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You don’t like getting lost. Especially in things such as weight loss and building muscle. - There are so many things out there in the world and it can be hard to tell whether you are making any progress at all. - That is why there are specific data points that tell you how you are doing. - It is like having a map or GPS with specific directions telling you where you are going and if you are going in the wrong direction or not. - Some of the most common data points are the scale, how you feel in your clothes, measurements of specific body parts, body fat %, and various compliments throughout the day. - If you know that these are going in the right direction (scale going down, etc.), then you can be sure you are in the direction to reach your goals. - The important thing with these data points is that they show you a concrete and accurate representation of what is happening. - If the scale is on average going down, then you are doing well. If your clothes are fitting better, then you are doing well. - Where we might get caught up is when our emotions get into play when we look at these numbers. - One thing that I learned at a seminar that I attended last weekend was emotions are the main thing that drives our decisions. - If we look at the data points of the scale and we see our weight plateauing for a week… - We might feel like shit and do something we might regret (like bingeing), even though the past data points for the last three months have all be showing a weight loss trend. - I invite you to go and look for the data points in your life. - Look to see if they are going in the right direction and make corrections as needed. - __________________________________ #gainstherapy #fit #fitness #fitfamily #fitnesslife #fitnessgoals #weight #weightloss #weightlifting #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #health #healthy #healthyme #healthtips #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthychoices #healthyeating #gym #gym💪 #gymrats #gymtime #gymlife #goals #smile (at Ithaca, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq4GxZJlpLO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3fk5xt4u1w9t

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Have you ever felt like you had such good momentum and then all of a sudden, you go right back to zero? - You might not go directly back to zero, but it certainly feels like it… - Just last night, I was thinking about how I have not been using social media, interacting with anyone or putting out any sort of content for a few days. - Although I did give myself permission to take a step back and look at what things I could improve on… - I couldn't get back on the train once I did. - It is like getting off a train and then the train leaving the station at lightning speed. - That’s what it felt like. - It goes back to this idea of plan > do > check> adjust. I checked and had a difficult time adjusting. - And it goes to show why this whole thing is so hard… - Now, I am making a conscious effort to get back on the train or at least the next train that arrives because… - I know it is where I want to go. - I have a certain destination that I want to achieve and for me to get there, I need to hop on the right train. - So why does this matter? Other than this being an introductory post for me to come back, this is the same thing when we try to accomplish anything. - With weight loss, we can do so well. - We lose 2 lb a week and then all of a sudden after 9 weeks, we stop and we even gain more weight. - We check and try to adjust… yet, few people do it because it’s hard. - The people who do adjust are the one who know where they want to go and they have reverse engineered the steps they need to take to get there… - So they just try their best to get back on the train again. - Where does your train want to go? Let me know below! - _____________________________________ #gainstherapy #fit #fitness #fitfamily #fitnesslife #fitnessgoals #weight #weightloss #weightlifting #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #health #healthy #healthyme #healthtips #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthychoices #healthyeating #gym #gym💪 #gymrats #gymtime #gymlife #goals #smile (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqqDAZpFIsR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dj1baz7qmpt1

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It’s been a couple of days since I've been posting consistently and the question is… where have I gone? - Well, I guess in the online world after a few hours of posting, you’re most likely forgotten or at the very least most people won’t care… - But …. - I didn’t get kidnaped… - I didn’t get stranded on an island with no wifi… - I was just thinking about how I can achieve a better impact with my content… - What I realized (and I kinda knew this already) was that I didn’t have any proper follow-up systems in place to connect with the people reading my posts or any way to really give more value…. - Not sure if that makes sense but it is kinda like washing dishes with no way/place of drying them… - You work hard with the dishes and then you leave them in the sink because you don’t have anywhere to put them… - One of my mentors in the past told me to stop overthinking shit and just keep putting out great content and to some extent… - That is what I need to be doing, but there is always this trap of overthinking and overanalyzing… - Like in weight loss you can ask yourself… am I eating the right food? Am I eating the right amount of calories? Should I lift that weight? - There is so much thinking and sometimes I just wish there was just a simple set of instructions that tell you… - Step 1: Do 15 minutes in the cardio Step 2: Do goblet squat with a 55 lb kettlebell for 2 sets of 12 Step 3: Eat 4 oz of a sweet potato Step 4: Do single leg RDL with a 20lb dumbbell for 2 sets of 15 per leg - But… - There’s not. - I mean, what fun would life be if all the steps were already given out to you? :] - _____________________________________ #gainstherapy #fit #fitness #fitfamily #fitnesslife #fitnessgoals #weight #weightloss #weightlifting #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #health #healthy #healthyme #healthtips #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthychoices #healthyeating #gym #gym💪 #gymrats #gymtime #gymlife #goals #smile (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqbcCAMlSgL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gp1ri8ev2oqo

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#Repost @saltylifts ・・・ Have you ever been told that eating carbs after 6pm will make you fat or cause you to weight gain? I used to think that, too! ⠀ 🍞I’m here to debunk that myth for you! Now.. I actually eat my biggest meal around 8pm and it usually contains 40-50g of carbs. And guess what, I’m still losing fat! ⠀ 🥖As long as you’re in a calorie deficit, you can enjoy your carbs! Carbs don’t make you gain weight. Carbs also don’t magically flip a switch and change scientific properties at 6:01pm. If you prefer eating carbs at night, go for it. No food will inherently make you gain weight. Only eating too many calories can do that! ⠀ 🥞 The next time you hesitate to eat carbs, whether it be in the morning, afternoon, or evening, I want you to remember something: the only way to lose fat is to be in a calorie deficit. Stop demonizing carbs and just consume them in a balanced way with the other two macronutrients: protein and fats. ⠀ Tag a carb loving (or hating) friend who needs to see this! 🤓 ⠀ #carbs #carbsafterdark #carbohydrates #caloriedeficit #caloriecounting #countingcalories #fatlossjourney #fatlosstips #howtolosefat #lowcalorie #ilovecarbs #eatingwell #nutritioncoach #nutritionfacts #flexibledieting #dietingtips #weightlossdiet #allthecarbs #carbcycling #eatyourgreens #knowyourfood #bread #nutritiontips #diettips #fatlosshelp #fruitlover #dietplan #iifymgirls #fattofit https://www.instagram.com/p/BqMBgyuFnjg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=143wwygfz7wz1

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I have many ambitions that I want to achieve in life and yet, I am never sure if I will ever be able to achieve them. - I am not special, I do not have any special characteristics, and I am just another that is part of the masses. - I always wonder where the confidence that all these people around me have, where does it come from? - When will I be able to get that same confidence and start doing the things that I want to do in life? I think to myself, if only I would have more confidence, then I would be able to do more. - I was listening to an audiobook, the confidence gap by Russ Harris, and there was something that really hit home with me on the subject of confidence. - Basically, Harris said that the action of confidences comes before the feeling of confidences. - Before we feel confident about something, we need to do the action of it, then with rep after rep, the feeling of confidence will come in. - That made so much sense to me. I was here always wondering when… when will I ever get this feeling of confidence with anything and it turns out, it only comes after I take the action. - Harris goes on to say, if we ever get the feeling of uncertainty, we need to accept the idea, and then take action. - Sometimes that feeling will never go away, but the more and more we practice accepting this “unconfident” feeling that our mind gives us, the stronger we get and the more willing we are able to take action. - This is the same in the gym. If it is our first time doing free weights, everything might be shaky, your form might be bad and you might think everyone is just staring at you. - Yet with time and more actions, we feel better about it and more confident. - _____________________________________ #gainstherapy #fit #fitness #fitfamily #fitnesslife #fitnessgoals #weight #weightloss #weightlifting #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #health #healthy #healthyme #healthtips #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthychoices #healthyeating #gym #gym💪 #gymrats #gymtime #gymlife #goals #smile (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIiVAUFgLa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19vdb9w2z3ngn

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I like eating food. I mean who doesn’t right? - However, my favorite food can be very unhealthy, as it is high in calories, oils and literally made on the corner of the street. - However, it tastes delicious. - I do not know what they put in the sauce but it tastes heavenly. I am currently trying to lose weight, and a “traditional” dieter would tell me that I shouldn’t eat any foods like that because it will just ruin all of my progress. - I mean, has anyone ever gotten fat from eating one hamburger or has anyone ever gotten skinny by eating one salad? - So why should me eating foods that I really enjoy hinder my progress? - As long as I do not get my delicious lamb over rice every single day and for every single meal, I think I will be fine. - Me getting it once a week and making sure that I eat under my calories, then I am totally fine. My weight is still going progressively down, my quality of life is still good and I am sane because I did not eliminate any foods. - I use to have a horrible relationship with foods. I just completely eliminated food that I loved from my diet, and life was horrible. - The foods weren’t even that bad, but I just thought that if I ate something delicious, I was going to gain 30LBs and everyone was going to hate me. Turns out, none of that actually happens. In reality, no one even cares. - As a PT student, we have to be shirtless and in shorts all the time, and I do not have the best body image about myself. The weirdest thing is that 80% of the class are females. - I was terrified when we have to be literally half-naked in front of everyone but it slowly dawned on me that… - no one cares about how you look and even if they do, they won’t care… - they would be too busy worrying about they look themselves. - This is the same with foods; foods are not necessarily bad and nothing is going to happen to your diet if you decided to eat something yummy. - Eat it, move on, stay committed and you will make it there (wherever you want to go). - . #Repost @rpstrength ・・・ Tag a friend that can relate! 😇😎 @rp_transformations # #rpstrength #rplifestyle #diet #nutrition #consistencyiskey (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqFqjlplslC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g2udfmcj0xup

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Weighing yourself every day can really give you a solid look at what changes you need to make throughout time. - If you are losing too much weight, slow down the diet and eat a little more food. If you lose weight too quickly, chances are, you will lose more muscle than if you did it slowly. - Your metabolism will take a hit and slow down in the long run. - A healthy amount of weight loss should be 1% - 2% your bodyweight per week and it also really depends on how heavy you are. - If you are a bit more overweight, you will tend to lose fat quicker than if you were skinny and had no fat to lose. - If you are trying to gain weight, a great process would be around 1-2 lbs per month (it is a slow pace, but it will minimize the amount of fat that you accumulate). - TIPS: Weigh yourself every day at the same time. - Wake up in the morning, use the bathroom and then weigh yourself naked. - That way your weight is reliable. You want to gather the weights for the week and find the average of that. - When comparing weights, you compare the average weight of week 1 with the average weight of week 2. - Based on the results, you adjust your eating (calories) as much as needed. - People will sometimes question why not just weigh yourself once a week and compare that. - Well, to put it simply, your weight will fluctuate a lot throughout the week. - Things like salt, water, stress, how much you ate last night and a lot more will influence your weight the next day. - In the end… the number on the scale is just a number :] - # #Repost @rpstrength ・・・ Tag your "friend" that is THAT person!! 🙈 # There's always one at every seminar we do! 😎😇 # #rpstrength #rplifestyle (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEKGREFMMn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xt44iemwroz6

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Humility, the balance between shame and ego - I am very lucky to be where I am today. - I was able to grow in a house where I wasn’t beaten, starved and, for the most part, having the freedom to do whatever I wanted. - Just the fact that I was able to be born and start living a life where I am freely able to pursue my passion is a blessing in itself. - I am able to attend college and work a job that I love doing. - Although I am lucky and my parents are financially supporting me, I put in the hard work myself to get to where I am today. - I put in the hours to study for my personal training certification and my classes. - I worked hard and learned about strength and conditioning and nutrition as it allowed me to continue pursuing my passion. - Basically, to get to where I am today, I am both very lucky and hardworking. - This is humility. - Humility is a balance between shame and ego. When you are filled with shame, your thought process is “Oh my goodness, I do not deserve any of this. I am here at college studying something I love and I hate myself for it.” - On the opposite of the side of the spectrum, you have an ego. Your thought process is now, “I am the best person ever. I am better and smarter than everyone here and I got to this point solely by myself.” - These are both extremes and sometimes we will find ourselves between these spectrums. - Again, humility is in the middle. - There is nothing wrong with being on the ego side or on the shame side, but I feel that being humble is the best way to be both grateful and realize how amazing we really are. - ____________________________ #fitnessjourney #fit #fitness #fitnesslifestyle #health #healthy #healthylife #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthybreakfast #losingweight #life #love #liftheavy #weightloss #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #losingweight #weight #wow #amazing #books #me #justdoit #fatloss #fattofit #love #passion (at Ithaca, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDLnQ8FIZT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zg50hcwy8foc

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Have you ever started watching a TV show and you couldn’t stop no matter how hard you tried? - Yeah, that is me right now. I keep telling myself, okay just one more episode and I will go to bed. - Yet, after 3 hours I am still here staring at my laptop watching my favorite shows. - However, if I am watching my show during the day, I can say to myself okay Bob, you will watch one episode and then do 30 minutes of work. - That is a lot easier for me. There are a lot of things that come into play, but I believe one thing is willpower. - Willpower is our ability to control ourselves from doing/not doing something. - There have been studies that show that willpower is like a battery and throughout the day we do tasks that depletes the amount of willpower we have. - Like any other battery, with a good night rest, you will become fully charged the next morning. - For most of us, we have the most willpower when we first wake up and the least after a busy day of work or school. - For example, we can almost never resist that late-night cookie snack when we are super tired and just hungry. - Things that can help with this during a diet or when trying to get some work done is setting a golden rule for yourself. - This rule is something that you will do your best to follow and you want to make sure that you set this rule in the morning and write it down (there is a correlation between succeeding a goal and writing it down). - A rule can be to include veggies and proteins in every snack or meal that you eat. That way if you are hungry at night, you need to have some sort of protein and veggie. - Another way to take advantage of this is trying to prioritize the most important thing first thing in the morning. That way,  even if we are not productive at night, most of our important work will be already done from the morning. - @rpstrength ・・・ Just don't ever quit. It's ok to struggle and fall off, just be sure to get back up and keep going. Consistency > perfection! 🙌 @rp_transformations # #rpstrength #rplifestyle #consistencyiskey #motivation #mondaymorningmotivation (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqBqhRgleMn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w5rqqnzm6ij9

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My lock screen for my phone has three words: “You’re gonna die” (Technically 5 words, but that’s not the point). - Sometimes it’s funny cause when others see it, they freak thinking that something horrible is going on. - However, for me, it reminds me that I am going to die. I mean, all of us are going to die at some point and it is a sad and scary thing to think about. - I also do not know at what point I will die. I could die tomorrow, next year, or even a hundred years from now, but if I die at that point will I be satisfied with all the life choices that I have made so far. - Will I have reached my dream and life goals by the end of my journey or will I be filled with regret and sorrow at the end? - I don’t know. As for as I know, no one can 100% tell the future and the only thing we can do is embrace this uncertainty. - I try to live everyday I can to the fullest and do things that will help me reach my dream. - My eventual dream is to have an online coaching business for weight loss and confidence building. - I try my best to learn something about training, nutrition, or psychology around my busy schedule in order to be qualified for this goal of mine. - I train my body, lift heavy weights, and eat crazy amounts of food to eventually get a fit body so future clients would believe in me. I train multiple clients a week, practicing my coaching ability by giving them good nutrition and training habits to eventually be a good coach. - All of this is to eventually reach toward my goals. I feel proud of myself and even if I die tomorrow, I will be happy with the choices I made so far. - Even though life is limited, we are all blessed to go through this amazing journey, see new things, experience stunning life events, and most importantly, do things that we love. - #Repost @rpstrength ・・・ Everybody struggles. It's those that keep fighting and pushing forward that reap the benefits. @rp_transformations # It may be tough, but don't quit. It's worth it in the "end" 😇💪 📷: @women.of.fitness # #rpstrength #rplifestyle #motivation (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqAwOI5F9r1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xyrkrd9g48fh

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Not really related to weight loss but had to share! Little bit motivation but 100% true. What do you think? 👇👇👇 . . #Repost @lewishowes ・・・ You with me? It’s all about the energy of people I’m around that makes me excited to be with others or more excited to go home and recharge on my dreams :). Tag 3 friends that always recharge you! . . #mindset #friends #motivation #mindsetofgreatness #greatness Follow my man @prince_ea for more inspiration! (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp_G2DFFF--/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o8mk5yp2vbt0

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Workout tip of the day! - How to breathe during exercising (resistance training). - For most exercises, there is an eccentric and concentric portion. The hardest time when doing an exercise is during the concentric portion and this is also called the sticking point. - Many professionals recommend breathing out during the sticking point (or the concentric portion) and breathing in during the eccentric portion. - So what are the eccentric and concentric of an exercise? It can be broken down to a rocket ship. - As the rocketship is charging up (most of the time, it is the downward movement, downward of a squat, downward of the bench, etc.), it is all eccentric. - This is when we breathe in. As we come up with the movement, we are using the concentric motion and blasting off (and exhaling). - Basically, during the hardest part of the exercise (usually during the middle part of the upward motion), breathe out. - Then when you are lowering the weight (squatting down, lowering the bar to your chest when you bench, etc.) breathe in. - ____________________________ #fitnessjourney #fit #fitness #fitnesslifestyle #health #healthy #healthylife #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthybreakfast #losingweight #life #love #liftheavy #weightloss #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #losingweight #weight #wow #amazing #books #me #justdoit #fatloss #fattofit #love #passion https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp23ymblsPQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hxyo7400criz

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Going to work out at a gym can be frightening, especially if you are going by yourself and do not know what are you doing. It is a very real feeling and I want to provide a few pointers that can help. I even provided a home workout program that can get the ball rolling. - Hiring a good coach or a good personal trainer. If you are financially capable, this is critical for at least learning the exercises so you can perform them safely and properly. - If you cannot hire a good coach, the second best option is going on YouTube and watching tutorials on how to perform the exercises. Watch the tutorials and then practice for a few weeks with no weights at the gym! - This way, when you start actually doing the workouts with weights, you will have some experience and not hurt yourself. I would also bring a friend with you because it’s always better to go somewhere with a friend! - Askings someone to record your reps, and then rewatching and comparing it to the video tutorial is also a good way to get the form down. - If going to the gym is a fear because you think you might seem not strong enough, do some exercises from the comfort of your home. This way you can build some strength and muscle up before you walk in a gym and start using actual barbells! - Here is a quick home workout: You can do twice a week at least 2 days apart. - Push-ups x 8 reps (If too difficult, perform on your knees) Inverted rows (Pulling to your table with hands, with knees bent with feet on the floor) x8 reps Shoulder press  (using textbook or dumbbells ) x 8 reps Rows (using  heavier textbooks, milk gallons, dumbbells) x 10 reps Squat (can be bodyweight or hold milk gallon near chest) x 15 reps Milk gallon Romanian Deadlift (remember, flat back!) x15 rep - Repeat all the exercises in that order for 20 minutes. Rest as needed (preferably after you finish an exercise and not mid-set) - #Repost @rpstrength ・・・ @rp_transformations can help provide lots of motivation, but it will fade eventually. Let discipline replace #motivation and put in the work even when you may not feel like it! 😎💪 # #rpstrength #rplifestyle #discipline (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0qY-8Foml/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n57l83lkyuip

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When I first started off as a personal trainer, I would have an initial meeting with a client and ask them about their goals. I remember that one of my clients said that he wanted to lose 40lbs by the end of 2017 and I told him that that was a great goal. I wrote, “lose 40 lbs by end of the year” on my clipboard and moved on to the next thing that I wanted to talk about. - There might look nothing is wrong with this interaction, but I did a huge disservice to him. Looking back, I feel bad because his training had ended and we did not make as much progress as we both wanted too. There were many problems that occurred that caused us to not reach our goals but one of them was because we had set only an outcome goal. - An outcome goal is the overarching main thing we want to happen. It is something like, “I will lose 50 lb” or “I will successfully run a marathon by next year.” More importantly, outcome goals are something that we cannot always control. Setting a goal to lose 40lbs is very vague and there are a lot of factors that can affect the end results. - If you had a busy day at work, you will look at your big outcome goal of losing 40 lbs and figure that it would be okay to just exercise the next day and that will keep on happening. That is just one small example. Another incident could be a small injury and you decide to stop your exercise overall. Point is, life is filled with uncertainties and we cannot control everything. - That is where behavioral goals come into play. Behavioral goals are goals that you have 100% control over. They are also very specific and will eventually help reach your outcome goal. One behavioral goal could be making sure that you include vegetables to every meal you eat. This takes away from the vagueness of the outcome goal, and you can make sure this happens. - The problem with goal setting is that too often people only set outcomes goals and never consider behavioral goals. Only setting outcome goals take it out of the person’s hands and dramatically reduces the chances of achieving the goals. - L #Repost @rpstrength ・・・ You would be surprised as to what you can accomplish if you believe in yourself! 🙌🙌 (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpyHQLXleWt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xfzbn25m53n7

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“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures”- F.M Alexander. - I think this amazing quote really shows how the different types of habits we have in our lives can really influence us in a positive or negative way. - Even math shows this. When we add something positive in our life, we get more. We get more happiness, we get more wealth, and we become more fit. - When we take away something negative, we are still doing the same thing and adding more positivity (math can be very mysterious sometimes). - Once we look at the habits that we have, start adding or taking away the ones that will benefit our life (no matter how small), then we will get the ball rolling. - This will allow ourselves to have a better chance to reach the goals we always wanted. - No matter how big or small a habit might seem, if we break it down and focus on one thing that we are very confident that we can do, then it won’t be that bad. - For example, you find yourself drinking 7 cups of soda, juice and no water every single day. If we look at that habit as a whole then it can look monstrous and there is no way that we can just all of a sudden go cold turkey and stop our sugary consummation. - However, if we broke it down and we said to ourselves, “okay, this week, I am going to drink 6 cups of juice every day instead of 7 cups and I am 10/10 confident I can do that.” - Then that doesn’t seem as bad. Each week we build upon that and eventually, we'll be drinking majority water. - Focus on the habit that you feel is hindering or will help you grow, break it down into small and consumable parts and just work on it. - #motivation #fitness #Transformation (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxYatEl_8H/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mrisf2r661zr

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#Repost @rpstrength ・・・ A little different #mondaymorningmotivation, but maybe the most important! 😇 @rp_transformations # This applies especially to personal transformations in fitness. Try being a decent person when somebody shares their story! 🙌 # #rpstrength #rplifestyle #motivation #fitness #Transformation https://www.instagram.com/p/BpvjB-ol2FW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q7wqggwglus9

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The mind has no idea what probability is. If something looks very enticing or scary but the chances of it happening are very low, your mind will still believe that it will happen. It’s like the lottery. The chances are practically zero for winning, yet people keep buying tickets! - The other day I got a pin representing me starting my graduate school career...and it was a nice moment. Everyone in my class was dressed up professionally, and overall very excited about this pinning ceremony. We were introduced to all the professors, ate a simple lunch, and at the end, got a pin with our name on it. - It was like graduation, where they called your name, you went up and got your diploma, but this was a pin instead. Most of the class was thrilled to finally reach their graduate year but I was terrified. - I was scared that when I would walk up to get my pin, I would trip and my pants would fall down and I would embarrass myself in front of the entire class. - I know, this sounds stupid, but my mind was convinced that this was going to happen. The morning of the event, I made sure that my shoes were tied and that my belt was extra tight. Before the pinning ceremony, I went to the bathroom to double check and re-tied my shoes. - Chances of me tripping and having my pants fall off we're probably less than 1%. - Through reasoning and probability, I know that that situation doesn’t happen to me on a regular basis. - But the mind doesn’t know that! It was always there in the back of my mind telling me “Bob, your pants are going to fall off.” - The point is that the mind will give us so many things to worry about. When that happens, tell your mind to stop and look at what the probability of it actually happening is. Do not let your mind stop you from doing something just because there is an extremely small chance that something bad will happen. - TLDR: The mind never took a statistic class. - ____________________________ #fitnessjourney #fit #fitness #fitnesslifestyle #health #healthy #healthylife #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #healthybreakfast #losingweight #life #love #liftheavy #weightloss #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #losi (at Ithaca, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpur79RF2Ll/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=127a89ik8t7ib