The Reality of the Lean Lifestyle

Tip of the day: If you want to be ripped and promote fitness this doesn't mean chug a bottle of Johnny Walker Red and then smash your local Dunkin Doughnuts in an cheap alcohol enduced rage.
I once asked a successful bodybuilder what was his key to being lean almost year round. His answer, "I plan my day around my meals and not my meals around my day". I then asked him "What if you work full time?". His response "I work 16 hours a day running my own business, if you want your body to look a certain way then you will make the time to do it, no excuses".

Is the above lifestyle necessarily normal, natural, or easy? Probably not but it is the reality of what it takes to be in the kind of shape you think you want to be. Sometimes the principles behind being really lean are as simple (note I did not say easy) as the picture above.

Tony Robbins, Pancakes, and Self Honesty

Tip of the day: Super Guru Tony Robbins once said “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels”. He must never of had my Sunday morning Pancakes. The reality is that there are a hell of lot things that taste better than thin feels. They key isn’t to brainwash yourself into believing mistruths but instead to come to the honest realization... that while certain foods do taste great, due to their caloric density they simply cannot become part of your everyday diet if your goal is to lose weight. Hence why I call them Sunday morning pancakes and not “Pancakes for the three dozen times a week I don’t feel good about myself".

 

Please note: That is indeed a stock photo and not an actual photo of my Sunday morning pancakes. The reason why is that my Sunday morning pancakes never last long enough to actually be photographed. You would more likely see a photo of the Yetti before you glimpse an image of my floury goodness.

Bananas, Ice Cream and Getting Jacked Up!

Tip of the Day: Bananas do not make you fat. I had someone tell me (who happened to be 40 pounds overweight go figure) that because of their enzymes bananas will make you fat. The only way bananas will make you fat is if you eat them too often in a banana split sundae, pulverize your liver with too many banana daiquiris, or give yourself diabetes by using too much peanut butter and jelly while eating an entire loaf of banana bread. That people believe fruit is getting them jacked up just makes me want to laugh.

(Throw some bananas and cherries in there and eat your fruit the fat guy way!)

Water, Hydration and the California Raisins!

Tip of the day: Water Consumption. Start with 1/2 your bodyweight in pounds in ounces per day then base your long term behavior on your biofeedback. Going to the toilet all day? Cut back. Do you look like one of the California Raisins minus the singing and dancing? Then you need a little more. Try not to got bogged down with hard and fast rules. Have a solid starting point and then work from there.

(The dude in the picture above really needs to hydrate!  Honey yeah, yeah, yeah!)

Living Better, 500lb Clean and Jerks and Walking Your Dog.

Tip of the day: Walk your dog! The people around the world who live the longest, most physically viable lifespans aren't out there cleaning and jerking 500lbs or running marathons. They walk, many miles a day. If you want six pack abs then diet. If you want better health and vitality then walk. Better yet walk your dog. Don't have one? Then visit your local animal shelter and walk one of the dogs there.

(I have no idea what is going on in the photo above but here is a link that will help you find your local animal shelter.  Please check it out!)

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters.html

Tip of the day: Learn to take a day off. Yesterday there was no tip of the day because I was fried. Ignore biofeedback at your peril because the body will always win. If something hurts, then stop doing it. If you are genuinely tired, then rest. I knew this guy who proudly said he would get enough sleep when he died. The jackass had a heart attack at 35. That is something to think about.



(You think you are mentally tough? You think you are driven? You think you are the master of the universe and the laws of physics dont apply to you? So did the sad sack in the photo above and now he is screwed. His portfolio can't save him. ...Neither can his lawyer or his accountant. And sure enough those funny looking pants he was wearing while golfing sure aren't going to help. I have seen one of these close up and there is nothing humorous about it. Please do not ignore this tip of the day.)

Cheeseburgers, Morality, and Adolf Hitler

Tip of the day: Don't associate the things you eat with morality. When you start labeling certain foods either good or bad you only compound the emotional issues that most people with weight problems face. Hell, Adolf Hitler was an anti-smoking vegetarian. Does that mean if I eat a cheeseburger that I am bad and he is the next Pope? The whole concept is pretty absurd.

(Adolf Hitler = Worlds Biggest Douchebag.  You would think somebody could get him some gel for that random lock of hair.  If you are going to be the biggest sociopathic killer in history you might as well at least look the part.)