Twitter topic of the day: Are you all talk and no action?

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My #questionoftheday is: are you all talk and no action?

Ask someone what their problem is and they'll tell you. Ask them what they're doing about it and you'll get more evasive answers. Cough, cough... EXCUSES! Or you'll hear someone talk like they know all the answers then why do they have the problem? Because they're all talk and no action. #realtalk It takes action to lose weight. It takes action to get fit. It takes action to improve your cardio. Talk isn't going to cut it. Stop the talk and get your butt in gear to achieve your goals! Stop the words, stop the excuses and get to work. It all begins and ends with you. The longer you keep talking and making excuses, the worse the problem is getting. The more ingrained you are making your excuse making mentality. You have to bust out of the excuse making and convert those words into hard work! Words and excuses will not burn calories or fat. Take those words and excuses and do something positive with them, turn them into affirmations! Tell yourself what you are going to do but then GO DO IT! Stop the procrastinating. Stop the trying to convince yourself. Just jump in and get started. Change your world, be a doer instead of just a talker. Be the person you keep talking about. You can be anything you want to be. Always choose to be the person who goes for their goals with action, not just talk.

#Quote of the day: Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can. - unknown

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Twitter topic of the day: Do you know how to get rid of that one problem spot on your body?

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My #questionoftheday is: Do you know how to get rid of that one problem spot on your body?

We all have that one problem spot on our bodies. That one spot where fat never seems to want to leave. I'm here to give you some info on what to do, what to expect and what won't work. Love handles, hips, belly, thighs- the main areas where fat stores in men's & women's bodies. It seems to never go away no matter what you do. What to do? Spot reducing is a myth. No such thing. Exercising that one area will tighten the muscles underneath but do little to reduce the fat there. Forget pills, that's another myth. Reducing fat is an overall process and to remove it from a problem spot takes dedication. Here's why: your body genetically stores fat in pre-determined areas. That means it will hold onto it there. Even when you diet, it will still be there and will be the last place you will lose fat. BUT, you can lose it if you are persistent in your dieting & exercise efforts. Your problem area is where your fat is stored first and where you will lose it last. So, you may notice that you are losing fat elsewhere on your body but that one problem spot is still there. Keep attacking your diet and exercise and you will see your body finally begin to lose the fat stores there. At this point, you will have lost much fat and inches throughout the rest of your body but don't stop till you hit those fat stores too. Remember, slack off on your diet and your body will look to restore its fat store right back into the problem area. Attack it, stay on top of it. You CAN do it. Kiss that problem area goodbye!

#Quote of the day: No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change. - Bill Phillips

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Twitter topic of the day: What is your attitude towards being able to reach your weight loss goals?

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My #questionoftheday is: What is your attitude towards being able to reach your weight loss goals?

A lot of people have attitudes towards achieving their goals that hold them back from results. A lot of people self-sabotage themselves with career goals and carry that over to their weight loss goals. Have you ever heard the phrase "attitude is everything"? You are and become what you think. If you have a negative attitude, then chances are nothing goes right for you. Or you're not happy when they do. This negative attitude affects your dieting & exercising results. If you look at dieting & exercising in a negative way as work, then you are self-sabotaging. You are already building obstacles to your own progress. You have to change this self-sabotaging negative mindset to achieve your goals! You may already have other negative factors such as lack of support, self-image/self-confidence issues, why add to it? You have to get out of your own way to let the you that you want to be to come out! Erase the negativity in your thinking and you will see dramatic results! Positivity attracts positivity! Drop the negativity and think that you CAN do it. Look at diet & exercise not as work or a chore but as the means to achieving your goals! You have to look at it as the sacrifice being totally worth it! You ARE totally worth it so the sacrifice is worth it as well. Change your mindset, change your world. Go after the body of your dreams and make it a reality! You CAN do it! I KNOW you can! Now convince yourself you CAN too and go get it!

#Quote of the day: Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. - Willie Nelson

Twitter topic of the day: Do you take daily steps in your weight loss journey towards your goals?

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My #questionoftheday is: do you take daily steps in your weight loss journey towards your goals?

Losing weight (and gaining weight as well) is a consistent, daily pursuit. For most it's a struggle especially following through on a daily basis. But it must be a daily habit, a daily struggle. You have to attack it every day through diet & exercise. One day of regression or inaction is a day where your body will try to regain its' weight. The body has a mechanism that once it is at a weight for a while, (a mean weight), then it will resist change. This means that for you to break out of that weight zone, you will have to force the body to do so through diet & exercise. You can't slack off either because the body will try to get it back to the mean weight if you let it. This is why people fail at diets. They slack off and the body goes back into trying to get back to its mean weight. The body will also over-compensate in trying to regain its men weight. This is why a lot of people regain their weight after stopping a diet and also wind up gaining more pounds. So, how to combat this vicious cycle? First off, be consistent once you begin your diet & exercise program. Then once you get to the weight you wish to be, you must go into dieting & exercise maintenance mode. This will avoid the body trying to regain its former mean weight while you establish a new mean weight. Remember, the body must be in this new mean weight for a while before it sets it as the new mean weight. It's up to you and how consistent you can be. You have to be in it DAILY to achieve what you want. You CAN do it.

#Quote of the day: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. - Henry David Thoreau

Twitter topic of the day: What was the longest amount of time you dieted & worked out?

My #questionoftheday is what was the longest amount of time that you did your diet and/or workout?

Everyone will have different answers to the what was the longest amount of time you have dieted and worked out. Some will say days, most will say weeks. Some may even say months and then there are the few that will say years. For most dieting is just a temporary sacrifice to fit into their clothes or for some special ocassion. Then they slack off and gain weight until the next time they decide to lose weight. At that point it's harder to do because of the slacking off and additional weight gain. The easier way is to eat well year round to avoid weight gain and make dieting easier when you decide to do it. The best way though is to diet year round and get yourself to your ideal weight and then maintain it. When it comes to exercise, people tend to do that less than dieting! It's too hard, it's too much work, I'm too tired, I have no time! EXCUSES! Exercising has so many benefits not only for your health but also for your body & self-confidence. Exercise should be done year round. By exercising more you'll have to diet less. How's that for win-win? Don't be a sometime dieter and exerciser. Change your diet & exercise to year round, you'll be amazed at the difference in your weight, breathing & overall health.

#Quote of the day: A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time pills or stairs. - Joan Welsh

Twitter Q&A

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Today is Q&A Friday!! {cue the applause} so ask me your #diet & #exercise questions!

Q: Do I need weights to workout? A: No. Weights help but there are other forms of resistance u can use-bands, yoga/pilates balls, your body.

Q: What's the best cardio I can do? A: Any cardio is good cardio. Find what best fits you & wll keep you coming back then do it consistently.

Q: Best way to overcome plateau? A: Be consistent & push harder to force your body past its current comfort level. Up the intensity.

Q: How do you train someone online? A: Innovative online training system lets me train you & get your feedback to keep progress coming.

Q: What do you train with? A: I train with different methods at different times with P90X, weights, cardio & martial arts.

Q: How do I stay motivated? A: You have to stay focused on your goals and you have to WANT it. Keep your eye on the prize. Tunnel vision!

Q: I lost 10 pounds and gained most of it back. What did I do wrong? A: You did the actions but didn't adopt them as habits, so reverted.

Q: What is your top tip? A: Be consistent! You have to show up & work! Even if u think u aren't making progress, you are... on the inside.

Twitter topic of the day: How many pounds have you lost & kept off?

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My #questionoftheday is how many pounds have you lost when you've decided to diet & exercise AND how much of it have you kept off?

I'm sure many of you have dieted & exercised in the past with varying results. Some of you have lost, some of you haven't. Some of you have tried more than once to diet & exercise, again with varying results. Some of you have lost a lot, some have barely lost a pound no matter how hard they tried. What has gone wrong with these attempts? Some have had success but gained it all back and more later. Some had no success and gave up, only to gain more weight. What is wrong with all these all too familiar and far too common scenarios? The desire is there and so is the ambition but to go into a diet/exercise program without knowing what to do & how to do it right isn't good. Also having unrealistic expectations and not knowing what expectations are realistic is already working against you. You have to go into a diet/exercise program with clearly defined goals and realistic expectations if you want results that stick long-term. I want to lose 25 pounds isn't a clearly defined goal. I want to lose 25 pounds within the next 3 months & be more toned with good cardio is. The best way to have steady progress with your diet & exercise is to know what is realistic and achievable in the short-term. This will keep you from frustration that will derail you from staying motivated. At the same time, what you learn will help you long-term. Just because you failed at diet & exercise once or more doesn't mean you shouldn't try anymore. NO! Take what you learned & apply it again! Throw away what didn't work but DO apply what did work. Everyone's body reacts differently to diet & exercise. It's not one size fits all. What you learn from your failures is what you can apply with your next attempt. Learn all you can about diet, exercise & your body. DO NOT QUIT EVER. Keep at it. Make realistic expectations and goals and then work your butt off to make it happen. You CAN do it.

#Quote of the day: Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you. - Aldous Huxley

Twitter topic of the day: Have you considered "quick fix" surgery?

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My #questionoftheday is have you ever considered liposuction, lapband, gastric bypass surgery or some other "quick fix" surgery?

A lot of people look for "quick fixes" like diet pills and even surgery to lose weight and get rid of fat. There is some value to this for select people, especially the morbidly obese BUT there is a BIG flaw to these surgeries or diet pills. The BIG flaw to diet pills and surgeries is that it is not changing your past behaviors that got you there nor is it making you healthier. Sure you may think and even feel healthier with the weight loss BUT it is exercise that makes your heart stronger. Too many people go for the quick fixes & don't change their behaviors so what happens? They slowly gain weight back! Now what?! Then they get depressed and frustrated that nothing works when in actuality what didn't work was their behavior! You have to change! To change the outside, you have to change the inside! You have to change your mindset & behavior! A quick fix isn't taking action! It took months, years to get all that fat stored. Your body is not going to just give it up, even if you get surgery. You have to exercise! The body will always fight to keep or get back to the mean weight it has learned & adjusted to be at so you have to fight back to lose it! Save your money in looking for quick fixes and instead invest your time, sweat and money in doing the right thing for your health & body. You can be your own quick fix, it's all within you BUT you are going to have to work and change your eating & exercise behaviors. Don't look for the easy way out, you'll just find that you will waste time & end up being frustrated. Instead rise up to the challenge!

#Quote of the day: Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat. - Jill Johnson

Twitter topic of the day: Getting rid of tiredness, hurting knees, shortness of breath, etc.

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My #questionoftheday is do you know what to do to get rid of tiredness, hurting knees, feeling short of breath, etc.?

What is the answer to lethargy & tiredness? Getting active!! Losing weight and getting your metabolism going will help you have more energy. What is the answer to helping hurting knees? Losing weight! Losing 1 lb of weight = 4 lb less pressure on the knees according to studies! What is the answer to helping your short of breath feelings? Losing weight! Losing weight reduces internal pressure on your organs. So you see, losing weight is key to feeling and looking better. There are so many health & physical issues that are within your control. Unfortunately as you get older it will only get worse if you don't take action now! Why leave your health to chance? Why wait till tomorrow? Your metabolism slows down starting at around the age of 28 so at that point you have to work harder. If you're not in the habit of working hard & being strict with your diet at that point then you will slowly see your weight creep up. You have to go get it! Your health is too important to make excuses over. Once you begin having health issues, it becomes harder. Help yourself, practice your own version of preventative medicine by eating right & daily exercise! You can prevent so much!

#Diet tip of the day: Greatly restrict carbs & sugars after 7pm. People generally relax after that time & the unburned calories = fat stored.

#Exercise tip of the day: Do cardio from 20 - 45 minutes to burn fat. Anything less is not productive, anything more is counter-productive.

#Quote of the day: Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside. - Albert Schweitzer