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Setting: your weight-loss Secret

Copyright 2006 Howard McGarity "it is a contest for pointless suffering .... I, of course, it comes alive."-Lance Armstrong with comments on the grueling demands of competitive cycling, after their fourth Tour de France victory in 2002. With the start of the tour de Georgia last week and the approach taken in the tour de France in July I am checking what Lance Armstrong is up to these days. I do it sometimes when I am in need of a little motivation. Of course, remember that all Lance Armstrong, seven Tour de France win followed the diagnosis of cancer in 1996. This was not just any cancer, but a very aggressive testis about rapid metastasized to his lungs and brain. Most people would have fallen, but according to Armstrong's attitude to life, his answer was quite predictable. After absorbing the terror of a certain death sentence, he rose up against the aggressor with the same courage and determination he exhibits at the grueling inclines in the French Alps. It is in the mountains where he usually leaves its competitors in the dust. Armstrong's motto … "Knowledge is power and attitude is everything." The rest is history. As someone who helps people lose weight and improve fitness by changing their habits and behaviors, I would like to take a closer look at the subject of attitude. It is the attitude that determines if you drag yourself off the couch and out the door for a refreshing walk, or spend the afternoon watching TV. If it is to improve your life, or save your life, in a very large extent, it is the attitude that determine where you end up. If you want a good example of how your attitude can overcome a real sad experience, consider Kelly Luckett Decatur, Georgia. She ran 26.2 miles last year, the third ever female amputee to compete in the Boston Marathon. It is 26.2 miles folks ... in six hours, 20 minutes and two seconds. Judy Luckett had the choice either to give way on her disability or live life fully. She chose to not only live, but to strive for excellence and the result was extraordinary. With the list of things I need to do today, I have a pretty good reason "Bo hunched over my desk until dinnertime, but I guess I just have motivated me to pull up the anchor and take my protesting bodies for a run. This is live! Tips to "Boost" your attitude: most of us understand the reasons for our poor physical condition and response to losing weight. We have read volumes on diet and exercise, but it is our position that prevents us from doing what needs to be done. One way to develop a strong positive attitude, even if you don't feel that way is to behave as if you are doing. Therefore, plan your actions and anticipating setback, in advance, is important. 1. plan your workouts in the calendar. To make an important meeting with yourself, in writing, loads heavier than just vague intention to do something. Schedule for the first one in the morning, because research shows that people who exercise before the work day starts are most likely to adhere to it. 2. A little bit of something is better than nothing. Regardless of how you are and how you feel blah, undertake to only five or ten minutes.Every little bit helps and almost always, when you get your energy picks up and you have a good workout.3. be flexible.A change of plans is no excuse to do nothing.If you usually exercise in the gym, and is of the city, go for a jog.If you have forgotten your spikes, take a brisk walk.Honour your commitment to the agreed exercise 4.Whenever possible, connect to your spouse or partner workout; it is much harder to cop if someone else depending on you.Check the Lances autobiography, "it's not about the Bike; My journey back to life"; the last time I looked, you can get a used copy for fifty cents at http://www.amazon.com.om paper does not motivate you, nothing! "Be strong ...Be lean "Howard McGarity" coach for Mac "