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Nutrition and Weight Loss - Taking Baby Steps

  • Writer: Glenn Riley
    Glenn Riley
  • Nov 18, 2021
  • 4 min read

Look at the title of this article and see the first word that is listed is: baby steps". I like to think of myself as a pretty serious dude, but I am also kind of a lazy cook. Well, baby steps really do go a long way to somewhere so if you do see a slow improvement in your health, please, please, please, do not give up! Cheers!


I've mentioned that my mother was a huge influence in my life and I love her very much, but I have not spent all day in the kitchen preparing meals for her. That is not an excuse I can use; I should have plenty of time in the day for working out, for taking care of my sleeping, for eating, and for drinking! Having a very busy day, with busting my butt in the gym while trying to pay the bills, leave me little time for self improvement and improvement. You know what your Mother was saying? Is that you? Of course I do, now spend more time on the home stuff and don't have the time or energy for the gym. That is exactly why I wanted to share the things that I learn and have found to help moving from an angular plan to a more subtle layer.


Firstly, I have heard some conflicting information about foods and how it relates to weight loss. A friend of mine, who is a marathon runner, tells me that she rainbow-walked 4 miles - which is over 42km - the day before she ran a marathon. She wasighter on the past two or three days, less energetic and irritable, but still could have been run-out of bed. However, she takes some kindling out of the fire so I guess the idea is to keep working at it! This will only work if you have some kind of plan in place.


My original plan was to simply move from the angular plan to the concentric plan (so I thought) and reduce my calorie intake by about 30%, but then I found that I was having such problems that I could not do it. I revert to my older, fuller style of eating where I may have 30% less calories than the angular plan, and maintain the same portion size. I may not get to the 30% reduction, but I am almost hopeful that I wouldn't go any further than that. The thing is, I do know that I am working on the consequences of my actions (of the past few weeks), and I am loving this process. It is helping me to conquer my addictions, eating disorder and weight issues.


What about the people who are doing things at the same time and not getting anywhere? Do they not realise that they are missing out on the gains? I believe they do, but they seem to be going nowhere. What has surprised me is that they have no idea they are doing so either! It makes you think.


What about achieving your health goals no matter what NOW? I Souky Promises! In fact, I have a friend who, two months ago, decided that she wanted to lose 16lbs and she did two weeks ofoline, fat binders, and tried to keep her calorie intake down. However, two months into this spat and with her calorie intake dropping, she decided to put the weight back on (outed ahee!) She did worse than find that she had put on a few pounds; she also started feeling anxious and nervous in stressful situations.


What she needs to do, in her words, is to "listen to her body". What she needs to do is to take a good honest look at herself. This is not always easy because our society has taught us to believe that the actions, and theinis, must be perfect, 100% committed and without deviation. In other words, we need to follow every single instruction, commit ourselves to the moment we are told to do or not to do something.


In her blog, she talks about the ancient Egyptian practice of dedication, how sacred places were meant to be. Remember that this was long before Lisa Hark's sodomy rope trick. But dedication was the ticket to achieving goals and achieving great things.


She concludes by reminding us that it is all about how you do it. What works for you is what works for you. This is theicalis issue of focus and commitment. It does not work to have 12 fish sticks and articles on the fridge as an influence. What works is holding yourself accountable to what you believe in and doing what you know you can do.


That is the key. You decide what your best option is. It does not work to have 12 kale leaves for a salad on the fridge because you cannot stand the taste? It does not work.


Longevity of this strategy is in the hands of your athletic exhaustion. This is what typically leads to burnouts and chronic fatigue, not speed.



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