you have to go up and down? WTF?

The first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning is that I need to exercise. But then the second thing that I think, is how or why I can’t go to the gym or go for a hike today. A lot of us have some pretty bad fitness habits. But I am here now to propose a 5 simsple suggestions as to how I(and hopefully you) can get past those bad habits.

1. As a famous Shoe company would advise you, JUST DO IT. Don’t think about about why you can’t or why you shouldn’t. In fact, just don’t think at all. Just do it. Make you exercise routine, make it ingrained in to the person that is you.

2. Reverse your thinking. Just Do It(see no. 1) so often that it becomes the norm. Make exercising the thing that you make excuses to do. Make it an addiction.

3. Have a positive mental attitude. Any activity that anyone engages in can be either awesome or completely shitty. How you enjoy any activity is largely dependent on the attitude you have going in to the activity. If you are pissed off and don’t want to go to gym, guess what, you are going to hate it. If you change your attitude and get excited, you are going to LOVE IT.

4. Switch it up. As Important as it is to make exercise your routine, it doesn’t have to be a stagnant routine. Do something different. Set a goal to do a different exercise every day. Run a different route, Go for a bike ride, Take a hike, chase a car, play with your dog.

5. Find a partner, but don’t depend on a partner. Find someone else who wants to exercise with you. Exercising is always easiest when you have someone to do it with. Just don’t fall in to the trap of getting discouraged when you partner can’t or doesn’t want to go. Use that as a motivator to get your ass out of the house and exercise. Show your exercise partner what they are missing by having a blast and enjoying yourself.

There you have it, 5 simple suggestions that I have found to make exercise palatable. Are there other suggestions that might help us along our journey? Absolutely, these are just the ones that I have found to help me. If you think of more suggestions, write ‘em down. Type them up in a big font and tape them on your bedroom door. Put them somewhere where you will remember them. Make them an every day part of your life. If you can do that, you can succeed. We can all succeed in losing weight and getting healthy.

This is my first real post in several months, so some of you may be wondering what the whole purpose of this site. Well let me fill you in. This is my semi autobiographical/semi inspirational/semi informative weight loss blog. I intend to fill you head with my bizarre and usually controversial topics about losing weight, being overweight, getting healthy, and changing lifestyles. What inspired this change do you ask? Last fall I had a sudden realization that if I didn’t change the way that I acted myself, I was going to be unable to function in normal society. I was so fat that I couldn’t properly wipe my own ass.

what I saw myself becoming

It is an embarrassing thing to admit, but the mere fact that I was so fat I couldn’t reach all the places of my own body finally turned me on to the fact that my life had been spinning out of control. I made a resolution to change my life, and I have been (slowly) working towards that since then.

Everybody got that? good.

That is it for now. I will see you kids on thrusday. Peace out for now.

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Email me: dan (at) finished being fat (dot) com

From the reading that I have been doing the last few days, I think I need to start increasing my protein intake. Apparently, a man my size should be consuming at least 150 grams of protein a day, and since I am trying to build muscle, it should probably be more like 200. So I am going to start paying close attention to the amount of protein I eat per day, and try to keep it around 150-200 grams per day.

I have been in a plateau all this week. I am not going to let it frustrate me though. Even though I am friggin’ tired of being fat, and really want to lose quickly, I understand that it isn’t going to happen all at once. I am going to keep on keeping on, and continue doing what I know is good for me. Even if it takes another month to drop another 10 pounds, I can’t quit. I want to lose weight and get healthy more than I have ever wanted anything in my life. If I quit now, I will just be setting myself up for failure in the future.

that’s all for now.

later,

Dan

Not the Responsible Fast Food Choice (Sadly I need the reminder)

Well, after have a little bit of feedback on my videos, I realize now that I didn’t actually spell out how exactly I was going to Lose Weight. So here it goes the “10  weight loss methods for a healthier life” that I will follow.

1. Instead of eating 3 medium to large meals per day, eat 5-6 small meals per day.

2. Try as hard as possible to eat fresh home cooked food rather than processed fast food. But if you end up having to get some fast food, be prepared to make a responsible choice.

3. Exercise for a minimum of 40 minutes per day 4-6 times per week.

4. Combine both Aerobic and Anaerobic exercise into exercise routines.

5. Don’t eat within 3 hours of going to sleep.

6. Switch Up exercise methods every few weeks.(create muscle confusion)

7. If you want to eat a piece of chocolate every once in a while, eat a piece, but only 1 piece. moderation is key.

8. Don’t Just exercise for the sake of exercise. In addition to going to the gym, find a hobby that will allow you to be active and have fun at the same time.

9. Don’t go crazy. Remember, this is a lifelong lifestyle change, don’t do anything that you can’t or aren’t willing to sustain for the rest of your life.

10. Be Proud. Some people get shy or embarrassed about trying to lose weight. There is nothing to be embarrassed about, you are doing something awesome! You are making responsible choices to change and improve your life, and improving your situation is something to be proud of, not embarrassed about.

Keep in mind, that these are the weight loss methods that I am going to be using for my own Journey. These weight loss methods may or may not work for you.