"Excuses are lies we tell ourselves to avoid dealing with unpleasant truths. But as long as we buy into those excuses, we can never move past them." - Steve Pavlina
We create our own reality for the most part. Sure, there are circumstances we can’t control, disability, illness, injuries, personal setbacks, work and family problems, husbands who eat ice cream in front of us every night. But how we react and what we choose to do when faced with challenges creates our successes or failures.
How many times have we come to a fork in the road and had to make a hard decision?(And sometimes that fork has cake on it!) Problems and temptations are universal. Nobody has a perfect life. What we chose to do (treat ourselves to a high calorie treat or take a relaxing walk) and how we chose to think (“I’m so fat who cares” or “I can make a positive change today”) when dealing with life’s bumps and bruises makes all the difference.
Will we take the path to the land of fat and unfit, or will we chose to make a change or sacrifice something that’s unhealthy? Everyday we makes dozens of choices about what to eat and whether to be active. We face our personal demons and the excuses they whisper in our ears. And then we act. We sit on the couch and watch “Are You Smarter Than A Third Grader?” or we set up the Gazelle (or treadmill, elliptical, trampoline or bike) in front or the television and work out to “Dancing With The Stars”.
You can’t afford a piece of used exercise equipment, let alone a new shiny one, you say. That’s an excuse. Create your “no excuses” lifestyle and dance along to “Dancing With The Stars”. Nobody’s watching so don’t worry about what you look like or that you can’t do any of the moves. No floor space? March in place, its still exercise.
And when you’re done breaking a sweat, take a relaxing soak and treat yourself to a bowl of fresh berries. Right now they’re in season and cheaper than a box of Twinkies.
Fun Link - The Mother of All Excuses Place
How To Stop Making Excuses and Get Fit Today!
Here's a fun 'Must Read' from Pasta Queen over at Half of Me Blog:
A good reason to work your core
The burn, the sweat, the orgasms. Oh wait, did I say orgasms? Why yes indeedy, I did.
SATISFIED women have been e-mailing Men's Health, thanking the mag for a recent feature on an exercise that produces a strange side effect. "One of our fitness experts, Alwyn Cosgrove, described a great exercise called the single-leg squat," says Men's Health Editor in Chief Dave Zinczenko. "But since the story ran, at least half a dozen women have e-mailed us to report that they experience orgasm during the exercise," an effect attributed to pressure on the pelvic floor. "It's a core exercise, so we're calling the results 'coregasm,' " quipped Zinczenko. It doesn't work for men.
Read More at Half of Me
"Excuses are lies we tell ourselves to avoid dealing with unpleasant truths. But as long as we buy into those excuses, we can never move past them." - Steve Pavlina
We create our own reality for the most part. Sure, there are circumstances we can’t control, disability, illness, injuries, personal setbacks, work and family problems, husbands who eat ice cream in front of us every night. But how we react and what we choose to do when faced with challenges creates our successes or failures.
How many times have we come to a fork in the road and had to make a hard decision?(And sometimes that fork has cake on it!) Problems and temptations are universal. Nobody has a perfect life. What we chose to do (treat ourselves to a high calorie treat or take a relaxing walk) and how we chose to think (“I’m so fat who cares” or “I can make a positive change today”) when dealing with life’s bumps and bruises makes all the difference.
Will we take the path to the land of fat and unfit, or will we chose to make a change or sacrifice something that’s unhealthy? Everyday we makes dozens of choices about what to eat and whether to be active. We face our personal demons and the excuses they whisper in our ears. And then we act. We sit on the couch and watch “Are You Smarter Than A Third Grader?” or we set up the Gazelle (or treadmill, elliptical, trampoline or bike) in front or the television and work out to “Dancing With The Stars”.
You can’t afford a piece of used exercise equipment, let alone a new shiny one, you say. That’s an excuse. Create your “no excuses” lifestyle and dance along to “Dancing With The Stars”. Nobody’s watching so don’t worry about what you look like or that you can’t do any of the moves. No floor space? March in place, its still exercise.
And when you’re done breaking a sweat, take a relaxing soak and treat yourself to a bowl of fresh berries. Right now they’re in season and cheaper than a box of Twinkies.
Fun Link - The Mother of All Excuses Place
How To Stop Making Excuses and Get Fit Today!
Here's a fun 'Must Read' from Pasta Queen over at Half of Me Blog:
A good reason to work your core
The burn, the sweat, the orgasms. Oh wait, did I say orgasms? Why yes indeedy, I did.
SATISFIED women have been e-mailing Men's Health, thanking the mag for a recent feature on an exercise that produces a strange side effect. "One of our fitness experts, Alwyn Cosgrove, described a great exercise called the single-leg squat," says Men's Health Editor in Chief Dave Zinczenko. "But since the story ran, at least half a dozen women have e-mailed us to report that they experience orgasm during the exercise," an effect attributed to pressure on the pelvic floor. "It's a core exercise, so we're calling the results 'coregasm,' " quipped Zinczenko. It doesn't work for men.
Read More at Half of Me