Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Jillian Michaels is my *hero*

Telling It Like It Is

Listen, getting in shape is all about setting goals. Losing weight, building muscle, and getting rid of the unhealthy eating habits take guts and perseverance. You're dealing with something big here. When you decide what you want, make it specific and concrete. For example, don't just say that you want to lose weight. Ask yourself some questions: How much weight? And is weight really the most important thing? Or is it more important that you climb your front steps with ease or lower your body-fat ratio? Think hard about what you want, and use your journal to keep track. Once you've figured out where you want to go, here's how you're going to get there:

Learn how to make decisions you can stick with. Remember, you're not just going on a diet, you're establishing a pattern of health that will enhance the quality of your life. Think big, but choose small, attainable goals — lose five pounds to start or fit into pants one size smaller — and build on those goals as you reach each one.

Allow yourself room for setbacks. One setback is only one setback — it's not the end of the world, nor is it the end of your journey toward a better you. You don't have to give up. Just get back on the bandwagon and keep going.

Walk the line between self-denial and self-indulgence. It's the middle ground between the two that will offer you the best foundation for building your new life. Maintain your discipline by allowing yourself little pleasures every now and again.

Understand that there are no mistakes. The things you used to think of as mistakes are now just learning experiences, so don't waste time beating yourself up. You'll encounter small failures — everyone does. But you'll achieve success too. Just remember, every pound you gain can be lost.

Keep in mind that faith in yourself and your work is what will keep you striving for the best. Now, get in the zone and push as hard as you can.

-Miss Michaels herself.

The problems that everyone has with weight loss is that either they don't see immediate results- so they give up- or they do it in a way to receive those immediate results-resulting in gaining it all back and more.

What I've noticed is that everything in life should be in moderation!
Americans hate the word NO!
As soon as you say NO to something, it becomes the enemy- that we all crave.
You eat too little- you can lose your health, your body can go into starvation, all these terrible things!
You eat too much- you get fat! Diabetes, heart disease, etc...


So the cure? There is no cure. There is only moderation.

Who wouldn't want to look like this?

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Oh The Rain

I've never "blogged" before. I'm not really even sure what a "blog" is. All I know is I can write anything I want in here and everyone else can read it (although I'm sure no one will want to) considering my life is eh, dull enough for me to create a blog with no intentional purpose except to ramble on to oh you know, the world wide web.
I imagine that I am going to use this new "blogging" technology to find out who I am. I'm trying to figure out what to do with my life. I've recently switched to a school in a different city with absolutely no idea what to do. I was a Technical Journalism major and my new school, while very large, strangely has no Journalism Department.
I feel like writing may be my passion. But I am one of those people who thinks, hey, I can do that! To just about EVERYTHING!
Here are a few things I want to do with my life, or have thought about doing:
1) Moving to NY or LA to pursue a modeling career (yeah right)
2) Practicing my vocals and becoming the next "Kelly Clarkson" by being spotted on Americal Idol (oh yeah)
3) Becoming a big time lawyer (how much more schoool???)
4) Becoming a free-lance writer (umm.. I already have writers block)
5)PR (flooded marketplace?)
6)Opening my own restaurant- since I've been in the industry 4 years now! (I hate my job)
7)Getting a degree in nutrition (bio what?)
8)Becoming a personal trainer(how do you even DO this?)
9)Graphic design/website design
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Anyway- Today is July 8th and my neighbors are still blowing off fireworks, which are causing my dogs to walk around with their tales between their legs.
I quite my job and have yet to "man-up" and get a new one. Yawn.
I'm reading Jen Lancasters second book (I've already read the first and third) I love her and want to watch Americas Next Top Model with her and talk about how much prettier we are than those girls, not to mention smarter than most.
I need to find a hobby. Immediately. Or I may start not only writing to myself, but talking to myself, and possibly answering to myself.