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Do you want to know how winners do it? They make a plan. They follow the plan. They try. Then, they accomplish their goals. They don't complain if they didn't follow the plan, and they fail. They know where the blame lies. Right there, in the mirror.
Example - a man does not wake up one morning, and say to himself, "Today, I run a marathon." (especially if he has no previous running experience!) Instead, he says, "Today, I find out what kind of training I need to do so that someday I might run a marathon." He researches exercises and equipment. He devises a training schedule. He would track his success and failure, to find out what works, and what doesn't. He follows his plan. And, then, someday in the future he crosses that finish line, with his hands held high and a smile on his face.
If, for some reason, he cannot cross that line, whose fault is it? Does the fault lie in his shoes? Is it his water bottle? Is it his clothing? Or is it his lack of training? What if his plan said that you have to start slowly, and he decides to jump in, because he's so excited, or bored with going slow, and runs for five miles, before getting an injury. Whose fault is that? Is it the trainer who suggested started slowly, or is it the man for being impatient?
We are blessed in that the plan has already been laid out for us. Granted, they don't say eat this, at this time... now, eat this.... Maybe, somewhere, there is that schedule. But, the point is that they tell us what we can and cannot eat to reach our individual goals. They have given us the science behind these decisions. They have encouraged us to find out what does and doesn't work for us (OWL). They are standing at the finish line, cheering their hearts out for us. All we have to do is run that marathon.
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Grasa: 71,70g | Prot: 92,78g | Carbh: 23,65g.
Desayuno: mushrooms, whole egg, Bacon (Cured), Sweet Onions. Almuerzo: spinach, romaine lettuce, hellmans mayo, chicken of the sea tuna, tomato. Pasa Bocas / Otros: 100% Whey Chocolate. más...
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Ejercicio:
Conduciendo - 45 minutos, Trabajo de Escritorio - 1 hora, Permanecer de Pie - 4 horas, Tareas del Hogar - 3 horas, Descansando - 7 horas y 15 minutos, Durmiendo - 8 horas. más...
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Thanks! This is so true! We must set small goals for ourselves and forever learn along the way. Not just expect to jump into it and lose all the weight we gained over 8 years, in 8 weeks! :-) Slow and steady wins the race and that fable is like 500 years old! Also no 2 athletes train and eat exactly the same. Our bodies are all different so we have to (by trial and error sometimes) learn what works for US! :-) Thanks again for the very positive journal!!
20 abr. 11 por el miembro: deelytful1
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Great post! But it reminds me of Simon Pegg in "Run, Fat Boy, Run!" If you haven't seen that movie, it didn't get the best reviews, but I thought it was hilarious! Maybe I'm just a Pegg Head. :)
20 abr. 11 por el miembro: AmethystM
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love this! very true - and i've never, ever blamed anyone or mcdonald's or coca cola for my weight issues - it's all me and it's been all me making the changes for the better. run fat bot run was a a great movie!!
20 abr. 11 por el miembro: sophie99
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I agree with you 100%. I went to Ryan's today for lunch. There was a little girl there who seemed about 8 or 10 years old. She was there with her Grandparents. She was so fat it made me sad and angry. She had to weigh at least 150 pounds maybe more. Her waist had to be about 45 inches. Is she to blame for her fat? Yes and no. Are her parents or grandparents to blame? Yes and no. The school system? Commercials? The food pyramid?
I think I say yes to everything. I don't blame them for my weight. That is my own doing. I am totally at fault and totally in control of getting a handle on it. But I also think society plays a role in the fat kids that we see. The fat kid then plays a role in the fat adult. I hope it does not sound as if I am not in agreement with your journal post. I am and I liked it. But it did cause me to think. That and the kid I saw at Ryan's. What a sad situation. I can't help but think of how many diets that little girl will go through before she finds something that will work for her. If she ever does. I feel blessed to have found the one for me. I hope that she does. Sorry if I threw a wet blanket on your journal.
20 abr. 11 por el miembro: esimnons
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This couldn't be truer, especially now, we're they only ones that can make ourselves happy, successful, thinner, healthier. It's nice to have a support group to help cheer you on and encourage you, like we are to each other here, but in the end we're the ones controlling our own plan, our testiny, starting from rejecting those fresh bagels that someone just brought in to the break room in the morning, to that scoop of ice cream everyone else is having after dinner.
That said, children are different, they learn from us. The story esimnons told about that little girl is certainly very sad, because that little girl doesn't know any better but her family does. My mother is 2nd generation Italian. To Italians, well the ones I know anyway, food=love. So I don't blame, hate, or use my being overweight now on my family or my upbringing. It is what it is, put that's in my past, my plan is my future.
21 abr. 11 por el miembro: pakalika
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I pray for that little girl, and all the children. Truly. I WAS that little girl - not to that extent, but I yo-yo'd my entire life, until now (I'm 41). It wasn't until I made the decision, for myself and my children, that I was eating properly (which, obviously, does not include the food pyramid LOL) that I found strength. Some cultures do equate food with love; we drown our hurts in ice cream; we reward with a "treat"; we throw food and material items at our children, instead of spending time with them. We now need to change everything, not only for our health, but the future of our children. I love my boys, I want better for them. I demand better for them. I'm in charge of it - I will make it so.
21 abr. 11 por el miembro: MrsMontana
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