1 WEEK TODAY SINCE I STARTED MY INTERMITTANT FASTING. ALL PLUSSES EXCEPT AM FASTED CARDIO AND LIFTING IS WEAK! OTHER THAN THAT A++++++!!!! 8LBS DOWN FIRST WEEK(WILL TAPER OFF NOW I'M SHURE) . I FEEL BETTER EATING MORE DURING THE DAY++ NOT EATING AFTER 4PM IS VERY DOABLE HAVING EATEN CLEAN AND BALANCED DURING THE DAY!! GLUCOMANNAN IS A MUST TO KILL THE LAST OF THE HUNGER. THIS WILL WORK !! STUCK TO IT EVEN ON THE WEEKEND WHICH IS A MUST AND SO I CAME IN TODAY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WEEKEND WEIGHT GAIN!! WHEN WE WENT OUT I PACKED MY FOOD AND ATE WHAT I BROUGHT AND KEPT THE SCHEDULE THE SAME AND IT WORKED EVEN WITH THE DECREASED ACTIVITY FROM BEING OFF WORK!! IT ANSWERS THE QUESTION OF WHAT TO EAT IN THE EVENINGS?? NOTHING!! SO DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO STOP WHAT DOESN'T GET STARTED . NOT EATING IN THE EVENINGS ISN'T HURTING ANYTHING AT ALL BECAUSE I'VE UPPED MY DAILY MEALS CALS SLIGHTLY TO ACCOMODATE AND I ALSO MAKE SURE TO EAT CARBS AT EVERY MEAL AND I LOVE IT!!!

30MINUITS ELLIPTICAL YESTERDAY ABS AND BICEPS .THEN BREAKFAST ,YARD WORK AT MY GARAGE AND AT HOME FIRED UP THE GRILL GRILLED SOME HAMBURGERS AND SOME GROUND TURKEY BAKED SOME SWEET POTATO AND SAUTEED SOME ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS.  HAD THAT AT ABOUT 1 PM THEN ABOUT 5 WE HAD BEEN OUT TO THE MALL ,I HAD PACKED SOME OF THE GRILLED TURKEY AND 1 SLICE OF WHOLE WHEAT BREAD HAD THAT WITH AN ABSOLUTE ZERO MONSTER ! THAT WAS IT FOR THE DAY . SO FAR 8LBS DOWN THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK I WILL SEE WHAT IS REALLY GOIN ON ,BUT THIS IS GONNA WORK FOR ME ,TOTALLY DOABLE!!

5 DAYS OF INTERMITTANT FASTING ON THE BOOKS 8LBS DOWN! OH THAT CUTTING WERE AS EASY AS WEEK 1! BUT THIS IS GONNA WORK FOR ME AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY ... EATING ALL OF MY CALORIES EARLY IN THE DAY MAKES ME NOT EATING IN THE EVENINGS DOABLE . FROM BEING UNDERCALORIED ALL DAY I WOULD COME HOME HUNGRY (TOO HUNGRY!) AND HAVE TO FIGHT IT ALL EVENING THEN HAVE TO TRY TO LIMIT MYSELF, MANY TIMES TO NO AVAIL! COMPLEX CARBS THROUGH THE DAY (1 SLICE OF WHOLE WHEAT AT EACH MEAL )MAKES ME FEEL GOOD RATHER THAN LIMITING CARBS TOO MUCH & KEEPS ME SATISFIED . WHAT CAN I EAT IN THE EVENINGS ?? NOT A FLIPPING THING!!!! NOT HARD TO CONTROL WHAT WHEN THE ANSWER IS NOTHING!!LOL!! GLUCOMANNAN AND A GLASS OF WATER AT 5 & 8 PM . TO CONTROL APPETITE. NOT THAT I DON'T GET HUNGRY BUT IT KEEPS ME FROM STARVING AND HONESTLY ,IM LESS HUNGRY WITH MY 3 MEALS THAN I WAS WITH 5. PLUS THE MINDLESS EATING IS GONE . SO FAR SO GOOD IT IS THE CONTROL THAT IS GOOD FOR ME . WHEN AT WORK MY MEALS ARE CONTROLLED AT HOME NOT SO MUCH(YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN) SO EATING IN THE CONTROLLED SITUATION NOT EATING AT ALL IN THE UNCONTROLLED SITUATION= SAFE= SUCCESS!! IT IS MY FIRST WEEKEND, THE ULTIMATE TEST !! BEST THING I CAN FIGURE IS TO KEEP BUSY ,PRE PORTION MY MEALS LIKE AT WORK ,EAT AT THE SAME TIME , AND NOT EAT OUT AT ALL! BTW ,ANYONE ELSE NOTICE EVEN WHEN YOU EAT HEALTHY OUT IT MAKES YOU GAIN WEIGHT?? EVEN IF IT IS SPOT ON WITHOUT ANY CHEATS?? THAT IS WHY I LIKE TO COOK 4 MYSELF! HAPPY SATURDAY PEEPS!!

INTERMITTANT FASTING ... LOVE IT !! HATE IT !! I'LL GIVE YOU MY ROUTINE RUNDOWN. CHANGED UP MY NUTRITION PLAN BIG TIME REALIZING I HAVE 8 WEEKS TILL VACATION AND I'M 20+ LBS HEAVIER THAN I WANT TO BE AND OUT OF TIME ! SO 7AM HAVE 1 CUP DRY MEASURE OATS 12 I HAVE 8 OZ OF LEAN MEAT AND VEGGIES WITH A SLICE OF WHOLE WHEAT TOAST ,REPEAT AT 4PM AND THAT IS IT EXCEPT FOR GLUCOMANNAN WHICH I TAKE TO CONTROL HUNGER AT 5PM AND AT 8PM ! WEIGHT IS COMING OFF GREAT GLUCOMANNAN IS CONTROLLING HUNGER,BUT FASTED CARDIO IS TUFF!! AND THE WEIGHT TRAINING AFTER FASTED CARDIO IS TOUGHER!! BUT IT WORKS !! SO THAT IS MY PLAN! BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH I SNAPPED A TENDON ON THE MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND AND IT JACKED UP EVERYTHING ! THIS HAS TO BE MY YEAR ... BIG PLANS LAST YEAR WENT 2 HECK! TYM 4 A SHAKE UP! 

7 WEEKS ,INSANE!!! HOW TIME IS FLYING BY! WEIGHT IS HOLDING STEADY B/F IS COMING DOWN SLOWLY TRYING TO KEEP ALL OF THE NUMBERS OUT OF MY HEAD JUST GOING FOR THE LOOK THAT I WANT. I AM SO SORE FROM THIS WEEKS W/O'S IT'S JUST LIKE I'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE!! MY WHOLE  LIFTING STRATEGY IS SO DIFFERENT NOW THAN EVER BEFORE LIFTNG ALL LIGHTER WEIGHTS ,SQUEEZING OUT REPS ,FOCUSING ON FORM TO PREVENT INJURY . RESULTS HAVE BEEN AMAZING!! I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF BUT I CAN SAY I AM HAPPIER LIFTING LIGHTER THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN LIFTING BIG . AND IT HASN'T EFFECTED MY SIZE / GROWTH EITHER ,I'VE HAD TO RETHINK ALOT OF THINGS THIS YEAR ABOUT LIFTING AND RESULTS THINGS THAT I WISH I HAD KNOWN YEARS AGO. BUT A WORD OF ADVICE IF YOU HAPPEN TO READ THIS "QUALITY OVER QUANTITY"!!! HOW YOU LIFT WEIGHT IS MORE IMPORTANTANT THAN HOW MUCH YOU LIFT.  REMEMBER "FULL RANGE OF MOTION!" FORGET WHATS ON THE BAR!! WHO CARES! PEOPLE SO WORRIED SOMEONE IS GONNA SEE THEM LIFTING LIGHTER SO THEY GO TOO HEAVY AND REALLY SHORT CHANGE THIER RESULTS. PEOPLE ALWAYS ASKING "HOW MUCH YOU BENCHIN??" RIGHT NOW I'M NOT BENCHIN AT ALL!! JUST VARIED PUSHUPS AND MY CHEST IS IN THE BEST "SHAPE" OF IT'S LIFE! LOOKING TO CHANGE THING UP FOR A CYCLE ? GIVE THIS A TRY. FIND WHAT YOU CAN DO PERFECTLY 10-15 REPS SQUEEZING OUT EACH REP. FORGET THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT ,FIND THE BURN !! SUPERSET EXERCISES AND PAIR  UP TRAING  TO GET A PUSH PULL EFFECT IE. BI'S N TRI'S OR CHEST / BACK . FOCUS ON HOW YOU LIFT ,IF YOU SQUAT, NOT HOW MUCH YOU CAN SQUAT BUT HOW MUCH CAN YOU SQUAT TO THE FLOOR FOR 10 REPS?!?!?! IF YOU GET HOW MUCH YOU ARE LIFTING OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND FOCUS ON THE FORM AND FIND THE BURN AND WORKOUT FOR THE PUMP YOU WILL HAVE BETTER QUALITY MUSCLES THAN JUST LIFTING SO YOU CAN BRAG ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU LIFT. ONLY GOAL I HAVE EVER SET AND NOT REACHED IS TO BENCH 400LB (BEST EVER WAS 325) . BUT IF I WERE A LIAR I COULD TELL THEM I BENCHED 400 NOW AND THEY WOULD BELIEVE IT, POINT IN TURN: I WAS IN LOWES THE OTHER DAY CHECKING OUT ,YOUNG MAN IN HIS 20'S ASKED THE QUESTION "HOW MUCH YOU BENCHIN?" TOLD HIM "NOT BENCHING AT ALL" GOT THE RESPONSE "YEAH RIGHT??" SO HERE'S THE MORAL OF THE STORY : WOULD YOU RATHER LOOK LIKE YOU COULD BENCH 400 LB ,OR SPEND ALL OF YOUR TIME TRYING TO GET THERE LOOKING LIKE YOU MIGHT ONLY BE ABLE TO BENCH HALF THAT??  HOW MUCH DO I LIFT ?? ENOUGH !!! REMEMBER,THIS IS NOT COMING FROM SOME WUSS THAT HAS NEVER LIFTED HEAVY JUST TRYIN TO TALK SMACK ! I BLEW MY ARM APART LAST YEAR CURLING 195 FOR 10 ON MY WAY UP TO 225! I LEARNED THIS STUFF REHABING MYSELF.! FORM FORM FORM!! IS KEY! DROP THE WEIGHT AND LIFT IT RIGHT!

WHEN DO YOU TRAIN? BETTER BE EVERY DAY.. EVEN YOUR DAYS OFF YOU HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS TO YOUR TAINING GOALS AS NOT TO DERAIL THEM OVER A FEW NONSENSICAL INDULGENCES! WILL YOU FELL LIKE IT ?? HECK NO !!!! YOU WILL MOST GENERALLY ALWAYS NOT FEEL 100% BUT DO IT ANYWAY !! GIVE 100% OF WHAT YOU GOT EVERY DAY!!ONLY AT 50% GIVE 100% OF THAT !! IT'S OK NOT TO BE SATISFIED WEITH RESULTS BUT NOT OK TO CAUSE THEM WITH HALF HEARTED EFFORT! WHAT YOU WILL FIND WHEN YOU GET ON WITH IT IS THAT YOU FEEL BETTER AND CAN DO MORE THAN YOU THINK!! SO STICK TO THE PLAN SUCKA!!! ALL DAY EVERY DAY IN THE GOOD ,THE BAD,AND THE UGLY THEN,WELL MAYBE THERE WILL BE LESS UGLY?? DUNNO?? JUST SAYIN!!!

HAD AN EPIC FAIL LAST NIGHT WAS CYCLING MY CARBS DOWN YESTERDAY AND GOT MY CALS TOO LOW AND IT TRIGGERED A FEEDING FRENZY!!! BAD DEAL CAUSE HUNGER BECAME INSATIABLE!! ATE PROB 2000 CALS IN AN HOUR TILL MIND FINALLY SAID ENOUGH. THIS WASN'T CAVING IN, THIS WAS MY FIND FLIPPING A SWITCH THAT WILLPOWER WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP!! SOME TIMES I TAKE IT A BIT TOO LOW TRYING TO SHAKE IT UP A BIT,USUALLY TO GET SHAKEN UP A BIT MYSELF!! IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE AND CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND YOU ARE THINKING YOU ARE WEAK,DON'T BE DISCOURAGED YOU JUST AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH CALS TO KEEP THE OLE BODY CLICKING ALONG AND THE MORE YOU "FIGHT" THIS THE MORE YOU WILL LOOSE !! SO EAT YOUR MEALS AND DON'T TRY TO CUT CALS TOO LOW OR YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF CONSUMING A WHOLE DAYS WORTH AT 1 TIME LATE IN THE DAY = BAD ,BAD, BAD!! 5-6 BALANCED MEALS CUTTING CALS SLOWLY = GOOD ,GOOD ,GOOOOOOD!! PROB SOLVED !!

WEEK 7 MAINTAINING GOOD LEVEL OF MASS B/F CREEPING DOWN SO PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. WAITING FOR SPRING AND SOME STEADY WARMER WEATHER TO GET IN SOM OUTSIDE WORKOUTS . I MADE A SLED TO DRAG CONCRETE BLOCKS ON AND BROUGHT IT HOME YESTERDAY. SO WHEN WEATHER BREAKS I'M GONNA FIRE IT UP FOR MY CARDIO!! GETTING READY FOR A 45 MILE HIKE MEMORIAL WEEKEND!! LOTSA PLANS THIS YEAR . KEEPING THINGS SLOW AND STEADY SO I DON'T DERAIL MYSELF BY BEING TOO EXTREME ( NO INJURIES THIS YEAR!!!)  LEG DAY TODAY AND TYM 2 GET WITH IT! HAPPY TUESDAY!

POST FAILURE COLAPSE ! WHETHER IT IS THE BIRTHDAY CAKE INDULGENCE ,OR THE INJURY THAT STOPPED YOUR PROGRESSION COLD THERE IS ALWAYS THAT FEELING OF "I'LL JUST QUIT,WHATS THE USE!" DON'T QUIT !! YOU ARE WORTH EVERY BIT OF EFFORT THAT THIS TAKES !! PICK YOURSELF UP ,DUST YOURSELF OF AND MOVE FORWARD! WE ARE OUR WORST ENEMIES OUR MIND WANTS OUR BODY TO STAY AT REST AND BE LAZY AND WILL DISCOURAGE US FROM LIFTING A FINGER!! SOLUTION : FOLLOW A PLAN !! SET A PLAN AND STICK TO THE PLAN !! EAT ON A SCHEDULE , LIFT ON A SCHEDULE !! REMOVE ALL EMOTION OR ANY OBSTACLE FROM THE EQUATION!! LIFT THIS AT THIS TIME, EAT THIS AT THIS TIME!! NOT ON THE PLAN ,DON'T EAT IT ! WE ARE CREATURE'S OF HABIT SO IF WE DO THIS LONG ENOUGH IT WILL BECOME YOUR NATURE ,IT'LL BE WHO YOU ARE!! NO OPTIONS!! 

DOIN IT BY THE NUMBERS CAN = BIG PROBLEMS! REMEMBER THAT NUMBERS ARE ALL RELATIVE AND MAY JUST RUIN WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO BY FOCUSING SOLELY ON THE NUMBERS !SO LET ME GIVE YOU SOME POINTERS, MAINLY BIENG, GO FOR A LOOK NOT A NUMBER!! PICTURES AND MIRROR FAR BETTER THAN SCALE AND B/F CALIPER IN SEEING WHERE YOU ARE. WEIGHT IS THE BIGGEST MISCONCEIVED NUMBER ON THE PLANET AND IT CAUSES PROBLEMS BOTH WAYS ! LOOSING WEIGHT LOOKING FOR A NUMBER AT ANY COST A PERSON WILL LOOSE MUSCLE AS WELL AS FAT AND BECAUSE OF THAT MORE FAT WILL BE RETAINED = SKINNYFAT ! THE OTHER WANTING TO LOOK LIKE RONNIE COLEMAN 300+ " WANNA BE BIG GOTTA EAT BIG" WILL CAUSE YOU TO BE "BIG AND FAT!" IF YOU THINK HE GOT THAT BIG BY USING THE SUPPLIMENTS HE SPONSORS THAN YOU PROBABLY BELIEVE WRESTLING IS REAL !!! AM I SAYING WEIGHT IS IRRELEVANT NO JUST RELATIVE AND THERE IS NO REAL DEFINING WHAT WEIGHT YOU NEED TO BE AT TILL YOU GET THERE WHEN YOU ACHIEVE THE LOOK YOU WANT. RULE OF THUMB : WHETHER CUTTING OR TRYING TO BULK DO SO SLOWLY AND EVENLY SO YOU CAN KEEP THE GOOD STUFF AND KEEP AWAY FROM THE BAD! NEXT NUMBER IS HOW MUCH YOU LIFT.. PEOPLE SEARCHING FOR CERTAIN NUMBERS FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS ARE GONNA FALL INTO BAD FORM = BAD RESULTS !! I HAVE LIFTED ALOT OF HEAVY WEIGHTS IN MY LIFE AND I WANT TO SHARE A SECRET WITH YOU .... IF YOU DO IT RIGHT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT HEAVY !!! FORM IS WAY MORE IMPRTANT THAN THE AMOUNT YOU LIFT ! FULL RANGE OF MOTION "SQUEEZING" OUT EVERY REP WILL GIVE 1000 PERCENT BETTER RESULTS THAN THROWING WEIGHT AROUND AND SHORT STROKING THE REPS!  REMEMBER :LIFT FOR THE LOOK YOU WANT AND FORGET ABOUT THE NUMBERS !! FULL RANGE OF MOTION OR FOOL RANGE OF MOTION YOUR CHOICE. LIFT SMARTER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD BETTER MUSCLE WITH LESS WEIGHT AND BE WAY LESS PRONE TO INJURY!! REMEMBER IT'S ABOUT GETTN RESULTS NOT ABOUT GETTN HURT!! HOPE THIS HELPS!?!?!?!

HERE'S THE BIG 1 !!! SOCIAL EVENTS!!! NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW EVEN AS PEOPLE ARE WAKING WITH THE SMELL OF CHOCOLATE STILL ON THERE BREATH AND THE SLUGGISH FEELING YOU GET FROM OVERINDULGANCE AT YOU FAVORITE RESTERAUNT!! WHAT YOU NEED TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE FOOD AS THE CENTER PIECE FOR ALL FUNCTIONS!! WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN ABSTAIN WILL DETERMINE YOUR LONG TERM SUCCESS . POINT: THANKSGIVING "DINNER" CHRISTMAS "DINNER",NEW YEARS "DINNER" ,VALENTINES "DINNER" ,YOU GETTN IT ??!! THAT DOESN'T EVEN START TO COVER SUNDAY DINNER,BIRTHDAYS,WEDDINGS ANNIVERSARIES,BIRTHS,DEATHS ETC,ETC!!! SHALL I CONTINUE!!! FEEL PRESSURED TO EAT ?? SHURE YOU DO;FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE ! WE FUNCTION PRETTY GOOD INSIDE OUR STRUCTURED SURROUNDINGS THAT WE CREATE FOR OURSELVES BUT THE REAL PROBLEM OCCOURS WHEN WE ARE OUTSIDE OF THIS STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT ie. WEEKENDS !! WHY THE EXCLAMATION POINTS YOU ASK ?? EASY YO-YO TO GET INTO, EATING RIGHT ,BUSTING  YOUR HUMP HIT THE WEEKEND; WHICH ,LETS GET REAL, IS ALMOST ALWAYS SOME SORT OF SOCIAL EVENT! = WEEKS WORK DOWN THE TUBES!! FUNNY ; AT THIS VERY MOMENT MY WIFE CAME THROUGH GROANING " THAT FOOD PUT TONS OF WEIGHT ON ME!" "YOU??" TO WHICH I REPLIED WHAT DID I EAT ? SHE SHEEPISLY REPLIED "STEAMED FISH AND RICE " AND I SAID YES AND MY SALAD HAD NO DRESSING TO WHICH MY FINAL REPLY WAS "I'M FINE!!" POINT OF ALL THIS IS : WE ARE GOING TO ALWAYS BE SURROUNDED BY TEMPTATION AND I WAS FEEEELLLLLING IT LAST NIGHT,BUT NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING FIT FEELS!! JUST SAY "NO" IT'LL BE TOUGH,BUT IN THE END IT'LL HAVE YOU SAYING "OH YES!!!!"

WHO IS YOUR WORST NON MOTIVATOR? YOU ARE !! THE SOONER YOU REALIZE THAT KEEPING YOURSELF IN LINE IS "ALL THE GAME" THE BETTER OFF YOU ARE !  BUT YOU SAY " BUT ______________ IS ALWAYS SO NEGATIVE I FIGURE WHATS THE USE!!" NOTICE THE LAST HALF OF THE RESPONSE "I FIGURE" THATS THE PROBLEM !! NO ONE OUTSIDE OF YOU DETERMINES WHO YOU ARE ,YOU CAN LET THEM INFLUENCE YOUR LAZY MIND THAT IS LOOKING FOR A REASON TO EAT CRAP FOOD AND LAY AROUND OR YOU CAN GET DOWN RIGHT REBELLIOUS AND BE DETERMINED TO "SHOW THEM!!!" YOU WILL CUT YOURSELFR SHORT ON REPS,ON SETS, YOU'LL MISS TRAINING DAYS CAUSE DON'T FEEL LIKE IT , YOU'LL CHEAT ON DIET CAUSE TIRED OF DOING WITHOUT. I KNOW YOU ARE FEELING THIS?!?!?!? SET A PLAN OR GET 1 SET FOR YOU AND DO IT !!! I AM NOT A SPOKESMAN FOR P90X BUT I DO LOVE IT BECAUSE IT WORKS ;IT IS LIKE HAVING A PERSONAL TRAINER THERE AT HOME ,IT HAS EVERYTHING LINED OUT FOR YOU. THAT IS KEY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR MIND RIGHT TO WIN THIS . WHATEVER PLAN YOU CHOOSE ,STICK TO IT! HOT ,COLD ,WET,DRY, HAPPY,SAD,MOTIVATED OR NOT ;JUST SHUT UP AND DO IT!!! EVENTUALLY WHAT YOU DO IS WHO YOU BECOME ....HMMMM I'LL LET YOU CHEW ON THAT AWHILE !!! HAPPY THURSDAY PEEPS!

DRIVE: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A NATURALLY DRIVEN PERSON TO BECOME DRIVEN, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO GET FED UP! HATING YOURSELF ISN'T ALWAYS BAD AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO LOVE YOURSELF! I REMEMBER SOME YEARS AGO DOWN AT SOUTH BEACH 1 MORNING GRUNTING TO TIE MY SHOES,FURIOUS BEYOND BELIEF GOT HOME ORDERED P90X (BTW GRUNTED ALOT MORE ONCE IT ARRIVED!LOL!!!) AND LEFT FOR MYRTLE BEACH 6MONTHS LATER AT 6% BF 169LBS !! IN THE LAST 4 YEARS I HAVE REACHED OR EXCEEDED EVERY GOAL THAT I HAVE SET SAVE 1 WHICH IS BENCHING 400LBS. BUT SINCE THAT JOURNEY I HAVE HIT SO MANY BRICK WALLS. BUT STILL FIGHTING THROUGH. NOW I HAVE ARMS 19"+ AND AM LOOKING TO HIT SINGLE DIGIT B/F BY THIS SPRING AND BE 190-200LB RANGE. EVERY DAY I FIGHT I AM DETERMINED THAT THE SWEAT ,THE SNAPPED TENDONS ,THE PAIN THE STRAIN WILL NOT BE IN VAIN!!!! IT'S JUST AS HARD NOW, MAYBE HARDER THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN, BUT I WILL IMPROVISE ,OVERCOME!! AFTER SNAPPING TENDONS IN MY RIGHT ARM LAST YEAR I REALIZED I COULD NOT LIFT AS HEAVY EVER AGAIN (BOOO HOOO!!!) SO IMPROVISED NEW PLAN HIT 20" ON ARMS ANYWAY !! I HAVE A SUPER HARD TIME LOOSING B/F (BOOO HOOO!!!) REALIZE IT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS!! HARDER FASTER LEANER STRONGER!! NO TURNING BACK NO QUITTING NO! NO!! NO!!!!!!!! DO NOT LOOK FOR PEOPLE TO MOTIVATE YOU... CANT DO IT!!! YOU GOTTA WANT CHANGE AS MUCH AS YOUR NEXT BREATH!!! I'VE BEEN SAYING I'VE WANTED SINGLE DIGIT B/F AGAIN FOR A LONG TIME ,BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH!! 5 WEEKS IN 8LBS OF FAT GONE, NOT IMPRESSIVE YOU SAY ?? DOESN'T SOUND DRIVEN YOU SAY!! BUT MY CHANGES ARE RIGHT ON THE MARK ,LOOSING FAT ONLY AND ALL 8 LBS GONE ARE FAT ONLY BECAUSE I'M SHRINKING UP BUT BODYWEIGHT IS STAYING THE SAME !! BEST CASE SCENARIO!  I AM WORTH IT!! AND SO ARE YOU !! BUT YOU'VE GOTTA TAKE THE HITS!! GO GET WHAT YOUR WORTH!!FIND THE DRIVE INSIDE!!

SEVERAL THINGS YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHEN BEGINNING A JOURNEY, SOME GOOD SOME CAN DESTROY YOU!

1: BREAKING CODEPENDANCY : MANY IF NOT MOST PEOPLE LOOKING TO TRANSFORM THEMSELVES PHYSICALLY ALSO NEED TO TRANSFORM THEMSELVES EMOTIONALLY. ALWAYS LOOKING TO OTHERS FOR AFFIRMATION SETS YOU UP TO 1 BE DESTROYED BY HATERS! 2: BE DESTROYED BY PREDATORS!! I SEE ALOT OF WOMEN ESPECIALLY,WHO IN SEARCH OF POSITIVE AFFIRMATION KEEP THIER T&A ON CLOSE FOCUS AT ALL TIMES ASSURING THE "HORNDOG" VOTE WILL BE STEADY.THIS IS DESTRUCTIVE PHYSICALLY BECAUSE FOR 1 IT ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP A SUBSTANDARD PHYSICAL CONDITION AND STILL RECIEVE THE "AFFERMATION"  THAT THEY SO DESIRE,BUT IT SETS THEM UP AS WELL TO BE PLAYED BY MEN WHO SEE THIS WEAKNESS AND NOW HOW TO USE IT FOR THIER ADVANTAGE . MEN ARE JUST AS SUCCEPTABLE ! HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE ATTENTION THAT YOU GET?? THERE ARE ROLLER COASTERS WE GET ON WHEN WE SART TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS AND ATTENTION IS GIVEN THAT PROVOKES INAPROPRIATE DESIRE WHICH IS DESTRUCTIVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY! BOTH ISSUES HAVE THE SAME ROOT , AN EMPTYNESS THAT IS SEEKING TO BE FILLED. SO AS YOU GROW YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND REALIZE YOUR NEED TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!! AND FOCUSING ON STRENGTHENING THE INNER YOU! BE DETERMINED TO PRESENT REAL RESULTS, THAT WILL BOTH CONTINUE TO MOTIVATE AND INSPIRE YOU FROM WITHIN! YOUR STRENGTH WILL BE CONTAGIOUS AND IT WILL LEAD OTHER TO THE SUCCESS THAT THEY REALLY NEED ... "SELF CONFIDENCE!" DO NOT LET PEOPLES OPINION OF YOU DRIVE YOU!! DO NOT SEEK OUTWARD MOTIVATION!! RELEASE IT FROM WITHIN!! LEARN CONTROL BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY! AND REALIZE EVERY WEAKNESS AND CRUSH THEM!!

EXTREME IS GOOD ... BUT THERE IS A LINE WHERE EXTREME BECOMES COUNTER PRODUCTIVE! NUTRITIONALLY MANY PEOPLE WILL UNDEREAT WANTING "FAST RESULTS" = FAIL!! LIFTING PEOPLE WILL LIFT TOO MUCH WANTING "FAST RESULTS" = FAIL! WORKING OUT HARD ,EATING STRICT ARE BOTH ESSENTIAL  BUT IN THE CASE OF WORKING OUT FORM IS EVERYTHING ! REMEMBER QUALITY OVER QUANTITY!! I BLEW OUT MY RIGHT ARM LAST YEAR CURLING 195 = GAME OVER !!  LESSON LEARNED ,BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THE ONLY WAY TO HIT 20" WAS TO LIFT SUPER HEAVY,BUT I HIT 20" ANYWAY BY FOCUSING ON MY FORM AFTER I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE! SO DO IT RIGHT AND AVOID PERMANENT DAMAGE ! REMEMBER ITS ABOUT GETTN RESULTS NOT ABOUT GETTN HURT!! AND NUTRITIONALLY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT GETTN RIPPED END UP CUTTING TOO MANY CALORIES WHICH SETS THEM UP FOR FEEDING FRENZIES,SUGAR DROPS  ETC ETC! WHICH = FAIL . SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE!! THIS IS MY FOURTH WEEK AT THIS CUT: DOWN 8 LBS, BUT I HAVE LOST ALL FAT AND HAVE KEPT MY MUSCLE! THE SCALE IS JUST A TRIVIAL OBJECT ANYWAY BECAUSE SO MANY THINGS CAN EFFECT WEIGHT FROM WATER WEIGHT,TO WEIGHT IN YOUR COLON ETC SO DON'T LET THE SCALE DEFINE YOU !! LOOK AT PEOPLE ON HERE SAME HIGHT AND WEIGHT BUT TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOOK ! 1 JACKED UP 1 SOFT AS A MARSHMELLOW! SO TAKE THE TIME FIND NUTRITIONAL AND FITNESS PLANS THAT YOU CAN "LIVE" WITH AND DON'T HURT YOURSELF !!! THIS IS ABOUT GETTING BETTER NOT KILLING YOURSELF!!