BFFMIC Post - AH-HA Moments
I made this post today on the Burn-the-Fat-Inner-circle website. It got a comment from the author saying my points were really well concentrated. I am going to post here becasue they are some of the best things I have learned from the book.
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Great topic Kyle.
I purchased the BFFM book in December 2004. I didn't start really adopting lifestyle changes until May 2006. Almost a year ago. I have been very diligent but far from perfect. I have had great success and several AH-HA moments usually at the point I hit a plateau because I would invariably read the book again.
Moment 1: The mind is the missing key for most. Honest truth ... I bought the book in '04, and skipped straight past the goal setting to read about nutrition and training. That was all I thought I needed from the book. I did not write goals and I just set out to follow the plan. Some short success followed but ultimate failure. When I revisited the book in 2006, the early chapters on goal setting really hit home with me. I set my first goals and a lot of early success followed. It is so critical.
Moment 2: Track Results Frequently. This came at the same time as moment 1. Seeing results on a spreadsheet or in pictures will always help motivate you to improve or worst case, help you to not fall too far off the wagon.
Moment 3: Bodytyping ... Accept it and get over it. I am an endomorph. No one in my family tree is lean (or ever has been). I can whine about my inherited genetic barriers or I can turn around and make them be my biggest blessings. The fact I have to overcome more than many may mean I have to do more cardio, be more careful with cheat meals and train on weights harder than others but it is the greatest thing that could have happened to me because it is forcing me to overcome. This was an incredibly powerful realization.
Moment 4: A quote from the book ... "People often underestimate the amount of effort it requires to develop a lean body.". Maybe the fourth time through the book this quote really struck a chord with me. After early successes that seemed to come easily, as you get leaner it gets more challenging I think. This quote reminds me to examine my food intake, change workout routines, change intensity, work harder, visualize more, drink plenty of water, etc.
Moment 5: The body loves nutrient rich food. Improving my diet has taken a lot of time and self examination. Due to my body type I realized maybe a tuna sandwich on wheat bread would not be as good for me as a tuna on a bed of greens and other vegetables. I have no history of ever being able to eat salads with any consistency. Now I absolutely crave them and eat them twice a day. This was an impossible thought to me a year ago and not something I strived for necessarily but I eat salads with protein and good fats and the effect on energy levels, immune system, mental health is nothing short of miracle.
Moment 6: Do not approach this as a diet. Make lifestyle changes at a pace that you are comfortable with. Different than anything I have tried to get lean in the past ... this has become a lifestyle. It really took time to get to this point but my body enjoys this so much that there is no missing processed foods. I go out and it is easy to eat right. The body is happy.
There are many more but I will stop here. I am leaner, stronger and happier at 37 yrs old than I have ever been in my life by far. I look forward to more ah-ha moments as I go forward.
Thanks,
George
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Great topic Kyle.
I purchased the BFFM book in December 2004. I didn't start really adopting lifestyle changes until May 2006. Almost a year ago. I have been very diligent but far from perfect. I have had great success and several AH-HA moments usually at the point I hit a plateau because I would invariably read the book again.
Moment 1: The mind is the missing key for most. Honest truth ... I bought the book in '04, and skipped straight past the goal setting to read about nutrition and training. That was all I thought I needed from the book. I did not write goals and I just set out to follow the plan. Some short success followed but ultimate failure. When I revisited the book in 2006, the early chapters on goal setting really hit home with me. I set my first goals and a lot of early success followed. It is so critical.
Moment 2: Track Results Frequently. This came at the same time as moment 1. Seeing results on a spreadsheet or in pictures will always help motivate you to improve or worst case, help you to not fall too far off the wagon.
Moment 3: Bodytyping ... Accept it and get over it. I am an endomorph. No one in my family tree is lean (or ever has been). I can whine about my inherited genetic barriers or I can turn around and make them be my biggest blessings. The fact I have to overcome more than many may mean I have to do more cardio, be more careful with cheat meals and train on weights harder than others but it is the greatest thing that could have happened to me because it is forcing me to overcome. This was an incredibly powerful realization.
Moment 4: A quote from the book ... "People often underestimate the amount of effort it requires to develop a lean body.". Maybe the fourth time through the book this quote really struck a chord with me. After early successes that seemed to come easily, as you get leaner it gets more challenging I think. This quote reminds me to examine my food intake, change workout routines, change intensity, work harder, visualize more, drink plenty of water, etc.
Moment 5: The body loves nutrient rich food. Improving my diet has taken a lot of time and self examination. Due to my body type I realized maybe a tuna sandwich on wheat bread would not be as good for me as a tuna on a bed of greens and other vegetables. I have no history of ever being able to eat salads with any consistency. Now I absolutely crave them and eat them twice a day. This was an impossible thought to me a year ago and not something I strived for necessarily but I eat salads with protein and good fats and the effect on energy levels, immune system, mental health is nothing short of miracle.
Moment 6: Do not approach this as a diet. Make lifestyle changes at a pace that you are comfortable with. Different than anything I have tried to get lean in the past ... this has become a lifestyle. It really took time to get to this point but my body enjoys this so much that there is no missing processed foods. I go out and it is easy to eat right. The body is happy.
There are many more but I will stop here. I am leaner, stronger and happier at 37 yrs old than I have ever been in my life by far. I look forward to more ah-ha moments as I go forward.
Thanks,
George
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