I recently came across the following blog about burning fat and being more healthy.
This guy Tom Venuto has an excellent blog called, appropriately enough, the Burn The Fat Blog. Love it!
I guess he’s a bodybuilder:
One article he recently posted has some great advice. As I read through this list, I realized that this is good advice for living life, not just for losing weight!
Check it out:
Body transformation mistake #10
Training without intensity; going through the motions
Success strategy
Training with intensity, effort, focus and passion
Body transformation mistake #9
Using only willpower; trying to change consciously with force
Success strategy
Using habit power and programming your subconscious mind to change automatically
Body transformation mistake #8
Giving up at the first obstacle or failure
Success strategy
Persisting through every adversity until you succeed
Body transformation mistake #7
Inconsistency with nutrition and training
Success strategy
Consistently following your nutrition and training plan, every single day
Body transformation mistake #6
Chasing quick fixes; doing the least you can get away with
Success strategy
Developing a hard work ethic; doing whatever it takes
Body transformation mistake #5
Short term perspective: “I’m going on a 12 week program”
Success strategy
Long term perspective: “This is a lifelong journey”
Body transformation mistake #4
No goals, fuzzy goals or lightly taken goals
Success strategy #
Specific, written goals and total commitment to them
Body transformation mistake #3
Blaming something or someone else for your lack of results
Success strategy
Taking personal responsibility for all your results; better or worse
Body transformation mistake #2
No progress tracking or accountability
Success strategy
Tracking, measuring and becoming accountable for everything you want to improve; weight, body fat, performance, etc.
Body transformation mistake #1
Not believing it can be done and/or not believing you can do it
Success strategy
Believing in yourself; cultivating and growing that belief every single day
He has a lot of other great stuff on the site. He also has a book.
This one was really well rounded and well said, about living a good life:
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