"Get Fit at Boot Camp? What are you @#!!! Crazy?"

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Today I talked with a great boot camper who confessed something.

She told me she had to break up with her boyfriend…

…over boot camp!

Wow.

Well…

You know…

So often, when people profess the desire to join Portland Boot Camp, they receive derision from so-called friends, family, or even spouses.

As soon as those unfortunate women so much as whisper they are joining, they receive derogatory remarks.  Sometimes the remarks are subtle.  The “friend” may pretend to feel concerned and say things like, “But you don’t need to lose weight – who wants to do all that exercise – it’ll never work – you’ve tried other plans and classes before, why waste  your money?”

Now, sometimes they are right.  Maybe the person HAS tried a lot of different things and they are expressing genuine concern.

But quite often the harsh reality is:

they aren’t concerned at all.

Instead, they feel threatened.

They know, subconsciously, if their target dares to improve themselves, then they will have to face their own feelings, insecurities, and growing self-dissatisfaction.

For them, the easiest way to avoid self-improvement is to attack others for trying.

Fortunately, there are ways to handle these  would-be success-interrupters.

Here are a few examples.

You could:

• Ignore them until they give up trying to bait you.
• You can firmly tell them you have made a decision and are sticking to it.
• Walk away from them and discontinue the relationship.

Let’s get real here: if someone wants to stop you from getting fit, they have issues.  And perhaps it’s time to think about whether they add value to your life or rob you of your right to improve your life as you see fit.

Here are a few favorite phrases of the fitness haters…

“Oh, come on.  One piece won’t hurt!”

“Just a bite!  LIVE a little…it’s so good you won’t believe it!”

Or…

“Running?  Oooh I hate running.  Why would you want to do that?”

“Oooh.  Exercise.  We’re all gonna die anyway.  What’s the point?”

The whole charade is designed to make the receiver feel guilty or negative about self-improvement.

But it’s all designed to give the antagonist psychological relief from having to exert EFFORT for self-change.

As they say, “Misery Loves Company.”

So true.

So true.

Stay the course.  Decide what is right for YOUR life.

And if it is Portland Boot Camp…

I will be there with you, and for you as always.

Live long and laugh a lot,

D

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You know…

Since you are in Portland Boot Camp, I know how you feel about yourself more or less.

But the unfortunate truth is, most people don’t really care too much about their bodies.

And that is their choice.

Of course, there are some who care, (or claim to care) but not enough to do something about it.

The dwindling minority stay trim and healthy all year…or are currently watching their waistlines disappear.

The rest… well, let’s just say they are what they eat.

What makes the difference?

Lots.  But to offer a few suggestions, here are  39 quick ways to help you stay (or get) lean and trim.

1. Eat whole, natural foods 90 percent of the time or more if you like them.
2. Avoid refined sugar like the plague
3. Read information from outside the fitness world and apply to your fitness
4. Read “Think and Grow Rich” and “PsychoCybernetics”.  TRUST me on this.
5. Get a copy of “The Strangest Secret” by Earl Nightingale or watch it on YouTube.
6. Above all: never, ever, give up.
7. Read everything you can about achieving your goals… take and learn from what is useful, discard the rest.
8. Eat a “cheat” meal once a week. Cheat MEAL.  Not cheat meals.
9. Become a student of Nutrition
10. Surround yourself with fitness and health minded people. (Like Portland Boot Camp!)
11. Read this success blog as often as possible
12. Write down your goals as clearly as you can
13. Write your goals on 3 x5 card and reading it many times through the day.
14. Focus on what you WANT…and NOT at all on what you don’t want
15. Don’t listen to advice from jealous, out-of-shape friends or acquaintances… they will drag you down if you let them.
16. Treat your body like a holy temple and watch it return the favor
17. Realize that your efforts to stay or get lean may upset or offend lazier people.  Who cares.  Ignore it. Refer to number 15.
18. Take entire days off from exercise sometimes to just stretch and CHILL OUT.
19. That being said, exercise 6 days a week.
20. 2 minutes of exercise is better than none
21. Stick with multi-joint movements (like squats, pull-ups, pushups, and rows etc) and interval training as the core of your fitness program.
22. If you fall off the wagon, so what.  Get back on again.
23. Every passing moment is a chance to turn it all around.
24. Sign an irrevocable contract with yourself to do what it takes to achieve your goal.
25. Be yourself.  Choose your own body and body fat level that make you feel and look the way you want to feel and look…for your own reasons.
26. Program your self-image exactly as you want it to be.
27. Whenever negativity strikes…instantly think of the positive alternative. If you hear your mind say something like, “I don’t know why I try.  I always fail anyway.”, immediately switch to a positive thought like, “I CAN.  Success comes to those who persist.”
28. Read your goal card whenever you feel good or positive.
29. Read your goal card whenever you feel bad or negative.
30. Write out an action plan with a goal and goal achievement date and drive forward with intensity and gusto!
31. Take the highest quality food-based multivitamin you can afford.  I take VGF+25
32. Take the highest quality Omega-3 supplement you can afford.  I take EFA Icon
33. Prepare your veggies in advance.
34. Buy a steamer and use it daily.
35. Create your own cookbook of quick master recipes that you can rotate through.
36. Focus on your goal relentlessly.
37. Life is brief…make it your best life NOW.
38. Seek expert advice or help if you are stuck.  If you aren’t in Boot Camp… I can help!
39. Try Portland Adventure Boot Camp without risk.  It REALLY does work and I promise you will love it.  If, for any reason whatsoever, you aren’t totally thrilled with boot camp… I’ll give you every single penny back no questions asked.

Tell me what you think.  I love hearing about your successes!

Cheers,

D

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Ghandi decided he could

Sometime you just have to cut to the chase.  Like we do every day in Portland Adventure Boot Camp.

So here we go.

One of the most profound statements ever uttered by a divine human:

“If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it, even if I did not have the ability in the beginning.”  — Mahatma Gandhi

Please, read that again aloud — slowly. I’ll wait.

Done?

OK. Really think about that for a second.

Short. Sweet. Profound.

Yes, You Can.

Believe it.

Cheers,

D

P.S.  Did your subconscious mind censor you?  Did it step in and say, “No you can’t”?  Don’t listen to it.  It is a broken record from the past.  Not reality.  We do it every day in boot camp for weight loss and fitness results. And you can too.

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