Posts in the Category "Motivation"


Fat Loss and Conflicted Feelings

Ambivalence is a state of having simultaneous, conflicting feelings toward something. That is, we can want something, but at the same time feel conflicted because we also want something else that cannot be had at the same time. For example, we can WANT to lose fat and can list all of the benefits of what.. Read more →


Accept Responsibility and Create Power

“But until a person can say deeply and honestly, “I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,” that person cannot say, “I choose otherwise.” – Stephen Covey When you place the blame for where you are in life on something external to yourself then you have accepted that you have.. Read more →


Saboteurs and their “Health Concerns”

Had a client once that lost 130 pounds to reach a healthy weight of 130 pounds (yes, she lost half of her body weight). Interestingly, people around her, who you’d expect would have been supportive, started to suggest that they were concerned about her health and that perhaps she’d taken this “fitness thing” a bit.. Read more →


Accept the Path You’ve Chosen

You have to look at fat loss objectively. You can find solutions to your struggles, turn negative situations into positive learning experiences and create your own positive mindset. Or you can simply struggle. Your fat-loss success is largely dependent on your mental focus. Mindset determines behaviour. Ask yourself why you are dieting. NO ONE IS.. Read more →


Clean Out Your Junk Drawer

Most of us have a junk drawer in our houses. It is the place we put our mess so we can hide it from people when they come over. (Don’t even pretend that you don’t have one of these) However, most people also have a “junk drawer” in their lives. This is the place where.. Read more →


Finding your WHY

We talk a lot on this page about finding the reason WHY you want to transform your physique as being the most important driving force for achieving it. Well, a couple weekends ago I attended a conference where one of the presenters talked about a technique called the “Five Whys” and I thought it was.. Read more →