You’re getting older—think of it as shifting gears rather than as a precipitous decline. It’s time to take stock and take steps to ensure a high level of cognitive function over the course of your lifetime. Sustaining a regimen of physical activity should be at the top of your list.
What’s the name of that beautiful spring flower with the gorgeous fragrance? You know the one—it grows on a bushy plant, it’s usually purple or mauve or…?
Stress begins when a particular event disorients you and knocks you out of balance. You are nudged or shoved into an unbalanced state and need to right yourself. This life situation could be a change in temperature, a threat from another person, death of a loved one, or some other change in your life to which you need to adapt. We all know, however, that the same situation presented to different people may result in different reactions. That is because different people will interpret the situation differently. This is termed their 'cognitive appraisal' and can be controlled.
You know what isn't fair? The fact that it's so much more fun to gain weight than it is to diet and exercise. That has to be one of the real reasons why people don't like to lose weight, right? I mean it only makes sense. If doing what it took to be at your ideal weight was more enjoyable than what it takes to gain weight, we wouldn't have a problem with obesity.
QUESTION: Tom, what about alcohol? How does that fit into your burning fat program? I am not talking binge drinking, just one or two a day.
John
By line: By Tom Venuto, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
http://www.burnthefatblog.com/
Rome wasn't built in a day and your fat loss won't happen that way either. Don't expect to start eating perfectly and exercising religiously tomorrow. Instead set yourself up for success by implementing at least one supportive habit per week. Make an effort to adopt the premise of "progress, not perfection."
