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Quit fighting it

If getting in shape and staying that way is a constant struggle, odds are you’re doing it wrong. People who are in shape all the time either

  • Hit the genetic lottery, or …
  • Found a way to eat that they like and that works for them.

What they have in common is that they’re not spending all their time struggling with what they’re doing. And that’s the secret. “What I can stick to” is at least as important as “what works best”.

You can eat great food and get to your ideal weight:

  • Without radical changes.
  • Without feeling guilty every time you indulge.
  • And without ever counting a calorie or weighing a portion.

Click here to jump right into the recipes if you want to just take my word for it. Or start with the Undieting series for all the nitty gritty. (You’ll have to sign up for a free membership to see the full series.)

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Goalie

Willpower is your goalie

Every hockey team wants a great goalie. But the truth is if the rest of the team is good enough you don’t even need a goalie. Keep the puck at the other end of the ice and the goalie spends the whole game standing there bored. He’s a last resort when your game plan fails.

When you’re trying to change a habit, willpower is your goalie. You want to be able to block all the temptations coming your way, but face enough shots and some are bound to get through. The problem with dieting – well … one of the problems – is that you can spend tons of effort resisting, then one moment of weakness and it’s like you haven’t even tried.

I know, let’s blame your parents!

Have you ever seen a family at a football game, all in matching outfits, faces painted in team colors? You can’t tell me it’s a coincidence that the kids all just happen to like the same team as their parents. (I could have gone with religion for this, but that would be poking a hornets nest … oops.)

You can’t “add healthy” to junk

It’s always good to hear someone is trying to eat healthy. Problem is, we’ve been getting such bad advice for so long that people don’t know what that actually means.

Eliptical

Don’t you just love how horrible this is?

Lots of things in life are better to have done than to be doing. For instance, surviving an avalanche. Great story to tell, cool life experience, not exactly the most fun while it’s happening though. Just like being on The Biggest Loser.

Anybody want a cookie?

A father of two small boys posted a story about teaching his kids patience. The older one, he asked whether he would rather have one cookie now or two cookies later.

He immediately responded, “Two cookies later.” I asked, “Why?” He said, “Because two is more than one.”

Recipes

Asparagus and Chick Pea Salad
Cabbage sautéed in bacon fat
Crustless Pizza

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