The No Fat Lies Secret Psychology For Fat Loss Success - Part 4 A
“Your life transforms in a positive way with each empowering decision you keep” - Rich Tweten
Looking back into my own life I remember several times when I said to myself that I was going to make a decision about something. Afterwards, thinking that I made it only to break that very same decision down the road for certain reasons. As a result of breaking decisions not only did I slow down my own personal progress but I also felt disappointed in myself for not maintaining my focus. I then got into the habit of breaking decisions and making them, breaking them and making them, breaking them and making them. Okay, you get the picture! It can become a vicious cycle.
Why did I break those decisions in the first place? I believe the main reason was me not linking enough pleasure towards the result of the empowering decision and instead more to breaking it, thus deciding to return to my old and unhealthy habits.
The definition of a decision is to decide what you want and then to cut every other option off by keeping that decision. To cut everything else off! Every day we make decisions without even realizing it. For example; you get home from work and sit down to watch TV. Suddenly after becoming entranced by the television show you realize that it’s time to get up to perform your workout. You need to make a decision to take a specific action. It’s obvious what the right thing to do is since you decided earlier to workout on this day, yet there's a battle going on inside your head!
There’s a little devil by your left ear demanding you to put the workout on hold so you can experience the short-term pleasure of your show and relaxation. A little angel by your right ear is telling you to get up and workout in order to feel good about sticking to your original decision and continuing to work towards your fat loss goals. But, I've got to tell you... the immediate decision that you make will transform your life!
For the first little while you may need to pay extra attention to every situation where you’re faced with a decision that can affect your fat loss progress. However, after training yourself to consistently make empowering decisions of action, you’ll soon be able to do this unconsciously on a daily basis since those actions will have become habits of your own!
A Tip From Rich: To participate in the following assignment, simply print off this article then write down your answers on a separate piece of paper, or type them out inside a text file as you go.
Your Goal For Part 4: To create new and empowering decisions of action.
First, you'll learn the specific decisions that will help you to lose your stubborn fat for life. From there, you'll write down the pleasurable results that you can expect from making those decisions and the painful consequences for not making them, or breaking them and resorting back to any unproductive behavioral habits of the past.
Afterwards, I'm certain you'll agree to activate each empowering decision. So, when you find yourself tempted to take that little devil's advice to go against one of those empowering decisions... simply come back to this step in order to remind yourself as to why you made that decision in the first place and the consequence of breaking it. As a result, you'll have a much greater chance of taking the little angel's advice by making that empowering decision instead of acting upon your impulses.
Okay... let's begin!
I'd now like you to start this assignment by studying the section below that's titled, 'The 10 Monumental Habits of Action!'. These are the healthy habits that will replace the unhealthy ones that controlled you in the past. Upon deciding to activate these 10 habits, you’ll soon turn them into your own monumental habits of action!
... and in 12-weeks or less, you’ll realize how making those decisions was a major part of your physical transformation.
The 10 Monumental Habits of Action:
Habits! Habits!! Habits!!! We’re all creatures of habit. Imagine the following scenario. When you decide to perform a new behavior, simultaneously a small thread sprouts from your brain and attaches to this action. As you continue to repeat that behavior, gradually as time evolves that thread will begin to multiply by becoming thicker and longer in length, thus turning the behavior into a habit. What once was a thread is now a rope and it can be hard to break! So, doesn’t it make sense to form healthy habits rather than unhealthy ones? I think so!
I realize that new, healthy habits may bring about more pain in the short-term than old, unhealthy habits. However, in the near future... I’m certain that those healthy habits will be more pleasurable than the unhealthy ones, due to results! The choice is yours for which habits you’d like to cultivate, but I'm going to assume that you'd like to form healthy habits.
C'mon, would you like to... or are you going to? I hope you’re now ready and have decided to change once and for all by discontinuing your old unhealthy habits and replacing them with the 10 monumental habits of action in order to feel better about yourself. How can you expect to change the way you look and feel in a positive way if you continue to live with the lifestyle that created your body at this time?
The 10 monumental habits of action are the most important habits you're going to adopt after using ‘No FAT Lies: The Absolute TRUTH on How to Lose Stubborn Fat for Life’. By focusing your efforts on the few yet most important habits of behavior instead of becoming confused with all the misleading and complicated information out there, I believe you’ll have a much greater chance of success!
Besides naming those habits, I’m going to provide you with forecasted results that you can expect from cultivating them. They’ll almost appear too simple but don’t kid yourself since the results are dramatic if you allow all of them to actually become habits of your own!
The 1st, Monumental Habit of Action:
Perform 3, 20 minute weight training workouts each week
Results:
By performing 3, 20 minute weight training workouts each week you’ll become stronger, shapelier, more energetic, while also losing body fat quicker than if you didn’t weight train. This is a result of increasing your strength, muscular endurance and muscle tone from adhering to the easy-to-use and enjoyable Flex-For-Shape workout that’s found inside ‘No FAT Lies: The Absolute TRUTH on How to Lose Stubborn Fat for Life’. You see, your body isn’t used to this new form of exercise and there’s a higher need for you to become stronger and more shapely since that’s your body’s way of protecting itself against the new stress. Due to this, I’m sure you’ll be happier with the difference in how you look and feel! Everyday activities will become so much easier and you’ll feel more efficient and productive as well.
Your 1st Empowering Decision:
"I'll perform 3, 20 minute Flex-For-Shape workouts each week."
Pleasurable result of making that empowering decision:
Painful consequence of not making or breaking that empowering decision:
Do you Agree or Disagree with the 1st empowering decision?
(circle or type out your answer)
The 2nd, Monumental Habit of Action:
Perform 3, 20 minute cardiovascular workouts each week
Results:
By performing 3, 20 minute cardiovascular workouts each week you’ll gain stamina, lose body fat quicker and improve the health of your entire body. This is a result from challenging your cardiovascular and respiratory system to overcome a new level of stress that you’re not accustomed to. This in turn forces your body to transform in a positive way, believe me!
Your heart muscle grows larger and stronger so it doesn’t have to overwork. The blood that carries vital nutrients and oxygen to all parts of your body will travel more efficiently. Not only that but you’ll prevent the numerous diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure that can build up as a result of inactivity. Also, it will be so much easier for you to move around all day and keep up with the younger folks, which can be quite important!
Your 2nd Empowering Decision:
"I'll perform 3, 20 minute Cardio-Burn workouts each week."
Pleasurable result of making that empowering decision:
Painful consequence of not making or breaking that empowering decision:
Do you Agree or Disagree with the 2nd empowering decision?
(circle or type out your answer)
The 3rd, Monumental Habit of Action:
Perform 6 to 9 stretching sessions each week
Results:
Stretching your muscles 6 to 9 times each week will improve your posture and flexibility so you’ll experience less aches and pains while also having a much greater chance of avoiding injury. This is a result from allowing your body to stretch out beyond what it’s normally used to and wouldn’t it be nice and soothing to feel less discomfort around the joints and low back? By following the easy-to-use and relaxing stretching program found within ‘No FAT Lies: The Absolute TRUTH on How to Lose Stubborn Fat for Life’, the above results can and will be accomplished!
Your 3rd Empowering Decision:
"I'll perform 6 to 9 stretching sessions each week."
Pleasurable result of making that empowering decision:
Painful consequence of not making or breaking that empowering decision:
Do you Agree or Disagree with the 3rd empowering decision?
(circle or type out your answer)
The 4th, Monumental Habit of Action:
Eat 5 to 6, balanced and just the right sized meals daily for 6 days each week
Results:
By eating 5 to 6, balanced and just the right sized meals daily for 6 days each week you'll lose excess body fat, gain energy and will experience less cravings throughout the day. This is a result of your accelerated metabolism, which allows you to burn more calories than usual and also from giving your body just what it needs in terms of food, instead of too much. It doesn't matter if you're eating an overdose of fat or carbohydrates, most of the extra calories that your body doesn't require for immediate and future energy purposes at that time will get stored as body fat instead!
If you're only eating 1 to 3 small or large meals a day, then since your body is going for some time without food, your mind assumes that it's actually starving! So, the last thing your mind wants your body to do in a case like that is to let go of body fat. Instead, it hangs onto it for dear life for the stored energy it needs. The benefits you'll get from cultivating this monumental habit of action far outweighs the inconvenience of preparing and consuming the additional meals.
Your 4th Empowering Decision:
"I'll eat 5 to 6, balanced and just the right sized meals daily for 6 days each week."
Pleasurable result of making that empowering decision:
Painful consequence of not making or breaking that empowering decision:
Do you Agree or Disagree with the 4th empowering decision?
(circle or type out your answer)
The 5th, Monumental Habit of Action:
Don’t eat starchy carbs and fruit in the last 2 meals of the day and instead eat more veggies, for 6 days each week
Results:
By locking the starchy carbs and fruit out of your mouth come the last 2 meals of the day and instead eating more veggies, for 6 days each week... you’ll feel less sluggish and bloated, and instead will become more energetic. Not only that but you’ll lose excess body fat. Let’s not forget about that!
Starchy carbs and fruit are calorie-dense foods and your body breaks them down quite rapidly for energy. Later on in the day when you’re not as active your body doesn’t need this rapid burst of energy. So, the extra carbohydrates or glucose enters your body fat stores instead of getting used up in your daily activities. Furthermore, the starchy carbs and fruit cause the sugar in your blood stream to rise quickly and drop suddenly, which creates that sluggish and bloated condition. I’m sure that’s not how you’d like to feel.
Your 5th Empowering Decision:
"I won't eat starchy carbs and fruit in the last 2 meals of the day and instead I'll eat more veggies, for 6 days each week."
Pleasurable result of making that empowering decision:
Painful consequence of not making or breaking that empowering decision:
Do you Agree or Disagree with the 5th empowering decision?
(circle or type out your answer)
The 6th, Monumental Habit of Action:
Limit the alcohol, pop, candy and worst fats while eating more of the best fats, for 6 days each week
Results:
By limiting your intake of alcohol, pop, candy and the worst fats you’ll love how your body will become tighter and more defined in such a short period of time! More of the best fats such as olive, flax and canola oil will help to increase your energy and improve the condition of your eyes, hair and skin without causing you to gain body fat.
Your 6th Empowering Decision:
"I'll limit the alcohol, pop, candy and worst fats while eating more of the best fats, for 6 days each week."
Pleasurable result of making that empowering decision:
Painful consequence of not making or breaking that empowering decision:
Do you Agree or Disagree with the 6th empowering decision?
(circle or type out your answer)
Rich Tweten is a certified personal trainer of over the past 10 years, and author of ‘No FAT Lies: The Absolute TRUTH on How to Lose Stubborn Fat for Life’. For more information about his book-based program, cutting-edge online personal training website and to get your free e-course, visit: www.nofatlies.com.
If you live in the Vancouver, Canada area then feel free to contact him for more information about his personal training services by visiting www.shapeupsolution.com.
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