How to keep up Momentum Part 2

How to beat YesterYou pt. 2

I lost it because of a silly reason. As I started gaining weight and muscles, I kept refining my workouts and taking my diet more and more seriously, because that’s what I wanted to do. The desired effect became more important than the interruption in fun, or bad taste it might cause. When you lose that perceived value of importance in your health, you will not diet, work out, jog or make any changes in your life. You can always live at a higher level. You have to choose to live down here. I hope we can go live up there together, because I used to and it’s awesome. As I took my appearance more seriously, I started anticipating seeing the reaction from my friends back home, because I had gained a third of my normal weight and packed it on and kept myself ripped, by dieting (the wrong diet, I didn’t know anything back then and still got the result from the zone) running and sit-ups.  

I went home and it was awesome. Everyone reacted just like I imagined, I had the best time and got positive attention, which I craved. That’s another story. I achieved my goal. When I went back to Ft. Bragg, I felt like I had accomplished the mission, so I didn’t return to the gym and in 4 or 5 months I lost all that mass I had worked for.  Don’t let life trick you like it did me. This is something you find the motivation to do and then once it’s a habit you never let it go. You may never get it again.

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There is one way to make absolutely sure that you don’t lose it and its simple when you’re in a dedicated state. You must improve every day momentum. It’s how a snowball that is worried about the candle lit in its presence becomes an avalanche and the problems that used to plague you, are snuffed out before you even notice them. In the end, and it takes a while to realize this, because we are all people. You look at powerful person or even more a person who has contributed to mankind a great deal and hear clichés like, ”He puts his pants on one leg at a time, like me. But, those clichés are the cleverest weapon that the snowflakes have made. For some reason flakes tend to believe these clichés because they rhyme or perfectly fit in a metaphor. But, don’t be fooled on this one, you are a very powerful person already. The potential that you have would change the world. You can release it and start living to the fullest and enjoying life more immediately. The zone doesn’t’ come to you. You have to go there and stay.

Making a change last takes momentum. Every day you have to improve on the man or woman you were before. Every morning you have to gather your priorities by whatever methods and tools you like to use. And, every night you must measure your success and keep an open mind. Use what works dump what doesn’t. I hope that reading this has improved your life. Take something away from this and everything you do, read, everyone you talk to. Don’t waste your time and don’t let experiences be wasted on you. We are not in a competition against each other, but we are in competition against ourselves. Don’t ever let #Yesteryou beat you. Because we may all look the same. We all have arms, a head, legs, a torso, for the most part. We all are generally the same size in stature within a few feet. But, one day you will see that the ones that fought every minute of every day, they didn’t listen to the naysayers, they didn’t stick with the crowd, are avalanches compared to a snowball crying, melting because of a small problem  until the influence of the avalanche destroys the problem for the smaller now ball of snow.

If you are that guy that complains about things that everyone faces, don’t feel bad, most of us have been there. Make that today’s improvement. Make it a point to accept traffic and not yell at the guy that accidentally cuts you off. He can’t hear you, your passengers can, even if it’s only you. Don’t ruin your own afternoon for his sake and a small problem. Remember to always be grateful, it changes the way your subconscious operates. And, it leads you to an abundant life.

These changes are small, but they can make a large difference in the end.

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Maintaining Motivation

I've stuck to the schedule, thus far without incident. I am so sore from yesterday’s workout and I couldn't have done it without you guys; or at least knowing that I’d look like a fool to you guys if I didn’t. Thanks either way. I started off the new, lifelong health change by doing a body shock. I worked out muscles I haven’t felt in years. I plan to do a body shock for another 6 straight days to really get my muscles aware that this is really going to happen. Then, taking Creatine monohydrate, and whey protein (always), I’ll move on to the longer phase of isolating muscle groups, by day of the week when I've rested for two days after my last body shock workout. 

20 minutes after quitting smoking, your heart rate and blood pressure drop.

I want to put on about thirty pounds of lean muscle because I was so embarrassed that I have withered away to nothing. I said that I’d always be honest on this blog, so I weighed myself and am ashamed to report that I am only 158 lbs. I know some of you are like, “What’s the #@%*ing problem, I wish I could lose weight.” Trust me. It’s a problem. I worked out a lot when I was younger, but I've never weighed more than 205 lbs., which made me look like a monster because I’m normally so scrawny. 

12 hours after quitting smoking, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.

My goal for the summer is to be at a solid 185 and in athletic shape. I am going to start taking a photo in the mirror every day, so at the end of the first 30 days, and also the six months, I can show a before and after. I do not want to show the before until the after is ready, though. It’s horrible. 

In 2010, 52.8 percent of cigarette smokers in Florida made a quit attempt.

My plan for dealing with growth plateaus and proactivity, is leaning on supplements and changing my workouts up, before the monotony sets in. I’ll start taking creatine next week for 10 days, because, even though most of the mass one gains (sorry ladies, 1 sec) is going to be lost, seeing the results fast is important to me. I know myself and to maintain motivation, I have to go look in the mirror after I’m pumped up from a workout and be able to tell a difference. 

Two weeks to three months after quitting, your circulation improves and your lung function increases.

If you have any tips of how you will create or maintain your motivation, please post it in the comments. Your mind is yours. Your thoughts are conjured by you. You are accountable for your actions. So, you also get to reap rewards from positive behaviors. The concepts that I am going to share are from a number of sources and I will try to find out where they all originated and give the discoverer credit. 

One to nine months after quitting smoking, coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) start to regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.

If you lack motivation, I know of one quick exercise that will eliminate that lack today. If you can’t decide what you want to do, but have some ideas, I have a super simple way to make up your mind. If you are suffering from depression or any mental health issues, then please don’t mistake this for the prognosis of an expert. Seek medical treatment, but use this as well. 

About one year after quitting smoking, the excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a continuing smoker's risk.

Speaking of smoker's risk:

This is what happens when you drop your lighter
under your seat. Or, when you drink and get behind
the wheel. One of those two, I can't remember, this
used to happen so often,

I am not sure if I am ready to commit to quit something destructive in my life, or begin something great. This is how Benjamin Franklin made decisions, or that’s how the story goes. He would draw a line down the middle of a sheet of paper and one side would represent the pros, the other would represent the cons. This practice is widely used in sales, with uncertain prospects. If you know that the pros of buying your product or service outweigh the cons, this is an easy way to get a visual on all of the information that has to be taken into account to make a decision. 

15 years after quitting smoking, the risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's risk.

10 years after quitting smoking, the risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of a person who is still smoking.

If you know that your resolution is important to do, but you can’t seem to get your butt in gear, try this: Close your eyes. Think of a time, down the road from now, and focus on that time in your future. Spend 3-10 minutes visualizing your life, one, five, ten years from now, if you do the thing you want to. However, before you visualize that, take the same amount of time, with your eyes closed visualizing the effects that this thing will have on your life if you don't stick to your resolution. If you have a strong resolution with solid benefits, it will hard to sit there and imagine your life. You will want to get up and do something about it. 

Evidence-based cessation counseling and FDA-approved nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) provided by the program can double to triple your chances of successfully quitting.

Now, this exercise only works if you do it. Try one minute on each if you're too busy. Anyone can spare 2 minutes to manufacture the motivation you’ll need to stick to your resolution. I also want to quickly point out the power of doing a little research on your issue. I found some really great information in seconds about the benefits of quitting tobacco, and I will list them below. If your resolution is anything else, I’d suggest that you look up the benefits, or even get them from your Benjamin Franklin list. But, to keep your motivation up, you have to know why you are doing the things that you are. I imagine they won’t be pleasant for the most part, so it is easy to just give up. Don’t ignore the impact your resolution will have on your life. Find out all you can about the changes that are going to take place, as you start a new habit or quit an old one.

About five years after quitting smoking, stroke risk can fall to that of a non-smoker's risk and, risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder are cut in half. Cervical cancer risk falls to that of a non-smoker.

The first time I heard of this, Tony Robbins, a self-help guru whom I highly recommend, implored his audio audience to pull over and take the couple of minutes to see the results in their lives. I did this exercise and realized immediately some of the things that I must do in my life. This little powerful practice is called meditating. I know that it is somewhat taboo, and that’s a shame, because everyone should experience the life changing effects of different kinds of meditation. 

Most former smokers made several attempts before finally quitting permanently. The average smoker attempts to quit between eight and 11 times before succeeding.

In my opinion, an individual must become brutally honest with herself to make this thing work. I often see people that make excuses for their own status quo, when they obviously want to break away from it. Tomorrow, we will explore how to do this with psychological sciences. Keep up the good work and take control of your life today. You can change anything and you can change it in an instant. Once you realize your power to change the things under your direct control (you), you’ll love making changes and it won’t be so overwhelming. Old habits don’t die easy.

""Lift off" takes a tremendous effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom takes on a whole new dimension.”  

--Stephen R. Covey

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The number of American adults, aged 18 and older, who smoked cigarettes declined from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 19.3 percent in 2010. This translates to 3 million fewer smokers.

Not only are there fewer smokers, but smokers are also smoking less. The number of adult smokers who smoke 30 or more cigarettes a day decreased to 8.3 percent in 2010, compared to 12.7 percent in 2005.

While fewer American adults are smoking, the rate of decline between 2005 and 2010 is slower than in the previous five-year period (2000-2005).

Since the Bureau of Tobacco Prevention Program (BTPP) was re-instated in 2007, adult smoking prevalence has declined, resulting in about 500,000 fewer adult smokers in Florida.

63.5 percent of adults who have ever smoked have quit and there are more former smokers in Florida than current smokers.

There are more former cigarette smokers than current cigarette smokers in Florida. 29.8 percent of adults in Florida are former cigarette smokers. Go Florida!

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