Recently I’ve started a crusade to start losing losing the spare tire. Don’t get me wrong I’m not exactly overweight as such, I have always been a regular gym goer and have always played lots of sports too – Thai boxing, squash, rugby and cricket figure high on my list of favourite free time activities.
However over the last few months what with moving house and starting a new job I have neglected my diet somewhat and have allowed a little more fat than I would have liked to develop around my waist. Not exactly unsightly as yet, but I certainly know myself that it is more than I am comfortable carrying around with me.
Although I am well versed in how to lose weight and so on (part of my degree was fitness program design) I am still keen to keep my knowledge up to date and learn any new techniques and strategies I can to get the job done and lose the spare tire. After all I am going on holiday to SE Asia again in two months and fully intend to hit the beaches with something resembling a six pack, I just think it looks so much more visually attractive which is a great boost to self-confidence as well as making you live a more healthy lifestyle to achieve.
How does any of this link to the theme of this blog ‘positive thinking’? Well, the great little eBook I have been using to guide me through losing my spare tire is unlike any previous similar books I’ve read, the very first chapter is dedicated not to calories, not to exercise, not to pumping iron but… to mind set. More precisely the importance of having clear written goals, visualisation, a positive attitude and the power of thoughts. Music to my ears!
The program/diet itself is nothing more than god’s honest truth about what is known to work and what is known to not work in the field of weight loss. It has certainly shown me a thing or too. I have now accurately worked out the precise amount of calories that I need to be eating each day if I want to lose weight, the best foods I should be eating and the right combinations of exercises I need to be doing, how often, for how long etcetera…
I’ve only been doing it for 10 days now but I have already gone down a belt size and I’m feeling better about myself. I reckon if I can keep this going for another 6 weeks (the time left until my holiday) I will be able to step out onto the beach with something resembling a six pack. Awesome hey!
As ever though, I believe, as does the author Tom Venuto that success starts in the mind. It always seems to me that the most successful people in any given field put as much effort into their mental training as they do to the actual specifics of the activity itself they are involved in. So, I guess if there is a moral to this blog post then it is to start with the end in mind, get your goals written down and visualise success.
For anyone else interested in losing a few pounds, getting a six pack or shaping up a bit, you might want to check out the program I’m using ‘Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle’ here. I intend to do some follow up posts on my weight loss progress over the next few weeks so stay tuned for more.
Have a great day 
Oh and by the way, that is not me in the picture in case you were wondering!