Look people. Losing fat ain’t easy. Let me say this again. Losing fat AIN’T easy. I routinely have people ask me what my secret is, how did I lose over 110lbs., and other various spins on the same questions. When I tell them I did it the old school way they lose all interest. Nobody wants to hear they might have to sweat and not be able to eat Skinny Cows twice a day.
It suprised all of us to find how many people are looking for a magic bullet or they are looking for someone to tell them how simple it is. For 95% of us, losing fat is hard. It takes lots of work, saying no, making sacrifices, and learning a whole new way to live. That stuff is hard and never let anyone fool you.
We all had a roundtable discussion about this and why Phit-N-Phat programs and my service has worked. I have never kidded them about what it takes to lose the fat. You have to:
1. Eat healthy foods forever; not just when you are losing weight. Sure you’ll get a little wiggle room when you reach goal, but we eat just as healthy now as we did when we were losing. Personally, I only eat more of the good stuff and have an occassional splurge.
2. Exercise HARD. Sorry, but if you want to look good you have to work out like you mean it. Sure, beginners don’t go gung-ho and walking is a great way to get STARTED. In the end, though, you are making a committment to moving for the rest of your life. You gotta strength train and you gotta get off the couch. As we all say, leave it all in the gym.
3. Quit using your stress, family, friends, co-workers, the melting ice caps, and that kid from fourth grade who called you fat give you reason to continue in self-destructive behaviors. Get over yourself so you can start living the life you want. You’ll always have stress and struggle so just learn right now that eating a cheeseburger doesn’t pay your bills or make your kids behave.
The workouts I sell and give my girls are hard. They are fat busting, sweating, making you wonder why you bought this type stuff. That’s why my girls look hot and they are wearing clothes they didn’t even think they ever would when they timidly signed up with PNP. Most of them were very overweight or had zero to little lifting experience.
Now…huh…huh…huh…they are tight little machines! Don’t believe me? Look at this group shot of hotties. Collectively, including that hot husband of Lorie’s who is a PNP Girl (sorry Bill 
) we have lost over 400 lbs.!!! Not all of that is with me, but I will certainly take credit for the tight bods and they can take credit for getting their butts out of bed every day, working out without someone yelling at them to give them more, and eating healthy when everyone else isn’t. I’m so proud of you and well, you know that.
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Workout Journal: DOR…Tuesdays are my housekeeper days so I’m giving it a try to take off my busy day of the week.
Food Journal:
B – Egg whites with 2% cheese, WW eng muffin, fruit
S – Choco protein shake
L - Grilled chicken salad
S – SBD Bar
D – Beef Tips and rice with green beans and beets
S – Orange Protein Shake
You all look so amazing it is incredible. Why can’t I see myself that way
but that is for your earlier post.
I have gotten the same type of reaction when people say you look great how did you do it and I tell them WW and exercise and their eyes actually glaze over- if I were to say Fad diet of the week I am sure I’d get a more enthusiastic response but as I said- 50 lbs in 19 months sounds slow but I feel good thinking it is moslty fat and on more evil days I think those that started with me on crash/fad diet A have already quit and gone on three more and probably if they are lucky are at the same weight when they started.
Comment by Jen — September 25, 2007 @ 2:32 pm
You go girls! (Sorry Bill! Although you certainly look like one smart guy! lol!)
You all look fantastic.
Great post Corinne!
Comment by katieo — September 26, 2007 @ 10:15 pm