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Keep Moving Forward: The Power of Thought

Monday, June 27th, 2011

I could be distraught that I messed up on my diet, finally, and I can tell on the scale and in the way I look. I could be distraught that the knee that I had two surgeries on has been giving me problems that I’ve been trying to temper through daily icing, fish oil, glucosamine, etc…I could be distraught by a lot of things. But since I have the power to control my thoughts, I have the power to determine my own success, my own failure, my actions, and hence my life.

I read this passage this morning while doing my cardio and felt this was JUST what I needed, and would love to share this empowering reminder to you all.

“Our life is a product of our decisions not our conditions.”

No matter where you are in life, you’ve made an appointment to be here. It’s our thoughts that determine our reality. Everything around us sustaining and aiding life was once just a thought. The same goes for our life.

“Whether you can or you can’t, it’s whichever you think!”

If you change your thoughts, it will change your life. Our thoughts affect our actions and our actions determine our life. Instead of thinking of all the obstacles between you and your goals, think of all the opportunity between you and your goals. Force yourself to turn the 80% of negative self-talk into 80% of positive self-talk. The internal controls the external, not the other way around.

Your thoughts are the cause and your life is the effect. If you wish to change the effect, you must first change the cause. Today I ask you to take control of your thoughts. Eliminate negative self-talk and choose positivity no matter what. Obstacles only exist in the mind – in actuality it’s opportunity waiting for you to take action.

The cause and effects of life depends on your thoughts.

All my love,

Tony Gaskins Jr., motivational speaker & author

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15 Tips for Accelerated Weight Loss

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Want to shed weight fast? Here are some tips for accelerated weight loss. This is not necessarily a way to live 24/7, but they can help to get you over a hump if your weight loss is stalled, or if you *cough* come back from an Alaskan cruise and want to counteract the week of sitting on a boat coupled with multiple course meals at every glacier….

Eat 3-5 oz of lean protein per meal.
Increase meal frequency.
Ditch processed foods.
Ditch high carbohydrate foods, including breads, potatoes, and reduce consumption of fruit and nuts. Altering your macro-nutrients to a lower carbohydrate distribution can have a significant impact on your body composition!
Ditch sugar.
Load up on mostly non starchy veggies. My FAVORITE: a salad with spinach, cabbage, celery, arugula, jalapenos, broccoli, cauliflower, hearts of palm, a little artichoke, a little edamame, and some protein like hard-boiled egg whites, chicken, and turkey. With a lil bragg’s amino acid, a lil olive oil, a lil balsamic, and a lil lemon juice. TO DIE FOR.
Sleep more. I need to work on this!
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Eat organic. Don’t poison yourself with pesticides! This hampers your body’s abilities to function optimally- including your metabolism.
Stick to low glycemic LOAD food.
Shoot for a ratio of Omega 6’s to Omega 3’s of 1:1. Most people consume a disproportionately high amount of Omega 6’s to Omega 3’s.
Increase your water intake. Insufficient amounts of water in your body will hinder effective breakdown of fat.
Reduce your sodium consumption.
Exercise 6 days a week- mixing higher and lower intensity cardio with weight training. Especially for folks who don’t do any sort of interval or strength training at all- this can help tremendously! And stretch. You want your muscles at their optimal length!
My client, Brendan, and me
Think positively. Be present. Smile and laugh. Stress increases cortisol, which can lead to increased cravings and/or increased fat storage. You don’t want this!
Keep a food and/or workout and/or emotion log to stay mindful and to discern patterns.