Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’

How to Keep Losing When Its Boring


31 Oct

Ah the two week slump.

Anyone who is a trainer or works with clients knows all to well about the two week slump. The first week of dieting down and training was exciting. You lost weight almost everyday, you felt great, you felt inspired and like you could take on the world! Global warming? Chump change! Problems with your Mother-in-Law? No fly’s on you! That new co-worker that you wanted to beat with a shovel? The two of you are the best of friends now! Yes, it is safe to say that in week one you were conquering the world!

Week two…not so much.You hate your Mother-In-Law again, you don’t have the time nor the energy for recycling your bottles, and your “new best friend” not only deserves a shovel in the face but you are thinking of joining a support group for murderous thoughts. Did I mention the diet and training? Your montage just couldn’t hold up and you are about to buckle big time, if you haven’t already. What to do? How do you get past this rut, this slump, this dip!?

The Top 4 ways to get through the Two Week Slump!

#1 Keep it real

The biggest problem for most people is they expect the same results they had the first week to happen in the second week. Sure this can happen sometimes, especially with those who have a larger amount of fat to lose. However, you have to be realistic!

Did you really burn 12,000 excess calories than what you ate this week? If so than fantastic for you but for most of the world it looks more like 3000-5000 even with the best of dieting down efforts. Take into account the water loss and glycogen depletion you already had in the first week and you should be at a break even or slight loss the second week.

Did you know though that if you can hang on there is usually a fantastic drop and rev up the third and fourth week if you stay perfect on track? Trust me, the course may be a little slower, but it comes. Even if you watch shows like the Biggest Loser where they are burning loads of calories a week and eating a few pudding cups, they have a great first week and a crap second week.

Don’t get so caught up in the scale, it is the trend that matters. Trust the process and don’t let the doubt of “this doesn’t work” set in. It works, it is what it is. Trust it and keep it up.

#2 Keep motivated

This is the time to pull out all the inspirational stops.  Here are a few ideas/items to stock in your inspire box…

  • Music: I don’t care if it is New Kids or New Order. If it pumps you up listen to it and often.
  • Clothes: Women AND guys find an outfit, bathing suit, etc and keep it in your constant view.
  • Books/Audio Inspiration: Don’t be ashamed of a self-help section, sometimes you are all you have. Inspiration can come in many forms and text.
  • Message Board/Support groups: Find people that are on the same journey and use them for help during the tough moments.

#3 Go do something you wouldn’t

You want to change? You want to be a different person or more so a better you? How exactly are you going to do that if you are playing it safe in your comfort zone?

You have got to do something different! You have to keep yourself in constant reminder of why you want to change. It is pretty easy to fall back into old patterns when you didn’t keep yourself uncomfortable to make a difference in the first place. It is easy to hide out in you safe spots with people who love you. At the core of this though you want some bigger and more. Be it a physical goal or a mental breakthrough, you have to start working for it NOW instead of when you are “done.”

#4 Everyday you must question

why?

Everyday you must sit through and start the process all over again. Ask yourself these questions…

  • What is my goal?
  • What do I want?
  • Who do I want to be?
  • Why am I really doing this?
  • Why do I really want this?
  • How do I feel when I am winning at this?

Asking yourself daily important questions is going to be key to providing yourself with a lifetime of giving yourself the answers.

Action Assignments For New Life and Body: The Challenge


17 Oct

We have covered the importance of setting a goal and asking yourself important questions. We then covered that the act of that is pointless, that the act of trying to change your life and achieve goals are pointless if you don’t to one thing – change. Now we have come to the point where goal setting and the call for change meets with action in form of – The Challenge.

Challenges are an extremely important aspect in changing your life. People, by large, lack inspiration in their lives towards physical change. This isn’t about family or religion either. Your spiritual adviser loves you regardless of your excess body fat, and hopefully so does your children, spouse, and friends. People also do not like to be reminded that they are lazy or unoriginal so stepping outside the activity or lifestyle box is often looked down upon. However, when faced with a challenge, to be forced and rewarded specifically to conquer fears and hardships, we as people will gather and cheer for you.

A fantastic example of this is the Biggest Loser. Granted, I do not necessarily agree with the method of the show, but that isn’t what this discussion is about. All these people have gathered for a specific challenge during a specific period of time. It is a nationally known challenge. To compete in this challenge is seen as noble, brave, and demanding of character. These people put their bodies and their lives in front of millions of people to make their declaration of change. We, the viewers, support and cheer them on. We see who we want to be, never want to be, hope to be, long for others to become, and in some way find a way to relate these strangers lives to our own world.

Now, fast forward to the time in between seasons of the shows and take a look in offices and households around the country.

Mom is trying to lose 35 pounds. She has been dying to get off for years. She sets her goals, she makes her call to change, she starts putting into actions her goals. A few weeks down the road though she is beaten and bombarded with the insecurities and the complaints of other annoying people in her life, Yes your children and spouse can be these people too.  To them it isn’t as if you are doing this for a real purpose or challenge. It isn’t as if there is a real and justified reason that Linda Lou has to feel insecure about her big ass or that Frank, your dear husband, has to make his own dinner because you really are trying hard to not be tempted by the fact that he is still eating globs of pasta and pizza. How dare you try and change without a challenge? How dare you not try to change your life and happiness without a specific meaning or purpose.

Well, readers, I am going to make the next 30 Days for you an easy win in that aspect. I am assigning you a challenge.

Starting tomorrow, on a Friday not a Monday, you have 30 Days to make the biggest transformation that you can. That is 4 weeks, that is it. Don’t think that I don’t expect big things in 30 days. In fact, I am expecting some of the most dramatic changes that have ever been seen online in 30 days.

The one thing we left out about the Biggest Loser, and why it works so well though is perhaps the most important thing. Reward. Prize.

FREE STUFF. We LOVE free stuff. We LOVE prizes.

I am going to get to the prizes.

For now I want you to meet your running mates. These are your 6 running mates. 3 Guys and 3 Gals. Say hello, but don’t get used to their mugs, they will be changing. I do want to note that apparently some of them “prepped” for the event by packing it in so already they are going to be nothing but trouble!

Meet Pauline

Stats:
Age: 49

Height: 5’2”
Weight: 108.25 lbs

Measurements
Neck: 11.5”
Arm: 9”
Chest: 27” under bust, 32” bust
Waist: 27”
Stomach: 30”
Hip: 36”
Thigh: 21”
Calf: 12.5”

Pauline is a wife, a mother, a worker for her local church, and a teacher to her kids. That isn’t a resume of work, that is a resume of love.

Pauline comes to me after already losing some weight and working on gaining some mass utilizing the NROL program. She has a nice set up already and we are going to go in and tweak things a little. Pauline is going to shed that last layer of fat she has while doing some corrective muscle work. There should also be small levels of strength and LBM gains. One of Pauline’s special assignments is Push Ups. Pauline has just completed her first 3 ever, and we are going to up that anty.

Grow old along with me!”-Robert Browning

Meet Karen

Stats:

Age: 33
Height: 64 in
Weight: 129.0

Measurements
Neck: 14”
Arm: 10.5” (L) 11.0” (R )
Chest: 33” under bust, 37” bust
Waist: 32” at belly button
Stomach:
Hip: top of hipbone 34”, widest part at top of thighs 36”
Thigh: 21” (L) 21.5” (R )
Calf: 13” (L) 13.5” (R )

Karen has already shown fantastic results with the OPT program. Losing lots of fat already, Karen is now moving into that next phase. She is taking it to that level that few ever go. The majority women see her as an “after” already. For Karen this just isn’t good enough. She wants it all, so we are going to give it all.

Karen’s program is going to be largely base on body recomp with fat loss and slight corrections of muscle imbalances in the body. Rest and relaxation are going to be tough for Karen, so this will be a tough focus.

“As a former P.E. almost-flunkee, I just want to show that I CAN be athletic and be the best me I can be.”-Karen

Meet Jim

Stats:

Age: 45
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 241

Measurements
Neck: 17.5”
Arm: 15.5” resting
Chest: 47.5 “
Waist: 40”
Stomach: 41”
Hip: 44”
Thigh: 22.5”
Calf: 15.75”

Jim is the husband any woman would want to have. His reason for the challenge are built out of being around and being there for a family that is obviously the world to him. Jim has a league of people from co-workers to family and friends cheering him on right now. How about that for accountability!

The goal with Jim is to take fat loss to that next level and really see what we can do in the next 30 days to get him as close to that goal as possible. 30 days is a long time, I plan on putting some lean meat on this boys bones, and chopping some fat off. It will be tough, but he is a tough guy and can take it.

Jim wanted Pipes, he is going to get him.
Jim hates a leg day, likely because of the kind he was doing wasn’t right for his body and balance needs. He had the passion, now we are just going to give him those tools.
Meet Mike

Stats:

Age: 32
Height: 5′-10”
Weight: 224

Measurements
Neck: 14.5”
Arm: 15”
Chest: 44”
Waist: 41”
Stomach: 46”
Hip: 45”
Thigh: 27”
Calf: 17”

Mike is a biggest loser already, no really check this out!

Mike decided to make a change in his life after being inspired by a close friend. It is funny how one person’s step in the right direction can send another running isn’t it?

Mike runs into a few problems because of the fact that he works out of home and his job requires him to sit a lot. However, when he hits the gym, he hits it hard. What does a guy do who wants out of the chair and into the gym? He gets a CPT certification that is what! That is Mikes, dream, that is apart of his goals, to help others. He says “I dream of an elite level of fitness and looking smokin’ hot while doing it! :)

Mike has such a fantastic attitude towards life, and already is awesome to work with.

Meet Annelle

Stats:

Age: 34
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 151.0

Measurements
Neck: 12 3/8
Arm: 12 ½ not flexed, 12 5/8 flexed
Chest: 34 ½
Waist: 30
Stomach: 34 ¾
Hip: 40 ½
Thigh: 25 ¾
Calf: 15 1/8

This girl makes me laugh. She is a mother with the spirit of Youth, it is such a beautiful combination. A former model, Annelle popped out those kids without a 2nd thought to that figure but now, she wants it back. How could you say no to a declaration to change like this…

With tears rolling down my cheeks, my stomach turns as I realize just how desperate I am! Wow, reading that post was difficult for me because I am at a point in my life where I am desperate for some major change! So desperate I found myself in a plastic surgeon’s office getting an estimate of the cost to “fix” my problems. I decided against the lipo and decided to give this a go the healthy way with diet and exercise. I am not obese, at least not for the past 4 years, I have dropped 16 sizes… but for 4 years I have been stuck and I still need to loose more fat, it is so frustrating!

Meet Aleksandar

Stats:

Age:      39
Height: 5’ 11.5”
Weight:    230lbs

Neck: 16 ¾ “
Arm: 12 ¾ “
Chest: 44 ¾ “
Waist: 44”
Stomach: 46.5”
Hip: 43 ¾ “
Thigh: 44
Calf: 17 ¼ “

Aleksandar came to me a bit ago for training during a time when I could not take anyone on.  I told myself that the moment I could take someone else on that he was my guy. He has enough heart and courage in his pinky to walk all over this. I asked everyone for a dream statement, I think this says it all…

“On a winding road to Greatness, to truly master your own physique is just but one of life skills you need to learn. Just one big rock. A darn hard one though…
…Being brought to this most wonderful and most horrible part of Universe, I am finding my purpose to realize myself as best, be the sense Physical, Intellectual, Spiritual or Mental. My call is to offer my shoulders to ones I touch the same way I was offered to stand on shoulders of my Giants. All are invited, only few join.”

These are your new inspirations.

For the next 30 days they will be following a training and nutrition program laid out by me. Not only that I will be holding them accountable every week via phone call, picture check-ins, the works. It doesn’t stop there either. There is going to be questions, quizzes, assignments, and things that even they have no idea about. I bet you they are getting nervous now.

Prizes, what about the prizes!

First, for every pound lost by the whole group 1 dollar will be donated to St Jude’s Charity Fund.

Now that may not seem like much, but how big will this group get by the end is the question…

All of them will also receive all products, ever, released by me for free. Any teleseminar, any whatever, you will have VIP access too. If you don’t need it anymore then you can gift it to someone who might. Basically you can pay it forward.

At the end of the program, the person with the most progress and change will receive the following…

The Winner:

Collection of Great Works: The Best of Training and Nutrition on the Net (Value:$490!)

Gift Certificate to Vitamin Shoppe for $50

Myself to continue to guide and give them phone consults for the next 3 months or the person of their choice. (Um..priceless)

No gimmicks, nothing to buy, and no catch.

This is not supposed to be some huge, grand challenge of tons of money. It isn’t about that. This is about 30 days to a new life. The goal of this is not just to get these people to lose fat, no. The goal is much bigger than that. The goal is to help change these peoples lives by helping them help YOU change your life. What these people didn’t realize when they agreed to this is that they were going to be leading a pack of inspiration. Jim has no idea how much he is going to help some lucky bastard out there who is in his exact same position. Annelle doesn’t realize that somewhere in a state far away she was that final click in making someones thoughts come together for a new life.

I am not just giving them fat loss, I am giving them power. Now, I need you to continue to pay that power forward. You the readers who weren’t chosen need to show that the challenge doesn’t stop there. I need to see what you can achieve in 30 days. Don’t worry, I will be helping along the way, but only if you tell me it is worth doing.

So, tell me, is it worth my effort? Do you want to play? Or do I just help these lucky bastards out only? Are you, the watchers, the readers, up for the challenge?

Stay Tuned and Let the Games Begin!

EDIT: Response is getting crazy, I love it! Guess what, Midnight tonight I am going to post you, the readers, challenge details. You will have a day to make up!

Body Fat By Pictures – No Holds Barred!


04 Sep

Well you ask for it, you got it!

Today I sent out my newsletter to all my readers for submission of pictures for analyzing body fat levels. That is just one of many perks of being a subscriber. If not one, but still want to be involved, I am going to personally mail you the address to send pictures if you sign up today.

For those of you who may not be aware, or just stopping by for the first time, please allow me to update you.

On the 21st I released a video discussing body fat percentage, how to measure it, and used some visual references to explain. It was fun and overall people really enjoyed it. You can find it here http://avidityfitness.net/2008/08/21/body-fat-percentage-how-correct-do-you-calculate/.

Through various emails, comments, and posts some expressed a desire to have their own body fat analyzed through the Leigh Peele fat tester (catchy name pending). Yes, you the reader are going to submit your half naked picture via email for me to look at and critique. There will be tears, laughter, and perhaps inspiration to accept or improve body composition on a whole new level.

I look forward to getting to know some of you on a more…scary level. Sign up today (right side bar) and you can still receive information. Otherwise I hope those of you on my list own up and deliver the goods. I can’t wait to see what I get!

Requirements:

  • Male and Females dressed in as little clothing as possible (though please don’t flash me, I am delicate). Shorts for guys and Bikini or Sports Bra and Underwear for ladies will do.
  • I need front, back, and side pictures.
  • You can block out your face but try to leave your jaw line area if possible.
  • Include your Height, weight, age, and your body fat percentage (even if a guess)
  • Please just put pictures and stat information. I am not judging you, you do not have to put why you are fat/lean nor will I be persuaded to tell a lower/higher number.
  • If you don’t want your name mentioned on the video sign with a “pen” name like Rex or Chiquita.

How to Become a Fat Loss Before and After Picture


29 Aug

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

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

Fat Loss, Clients, and The Viers


10 May

Don’t get attached they say.

Don’t get involved. Keep the relationship 100% professional.

Yeah well, you don’t know The Viers!

I was doing editing for new testimonials and they had given me theirs, and I had no way to fit it in that little box on my website. There isn’t enough time or words to describe how I feel about these people. The only thing I can do is just share with you my readers how wonderful I think they are and hope that they will inspire you.

Also Sheila is one heck of a cook and you might just being seeing some more of her information in the near future, so look for that.

In the meantime what lead to all of this is the exact principles as laid out in the Fat Loss Troubleshoot!

 

December 30, 2006 was the turning point for me. It was the day that my husband and I began working with Leigh. Before that day, we led the pack on the journey through every mainstream diet plan out there, every fitness regime, and every gimmick to no avail. I would spend hours online researching the latest and greatest fitness fads to try but nothing seemed to work for us. We were frustrated, worn out, and I am pretty sure that our metabolisms were on strike. When we met Leigh I was eating less than 1200 calories a day, working out for two hours, 5 days a week, but I wasn’t able to lose a pound. We also hadn’t taken a week off of working out in over a year. It wasn’t the commitment that we were lacking; it was the right education and the right tools. Leigh was able to give those to us. I like to think of her as our little guardian angel because she came into our lives when we had virtually reached our breaking point.


That day when I found Leigh’s site online, was that day that I said to myself I am 25 years old, I don’t want to be one of those women who is perpetually fighting the love-hate relationship with her body for her entire life. You know the drill, she has been and forever will be riding through life on the roller coaster of ups and downs, bouncing from one diet program to the next, never satisfied, always hungry or binging. If she reaches her goal at all she basks in the glory for one shining moment/event/dayand then blows it all on a week of ding dongs and cheese fries because damn it that was the hardest diet she has ever been on. And the cycle begins again. NO WAY. That is not who I want to be. Life doesn’t have to be that way. You do it once. You do it right. You FIX the mess that you have made, and then you live, eat, exercise for
wellness and for maintenance. Because you know the drill, you have the tools, and it becomes part of who you are.

Leigh is more than a trainer to us. She is a friend, an inspiration, and a confidant. She has helped us to achieve goals in life that I never thought possible. Since that day in December I have lost 20 lbs and I am in the best shape of my life. I have a new respect for food and a new respect for me. I no longer stand in front of the mirror and focus on a little jiggle here or a little ripple there, I feel like the confident woman that I am and I know that from here on out, I am equipped with the knowledge to live my best life.

To become your OWN testimonial…well you know what to do!

Geez, do I have to spell it out for you?!

Fat Loss Troubleshoot is my hero !

(NEW TESTIMONIALS ADDED!! So go all the way through and even more to come!)

 

 

 

Don’t Cheat Me!


23 Feb

That is what I say whenever my training partner doesn’t count my reps right. I will admit that I have a problem with counting my reps right sometimes too. In fact, the saying came from one of the shining stars of my venture into training. I was counting her reps and I miscounted. With a passion and perhaps a bit of anger she said “Don’t cheat me!”

Ha! You have to love it. Her name is Terry…that’s right get ready for a profile!

Have you ever seen that TLC show 10 years younger?

Basically they find someone, stick them in a box, and ask people to rate how old they are. Then they go and get face peels, dental teeth whitening and a hair cut, get back in the box and rate their age again. For the most part they really blowup the old age so that the new age seems like this shock of amazement. Not that it is bad, just saying the program is 100% TV.

Well this isn’t TV. This is Terry’s Box!

Terry has made a massive transformation and has lost 55 pounds and gained a nice amount of LBM with that loss. She isn’t even the same person anymore, and she isn’t even stopping, she is still going! She didn’t have surgery. Truth be told, her teeth are pretty nice so no whitening needed. She earned and worked her butt off for every bit of it, over time, and with patience.

What does it take to achieve that?

It takes strength, drive, intelligence, and accountability for ones actions. She is the kind of woman that inspires it in others as well as she is not the only one affected by the change in her life.

The thing that I really love about Terry is that she did it for the love of herself and the love of her family. It wasn’t anything dramatic, nothing tragic occurred, she just wanted to improve her life, herself, and her well-being. She just wanted to be there for her family, and I am glad because the world can use people like her in droves and I am lucky to know her.

Congratulations Terry, you really do look 10 years younger!

The Fat Loss Troubleshooter – Leigh Peele

Common Sense Meets Advanced Knowledge