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Created:06/14/2009
Last Modified:06/14/2009
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I just have to say

This weekend was an eating shambles - I ate crap all weekend and a lot of sugar today. I think I have a lot of cardio activity coming this week..LOL! I feel that having an ok I don’t care attitude is better than stressing about it and feeling guilty. At the end of the day as long as I have a sensible week and stay active I’ll be ok. Pangs of guilt can come in but, the fact is there are people who eat loads of **** and still have lean bodies (Michael Phelps - ok an olympic swimmer but my point being energy in versus energy out is the name of the game) If I sat on my arse the whole time this coming week man it will get huuuuuge! But if I make a concious effort to stay active and push hard at every opportunity then I will be good. All about being what humans are designed to be, moving, working, LIVING.

I was reading a girls blog just now about her wanting advice about fat burners because she wants to lose fat. This is what clever marketing has done, makes millions believe that unless they use fat burners they are destined to stay fat! I disagree. People have been slim for years without them, OK they can work but it’s certainly not wise to take them everyday indefinitely. We live in a world where if something hasn’t happened "NOW", then it’s just too long! no one is prepared to wait for the results, or put in the necessary work. I don’t just mean the exercise, but the eating a decent balanced diet for your desired physique and your daily living activities. i think a lot of people are under the impression that as long as you exercise for 1 hour a day you’ll be fine to sit down the other hours you’re awake. Of course fat wont shift if thats your attitude! We are designed to move. My daughter is 3 and she never sits down! Always on to the next thing running here and running there, singing stomping her feet, finding the next game to play or thing to do, all up until bed time. She never walks somewhere but runs, she never sits if she can stand and she never sits still when she is sitting. If you look at her body it is long and lean, she has noticeable muscle tone and she is 3 people. She doesn’t take or need fat burners she just moves constantly. OK she is a growing girl so her metabolism is different but there are kids of the same age who are seriously overweight and to watch them for a few hours they don’t move that much, they don’t go outdoors and they certainly sit very still!

Get my point? We create heat by moving around that will use calories, we are designed to move and be active and do things. no excuses, exercise is the easy part it’s just one hour. Keep up the activity by staying on your feet, moving around, walk faster, or jog from A to B, only sit for meals, ride a bike to work, take a kite out with friends and family, take a frisbee to the park..endless things. JUST DO IT!!

8 Responses to “I just have to say”

  1. Bunit2 Says:

    I agree with you whole-heartedly. Staying active is definitely the way to go. If I was dependant on my workout alone I don’t think my progress would be as great. I spend a lot of time playing with my son, shooting hoops, etc. Not to mention my job is pretty physically demanding. Being active really is a lifestyle and more than just exercise.


  2. Lex29us Says:

    I thought I was alone in feeling htis way. I completely agree with you. Fat burners are a great supplement if you are preparing for a show, or photo shoot, and just want to be extra lean. But the truth of the matter is you diet and your activity level will impose your fat burning mechanisms. You cant be on fat burners 24/7, thats what you diet is for.


  3. ultimateme Says:

    I agree 100%! Marketing is directed at self-conscience people who are not comfortable in/with their bodies. So they will not exercise in fear of shame of being seen.


  4. booshnoogs Says:

    People are always looking for some kind of magic pill that they can take so that they’ll get results without having to put in any real work.


  5. WaynesWorld Says:

    Absolutely in agreement with this blog. It astounds me how people will make an excuse for not taking 30 minutes out of a 24 hour day to get in some kind of exercise


  6. french_pedi Says:

    i agree, but man, i love my guarana-green tea - aspirin stack before my work out. and they produce results wihtout a doubt. when i cycle off to give my adrenals a break i see the difference and need to cut the carbs and up the cardio to compensate.


  7. jmorgan87 Says:

    A sizable intake of sugar at any one time will shut down the fat burning process. Sugar strips the organs and muscles of vital nutrients and rots tissue and accelerates aging.


  8. AntWrig Says:

    Jmorgan87? Is that so. It’s quite the opposite. Also, what exactly would you consider "sizable". 90% of your nutrition plan should be "clean" foods (I hate that term but whatever). You have 10% to eat whatever you want and science backs this up.

    Read "Cheat your way thin" by Joel Morrison.


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