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The Health and Fitness Channel Newsletter

May 2006

"TWisdom is to the mind what health is to the body"
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Where the heck have I been?!?!?!
Lesson 20 (of 20... FINALLY!) To a Better Body

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Hank's Back

I knew I hadn't written a 'formal' newsletter in a while, but 7 months?!? Holy moly! Ok, so I've been busy, and I could come up with 20 legitimate excuses for not having written a newsletter. But I won't...instead I'll tell you a story... (Next month I'll tell you where I've been for the past 7 months and why it's so important for you).

Christy gave my another excuse... "I can't make it because the electric company turned off my power and I have to scramble to get it turned on before all my food in the refrigerator goes bad." "Why did they turn it off", I asked? "Because the realtor that I rented the place from didn't really tell me how important it was to get the power turned over in my name", Christy said. "Did he tell you anything about what to do about the power", I asked? Christy said, "Yes, he said I should call first thing Monday morning because he said they could monitor usage of power and might turn it off if they had seen a large increase over the weekend." I said, "So why didn't you call the power company in the morning?" "Because I didn't think it was 'that' important to call them first thing in the morning", Christy said, "and, the realtor should have told me how important it really was to call the power company. Plus, he gave me the wrong phone number. I'm really angry at him."

This real story, told to me by a friend I was trying to help, illustrates a very important human nature trait we all have to some degree. One that could kill all of our potential to accomplish anything worthwhile in this world.

This common human nature trait is our ability to make EXCUSES and blame something or someone else for our problems.

I think it's pretty clear to everyone that read about Christy above that she was being unreasonable and unfair. After all, it's not the realtor's fault that Christy had her power turned off, is it? And yet, Christy "blamed" the realtor for problems that SHE got herself into through HER actions (or inactions).

It's real easy to shift the blame when we have problems and are not achieving what we want. But most of the time the reasons we don't get what we say we want are because our actions are not in sync with what we say our desires are. We are incongruent (say one thing, do another) with ourselves.

We all need to step "outside" of our selves once in a while and take an honest, hard look at our actions. Are they in line with with what we say we want?

How many times have you said, "this is it, I'm finally going to get in shape!" Yet, your actions were not "congruent" with your intentions, and you had that donut, or that "little" bit of ice cream, or that extra helping of food.

Let's face it... the BOTTOM LINE is we are EXACTLY where we are in life as a DIRECT RESULT of the actions we have taken in the past. It is as simple as that. There are really no excuses (although I'm sure you could make some up - but you'd be lying to yourself) for not having the body you want, or even the amount of money or success in life you'd like to have. It's simply about choices.

Harsh words? Maybe, but someone has to say them because we are drowning in a world of excuses and blame shifting. I am not perfect by any stretch, and I know that everything I have, or don't have, is a direct result of the choices I have made. And I'm as guilty as they come.

But I have learned not to make excuses, because they will not bring about the desired result.

What about you?

This month shows you one more synergistic way you to get the body you've always wanted

Here's a Recap of Your Lessons So Far...

1. You Must Have a Powerful and Meaningful Reason to Want to Change

2. You Need to Make a Decision to Change

3. Create a Sense of Urgency

4. Write Down Your Goals, Draft a Contract With Yourself, Sign and Date It

5. Take Your Photo

6. Create a Mission Statement

7. Measure Your Progress

8. Make Fast Progress

9. Visualize

10. Plan

11. Consider This When All Else Fails

12. How To Defeat Your Greatest Saboteur

13. Anticipate Obstacles, Roadblocks, and Problems

14. Concentrate on Building Muscle

15. Become Accountable

16. Reward Yourself

17. Nothing Drastic

18. Patience

19. Rest

Remember, the greatest effect from these lessons will be their combined synergy

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Lesson 20 - ACCEPT MISTAKES

Mistakes are a part of life. We’ve come to accept and know that we will make them. This way
of thinking also applies to your exercise and nutrition program. You will stumble occasionally, maybe eating that favorite food of yours when you shouldn’t have, or for whatever reason not exercising one day.

The key here is understanding that, as humans, we are not perfect, and to accept we will sometimes “fall off the horse.” When this happens, please do not punish yourself endlessly and, for goodness sake, do not say, “oh, now that I’ve messed up I’m done. I may as well quit.”

Believe it or not, there are many who have done exactly that: instead of looking at a mistake as a temporary setback, some have blown the error completely out of proportion. Please don’t do this, as the few mistakes you may make are a drop in the bucket compared to all the good and right things you are doing to allow your body to change.

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And guess what, if you decide one day that you absolutely must have that piece of chocolate cake or cheesecake then go ahead and have it. If you’ve decided you are going to eat it no matter what then first try and have just one spoonful of it to see if that quells those urges.

Sometimes that’s enough to get rid of those powerful feelings. I recommend really savoring that bite-size piece and getting full enjoyment out of it. And yes, it was a mistake to have it but don’t let that derail all the progress you’ve made so far and the future success you are going to achieve.

Here are seven words you can say to yourself before you eat anything that at the very least will cause you pause and may even prevent your from making a mistake:

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“Do I Really Need To Eat That?” Then decide if you are eating that food because it is part of the program or because you’re bored, angry, tired, depressed, or for any other reason.

Decide if it’s important enough for you to sabotage the progress you’ve made so far and the reasons you decided to do this in the first place.

Next Month...

Putting it All Together

See you next month!

Harry "Hank"

President - The Health and Fitness Channel, Inc.

Harry is the creator of the 'Amazing Fat-Burning Formula/Ultimate Results Program' - specifically designed to help you lose fat quickly and easily.

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