change the mirror
Before he became Malcolm X, Malcolm Little was a convicted felon...a known fact. Through life's experience and will power he became one of the most inspirational and commanding leaders of the 20th century. It was not an easy task considering he had to change his entire lifestyle and beliefs for him to exceed in this world and accomplish his true calling. When a person is ready and willing to change him or herself for the better, they cannot tip-toe their way through the race because then they
will never finish. Anything worth everything takes hard work; there is
no lottery for life. We see it all the time; even people with money don't know what to do with themselves. But before you start to decipher yourself, you really need to ask: Is this what I really want? This guide before you won't magically turn you into the person of your dreams. Body builders don't transform into modern day Spartans over night; it took hard work to get that way. Doctors don't sleep through medical school (at least we really hope they don't) for 6 years and then all of a sudden operate on patients. They made it their business to know what they're doing. Bear Grylls once said, "You can know all the tricks of the trade, but if you don't have the will power, you will not survive". It's time to put your aspirations and desires at the finish line because right now we will change the mirror that doesn't reflect you.The first step into changing reflections is to stare at one first. Generally, when people openly speak about their poor qualities, the first subject to come up is their body. Whether a small part or the entire body, it will not disappear on its own for those who are overweight. To keep it incredibly simple think of this as a two phase process. Your first phase needs to be moving your body. Start with light jogging around your block. Remember, it's not a race. Just run until you become short of breath. Afterwards, speed walk until your lungs catch up and run again. The next day or night you run, run a little longer than you did before if time permits. Another part of this phase is to start doing pushups and sit ups. Don't count how many you can do, just do as many as you can properly. This needs to be a daily agenda in your life. If for whatever reason you can't fit this in your schedule, be creative with your time. The most important aspect of this is to keep your body moving. At the end of the day if you're sore with the feeling that your day was a marathon at slow speeds, you're doing it right.
Phase two consists of what you put in your body. If you have the slightest idea of how hard your body works to complete normal bodily functions, then you would understand how critical it is that you eat correctly. We're not telling you to completely change the way you eat, but understand what you're eating (and how much). We will keep it simple for you for the time being. Stay away from fast food. The only reason you should step foot into a fast food restaurant is to wash your hands. Replace soda with juice to stay away from the unnecessary amount of sugar. Remember to ease this into your daily life but progress everyday with it. Completely changing your diet to further improve your body effeciently is what you should be aiming for. It doesn't finish there; actually it doesn't finish at all. This becomes your lifestyle, but you need to maintain a game plan that fits according to the person you are and at the same time improves you on a daily basis. Your body will welcome this lovely change and it will return the favor by making you look and feel like the person you want to be.
These are crucial steps considering that this is your body, not someone else's. Getting and staying in shape has limitless possibilities of the opportunities you will encounter. If you think we're lying, count how many commercials or ads you see daily regarding weight loss. Look up the statistics of diabetes or any other ailment that comes with inactivity along with a poor diet. It's not a secret, these factors are real life. Take that into consideration along with what you get from improving your habits: a better body that will last longer. There are no "pros and cons" to improving your body, only pros. At the office one of our associates created another motto that we like to live by, and he actually has an incredible knowledge on diet and fitness: "Grow or die". It makes even greater sense to some people when you turn it into an acronym(Thank you Omar).
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Stay Classy World,
Johnny Cavarichii and Associates
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A tip I heard of was, before eating anything, take five minutes to think, is this instant gratification, or long term gratification? You'll notice the things that taste really good come with instant repercussions, like tired from insulin spikes, weight gain, etc. And the things that don't taste so great are the really good things for you, where you'll not only feel great but look great.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that should be a topic you guys talk about, short-term gratification versus long-term....
This is a great strategy. Five minutes might be a little too long to decide how much damage the food you are about to eat can do to you. There seems to be a myth about food that is good for you does not taste well. Over the past years i have come into contact with incredibly tasting dishes that were very healthy but finding them can be a task depending on where you live.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the input. Everyone should have a method of remembering what they are trying to accomplish. It can be writing the goal on a sheet of paper along with some objectives or repeating them to yourself.
The time period of gratification will be covered in the near future. Thank you for contributing.
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