First up for me will be the 3 Day Refresh, and while it isn't FUN for me, I know it will be effective to get me back in the groove and help me turn loose of some goo.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Get Knocked Down 7 times, Get Up 8.
After over two years of so much stress in life, I let the small choices add up to putting on weight and stopping working out. I'm looking forward to the public accountability that comes from posting weekly about my journey to where I want to be.
First up for me will be the 3 Day Refresh, and while it isn't FUN for me, I know it will be effective to get me back in the groove and help me turn loose of some goo.
First up for me will be the 3 Day Refresh, and while it isn't FUN for me, I know it will be effective to get me back in the groove and help me turn loose of some goo.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Some great advice from Beachbody CEO, Carl Daikeler
"You don’t know how good it feels to push yourself physically, until you push yourself.
Don’t give up on yourself. You have as much right to greatness, abundance, wealth, and health as anyone. But it’s yours to manifest.
Give it all you got. If you’re going to do it, don’t do it half way, don’t sneak into it. Lean in, and charge. Take it ...on. Live it completely. Feel everything about it – good and bad. That’s life. So feel the life that’s waiting for you within that commitment. And soon, you’ll see the success that comes from that passion!
When someone tells that you have limitations, they’re revealing their own limitations – NOT YOURS
When the voices of criticism, blame, and fear try to drown out the engine of your dreams, ADD MORE COWBELL BABY!"
Don’t give up on yourself. You have as much right to greatness, abundance, wealth, and health as anyone. But it’s yours to manifest.
Give it all you got. If you’re going to do it, don’t do it half way, don’t sneak into it. Lean in, and charge. Take it ...on. Live it completely. Feel everything about it – good and bad. That’s life. So feel the life that’s waiting for you within that commitment. And soon, you’ll see the success that comes from that passion!
When someone tells that you have limitations, they’re revealing their own limitations – NOT YOURS
When the voices of criticism, blame, and fear try to drown out the engine of your dreams, ADD MORE COWBELL BABY!"
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Exciting Lessons Learned
It has been a wonderful two months of 2010 so far. Activities I started engaging in have started to bring about results and that is exciting. Probably the thing I'm most excited about right now is the personal development activities I have been doing for the past few months. Team Beachbody has really encouraged us to make this a habit. It involves listening to 15 minutes of good audio from speakers like Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins and more. We are barraged with so many negative messages these days about how we aren't good enough or can't do something. It is great to hear someone say you can do it, and show you ways to get your priorities straight.
The other aspect has been to read 10 pages a day of a great book. I already read the BEST book and my guide book, the Bible, and it has been incredible to begin to read these other books. Books like "The Slight Edge" Jeff Olsen, "Failing Forward" and "Today Matters" John Maxwell, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" Dale Carnegie, "Goals!" Brian Tracy.
I love these books and audio that make you think and evaluate your life and realize how much time you spend in pursuit of activities that don't matter. Books and audio that show you it is ok to be bold and make mistakes because that is how you grow. These things that explain success in life isn't like winning the lottery or having some complicated formula. It is the simple things done daily, ie consistently that bring about success. It is eating good food, less calories than you need, and moving your body that produces a healthy weight and energy. It is reading 10 pages a day and listening to audio so you get inspired to take on more in life. It is about spending time each day developing a relationship with God. It is about taking time to spend with family.
Easy to do and easy not to do at the same time.
Maybe this will encourage someone today.
The other aspect has been to read 10 pages a day of a great book. I already read the BEST book and my guide book, the Bible, and it has been incredible to begin to read these other books. Books like "The Slight Edge" Jeff Olsen, "Failing Forward" and "Today Matters" John Maxwell, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" Dale Carnegie, "Goals!" Brian Tracy.
I love these books and audio that make you think and evaluate your life and realize how much time you spend in pursuit of activities that don't matter. Books and audio that show you it is ok to be bold and make mistakes because that is how you grow. These things that explain success in life isn't like winning the lottery or having some complicated formula. It is the simple things done daily, ie consistently that bring about success. It is eating good food, less calories than you need, and moving your body that produces a healthy weight and energy. It is reading 10 pages a day and listening to audio so you get inspired to take on more in life. It is about spending time each day developing a relationship with God. It is about taking time to spend with family.
Easy to do and easy not to do at the same time.
Maybe this will encourage someone today.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Updates
Wow, it has been more than a month since I last blogged. My goal to have 365 days of working out in WOWY bit the dust two weeks into January. I came down with a nasty stomach virus that was going around and it wiped me out.
I'm back to the workouts again and participating in a Clean Eating Challenge. We basically eat from the top two tiers of Michi's ladder. Michi's ladder is just a list of foods of varying degrees of nutritional value. While low fat cheese, etc is in the top two tiers, I just cut it out. The only dairy I have is yogurt and that is low fat. I have also done something I have not really done in the past and that is cut out whole wheat. So no wraps, pitas or bread. I do get one cheat meal a week. It has been a good experience for me. I have dropped some weight and seen myself lean up a little more. More muscle definition is good!
Right now my daily meal plan is Shakeology with almond milk, ice, water, half banana, and tablespoon of natural peanut butter for breakfast, Yogurt with raisins, sliced almonds for snack, chicken or turkey of some kind with veggies and brown rice or quinoa. Afternoon snack is almonds or veggies with hummus or egg white omelet with salsa. Supper has been lean protein with veggies and sometimes brown rice or quinoa. I feel great! I'm really enjoying eating even more cleanly than I have in the past. I really see how I can use this to lean out more!
I'm in my third week of P90X workouts. Kinda halfway following the schedule. I really care least for the weight training workouts. I think it is because I'm faced with more of my weaknesses than strengths.
Loving life!
I'm back to the workouts again and participating in a Clean Eating Challenge. We basically eat from the top two tiers of Michi's ladder. Michi's ladder is just a list of foods of varying degrees of nutritional value. While low fat cheese, etc is in the top two tiers, I just cut it out. The only dairy I have is yogurt and that is low fat. I have also done something I have not really done in the past and that is cut out whole wheat. So no wraps, pitas or bread. I do get one cheat meal a week. It has been a good experience for me. I have dropped some weight and seen myself lean up a little more. More muscle definition is good!
Right now my daily meal plan is Shakeology with almond milk, ice, water, half banana, and tablespoon of natural peanut butter for breakfast, Yogurt with raisins, sliced almonds for snack, chicken or turkey of some kind with veggies and brown rice or quinoa. Afternoon snack is almonds or veggies with hummus or egg white omelet with salsa. Supper has been lean protein with veggies and sometimes brown rice or quinoa. I feel great! I'm really enjoying eating even more cleanly than I have in the past. I really see how I can use this to lean out more!
I'm in my third week of P90X workouts. Kinda halfway following the schedule. I really care least for the weight training workouts. I think it is because I'm faced with more of my weaknesses than strengths.
Loving life!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Excited for 2010!
The new year is upon me already, and I am really excited about the goals I have set for myself this year. One of the main ones is to log 365 days worth of WOWY workouts. That's Beachbody's online gym. I have had two Beachbody friends do this so far, so my goal is to do this as well. I'm also going to clean up my nutrition. I've definitely not eaten cleanly this holiday season, but also have let some things slide over the past few months.
Have a great 2010!
Have a great 2010!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Lots of Events and Thinking
Wow, it has been a while since I posted. So much has gone on in the past month or so. I completed my first olympic distance triathlon. I've been learning a lot about attitudes and myself. I've begun to get back to reading again to improve myself. Enough talking about me.
Probably one of the biggest things during the past month was the death of two people I knew. I was not extremely close to either one of them, but their deaths still impacted me. One was a coworker at the State Capitol. She helped us as well with the Summer of Support group we have at the State Capitol. She was tragically killed in an auto accident. Her passing reminded me of the shortness of life, and that we must live it to the fullest. She has the most vigor and love for life. Always show love and appreciation for those in your life.
The other death was a family member. It was the husband of my Dad's first cousin. They live right down the road from my parents, and I used to do some work for them on occassion like cut the grass, check on the dogs when they went on vacation, etc. I can remember staying with them when I was younger when my parents went on a cruise. We were family even though we drifted apart some as the years went by. He was slightly older than my Dad.
For some reason his passing really affected me. I think it was because looking at his life I saw how his choices regarding his nutrition and exercise had impacted his life. He was overweight and suffering from heart disease, diabetes and other complications. His quality of life was impacted. The reason it impacted me so gratefully was because it caused me to think of my two grandfather's who passed away before their time from complications relating to lifestyle. I was forced to feel the pain from knowing their early deaths could have been prevented. People have to endure so much pain for these losses. It doesn't have to be that way! It hurts that my grandfather passed away from a heart attack when I was 9. I wish I had been able to spend more time with him and get to know him better. I wish I had his genes when it comes to muscle mass! His arms were huge! My other grandfather who loved me so unconditionally and helped support me during lawschool was taken too early as well from complications relating to diabetes and lack of proper diet over the years. These losses still hurt to this day. It caused concern as well because I can see others I dearly love around me struggling with some of the same issues.
Thinking through all these things gave me an even deeper desire to help others deal with these issues of nutrition and exercise. So many people do not know where to begin or what to do. It seems like such a huge mountain to climb because they may have lived that way for 40 or 50 years or more. For so many people it seems that it is just a part of life to have these complications, but I know it doesn't HAVE to be that way. I feel a calling to help others address these issues. I read a while back a statement in "Today Matters" by John Maxwell that physical health impacts us physically, emotionally and spiritually. The Gospels are filled with instances where Jesus had compassion and met the physical needs of people. Since He is the ultimate example, I should be trying to do the same.
Around the same time all of these events and thoughts were taking place, several people misjudged my motives. This was a painful process as well. I knew that my motives in this area were right, but I was able to use that to further examine and refine my thoughts. It can be so easy to view these circumstances in anger, but how much better to look for a learning experience from it!
There is so much more I'm learning, but I'll be breaking that up and sharing my thoughts in different posts. Writing can be so good for the soul.
Hope all is well with you as you are reading this. May God bless you.
Keith
Probably one of the biggest things during the past month was the death of two people I knew. I was not extremely close to either one of them, but their deaths still impacted me. One was a coworker at the State Capitol. She helped us as well with the Summer of Support group we have at the State Capitol. She was tragically killed in an auto accident. Her passing reminded me of the shortness of life, and that we must live it to the fullest. She has the most vigor and love for life. Always show love and appreciation for those in your life.
The other death was a family member. It was the husband of my Dad's first cousin. They live right down the road from my parents, and I used to do some work for them on occassion like cut the grass, check on the dogs when they went on vacation, etc. I can remember staying with them when I was younger when my parents went on a cruise. We were family even though we drifted apart some as the years went by. He was slightly older than my Dad.
For some reason his passing really affected me. I think it was because looking at his life I saw how his choices regarding his nutrition and exercise had impacted his life. He was overweight and suffering from heart disease, diabetes and other complications. His quality of life was impacted. The reason it impacted me so gratefully was because it caused me to think of my two grandfather's who passed away before their time from complications relating to lifestyle. I was forced to feel the pain from knowing their early deaths could have been prevented. People have to endure so much pain for these losses. It doesn't have to be that way! It hurts that my grandfather passed away from a heart attack when I was 9. I wish I had been able to spend more time with him and get to know him better. I wish I had his genes when it comes to muscle mass! His arms were huge! My other grandfather who loved me so unconditionally and helped support me during lawschool was taken too early as well from complications relating to diabetes and lack of proper diet over the years. These losses still hurt to this day. It caused concern as well because I can see others I dearly love around me struggling with some of the same issues.
Thinking through all these things gave me an even deeper desire to help others deal with these issues of nutrition and exercise. So many people do not know where to begin or what to do. It seems like such a huge mountain to climb because they may have lived that way for 40 or 50 years or more. For so many people it seems that it is just a part of life to have these complications, but I know it doesn't HAVE to be that way. I feel a calling to help others address these issues. I read a while back a statement in "Today Matters" by John Maxwell that physical health impacts us physically, emotionally and spiritually. The Gospels are filled with instances where Jesus had compassion and met the physical needs of people. Since He is the ultimate example, I should be trying to do the same.
Around the same time all of these events and thoughts were taking place, several people misjudged my motives. This was a painful process as well. I knew that my motives in this area were right, but I was able to use that to further examine and refine my thoughts. It can be so easy to view these circumstances in anger, but how much better to look for a learning experience from it!
There is so much more I'm learning, but I'll be breaking that up and sharing my thoughts in different posts. Writing can be so good for the soul.
Hope all is well with you as you are reading this. May God bless you.
Keith
Friday, July 10, 2009
Shakeology
I know this helps me feel great and it tastes wonderful, but very interesting to learn more about the creation of Shakeology.
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