Six Fundamental Truths of Getting and Staying Lean.
I just got off the phone with a supplement salesman who wants me to invest in buying some supplements to sell to my clients. I currently sell ZERO supplements to my clients because the truth of the matter is 99.9% of the supplements out there are just expensive pee and worthless. In fact, there are only three that I currently recommend, protein, caffeine, and creatine. You can get protein from meat or even protein powder (I use and recommend Quest protein), you can get caffeine from coffee or tea (I like Earl Grey), and creatine you can only get as...
Workout out so I don’t die = Powerful Motivation
When I really decided to lose weight my motivation was so that I wouldn’t die. A couple weeks ago, I talked about why motivation is so important. Motivation is important in regards to your general health and mental sanity, it helps you stay on task. It acts as the fuel to get you from Point A to Point B. Take me for example, my motivation to lose weight, to go from 308 pounds to a current weight of 220ish was so that I wouldn't die. I saw a TV reporter on ESPN talking about how 60% of lineman in college or the...
What Kind Of Movements Are Best For Losing Weight?
Life can be hard enough without having to navigate through all the weight loss training jargon and misinformation. It makes me think of when I first learned to drive a car. There were a lot of things that I needed to learn and many obstacles and situations I need to be prepared for when I went on the road. The hardest one, at the beginning was learning to shift gears on a manual transmission. The hardest part about operating a manual transmission is starting from a dead stop...
3 Reasons Why You Fail To Get Fit.
What kind of seed are you? What kind of fitness seed are you? Disclaimer, this awesome little parable is modified from an even awesomer parable from Jesus in the Bible ;-). This is how it goes. One day, a farmer was throwing seeds out into the field and one of the seeds landed on the walking path and the birds saw it and instantly ate it up. Another seed, fell on a rocky place that didn’t have much soil. It sprang up and grew really quickly, but when the sun came out it scorched the plant and it died because it had nothing...
Do you want mercy or justice when you go rogue and fail to follow your fitness and nutrition plan?
Do you want mercy or justice when you go rogue and fail to follow your fitness and nutrition plan? I know I want mercy! The other day I was doing my devotions from BibleInOneYear.org (amazing resource) and I read a story that made me think of going rogue and not wanting to suffer the consequences of my bad eating choices. Here it is: Two people went through school and university together and developed a close friendship. Life went on and they went their separate ways and lost contact. One went on to become a judge, while the other’s life spiralled down and he...
YOU can make someone else’s weight loss and fitness journey smoother and better.
My brain synapses are firing like crazy today...
Is Food Good or Evil?
Today as I was doing my devotions and I saw how God chooses to use broken, angry, frustrated, and even deceptive people to carry out his mission. I don’t know about you, but this gives me peace for a couple of reasons. One, I am far from perfect ;-). If God only cared and used perfect people, I would be in a world of hurt. Two, God is in control. God won’t forsake those who pursue him, one day He will judge with righteousness. This means I DON’T need to worry about getting even or mistreated by others. That is God’s...
Are People Stopping You From Reaching Your Weight Loss and Fitness Goals?
Yesterday we talked about fear and how it can hold you back from even starting on your weight loss journey. Today, I would like to talk about the, “fear of man” and how it can really slow down your weight loss and fitness progress. I imagine some of you know what I mean when I say “fear of man,” but fear of man refers to allowing others to influence and determine what you do or say, against what you want or know to be right...
NOT GETTING RESULTS STINKS!!!
You know what stinks? Not getting the results you wanted! You know what else stinks? My septic tank situation! I have a really weird house. The sewage for the top part of the house is on the city sewage system. The bottom half of the house is on a septic system. Unfortunately, the bottom half of my house is all plugged up..and you guessed it...
Do You Ever Need Help?
Do you ever get in over your head and need someone to bale you out? I know I do at times. My eyes and mind get greedy and I bite off more than I can chew (often times literally lol)! I remember when I played Football in college as a Left Offensive Tackle. I had to block a D-end named JJ, he was an All-American and I knew I would have my hands full. So what did I do? I buttered up the Left Guard Will Degan and asked him to help me out. It was a great decision too!...