Posts Tagged ‘dream’

Looking for writers/workers for new site


26 Jan

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Posted in FLzine | 7 Comments »

Most of you involved have already gotten emails about writing request and assignments. If you haven’t and you think you should have, seriously, email me. I likely sent it to you, but it got lost in your spam filters or that place where socks go.

There are going to be articles and interviews on this site from Alan Aragon, Mike Robertson, and Jamie Hale, just to name a few. There is also going to be a truck load of work from people who you have never heard of, and those who like to express their views and research they have found.

In short, it is going to be spectacular and I feel that to some degree my work online over these years has come to what this site is going to be. It is going to be big and best of all, free source knowledge.

Some people have asked “What is going to happen to your blog?” Personally, I see no need to change it. In fact, I am sure it will just get better. I would like to use it more and more for relaying more personal experiences, client work, and my life activities. I have a lot of dreams, I do a lot of fun things, and I love making friends with all of you. In a non-nerd way cause that came out kinda of nerdy.

This site is still going to be here, that wont change. The content, who the hell knows what I am going to do in the future. For now, especially until the new site launch, it will still be largely fat loss and research based stuff.

Writers

Here is what I am looking for, and how to submit your material if you want to be a contributor.

  • Original or revised/updated material.
  • Interesting topics/material. I don’t need a “How to get a six pack” article. I want a unique outlook and view with your material.
  • Quality researched material. Don’t think about handing me questionable or hearsay data. You CAN write an opinion/rant or anecdotal based article, just label it as such.
  • Your topic can be on anything health/fitness related. From Oly to supplements. From Dr. phil to Gray Cook, I don’t care what your topic is, but it needs to fit in the area of health and fitness or the business of professionals.  Beware and smart if the later ;)
  • No censorship on topic or discussion. If you have been wanting to say your piece to the fitness world, and have a bigger audience to do it with, then this is your chance.

This site is going to be a pretty big deal. The people I am working with and the power behind it is going to lead to a new level. What will make it so great is having the reader be apart of it as much as possible.

To submit work:Send your article title and a brief synopsis through the contact form here or to email address here.

Moderators

Currently right now I am looking for forum moderators for the new sites forum. The actual forum is still under construction, but will be launched with the site. Beyond just being a moderator you will also be responsible to getting the word out about the site and basically be a big support team for the members and the readers. It doesn’t pay and it will likely lead to much frustration with the human race at times. However, it is highly rewarding. I have personally been a moderator of 6 forums in my lifetime. Not all of them were fitness related of course.  I can say that I have seen forums grow, and I have seen them die. It is tough creating a thriving community. You need to have a love for it to work, but a soft hand to let freedom of thought reign.  Here are the current forum rules, and it will likely stay this way.

The rules of the forum:

1-No spam-You will be removed.
2-No Active/Creative Spamming-Meaning that you joined here just to spam us, but are smarter about it. We know the difference. You will be removed.
3-No Porn-Sorry, but no porn allowed here folks.
4-No trolls or bigoted morons-If someone is here just to start trouble, is stupid, or being racist, homophobic, sexiest, or any other of that BS, you will be removed.
5-Try to play nice in the “general” areas-There are areas in which you can be as blunt as you want to. That is fine. However, in the general sections treat people with respect. You can argue, but do it with respect and intelligence. Try and use concrete data to back your arguments, not “I know you are, but what am I?”
6-Keep the correct topics in the correct sections-I realize that sometimes things blend over, that is fine. However, if you start talking about kinky sex positions in the mobility section, I am moving you.

Qualification for Mods:

  • Cool head. If you get overly heated and can’t get over yourself to keep a situation calm, don’t apply. Sometimes you have to swallow a little pride and anger to be a mod.
  • Understanding of basic message board functions. You don’t have to be a wiz at the internet, but understanding how to post pictures, edit posts, and work with basic forum functions is needed.
  • Not Easily Offended. Sometimes being a mod means seeing things or erasing things you might be sensitive too. This is also going to be a pretty colorful forum, I can tell already. That doesn’t mean it will be negative or mean, nor crude of disrespectful. Still, if you can’t take a joke or are on PC overload, this might not be the place for you. Understand I respect all walks of life, I just make fun of them equally.
  • Having the ability to set aside political and religious beliefs and accept others. In short, there will be Republicans, Dems, Christian, Buddhist, etc. If you can’t handle diversity, not for you.
  • Being able to play nice with others. Mods live behind “closed doors” and are bound together by the job they keep. It should be a way to get closer to each other and learn more about your fellow peeps. However, sometimes people just can’t play nice with others. No big deal, but no need to apply if that is the case.

To apply to be a mod, simple send a brief background of who you are, what you have to offer, and why you are better than others. In short, be interesting. Send it through the contact form here or to email address here.

That is all for now. I may need more help in other areas later, and I am still playing with editors and other help and support.

“Look, over there, It’s a Doughnut!”


15 Oct

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Posted in Fat Loss | 12 Comments »

Sitting in a corner office in a towering building somewhere there is a person staring at a clock counting down the minutes until their next meal. They might even get up and pace back and forth, having an inner debate with themselves, on the importance of waiting to eat that meal.

“What if I eat it now, sure I won’t have anything to eat later but I am really hungry now and I won’t be as hungry later.”

“I could eat half of it now and then the other half of it later.”

“I need to eat breakfast later tomorrow, that is what I will do. Yes, yes I will eat breakfast later tomorrow.”

After 3 minutes now of a painful inner pacing (because you sat down already) you grab for the meal with the plan to eat half, but instead you eat it all, and somehow ten minutes later have finished off the rest of your days food, and maybe, even a a few of those cookies that were sitting out. It is safe to say that you had a cravings attack and you, my friend, FAILED.

There are several reasons for this ranging from physical to mental that led up to these cravings in the first place. That is not what we are going to talk about today. No, what we are going to talk about today is how to handle them once they are there. What is going to be discussed today is how to rule the world of Diet Distraction.

Tip #1- RUN AWAY!

If you are in your office, your home, or even your parents house (where they always and forever will offer you dying meat and cheese) do yourself a favor and RUN! Get out of the site of the actual temptation. Go to a bookstore and browse. Go to the park and walk around. If it is only a few minutes you have, go walk up and down the stairs, go to the bathroom (that will kill a hunger craving at work), or just step out for a stretch and a breath of fresh air for a moment. Do what you can to take yourself away from the actual temptation. Take yourself to a place where you think more logical and have to make a conscious decision to “cheat” on your program plan.

Tip #2 – Dance monkey, Dance!

Get up and move around for a moment.  Try and set in your mind that every time you are about to buckle then you are going to do “x” amount of push ups, “y” amount of jumping jacks, or “q” amount of jogging in place. If you can’t leave or flee the scene, at least shake up your body and mind with a little movement. At the very least if you fail, you at least burned a few extra calories.

Tip #3 – ” I would like to use the ‘Phone a Friend’ please”

Call up a friend or your honey. No, not to talk about your diet or why you’re fat, people hate that. Call them up to talk about their day, something fun, a new movie you just saw, a new book you just read, or a weird dream you had. I, for one, love to hear how psycho my friends are that are dreaming of satin filled rooms with large nerf bats and the cast of Designing Women.

What? Was I the only one?

Tip # 4 – Frankie Says “Relax”

Stretch, breath, take a bath, have some good ole fashion lovin’, or take yourself on a little shopping trip. Treating yourself nicely and paying yourself back for the good you are doing to your health is a positive distraction of not caving in to the munching down on your plastic food containers.

Tip # 5 – Daydream Nation

If you are already going to be preoccupied in the mind with thoughts, they might as well be good ones! Start dreaming about the new things you are going to try because of the confidence you have been lacking. Start dreaming of the help you can give others with this new knowledge. The clothes you want to buy, the people you want to date, the fun you want to have with your kids, or the adventures you want to take with your new body. There is always SOMETHING we want to be doing that we are not doing. Feed into THAT, not your tummy.

Got anymore I missed? C’mon, distract me from my bowl!

How to Become a Fat Loss Before and After Picture


29 Aug

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Posted in Kathleen Nemargut, before and after, weight loss success story | 12 Comments »

This was only 6 weeks, I wasn’t messing around.

They say that “Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” This statement couldn’t be truer in this instance. It is safe to say that I have had some bad judgment. It was not on a grand level of bank robbery or grand theft auto, unless you count the video games. My mistakes were in diet and training. My mistakes were in the approach and understanding of my fat loss. I have since learned a thing or two and I wanted to share my mistakes and lessons learned with the world, in hopes to help others make their own mistakes, but end up victorious.

A few years ago I was average; average body, average hair, average defeats, and average achievements. I didn’t envision much for my future that was special or spectacular. I had hopes for certain dreams, but in the end I knew in my heart they were just that, hopes. This is usually where a person will dive into their “change moment” and to be truthful I didn’t have one of those. No, what I had was an “inspirational moment.”

I was friends with Leigh Peele. If not aware, Leigh Peele is the author and a trainer of this site who specializes in fat loss and metabolism problems. I had seen the changes she had made in her life and I had seen the changes she had made in others lives, and I was jealous. I was jealous of their passion and their drive and I wanted a piece of that for myself. I wanted to be somebody like that to people, I wanted to do something with my life that was more than just “getting by” so I asked her for help and started getting educated about things. Okay and maybe I lost some fat along the way.

Beyond just fat loss, beyond desire of a better personal appearance, I became a personal trainer and started helping others. Helping others achieve their dreams is downright addictive because it helps you as well. I have my days where I struggle too and it is their stories that help me stay inspired to keep going. People always forget that the answer is in the story; you just have to know how to see it. It is not like I knew then when I started I was going to be another before and after, but now that I am I want to help you become one.

Tip #1: Write Your “Before”
Write down everything that you have done, everything that has worked, hasn’t worked, and you hope will work. Write down your dreams, your fears, your victories, and most importantly your plan.

Tip# 2: Log Your “During”
You can’t know how to fix something if you don’t know what you are doing could be wrong. This journey is a big deal so treat it as such by logging your calories, sleep, emotions, and training sessions. This will help you to see patterns where you could be having problems that are hindering your success, and when you are getting it right you can see yourself shine! It is best to always try to learn why.

Tip# 3: Prepare for After
Since you will be done with this journey and are going to be an “after” you are going to have to get ready for this. Buy goal outfits, set up trips and vacations to places you didn’t used to feel at ease going because of your body or health. Prepare for the life you always wanted because now it is your time to grab it!

If you want to really set in stone a before and after picture then I have a bonus tip for you. Go here, and get the best education you can find. http://www.FatLossTroubleShoot.com

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Kathleen nemargut is a certified personal trainer that now works for Avidity Fitness. You can find out more information or contact Katie through trainerkatie at avidityfitness.net

Dear Fat Loss, You Suck…


28 Jul

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Posted in Fat Loss | 3 Comments »

Sometimes we just can’t see the things we should until they are staring at us directly in the face.

Using a mental mirror or self-reflection is an activity I have my clients do sometimes. It can help them see their mistakes, denial, roadblocks, positives, negatives, etc., that otherwise wouldn’t be visible to them. I don’t do this with just fat loss either. I expand this to anything in life and invite you to use it for work goals, love life, etc. The key is to be as honest as you can in a letter to yourself, to make each letter stick to that topic, and to not hold back, at all, about anything. You need to talk to this letter as if you are confessing the problem, not explaining it.

Since this is a fat loss blog I want your first letter to be about your body composition, your fat loss, your training, etc. This is what your letter should ask and answer…

  • When did you start trying to lose fat?
  • Why did you start trying to lose fat?
  • What have you tried?
  • Did it work?
  • What has worked best for you?
  • What hasn’t worked best for you?
  • What keeps you trying?
  • What makes you fail?
  • Who and what do you blame?
  • What have you accomplished?
  • What is your ultimate dream?

Now don’t read the rest of this until you have written that letter.

Go away.

Seriously, you’re pissing me off.

Now read your letter to yourself and circle the areas of achievement.

Circle the times you lost weight.
Circle the times you were proud of your training.
Circle your dream you want to work towards.

Now are you doing those things?

Are you using your strengths?

If taking extra walks in the day and counting points worked for you then do it! Just learn this time WHY it worked for you so you don’t veer off track again.

If training body part splits and eating chicken and almonds everyday worked for you then do it! Just learn this time WHY so you aren’t just “getting lucky” with losing the fat.

Most of the time the answer is right there, you’re just mentally blocking yourself from seeing it. If you need a guide to help get past the blockage then what are you waiting for? X marks the spot.

The Fat Loss Troubleshooter – Leigh Peele

Common Sense Meets Advanced Knowledge