The Health and Fitness ChannelOctober 2003 IssueYour Truth In Fitness Source
What's the strongest muscle in your body? Is it your back, your legs, or is it a muscle you've never considered could help you get a new body? Most people that struggle to lose weight and get in shape don't utilize the biggest weapon they have in their battle of the bulge...their brain. Now don't get me wrong...I don't mean people are not smart enough, it's just they don't realize the inherent power that lies in that blob of gray matter. Our mind houses the most powerful tools and weapons at our disposal to help us not only change our body, but other things in our lives as well. Our emotions, thoughts, actions, habits, mindsets, beliefs, doubts, etc. all have either a positive, or negative influence on what we say we want to accomplish. And some (I would say most) of us have been programmed into doing self-sabotaging actions that hinder our progress, whether we're aware of this or not. Listen, I'm no different from anybody else that has stuggled to lose weight and get in shape. I have my own personal negative behaviors that make it hard for me to get in shape. Why do you think it took so long for me to finally get there? It really wasn't because I didn't know how to eat right or exercise correctly...it was because I wasn't using the tremendous power of my mind to help me. Have you been using all the resources you have available to you in your quest for a better body? If so then I congratulate you! But if not, then I urge you to read what I have to say this month and in the following months as I provide you with helpful suggestions on how to make it almost impossible NOT to lose fat, get into great shape, and look the best you've ever looked... Here's Your First Lesson: You Must Have a Powerful and Meaningful Reason To Want To Change Sounds simple, I know, but it REALLY works! I’ve seen it happen time and time again. Those that followed through and achieved the body of their dreams were the ones that had a deep-rooted desire to change. This yearning for a new body was stronger than anything that attempted to prevent them from achieving it. From family or friends feeling threatened by their decision to better
themselves (and doing anything to get them ‘off course’ and back to
their old selves again), to special occasions that tempted them with
foods not exactly conducive to a better body, their reasons to fail
were However, the pain of not getting their new body was greater than the pressures of those people and things attempting to derail them…their need to better their body was more important than anything else. Stop here and reread that last sentence. You NEED to find that reason
or reasons that will overcome and surpass ANYTHING that may be thrown
at you. And I promise you there WILL be obstacles and roadblocks that
will present themselves to you on your way to your new body. Take a
few quiet moments and reflect on why changing your body On the other hand I’ve also seen many well-intentioned folks that told
me they did have a deep reason to change but somehow could not articulate
it to me. They would be the ones that invariably wouldn’t finish their
program and would provide me some kind of excuse for not being They all sounded perfectly logical – to them – but I knew they were all just excuses. And were the consequence of not finding that deep-rooted desire to want to change in the first place.
It really wasn’t their fault though because they just fell into the trap of failing to plan. Part of the plan to success relies in the area of preparation. And the very first step required is to perform this little exercise I have just asked you to do. Think about this for a second. If you can’t exert the small effort
required in finding your reasons to change right here and right now,
what makes you think you will be able to exert the much greater efforts
required for [this might be a sobering thought for some of you!] There seems to be few people in this world who actually accomplish what they set out to do. Heck, there are very few people who even say they are going to do anything. But I believe you are here truly looking for an answer. And if you can listen and trust in what I’m saying to you then you’ll find that lasting solution you are looking for. By harnessing the power of your “WHY” you will be taking a great leap forward towards the eventual success of your program. Listen, it can’t be because you want to lose 20 lbs, or to fit into your bathing suit this summer. You see, these reasons are not important enough to propel you forward…through thick and thin, and the obstacles that life always seems to throw at you. I can almost guarantee you will experience hurdles during your transformation experience. It’s just about inevitable. Life is way too busy and unpredictable for there not to be something that “gets in the way” of achieving your physique transformation goals. That’s why your reasons for wanting to change have to be stronger than the obstacles and roadblocks you will encounter. These barriers can stop you in your tracks unless your underlying motivation for changing your body is greater. And that’s why you really need to spend some quality time alone and find that reason(s) so important to you that you will be able to commit to doing this program no matter what. And I can’t answer that for you because I can’t look inside your head. I know for me it was the initial prizes that were offered by the contest. A brand new Corvette, $10,000, and lots of other goodies were sure enticements for just about anyone.
But after a careful examination I realized it really was more that
just the prizes for me. I understood that winning this contest could
really give me the impetus and the platform to be fully involved in
this business I loved. What Can You Dream? Imagine for a moment if there were no bounds. What would you do with
your life? How would your body look if you could sculpt it to your choosing?
Can you picture it? Do you know this is all possible for you…regardless
of your age? How do I know this? Because I’ve seen it So, when you're done reading this, sit down for a few quiet moments by yourself and decide what it is that will truly move you. Is it enough to say, “I want to lose 40 lbs?” Or would it be better to say, “I want to lose 40 lbs because I want to be able to be physically active for my grandkids. I want to be able to run with them, play games outside with them, and be physically involved in every aspect of their lives because they mean the world to me. I will do everything in my power to prevent the typical age-old diseases caused by poor eating habits and inactivity to rob me of the precious time I have here on this earth to spend with them. If I don’t do something now I may miss out on their (and my) best years.”
And with this statement etched in your mind and written down as one
of the goals you will read every day, do you see how there would be
very little that could get in the way of your dream? Being with your
grandchildren for as long as physically possible will be the prevailing
As the naysayers tell you “it can’t be done” you’ll know differently
because you believe. As the inevitable obstacles try to derail you you’ll
laugh knowing that your need to complete this program is stronger than
And so it is with you now. Please take the time necessary to come up with one or more truly powerful reasons you can use as motivations for your program. Failing to perform this step right here and right now will be a grave error. “We succeed only as we identify in life, or in
war, or in anything else, a single over-riding objective, and make all
other considerations bend to that one objective.” What is your objective? Please don’t read any further until you’ve
found what it or they are. When you come back there is one other thing
you must do that is critical to the success of your program. "The One Thing You Need to do In Order To Change For Good" See you next month. The "Fitness Corner": Your fitness questions answered.Since this weeks topic ran kind of long I'm not answering
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I hope you enjoyed this latest issue. See you next month with more tips and solutions to achieving your best body. Good luck, God bless, and all the best in health and fitness, Harry "Hank" Johnson Jr,
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