"Whatever you do, do it to the purpose, do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known at all. Nay, worse, for it often misleads."
Lord Chesterfield
Through my experience of the UTC you see people who eventually "get it" and those are the ones that see it through day in and day out. What they experience is literally life transforming at many levels. Those that are all-in earn the fruits of that commitment. Those that are "half-in" might as well not be in at all. As the statement goes above, "half-in commitment" is in many ways WORSE because people are being mislead by what they PERCEIVE as "their best effort" which is often far from compliance. The result is "the blame game" - blame yourself, blame me, blame the program, blame others... it doesn't matter - the only thing that DOES matter is taking full responsibility and owning up to your full potential. That means getting all-in all the time because you are worth it and so are the inevitable results that follow this type of all-in thinking.... change your thinking and change your life
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Tom... for the longest time I was in my own little system that always got me to a certain point. That point was 225 pounds. Once there, I would always fall back to those old habits that always got the best of me. One of those habits was a way of thinking. I would get to that breaking point and my mind would surrender.
ReplyDeleteThis UTC is a mind challenge that challenges us to the very core of who we are. The blame game thing says a lot about what a person is made of. It says that they are not in control of their own lives. It will always be someone else’s fault.
Once I decided to take the UTC and remove the "blame someone" aspect of the mental challenge, I realized that I was the only one that could make any difference in my own life, not my Mom and Dad, not my wife, not my boss. Once I realized that I was the only one that could make a difference in my own life, the challenge became a little “easier” in the sense that nobody else could get in my way. In the past I allowed others to get in the way… people very close to me and excuses, which were more than legitimate.
A hammer in a shed is just a tool sitting there waiting for some type of action from somebody. Your program was the tool. If the hammer is placed in the hands of someone that is not "all in" then you will probably get 1/2 a shed, which represents, in my opinion, a waste of time and valuable resources. However... those same hammers in the hands of committed carpenters with an “all in” action plan will result in a shed with a great foundation with solid walls and a roof that will keep the bad weather out. My commitment to be "all in" was the action.
Recently I experienced a devastating injury that would have crushed my progress and sent me into a downward spiral. But not this time. You see my foundation is strong, my walls are solid and my roof will not allow those bad habits in. The challenge I took many months ago is continuing to pay serious life dividends. I never knew this journey would prove to be as valuable as it is today... June 2nd, 2010.
An ironic post for me by Tom since today is my first day back blogging after a month of family illness, personal illness and surgery. Followed meal plan as best I could under circumstances but no exercise. Today is my first day of 100% of food, exercise and blogging.
ReplyDeleteProtein
.5 tuna
.5 egg
.5 chicken
.5 turkey sausage
carbs
.5 chick peas
2 slice ez
1 ct brown rice
fruit
apple
fat
1 tbs almond butter
1 serv. cashews
1 tbs olive oil
Welcome back Jen!!
ReplyDeleteyou really do rock, jim.
ReplyDeletehi carb
protein
1 container egg whites
1 container ostrich & bison mix
.5 container grilled chicken
.5 container salmon sashimi
carb
3 slices ez bread
1 container rolled oats
1 container sweet potatoes
fat
1.5 serving almonds
1 serving egg yolks
1 serving evoo
.5 serving almond butter
HI 1:3
ReplyDeleteFRUIT:
Strawberries
PROTEIN:
.5 ct. pp
.5 ct. whites (almost, 3 whites)
1 ct. chicken
CARBS:
1 ct. ezb
1 ct. sweet potato
FATS:
1.5 serv pb
.5 serv walnuts
1 serv yolks
It's crazy how someone can say one thing to you and you get it! It pulls you through a ruff time! This BLOG is great for that!
ReplyDelete"IF you have a problem with it, then you will" (common sense)
I always think of that. I thought of that today when I was thinking about my cranberries :( and I didn't have them today.
I didn't have a problem with not having them!
and I didn't.
Jim you are my inspiration.... !!! I am totally "all in".
CRAZY Tabata today! Love that class! Kicks Ass...
;0
Hey am I allowed to say ass on the blog! lol
Jess
spin class
ReplyDeleteFRUIT
clementine, mango, raspberries
PROTEIN
1 container chicken
1 container salmon
CARBS
1 container sweet potato
FATS
25 almonds
VEGGIES
beats, beans, peppers
Hi Carb
ReplyDeleteProtein
2 scoops Protein powder
.75 container chicken sausage
1 container chicken fajita style peppers and onions.
Carbs
1 slice EZ bread
.5 rolled oats
1 high fiber tortilla
6 brown rice snaps
3 tbsp black bean hummus
Fat
l tbsp sunflower butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil estimate (husband cooked chicken tonight could not find avocado oil)
.5 yolk
.5 walnuts
Fruit
Banana
HIIT
Kettle bell swings
jump rope before work.
strawberries
ReplyDeleteProtein
1c.turkey burger
1c.flounder
Carbs
1c. rolled oats-cinnamon
.5 c.brown rice pasta
Fats
23 almonds
sunflower seeds 1T
Veggies--celery,onions,kale--baked,beets--marinara -champagne vinegar- green tea-water
low carb 1:4
ReplyDeletefruit
blueberries
Carb
.5c kamut pasta
.5c kidney beans
Protein
1c turkey
2.5 sc whey
Fat
1 serving almonds
1tbs evoo
Wow, Great Day today!!
ReplyDeleteAM exercise before any food for the day;
- Strength on machines, circuit training, all upper body, no legs. Then immediately after got on the exercise bike and got heart up into HIIT range. Kept pulse above 90% for 5 minutes, continuous.
- total am workout, 40 minutes
- max h.r. - 94%
- avg h.r. - 75%
- 436 cals - 40% fat
PM TaeKwonDo workout before last food of the day;
- 43 minutes
- max h.r. - 101%
- avg h.r. - 91%
- 648 cals - 20% fat
The knee feels great!!
Lo-Carb Day 2/4
Fruit
- Banana (fr)
Carb
- 1 cont long gr brn rice w/mixed org beans (c)
Proteins
- 2 cont chicken (2p)
- 3 scoops, 66g 'protein greens' for smoothie (p)
Fats
- 2 serv raw org almonds (2f)
- 1 serv org raw cashews (f)
- 1 serv (Tbsp) EVOO on salad
Salad/Greens/Veg's
- Big Salad, Romaine, Green Pepper, Marinated Mushrooms (vinegar sauce), Balsamic Vinegar & EVOO.
I love the endorphines form exercising.
Hell, the Dr. took an ekg before taking me of the blood press med and compared it to an old one. I looked at it too. It was identical to one taken in 1996.
Hey me blathering on regularly like this, does that qualify me as all-in??? Ha!!!
THURSDAY, LO DAY 4/4
ReplyDeleteBack + Bi's today ~ jumping rope
Over the hump day! I love my weekends! I hope this weekend is as nice as last! Looking forward to the seminar!!!
FRUIT
Watermelon + pineapple
PROTEIN
1c chicken sausage
1c chicken
CARBS
1c ez tst
VEGGIES
salad + edamame
FATS
Almond butter 1s
Walnuts 2s
Low Carb Day 3:4
ReplyDeleteFruit:
Pineapple
Carbs:
1 container E bread
Protein:
2 containers chicken
Fat:
3 servings almonds
Someone has been on my computer last post was Jay Lynn
ReplyDeleteJen - excellent... glad to have you back in the swing of things!
ReplyDeleteLOL - yes Jess... you can curse on the blog... it's all good
ReplyDeleteFrank - that is great success in a little over 6 weeks... congrats!
ReplyDeleteRyan / Jay Lynn... who ever you are... great job!!!
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