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Day 15-re-commit and let’s do it!

Sounds as if things are being thrashed out on here with you all?

I wouldn’t be making a day 15 post at all tonight without borrowing another machine. Dropped my laptop tonight and won’t be fixed by dell until wednesday, bit of a pain but at least it should be fixed by wednesday, makes us realise how much we rely on our computers these days!

Judging by your comments, i think you all are beginning to realise that having consistent weeks is really the way to go? Just look at jean this week, she has achieved great things this week, even though she hasn’t lost any weight, what i mean is that instead of stress eating about it in the past, she has analysed here week when she didn’t lose the weight, and concluded that she could in fact done quite a bit more to make sure her week was successful. I believe she will have a great week this week. She has lost 7 pounds already, so she is ahead of the game already.

Cyril has promised to go for the big push and cut out all the junk this week, his attitude is sincere and enthusiastic, and wants and deserves to do really well. Can he do it? Of course he can and i know a lot of you take comfort in cyril’s posts, which helps us all out if we are in periods of doubt and don’t feel like getting out there and doing things, that man has been out there in icy and snowy conditions, so he deserves our respect. I want to know your success story this week cyril and i want you under the big 18 very soon, with self belief and constant action, you’re going to do it and that means under 40 inches on the waist too, i’m counting on you to do it!

Whatever your situation there tonight, it’s february 1st and isn’t it time you really got excited about what you are doing again? If you are not excited, then maybe its time to set up a dream list, the things you really can achieve over the next 10 weeks, the next year and maybe even the next 5 years.

Maybe it’s being a better parent, and a healthier parent i mean, so you can keep up with your kids in old age. Maybe it’s being proud of your efforts in this challenge, and your children and friends admire you for overcoming all the challenges you have in daily life and STILL being in great shape by the end of april? Maybe it’s finally getting off those blood pressure tablets or avoiding the threat of diabetes? Maybe it’s meeting the person of your dreams, maybe it’s being at a healthy weight to have children, maybe its about getting the drive to open a new business, or go for a new promotion in work, or make yourself a less stressed human being that doesn’t take their bad health in general out on others, its a fact we are more irritable when we have an unhealthy lifestyle, and those around will cheer to that too! Whatever your choice and ambition,  its really time right now to go for it again, get your priorities straight and use the information you know to be correct and creating the very best version of you!

Remember, its the stories you tell yourself that stop you getting to where you want to be, tell yourself the truth and the positives attributes you have, and you will move forward and achieve anything you put your mind to, the time is now, no putting it off and let’s commit well and truly to a great week 3!!!!!!!!

Keri

p.s. couldnt reply to your question in the comments board cyril due to this laptop for some reason, but the thigh stretch is done lying on the floor before you go out, go on to your side, grab your foot and pull it back whilst on your side until you feel some discomfort. Try and keep the thigh your stretching close to the other one, this will give you a better stretch. Hold for 10 seconds, you can also do this stretch standing up.

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Day 14

Okay, it’s day 14 and the big question must be “how many of you are still here? How many of you have still got the same enthusiasm as when you first started? How many of you have got even more enthusiasm and finally realise you can actually do this? How many of you have let quitting become part of your life, maybe so much that it’s become a nasty habit that you feel you can’t get out of?

These are the questions that play with our minds from time to time, and it’s day 14, so what’s your decision? Are you getting onboard fully with the programme or are you looking for a trendy quick fix that never works long term? Are you looking down disappointed with yourself that you didn’t reach your potential again and threw in the towel, or do you have that deep glow about you know knowing you are achieving great things in just two weeks, and another 70 days of this will create real life-lasting change in your bodies, your minds and create the best version of you that you could possible imagine!!

The number of unique visitor’s to the site is still climbing well so i’m going to assume that the audience and it’s participant’s are growing, rather than fading way! Fact’s are fact’s and more of you are joining so a big thank you on that!

Weeek three of this programme brings it own challenges, we’re pretty much out of january, and into february and you can tell because the night’s are getting lighter, and in 7-8 weeks time, we are going to be in spring! This is the time when you should really be receiving complements on your efforts, picking clothes you never thought possible again, having a much brighter outlook on your life than ever before, that time is only 7-8 weeks away as long as you buckle down right now and really make this thing happen.

Remember, i keep telling you it’s the journey and not necessarily the destination that’s more valuable. You are learning how to take care of your body, pushing your body to new heights and level of health and fitness, your mind is getting stronger because its constantly being tested because of the difficult decisions you face each day, such as today.

Of course you’re going to get knocked down a few times, that’s life and that may well be happening to you right now in this challenge. The true test of your character though will be if you decide to get up again, or do you lie on the floor giving up? This challenge is all about tests of character, and if you stick it out, not only will you look and feel 100 times better, you will come out a better and stronger person too for the experience!

Let’s have a great week 3!

Keri

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Day 13

Your “nice” day again, or it maybe a day when you get a chance to do your bike ride, or your long walk, of your run of the week or whatever takes your fancy. Traditionally as i spoke about last week, you may take it a little easier on your eating today, and have a little bit of what you fancy, who knows? The chances are that those treats may not taste quite as nice this week, as cyril pointed to in his posts this week.

Here’s a quick one again on exercise whether you’re training or not today. Many people who exercise quite regularly don’t seem to get the results and here’s why. I see it on the coastal path typically every weekend. The low intensity bike ride is fun and great in its own context and WILL give you some good health benefits. In fact, most of us feel very comfortable with low intensity workouts, and if you leave most people alone to do what they want, they will train at too low a level to really make lasting change to their bodies and the rate they burn calories throughout the day.

This is another reason why many people give up their training programmes, their own training is simply too easy, and therefore won’t bring the results they were really after in the first place. It’s great going on the coastal path and going too easy and having fun, stopping for a coffee etc, but the majority of your workouts should be something a lot more, and i mean by that workouts DONE WITH PURPOSE! I talk about it all the time when people ask me on here how hard they should train. I tell them that on a 1-10 level, 1 being sitting down, 10 flat out, i tell them to aim for at least a 7 or 8 each time, and that should make you successful.

Another think with low intensity training, you burn lots of calories and thats great, but that makes you very hungry, and you will eventually eat back those calories very quickly indeed, i think most of you have experienced that.

Here’s another thing for you, the whole idea and premise behind our training should be to challenge our bodies and have it react by getting stronger and healthier, if you don’t challenge it, there will be little or no change going on. I repeat again, any exercise is good, but training with a purpose and challenging yourself is so much better. If you’re going to exercise, let’s make it worthwhile and it doesn’t mean killing yourself either, so please don’t misunderstand me!!

The bottom line is that calories burned during your workout ARE NOT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT. Challenging your cardiovascular system REALLY IS IMPORTANT. Once you get into this way of training, and you enter this zone, you’re going to be hugely successful!

Keri

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Day 12

Some good results coming in now and don’t forget, we are only in DAY 12!!! Cyril has reported now that he is down many inches on his waist, and what a fantastic job he has done so far! As i told him, if he can achieve so much in just a short amount of time, imagine what he can do over the extended period such as 84 days?!!!

The one thing cyril and we all worry about is the weighing scales, and we all need to move our minds away from that a bit, because it can really mess us up mentally some weeks if our weight hasn’t moved, or even worse put it on!! The reality is that weight loss never moves downwards in a straight line, and there are sometimes bumps on the road, in fact, expect them!

Once you are moving down that road though, you can become unstoppable as long as you are continually doing the right thing, and many of you are, some at a quicker pace than other. Debbie mentioned the tortoise and the hare story, and that’s quite true, as long as you are all moving in the right direction, you will all get there.

It’s always important to do in the right way too. Don’t go too low on your calories for the quick fix, you want to be showing some progress right up until day 84, and not feeling so hungry that you are miserable all the time!!

Your lifestyle has to fit into this too. As i have mentioned in several posts, i have given many examples of shorter workouts that are destined to give you enormously good results.

I have given you advice and which foods to buy in your supermarket, ideas for meals and there’s even family ideas in there so you can compromise with your children too. This is not some kind of spartan regime, it’s meant to allow you live a healthier lifestyle for the rest of your days. If you manage to do this, and there’s no reason why you can’t, the quality of your life will be very much enhanced and when this happens, life becomes very much more fun!!!

We have the weekend coming up, be interesting to see how tomorrow goes because saturday’s is usually your fun and relaxing day. I’d bet some money on it that those treats you thoughTyou couldn’t do without will soon become sickly and not quite so nice as before. Same as today, you may be having your treats tonight, the trick is to still enjoy them, but try not to make it one big binge that lasts from friday to sunday night!

We are in day 12 and most of you should see some benefits coming through pretty soon or already! Sticking at it is the secret!

Keri

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