Happy Halloween!

So, I’m excited to announce that because of the results we’re getting for our clients, I was nominated as a top entrepreneur under 30 years old. I’m going to be recognized at the White House. Cool stuff!

Anyway…

For all you Facebookers….

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(I just found out about this LAST night. And the voting ends TODAY. Oh well.)

Thank you!

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Now, I’d never just write a post without giving YOU anything of value. That’s no fun!

So, let’s get to our inspiration for today.

I just got off the phone with a client who is going to a Halloween party tonight. I asked if she’s going to be able to avoid eating junk food.

Earlier, I spoke with a client, and asked if he’s going to be able to skip the temptations at work.

They both said, “I can’t because…”

I said, “You can’t?”

“Or, you don’t want to? Big difference.”

It was like a light bulb went off for both of them. I’m not saying we should avoid ALL temptations today. Because if there is truly something extraordinary (not something we can get on any corner of the world but something that is truly special), then sure…why not go for it.

But that’s not the point.

Next time you find yourself saying, “I can’t,” say “I don’t want to,” instead.

It automatically forces us to ask our selves a tough question or two. And the more questions we can ask our selves, the more we can change our perspective and mindset.

I’ll tell ya, it seems as though Halloween is getting more and more drawn out every year. People LOVE expressing themselves.

And although Halloween can be a lot of fun, it’s also a temptation nightmare.

So let’s talk…

No, I’m not going to encourage you to hand out whole grain crackers or raisins nor am I going to encourage you to give out individually packaged nuts. Why? Well, I don’t want your house to get toilet papered or egged!

By now, I hope you appreciate the practicality of my tips.

What To Do This Weekend

First and foremost, let’s make sure we eat a healthy breakfast shortly after we wake up. And let’s not forget about having some protein with our breakfast. If we fill up on protein, we’ll feel satiated for a lot longer.

Remember: If we’re very hungry, it’s very hard to make good decisions. It’s important that we have lunch and dinner too.

The #1 cause for eating poorly on the weekends is because we’re not eating regularly. When we ask our selves questions like, “Hmm, what am I in the mood for?” when we’re physically hungry AND able to eat whatever we want (because we’re not at work, etc.), good choices usually don’t happen. It’s much easier to rationalize eating poorly.

Reason #2: We don’t have healthy foods available (that’s our cue, if you’re running out of healthy foods –> go get some!).

Temptations will be everywhere today, tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.

It’s important to ask our selves the question, “Is this really and truly worth it?

Because temptations will be everywhere, that means we’re going to be constantly asking our self, “Do I want this? Do I not want this? Do I want this? Do I not want this.” —-> This is going to lead to discomfort.

Often we wind up giving in just to ease this discomfort so we can shut our damn mind up about the candy (or whatever it is) and not even because we want it so badly.

Read that again. Many times, we eat junk just to shut our damn inner voice up. We don’t even REALLY want it!

Being aware of this discomfort is very helpful. Now that we’re going to be aware of it, when we begin to face the discomfort why not laugh at it? Pretend it’s someone tickling your feet.

Just because it’s there, doesn’t mean we have to do anything with it. Let’s acknowledge it and move on.

ANOTHER QUESTION WORTH ASKING OURSELVES…

“Did I want this 5 seconds ago?”

Seeing a commercial for certain foods can instantly trigger a craving and make us feel good – because our brain will release some dopamine.

Two problems:

One. Although sugary, salty and fatty foods can make us feel good…it’s only temporary. Literally, the moment we’re done eating whatever it is, the good feelings it gives us go away. The extremely fleeting nature of junk – makes us want more and more and more.

Two. 5 seconds before the commercial started, we weren’t thinking about xyz junk. It’s important to remember that. Just like 5 seconds before we walked into the kitchen at work, the conference room, the kitchen at home, the party, the refrigerator, the pantry – wherever – we didn’t want whatever is tempting us, either.

Bonus! Don’t have a pity party. “Why is everyone eating candy and I’m not?!” Either we feel deprived in the very short term (like 5 minutes) – or we deprive ourselves of feeling as good as we can.

I’ll be the first one to say, as counter-intuitive as it sounds, eating junk is a lot of fun. Lounging around is too. I love cookies and ice cream as much as anyone. BUT – I have never felt better from eating poorly and lounging around than I have from eating right and exercising. (I know you agree.)

Said another way – it’s more fun to eat healthfully and exercise than the alternative. ALL that being said, if you want the candy so badly, and it’s really worth it to you, have a piece or two. But be sure to eat it slowly.

It’s amazing how some of us dream of certain foods all day long – yet we don’t even think about it when we’re actually eating it because we’re just shoveling it into our mouths.

Think about it. Savor it. Enjoy it. Pretend you’re a NY Times food critic.

However, be sure you pay attention to how you feel afterward.

Sadly, we usually realize, the candy (or whatever it is) isn’t as good as we imagined it would be.

LIFE IS SHORT…

We might as well feel as good as we can right?

So we might as well eat foods that make us feel good, before, during and after we eat them.

Also, having a game plan helps tremendously. If we can mentally rehearse what we’re going to eat before we go to a party, or even at home, it’s a lot easier to listen to our long term, rational mind.

Lastly, if we wind up giving in whether it’s planned, or against our desires, let’s be forgiving of ourselves. Don’t eat MORE crap to change the negative feelings you might get from eating poorly in the first place.

Ultimately, nothing tastes as good as being healthy and fit feels.

And we all know it. Just like we all know saying “No thank you!” is very empowering.

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One of my favorite activities is bike riding in Central Park. And there’s a lesson in it for all of us, I think.

AND, I think, it can change the way you look at bad days, if you’re lucky enough to experience them.

Let’s go for a ride…and I’ll explain.

Most of us, when we ‘bike ride’ look forward to only the downhills because we can coast along without much effort.

The entire ride (if it’s a challenging one) consists of barely surviving the uphills so we can enjoy the easier and fast parts —> the downhills.

Let’s face it: The uphills are very difficult.

The problem with downhills is that although they are easier, it’s crazy. If we’re on a challenging route – the uphills are insane but the downhills are just nuts.

What would happen if we looked forward to the uphills instead?

That’s where the work is. The fun is. The improvement is. The progress is.

On the uphills, we have a reasonable shot at improvement over last time.

The problem with downhills is that we can’t go much faster than we did last time due to the laws of physics and safety.

Most people spend their days looking forward to those extremely rare moments when everything goes right.

When there are no temptations, the gym isn’t too crowded, it’s not too cold outside, they got 7.5 hours of sleep the night before, their shelves are fully stocked with healthy and nutritious foods, their kids are behaving, their boss is being nice…

But imagine how much of an advantage we’d have if we spent our time maximizing those moments when it doesn’t?

In other words, this week, let’s embrace the uphills. Not the downhills.

I’ll race you to the top!

For as long as there have been people trying to lose weight, there are friends and family members telling them how to lose the weight. 9 times out of 10, these people are more over weight themselves or have no idea what they’re talking about or (most importantly) haven’t lost weight, and kept it off.

And for as long as there are people who want to lose weight, there have been weight loss schemes – ya know, those “lose 30 pounds in 3 days” type of programs.

The ones that ask us to follow a diet that we can’t follow for the rest of our lives. Why bother starting ANY diet if we can’t follow it for the rest of our life? (I remind you: when will you stop brushing your teeth?)

I’m so passionate about this because unless it’s healthy, sustainable and realistic we’re just wasting our time. I’ve been living what I teach since I was in 4th grade, literally. (That should prove just how sustainable it is.)

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However, humans will always be humans and some just can’t help themselves — they go from one diet to the next without ever sticking to any of them. Why? Because they’re not sustainable in the first place…

And…

…when it comes down to it, most people rather hope and wish than actually take action. Besides, they can’t fail if they don’t take action, right?

They don’t have to face any discomfort if they’re constantly trying something new. Before they’re even able to roll their sleeves up, they’re already onto the next one.

There’s a reason why 10% of all bestselling books are diet books.

Here’s a post I wrote about why I’ll never write a bestselling diet book.

In life, I’ve learned that everyone has two businesses.

They have their own business and your business! Everyone thinks they know exactly how you should live or exactly the type of diet you should be following or exactly the type of person you should be dating or exactly the thing you should do or how you should be raising your kids and on and on.

Remember this, though. As one of my mentors told me: “If you give 1000 monkeys each a piano, one of them is bound to play the first four notes of Beethoven’s symphony.”

When choosing who to listen to a track record of consistent success is far important than a big score.

Nothing beats the tried and true rules of consistency. Nothing!

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