people, yet, I still have these problem areas. I still have a few dimples on the thighs. Uhggg, they are never going to leave."
"I would be so much further along in terms of progress if I didn't slip up last year. Gosh, why did I do that?"
These are things she was saying to me.
You see, if you allow your perception to travel into these "dark areas" often enough, the general atmosphere of your mind becomes "dark." Your thoughts become negative. Negative thinking is overwhelming. By allowing it to consume you repetitive thoughts, you lose sight of the good stuff. You lose sight of the accomplishments you've already had. How far you've come. You forget that this IS a journey. A journey that you have to be in love with.
In this specific case, she is so close to her end goal. Just a little bit of body recomposition and she has it nailed. Yet, she is still thinking negatively. Imagine what it's like when you HAVEN'T experienced this kind of success YET.
What happens when the accomplishments you have are minute. Like:
1. I tracked my calories for a week.
2. I lost 2 lbs this week.
3. I made it to the gym each day I was schedule for this week.
These things are minute in the grand scheme of things. If people can "blackout" total body transformations with negative thinking and misguided perceptions..... imagine how easily these small accomplishments are negated. And when they are all you have to work with, it is understandable how it's hard to get the ball rolling. Momentum is a hard thing to build in this "game."
So please, please pay attention to your thoughts and perceptions. They are such a critical component to success, especially in the early stages.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.
My random thought of the day:
I've been helping a woman lose weight now for a little over a year. I love her, literally. Such a dear friend of mine, I would do anything for her. Last night, we were talking. And she just isn't happy with her progress.
Mind you, she started at 235. She is now 125 lbs, looking very good.
And she is complaining.
Why?
You see, this is what I am talking about when I say, "It is ALL about perception!!"
At the end of last year, she slipped in her efforts. She pigged out during the holidays and had a bad month or two. She lost some ground on her efforts. As I always say, acute setbacks mean absolutely nothing when put in the context of chronic forward progress. You can read that until you are blue in the face, but if you don't understand it.... chances are that no matter how much progress you make, no matter what you accomplish..... you will never be satisfied.
If you don't understand the above phrase and/or if you don't believe it; that means you are always going to allow the negatives to consume your thoughts.
"I've lost 110 lbs and look better than most people, yet, I still have these problem areas. I still have a few dimples on the thighs. Uhggg, they are never going to leave."
"I would be so much further along in terms of progress if I didn't slip up last year. Gosh, why did I do that?"
These are things she was saying to me.
You see, if you allow your perception to travel into these "dark areas" often enough, the general atmosphere of your mind becomes "dark." Your thoughts become negative. Negative thinking is overwhelming. By allowing it to consume you repetitive thoughts, you lose sight of the good stuff. You lose sight of the accomplishments you've already had. How far you've come. You forget that this IS a journey. A journey that you have to be in love with.
In this specific case, she is so close to her end goal. Just a little bit of body recomposition and she has it nailed. Yet, she is still thinking negatively. Imagine what it's like when you HAVEN'T experienced this kind of success YET.
What happens when the accomplishments you have are minute. Like:
1. I tracked my calories for a week.
2. I lost 2 lbs this week.
3. I made it to the gym each day I was schedule for this week.
These things are minute in the grand scheme of things. If people can "blackout" total body transformations with negative thinking and misguided perceptions..... imagine how easily these small accomplishments are negated. And when they are all you have to work with, it is understandable how it's hard to get the ball rolling. Momentum is a hard thing to build in this "game."
So please, please pay attention to your thoughts and perceptions. They are such a critical component to success, especially in the early stages.
