Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Texas Jim Fitness has moved to a new location!
Hey friends! I have opened a new website where I will be able to get all my varied content and products under one roof, so to speak. I hope you'll come and visit me there - it is my intention to give quality and value, offering solutions for your fitness, nutrition, personal development, and business growth needs. Come check it out at http://www.jimbluefitness.com! I look forward to meeting you there!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Workout Update
Workouts have been good and steady. I am in the second week of Phase 2 for this round of P90X. Due to some ongoing tenderness from my achillies surgery, I have had to substitute some other activities for my favorite workout, Plyometrics. Tonight it was some good interval training on the Stairmaster. Tomorrow is Back and Biceps, which I'm looking forward to! Nutrition has been 95% clean for all of January! I fully expect to meet my weight loss and body fat % goals for this month, then attack the February goals with a vengeance!!
I hope anybody coming through here or lurking will stop in and say hello, or better yet, join me in living a healthy and fit lifestyle. It is worth the effort, I can promise you that. Let me know how I can help you!
Take care! Jim
I hope anybody coming through here or lurking will stop in and say hello, or better yet, join me in living a healthy and fit lifestyle. It is worth the effort, I can promise you that. Let me know how I can help you!
Take care! Jim
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Failing Forward
Quote of the Day:
"I Failed Over And Over And Over Again In My Life And That Is Why I Succeed."
Michael Jordan
My friends, it's not about failing, it's about falling down and getting back up again, or, as John Maxwell says, "Failing Forward." I'm again reminded of some words in a favorite Lyle Lovett song: "And remembering the falling down and the laughter of the curse of luck, from all those sons of bit---es who said we'd never get back up..." We humans tend to get way too caught up in the crowd and what other people think. It takes courage to go beyond the mediocrity of the masses and rise up to new levels. That's why I'm so proud and happy to be here, to have found my fitness and health again with P90X, and to now have the opportunity to help others as well! If you're here, and you're working and trying, and you fall down but you get back up, then it's in your DNA to succeed. You just have to Decide and Commit and stay in the game.
Make it so, my wonderful pals!!! Jim
"I Failed Over And Over And Over Again In My Life And That Is Why I Succeed."
Michael Jordan
My friends, it's not about failing, it's about falling down and getting back up again, or, as John Maxwell says, "Failing Forward." I'm again reminded of some words in a favorite Lyle Lovett song: "And remembering the falling down and the laughter of the curse of luck, from all those sons of bit---es who said we'd never get back up..." We humans tend to get way too caught up in the crowd and what other people think. It takes courage to go beyond the mediocrity of the masses and rise up to new levels. That's why I'm so proud and happy to be here, to have found my fitness and health again with P90X, and to now have the opportunity to help others as well! If you're here, and you're working and trying, and you fall down but you get back up, then it's in your DNA to succeed. You just have to Decide and Commit and stay in the game.
Make it so, my wonderful pals!!! Jim
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Goals and Human Striving
Quote of the Day:
“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.”
Denis Waitley
So what are you dreaming about for yourself, my friends? Do you have an end picture of yourselves in mind? It is so important to have goals. Humans are striving beings by nature - other animals don't "strive" - it's not even in their makeup - but it is part of our DNA to move forward, to progress, to achieve. Obviously, contentment and self-acceptance are important too, but we are more alive when we are In The Game of life, moving towards a worthy and worthwhile goal, making ourselves and the world a little better place for our having been here. The reason many of us don't set goals is what Dr. Waitley hints at above - we get caught up in a comfort zone, where we are basically okay with where we are, even though there is a nagging feeling deep down inside that is calling us higher, better, greater. But to move outside of that comfort zone is scary, because it is unknown. The truth is, though, that the only way to break out of the comfort zone is to believe that there is something greater out there, beyond our protective shell, and to step out into the great abyss of the unknown. I encourage you all to set some goals that push you beyond your comfort zone today, and the next day, and the next day. Dare to be more and better, and take that out into the world with you. Because the world desperately needs courageous people who can draw a line in the sand of their lives and say "That's IT!! I am more than I have been showing!"
MAKE IT SO, MY FRIENDS!!!!
“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.”
Denis Waitley
So what are you dreaming about for yourself, my friends? Do you have an end picture of yourselves in mind? It is so important to have goals. Humans are striving beings by nature - other animals don't "strive" - it's not even in their makeup - but it is part of our DNA to move forward, to progress, to achieve. Obviously, contentment and self-acceptance are important too, but we are more alive when we are In The Game of life, moving towards a worthy and worthwhile goal, making ourselves and the world a little better place for our having been here. The reason many of us don't set goals is what Dr. Waitley hints at above - we get caught up in a comfort zone, where we are basically okay with where we are, even though there is a nagging feeling deep down inside that is calling us higher, better, greater. But to move outside of that comfort zone is scary, because it is unknown. The truth is, though, that the only way to break out of the comfort zone is to believe that there is something greater out there, beyond our protective shell, and to step out into the great abyss of the unknown. I encourage you all to set some goals that push you beyond your comfort zone today, and the next day, and the next day. Dare to be more and better, and take that out into the world with you. Because the world desperately needs courageous people who can draw a line in the sand of their lives and say "That's IT!! I am more than I have been showing!"
MAKE IT SO, MY FRIENDS!!!!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
P90X Shoulders and Arms
Peoples of the Blogosphere!!!
Greetings from the Town of the Cow, lovely little Fort Worth, Texas, USA!!
Well, things did not go exactly according to plan today, but more got accomplished than occurred in the past few days. Feel as though I really am coming out of some funk, so that can only be good!!
Just finished up with P90X Shoulders and Arms - not spectacular, but a very steady, workmanlike effort, and I got 'er dun!!!!
I do abs on cardio days now, so I'll catch that tomorrow with the Stairmaster. Also have another little Physical Therapy session in the AM (for my achilles). Other than bloating me up like a balloon (okay, not quite that bad, but close!), the steroids didn't do much lasting good, so the PT is going to have to do the trick. I think it will. They do a routine of heating it up, ultrasounding it, massaging it, then stretching it like a big dog. It's all good up to the stretching part - that's when it be hurtin' me!!
Okay then, so that's about it from this end. If there is anything I can do to help you get rolling with your workouts, get started, improve, motivate, encourage, etc., please don't hesitate to give me a shout out! I'm having to practically start from scratch again, so maybe we're in the same boat!! I know what it's like to be in TERRIBLE shape and turn that completely around, and now I know what it's like to have a disappointing setback and have to have a do-over! So let me help if I can!
Okay then, peace out people, and peace IN too!! Jim B.
Greetings from the Town of the Cow, lovely little Fort Worth, Texas, USA!!
Well, things did not go exactly according to plan today, but more got accomplished than occurred in the past few days. Feel as though I really am coming out of some funk, so that can only be good!!
Just finished up with P90X Shoulders and Arms - not spectacular, but a very steady, workmanlike effort, and I got 'er dun!!!!
I do abs on cardio days now, so I'll catch that tomorrow with the Stairmaster. Also have another little Physical Therapy session in the AM (for my achilles). Other than bloating me up like a balloon (okay, not quite that bad, but close!), the steroids didn't do much lasting good, so the PT is going to have to do the trick. I think it will. They do a routine of heating it up, ultrasounding it, massaging it, then stretching it like a big dog. It's all good up to the stretching part - that's when it be hurtin' me!!
Okay then, so that's about it from this end. If there is anything I can do to help you get rolling with your workouts, get started, improve, motivate, encourage, etc., please don't hesitate to give me a shout out! I'm having to practically start from scratch again, so maybe we're in the same boat!! I know what it's like to be in TERRIBLE shape and turn that completely around, and now I know what it's like to have a disappointing setback and have to have a do-over! So let me help if I can!
Okay then, peace out people, and peace IN too!! Jim B.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Cardio Burn
Accountability for my workout: Did an hour on the Stairmaster for a cool 800 calorie wipeout! Had a physical therapy session before the workout and I'm hopeful that I'll eventually get back to tougher cardio workouts like Plyometrics and Core Synergistics and such. But I'm grateful for what I CAN do right now. P90X Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper X are on tap for tomorrow!
What I've got is a relatively mild situation with my surgery, because there are people out there who have a lot worse problems. I'm amazed at what people can do if they put their mind to it. How about you, friend? Maybe you have a hardship or maybe you don't. Maybe there is a physical problem or perhaps just some mental blocks. Maybe you don't know where or how to start. Ultimately the decisions will be made by you, but if you are struggling, I encourage you to get started somehow, some way. I will be glad to help you in any way I can, so don't hesitate to ask.
That's about it for tonight. I'm eventually going to get some articles, videos, and such on here, so I hope you'll hang with me, participate a little or a lot, and keep coming back to look for new stuff.
Until then, peace and blessings to ya! Jim B.
What I've got is a relatively mild situation with my surgery, because there are people out there who have a lot worse problems. I'm amazed at what people can do if they put their mind to it. How about you, friend? Maybe you have a hardship or maybe you don't. Maybe there is a physical problem or perhaps just some mental blocks. Maybe you don't know where or how to start. Ultimately the decisions will be made by you, but if you are struggling, I encourage you to get started somehow, some way. I will be glad to help you in any way I can, so don't hesitate to ask.
That's about it for tonight. I'm eventually going to get some articles, videos, and such on here, so I hope you'll hang with me, participate a little or a lot, and keep coming back to look for new stuff.
Until then, peace and blessings to ya! Jim B.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
P90X, New Round, Week 1
Hello blogosphere!
Just wanted to pop in here and report accountability. Knocked out the first week of my new round of X, and did a fairly good job with all the workouts. Nutrition was good in some places, not so good in others. Ready for some knuckle down buckle down this week, and really the rest of the month. I have a goal to reach by December 31, and I am determined to meet it!! What is the goal, you might ask? I intend to weigh 205 lbs on New Year's Eve (weight today was 225). I know that seems like a lot, but it has not been unusual for me to lose weight in a hurry. I will be eating good food, hydrating well, getting vitamins, etc., but I will also be BRINGING IT in my workouts. Let's see what happens!
If there is any way I can help you with workouts, either by actual instruction/advice or by encouragement, support, and motivation, please feel free to contact me! Let's make something happen for you!!
Peace and blessings! Jim B.
Just wanted to pop in here and report accountability. Knocked out the first week of my new round of X, and did a fairly good job with all the workouts. Nutrition was good in some places, not so good in others. Ready for some knuckle down buckle down this week, and really the rest of the month. I have a goal to reach by December 31, and I am determined to meet it!! What is the goal, you might ask? I intend to weigh 205 lbs on New Year's Eve (weight today was 225). I know that seems like a lot, but it has not been unusual for me to lose weight in a hurry. I will be eating good food, hydrating well, getting vitamins, etc., but I will also be BRINGING IT in my workouts. Let's see what happens!
If there is any way I can help you with workouts, either by actual instruction/advice or by encouragement, support, and motivation, please feel free to contact me! Let's make something happen for you!!
Peace and blessings! Jim B.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Lifestyle Changes
Hello blogosphere!
Well, as I might have mentioned, I have made a new start with P90X, and have decided to operate my spiritual life and personal development/business life with the same intensity that I bring to my workouts. 90 days to excellent in all three areas - very much looking forward to what will happen.
The thing I have to remember is that even though I set goals and look forward to them, I still have to live in the present moment. In visible reality, there is only today, so I have to take consistent, steady action today, and do all that I can to make today excellent. If I keep that in the forefront of my mind, and consistently follow it, then 90 days is going to be awesome. Many of us, myself included, get started all gangbusters and really go for it for some period of time, but then lose steam and end up achieving some of what we wanted, but not nearly what we hoped. What I'm beginning to get hold of is that today is all I have, and I must do the best job with it that I can. Then, when tomorrow turns into its own "today," I must make the best of that "today" as well. And so on and so on. If I can string together the better part of 90 excellent days, how much more might I accomplish as compared to two gangbuster weeks and a cloud of dust? :-)
So that's what I'm getting at here, and what I'm shooting for. I hope that something I say or do or mention here will be encouraging and inspirational to someone lurking out there in cyberspace. I hope it will be just the little extra push you need to get out of your present state and make a bigger, better, more wonderful life for yourself in some way. Best wishes on the journey!
Jim B.
Oh, PS, I forgot to mention my workout. Since I can't yet to Plyometrics, I did Ab Ripper and an hour on the Stairmaster. It felt great! I'm looking forward to doing Plyo again, but until I can, I am very grateful that I can do the stairs - it's a great cardio workout, especially if you do intervals. Okay then, JB out!
Well, as I might have mentioned, I have made a new start with P90X, and have decided to operate my spiritual life and personal development/business life with the same intensity that I bring to my workouts. 90 days to excellent in all three areas - very much looking forward to what will happen.
The thing I have to remember is that even though I set goals and look forward to them, I still have to live in the present moment. In visible reality, there is only today, so I have to take consistent, steady action today, and do all that I can to make today excellent. If I keep that in the forefront of my mind, and consistently follow it, then 90 days is going to be awesome. Many of us, myself included, get started all gangbusters and really go for it for some period of time, but then lose steam and end up achieving some of what we wanted, but not nearly what we hoped. What I'm beginning to get hold of is that today is all I have, and I must do the best job with it that I can. Then, when tomorrow turns into its own "today," I must make the best of that "today" as well. And so on and so on. If I can string together the better part of 90 excellent days, how much more might I accomplish as compared to two gangbuster weeks and a cloud of dust? :-)
So that's what I'm getting at here, and what I'm shooting for. I hope that something I say or do or mention here will be encouraging and inspirational to someone lurking out there in cyberspace. I hope it will be just the little extra push you need to get out of your present state and make a bigger, better, more wonderful life for yourself in some way. Best wishes on the journey!
Jim B.
Oh, PS, I forgot to mention my workout. Since I can't yet to Plyometrics, I did Ab Ripper and an hour on the Stairmaster. It felt great! I'm looking forward to doing Plyo again, but until I can, I am very grateful that I can do the stairs - it's a great cardio workout, especially if you do intervals. Okay then, JB out!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Fresh start, P90X style!
Well, long time no post. That's all about to change. I started a new round of P90X today with Chest and Back. I first started P90X Classic on November 29th of 2008, and it turned out to be 90 days that changed my life. Since my surgery back in July, I've had a lot of trouble with pain and limitations on what I could do, etc. This led to some disappointed feelings that I let get the best of me in some ways. When I saw that the 29th was coming up and it was a Monday, it seemed like the perfect time to fire up a new round.
Added to this, I'll be doing the same 90 days of intensity in my spiritual life and my personal development/business life. I can't wait to see the results in all three areas!!
So that's it for today. Worked hard enough to get "the shakes", so that's good, heh heh...
I still can't do some of the workouts, such as Plyo, which would normally be tomorrow's routine. I'll be beating the crud out of my abs, then doing some intense interval work on the stairmaster. It WILL be a good workout, I promise.
Eating was clean today, including a fabulous Chocolate Shakeology! We're on our way!!
Peace to all! Jimbo
Added to this, I'll be doing the same 90 days of intensity in my spiritual life and my personal development/business life. I can't wait to see the results in all three areas!!
So that's it for today. Worked hard enough to get "the shakes", so that's good, heh heh...
I still can't do some of the workouts, such as Plyo, which would normally be tomorrow's routine. I'll be beating the crud out of my abs, then doing some intense interval work on the stairmaster. It WILL be a good workout, I promise.
Eating was clean today, including a fabulous Chocolate Shakeology! We're on our way!!
Peace to all! Jimbo
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
P90X, Legs and Back, Ab routine, recovery from injury!
Hey folks!!
Here's my workout accountability and a little lesson learned.
Busted out some P90X Legs and Back and a serious Ab workout tonight. Got shaky and even near "vomitous"! That's when you know you "brung it"!!
On a message board, someone asked me how my heel was doing, from my surgery back in late July. Here is my reply to him:
"Ronnie, thanks for asking. I'm trying very hard not to be negative or say anything other than healing words. It hurts constantly, both to the touch and to try and walk. I can't take normal steps 90% of the time and I look like I have the "mummy shuffle" from the old scary movies. That's just the reality of where it is. I sometimes feel as though the surgery has disabled me. One year ago I did two marathons - today I can't jog, do jumping jacks, etc., much less Plyo, Insanity, Turbo Fire, etc.
But the reality is also this: I can swim and do the stairmaster, so I'm VERY grateful. I can control what passes my lips on the way to my stomach (which I haven't done a great job of since the surgery). That makes a huge difference. And most importantly, I can choose how I look at things and what I focus on. So I answered honestly to your question, but that is not the whole story. The truth is, I control "some" of the physical reality, but I control ALL of the mental reality. No matter what happens in this physical realm, I am going to be more than great!! Extra shout out to Katzy for coaching the coach with his impassioned speech to Laura and the rest of the team!!
So THERE!!! Kiss my butt, achilles tendon pain!!!"
So, that was my reply to my buddy. Then tonight, watching the news, I saw a short piece on a guy I'm very familiar with already, and that sealed the deal. If he can live large with his circumstances, virtually NOBODY else can really have any excuse.
Live large friends. Overcome obstacles, especially self-imposed ones! Make your lives extraordinary today and every day.
Peace, Love, and Blessings! Jimbo
Here's my workout accountability and a little lesson learned.
Busted out some P90X Legs and Back and a serious Ab workout tonight. Got shaky and even near "vomitous"! That's when you know you "brung it"!!
On a message board, someone asked me how my heel was doing, from my surgery back in late July. Here is my reply to him:
"Ronnie, thanks for asking. I'm trying very hard not to be negative or say anything other than healing words. It hurts constantly, both to the touch and to try and walk. I can't take normal steps 90% of the time and I look like I have the "mummy shuffle" from the old scary movies. That's just the reality of where it is. I sometimes feel as though the surgery has disabled me. One year ago I did two marathons - today I can't jog, do jumping jacks, etc., much less Plyo, Insanity, Turbo Fire, etc.
But the reality is also this: I can swim and do the stairmaster, so I'm VERY grateful. I can control what passes my lips on the way to my stomach (which I haven't done a great job of since the surgery). That makes a huge difference. And most importantly, I can choose how I look at things and what I focus on. So I answered honestly to your question, but that is not the whole story. The truth is, I control "some" of the physical reality, but I control ALL of the mental reality. No matter what happens in this physical realm, I am going to be more than great!! Extra shout out to Katzy for coaching the coach with his impassioned speech to Laura and the rest of the team!!
So THERE!!! Kiss my butt, achilles tendon pain!!!"
So, that was my reply to my buddy. Then tonight, watching the news, I saw a short piece on a guy I'm very familiar with already, and that sealed the deal. If he can live large with his circumstances, virtually NOBODY else can really have any excuse.
Live large friends. Overcome obstacles, especially self-imposed ones! Make your lives extraordinary today and every day.
Peace, Love, and Blessings! Jimbo
Thursday, November 11, 2010
P90X Shoulders and Arms
Knocked out some P90X Shoulders and Arms, with a side of A$$ Whipper X (Ab Ripper X). It was good. I was inspired by a video, cuz I didn't feel like working out. No excuses after this though:
Time Management
This isn't really about time management. I was just amazed that right after posting about consistency, I have been gone 10 days! That made me think "time flies" and that led to my thinking that I need to manage that better.
Kicked out a 62 minute stair climb workout yesterday, feeling the need for some cardio. 830 calories bit the dust! P90X Shoulders and Arms tonight, one of my all time faves! I'll post after that.
The winds of change are blowing around here, and I'm feeling it's going to be something good coming!
Later, Jimbo
Kicked out a 62 minute stair climb workout yesterday, feeling the need for some cardio. 830 calories bit the dust! P90X Shoulders and Arms tonight, one of my all time faves! I'll post after that.
The winds of change are blowing around here, and I'm feeling it's going to be something good coming!
Later, Jimbo
Monday, November 1, 2010
Calorie Busting Cardio
Hello Blog World!
Just a quick post to try and maintain consistency in everything I'm doing.
Another 800 calories bit the dust tonight in a 60-minute, medium-intensity Stairmaster cardio burn! Got about halfway through my audio-book, Think and Grow Rich. Good stuff, for sure.
Shakeology Cleanse Day One almost complete! Had my second Shake as a pre-workout drink. Had myself a delicious and healthy salad for dinner. Hunger pangs sucked today, but I kept reminding myself that it was mostly psychological, and only partly physical. Worked out fine. Looking forward to Thursday's results, and beyond!!
I just want to keep encouraging people to work on consistency in all that you do, and that includes your exercise and nutrition. Get up and move, go for a walk, stick a DVD in like I usually do, then follow it! Make wiser choices with snacks. Cut out sugar as much as possible. Try a drink like our Shakeology - one of the best things you could do for your overall health and nutrition.
Little mistakes here and there won't hurt you too badly, most likely. But little mistakes, done consistently over time, could make a huge difference in how your life turns out. Work on making better choices consistently. Let me help if I can.
Hope everyone had a groovy day! Peace out, Jimbo
Just a quick post to try and maintain consistency in everything I'm doing.
Another 800 calories bit the dust tonight in a 60-minute, medium-intensity Stairmaster cardio burn! Got about halfway through my audio-book, Think and Grow Rich. Good stuff, for sure.
Shakeology Cleanse Day One almost complete! Had my second Shake as a pre-workout drink. Had myself a delicious and healthy salad for dinner. Hunger pangs sucked today, but I kept reminding myself that it was mostly psychological, and only partly physical. Worked out fine. Looking forward to Thursday's results, and beyond!!
I just want to keep encouraging people to work on consistency in all that you do, and that includes your exercise and nutrition. Get up and move, go for a walk, stick a DVD in like I usually do, then follow it! Make wiser choices with snacks. Cut out sugar as much as possible. Try a drink like our Shakeology - one of the best things you could do for your overall health and nutrition.
Little mistakes here and there won't hurt you too badly, most likely. But little mistakes, done consistently over time, could make a huge difference in how your life turns out. Work on making better choices consistently. Let me help if I can.
Hope everyone had a groovy day! Peace out, Jimbo
Sunday, October 31, 2010
P90X Legs and Back
Hi all!
Did my P90X Legs and Back workout, with a side of abs!! Hope everyone got up and did something to move their bodies and move towards health and fitness today. If you didn't, what the heck is holding you back? You need to figure it out and get going. You want to be here for the future, don't you? Do you want to spend what could be your best middle years with aching joints, clogging arteries, and obesity, wheezing to walk up a flight of stairs and paying outrageous medical costs???!!! Or do you want to feel alive, energetic, and fantastic, along with feeling better physically, emotionally, and even spiritually??
Look peeps, I'm a FREE fitness coach and about to be certified as personal trainer. I will help you come up with a plan to get your fitness in gear! Did I mention FREE?? No, it's not totally free - you have to invest a few bucks in a workout program and invest TIME and EFFORT into it, but I will certainly help you do that for free. I do this because I know that if I help 100 people, at least 10 if those will be so psyched that they'll pay it forward and each help 100, and so on and so on.
But before we save the world, let's start with just you and me!! Contact me at any of the listed numbers or addresses and let's get you rolling. I'll help you get started and get through the rough spots. You will succeed if you follow the plan. Then I'll advise you to go forth and do the same for others. Does that sound like something we can do?? Give me a buzz and let's do it!
Peace and blessings to you all. Jimbo
Did my P90X Legs and Back workout, with a side of abs!! Hope everyone got up and did something to move their bodies and move towards health and fitness today. If you didn't, what the heck is holding you back? You need to figure it out and get going. You want to be here for the future, don't you? Do you want to spend what could be your best middle years with aching joints, clogging arteries, and obesity, wheezing to walk up a flight of stairs and paying outrageous medical costs???!!! Or do you want to feel alive, energetic, and fantastic, along with feeling better physically, emotionally, and even spiritually??
Look peeps, I'm a FREE fitness coach and about to be certified as personal trainer. I will help you come up with a plan to get your fitness in gear! Did I mention FREE?? No, it's not totally free - you have to invest a few bucks in a workout program and invest TIME and EFFORT into it, but I will certainly help you do that for free. I do this because I know that if I help 100 people, at least 10 if those will be so psyched that they'll pay it forward and each help 100, and so on and so on.
But before we save the world, let's start with just you and me!! Contact me at any of the listed numbers or addresses and let's get you rolling. I'll help you get started and get through the rough spots. You will succeed if you follow the plan. Then I'll advise you to go forth and do the same for others. Does that sound like something we can do?? Give me a buzz and let's do it!
Peace and blessings to you all. Jimbo
Friday, October 29, 2010
Calorie burning!
Obliterated 1030 calories in a 75 minute Stairmaster effort tonight! As some of you know, since my heel surgery, I can't do some of the prescribed P90X workouts (mainly Plyometrics and anything else requiring jumping). So I do Kenpo X and add in some stair climbing to help make up for it.
Sunday starts my Shakeology cleanse! I'll still eat as clean as possible tomorrow at my birthday get together, but I want to make a nice super clean re-start. I'll keep y'all posted. Like I mentioned before, regular consistent actions (starting with regular consistent decisions), even if small actions, will have a massive cumulative effect on your physical health and fitness, as well as on ANY endeavor to which you apply the principle!!
Take care, God bless, and see ya tomorrow! Jim B.
Sunday starts my Shakeology cleanse! I'll still eat as clean as possible tomorrow at my birthday get together, but I want to make a nice super clean re-start. I'll keep y'all posted. Like I mentioned before, regular consistent actions (starting with regular consistent decisions), even if small actions, will have a massive cumulative effect on your physical health and fitness, as well as on ANY endeavor to which you apply the principle!!
Take care, God bless, and see ya tomorrow! Jim B.
Consistency!!
Well, consistency is a good title for this post, because I have not BEEN consistent lately! To be fair, I have a lot of irons in the fire, with a full time career, a second business that I consider my "freedom job", and a couple of other things in the works. Trouble is, without consistency, it is hard to get any traction in any pursuit, be it a blog, a business, or improving your fitness and health.
So, consistency is my theme for the day, and I intend to carry through every aspect of what I'm doing. In terms of fitness and health, that means sticking to my P90X schedule closely, along with getting back to the basics of nutrition.
I just had a birthday too, so it just seems like a good jumping off place! Today is a cardio day, and tomorrow will be Legs and Back. I am still modifying due to my heel surgery, but I will be burning some calories, I guarantee it!! Shakeology will be a big player here too. After my birthday get together tomorrow, I will be starting up a three day jump start cleanse, and after that, will use the Shake as 1-2 of my daily meals. I'll be adding extra protein to fuel the resistance days, and will be working to make my diet as close to a pure "Primal" or Paleo as possible. Sugar will be saying goodbye, as it is THE main culprit in weight management problems!
Daily consistent actions - that's where I'm heading. I'll keep you posted - consistently!! Hope you'll join in the fun.
Jimbo
So, consistency is my theme for the day, and I intend to carry through every aspect of what I'm doing. In terms of fitness and health, that means sticking to my P90X schedule closely, along with getting back to the basics of nutrition.
I just had a birthday too, so it just seems like a good jumping off place! Today is a cardio day, and tomorrow will be Legs and Back. I am still modifying due to my heel surgery, but I will be burning some calories, I guarantee it!! Shakeology will be a big player here too. After my birthday get together tomorrow, I will be starting up a three day jump start cleanse, and after that, will use the Shake as 1-2 of my daily meals. I'll be adding extra protein to fuel the resistance days, and will be working to make my diet as close to a pure "Primal" or Paleo as possible. Sugar will be saying goodbye, as it is THE main culprit in weight management problems!
Daily consistent actions - that's where I'm heading. I'll keep you posted - consistently!! Hope you'll join in the fun.
Jimbo
Friday, October 15, 2010
Taking Action Now
Howdy world!
Feeling good today. 'Bout to get me some work done, big time. I learned some more things about setting goals and getting what we want. Nothing particularly new, but you know how you can read/hear the same thing over and over and suddenly it speaks to you in a new way? Well that's kind of what happened. Basically it had to do with the idea that no matter what you want "out there", it has to start with ACTION, "right here" and "right now". So while I need to have a picture in my head of what I want to have or to become, having the picture isn't enough. I have to take action NOW, doing first things first, doing my best with them, and allowing the rest to unfold. The unfolding results from the doing.
So, that's what I'm doing. I'm listing out some things to do today, and I'm going to start knocking them out, one by one. And of course, I am bringing this up here on the blog because it applies to fitness too. For instance, I can picture myself with ripped abs, and I do NEED to do that, but until I take actions in that direction, I will never reach it. Rather, I have to make choices several times each day, then take action several times each day, and gradually the "picture" will "develop". So I can now visualize myself getting back into top shape after my surgery, and I'll hold that picture in my mind. But then I have to make choices and act in the here and now to make that happen. When I open up the fridge, I need to pull out an apple or some water. For lunch I've gotta bypass the urge for a taco, and have my Shakeology. When I hit the gym later today, I have to keep the picture in my mind, then work with some intensity. And I can't give a half-baked effort and do just a couple of situps - I gotta WORK THAT CORE!!
Where are you with your fitness? Where do you want to be? What do you want to look like? If you haven't thought about those things, you might want to. Otherwise, your default mechanism will kick in and take you nowhere. Once you have that information, put the picture in your mind and hold it there. And then ask yourself this question: Is what I am doing right now going to help me get there? If the answer is no, determine today that you are going to make at least one new choice and take one new action every day, to begin moving yourself in the right direction. Do this and you'll be VERY glad you did. It won't happen overnight, but stay the course and it WILL HAPPEN!
Peace to you! Jim
Feeling good today. 'Bout to get me some work done, big time. I learned some more things about setting goals and getting what we want. Nothing particularly new, but you know how you can read/hear the same thing over and over and suddenly it speaks to you in a new way? Well that's kind of what happened. Basically it had to do with the idea that no matter what you want "out there", it has to start with ACTION, "right here" and "right now". So while I need to have a picture in my head of what I want to have or to become, having the picture isn't enough. I have to take action NOW, doing first things first, doing my best with them, and allowing the rest to unfold. The unfolding results from the doing.
So, that's what I'm doing. I'm listing out some things to do today, and I'm going to start knocking them out, one by one. And of course, I am bringing this up here on the blog because it applies to fitness too. For instance, I can picture myself with ripped abs, and I do NEED to do that, but until I take actions in that direction, I will never reach it. Rather, I have to make choices several times each day, then take action several times each day, and gradually the "picture" will "develop". So I can now visualize myself getting back into top shape after my surgery, and I'll hold that picture in my mind. But then I have to make choices and act in the here and now to make that happen. When I open up the fridge, I need to pull out an apple or some water. For lunch I've gotta bypass the urge for a taco, and have my Shakeology. When I hit the gym later today, I have to keep the picture in my mind, then work with some intensity. And I can't give a half-baked effort and do just a couple of situps - I gotta WORK THAT CORE!!
Where are you with your fitness? Where do you want to be? What do you want to look like? If you haven't thought about those things, you might want to. Otherwise, your default mechanism will kick in and take you nowhere. Once you have that information, put the picture in your mind and hold it there. And then ask yourself this question: Is what I am doing right now going to help me get there? If the answer is no, determine today that you are going to make at least one new choice and take one new action every day, to begin moving yourself in the right direction. Do this and you'll be VERY glad you did. It won't happen overnight, but stay the course and it WILL HAPPEN!
Peace to you! Jim
Monday, October 4, 2010
Fitness, Health, and New Beginnings
I just got back from attending a wedding this past weekend. A good friend of mine lost her husband back about 6.5 years ago, and got remarried. It was kind of weird in some ways, because part of me was hanging onto the old image of my friend being part of a couple with my other friend (the one who died), and I had to wrap my head around this change. My buddy died a long time ago, and my living friend suffered a lot from it. And she had to move on with her life, and she grew, and she changed, and now she has ended up in a wonderful new place, with a wonderful new life awaiting her. If she had stayed stuck in the past and had not changed and reached forward, well then, two people would have died, and not just the one. She chose to reach for something new and let go of what "was".
There are all kinds of lessons to be learned from this, but since this is at least partly a fitness blog, I'll relate it to that. A lot of us have a lousy level of fitness because we are stuck in old ways of seeing ourselves, in old eating and activity habits, and in the old ways of talking to ourselves. Sometimes, in order to break through to a new way of being, we have to let go of the past stuff that's holding us back, and we've got to reach forward to something new. If you have been stuck in your health and physical fitness and stuck in a body that you are unhappy with, stuck with bloodwork that points towards an early exit from life, stuck with low energy and lousy stamina, I urge you to reach forward today and grab onto the possibility that it CAN CHANGE. Grab onto that idea, and grab onto the hand of someone like me who is ready, willing, and able to help you make that change, and start moving your life in a new direction. I did it, and so can YOU.
In fact, you oughta join me now! As a result of my recent surgery and inactivity and "comfort" eating, I gained back a chunk of the weight that I had lost. I started feeling sorry for myself and let some "old ways" sneak back in. But after what I experienced and learned this weekend, I'm ready to start reaching forward again. The "old me" grabbed my ankle and tried to pull me backwards, but that ain't happening!! Today is a new beginning! A friend of mine mentioned that if one starts a round of P90X now, the finish date will be right around New Year's Day, so if we take action now, there won't be any need to set a weight loss or fitness "resolution" - it will already be underway, if not done!! I'm on board - won't you join me?
There are all kinds of lessons to be learned from this, but since this is at least partly a fitness blog, I'll relate it to that. A lot of us have a lousy level of fitness because we are stuck in old ways of seeing ourselves, in old eating and activity habits, and in the old ways of talking to ourselves. Sometimes, in order to break through to a new way of being, we have to let go of the past stuff that's holding us back, and we've got to reach forward to something new. If you have been stuck in your health and physical fitness and stuck in a body that you are unhappy with, stuck with bloodwork that points towards an early exit from life, stuck with low energy and lousy stamina, I urge you to reach forward today and grab onto the possibility that it CAN CHANGE. Grab onto that idea, and grab onto the hand of someone like me who is ready, willing, and able to help you make that change, and start moving your life in a new direction. I did it, and so can YOU.
In fact, you oughta join me now! As a result of my recent surgery and inactivity and "comfort" eating, I gained back a chunk of the weight that I had lost. I started feeling sorry for myself and let some "old ways" sneak back in. But after what I experienced and learned this weekend, I'm ready to start reaching forward again. The "old me" grabbed my ankle and tried to pull me backwards, but that ain't happening!! Today is a new beginning! A friend of mine mentioned that if one starts a round of P90X now, the finish date will be right around New Year's Day, so if we take action now, there won't be any need to set a weight loss or fitness "resolution" - it will already be underway, if not done!! I'm on board - won't you join me?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Fast Food Self Pity Shakeology Experiment
Hey folks.
I mentioned Monday that I had done a little food experiment. The "experiment" was partly hedonistic and partly business, with a sprinkle of self-pity thrown in.
What I did was this: I was feeling very down about the lack of improvement in my heel (still can't walk right) and about the gi-normous gut that has returned due to my lack of proper activity. So some of this thing was a self-pity, comfort food, "just give it up" kind of thing. But then I decided to jump in and do a "best you can do" round of P90X, and that got me to feeling better. Then I had another in a series of "discussions" about how "expensive" Shakeology is, with a person that I know eats out almost every day.
So what I did was each day last week, I made a return visit to one of my several old "haunts" (i.e., fast food places) where I was a regular customer before I first started P90X, back a couple of years ago. I didn't go overboard or too disgusting, but I did order some of my old comfort foods.
The result was 1) I felt like DooDooKaKa pretty much every day, I've been bloated like a balloon, and I gained an extra couple of pounds to add to the 15 I already gained while on the crutches. Thankfully, although still unacceptable, it is still 20 lbs shy of what I weighed when I first came to Beachbody; and 2) the average price of the "meals" that made me feel temporarily comforted, but overall miserable, was nearly $6., and none of them were "meal deals", cuz I left out stuff like fries, etc. Basically it was Chik-Fil-A sandwich and large drink, two Wendy's chilis and large drink, Arby's chicken poppers and large drink, three taco bell tacos and large drink, and a Subway club with large drink. That was my five days, and only one "meal" a day.
The cost of Shakeology at full price is only $4 a meal, so right off the bat I'm saving at least $2. a day. And I KNOW I feel better with the Shakes. I am anxious to see what my weight looks like on Saturday. I purposely did this experiment during my first week of X, so that the only change would be dietary (that is, this week's weight loss would have nothing to do with exercise, which is the same this week and last week - so it has to be the nutrition).
So anyway, that was the first part of the experiment. Do I regret it? Heck yes!! LOL, not really - it was a good way to polish off the last remnants of the pity party and get back to work. I'm looking forward to the second half of the experiment: my Shakeology results this week, and then my gradual X results too!!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!! Later friends. Jim
I mentioned Monday that I had done a little food experiment. The "experiment" was partly hedonistic and partly business, with a sprinkle of self-pity thrown in.
What I did was this: I was feeling very down about the lack of improvement in my heel (still can't walk right) and about the gi-normous gut that has returned due to my lack of proper activity. So some of this thing was a self-pity, comfort food, "just give it up" kind of thing. But then I decided to jump in and do a "best you can do" round of P90X, and that got me to feeling better. Then I had another in a series of "discussions" about how "expensive" Shakeology is, with a person that I know eats out almost every day.
So what I did was each day last week, I made a return visit to one of my several old "haunts" (i.e., fast food places) where I was a regular customer before I first started P90X, back a couple of years ago. I didn't go overboard or too disgusting, but I did order some of my old comfort foods.
The result was 1) I felt like DooDooKaKa pretty much every day, I've been bloated like a balloon, and I gained an extra couple of pounds to add to the 15 I already gained while on the crutches. Thankfully, although still unacceptable, it is still 20 lbs shy of what I weighed when I first came to Beachbody; and 2) the average price of the "meals" that made me feel temporarily comforted, but overall miserable, was nearly $6., and none of them were "meal deals", cuz I left out stuff like fries, etc. Basically it was Chik-Fil-A sandwich and large drink, two Wendy's chilis and large drink, Arby's chicken poppers and large drink, three taco bell tacos and large drink, and a Subway club with large drink. That was my five days, and only one "meal" a day.
The cost of Shakeology at full price is only $4 a meal, so right off the bat I'm saving at least $2. a day. And I KNOW I feel better with the Shakes. I am anxious to see what my weight looks like on Saturday. I purposely did this experiment during my first week of X, so that the only change would be dietary (that is, this week's weight loss would have nothing to do with exercise, which is the same this week and last week - so it has to be the nutrition).
So anyway, that was the first part of the experiment. Do I regret it? Heck yes!! LOL, not really - it was a good way to polish off the last remnants of the pity party and get back to work. I'm looking forward to the second half of the experiment: my Shakeology results this week, and then my gradual X results too!!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!! Later friends. Jim
P90X Shoulders and Arms
Just popped in to say I got 40 minutes of lap swimming in last night, and tonight was P90X Shoulders and Arms, followed by Ab Ripper X. After being off workouts for so long due to my foot surgery, these workouts are kicking my bootie again. I am sore all over, but in a very good way!!
Folks, I encourage you to get up and move today - it doesn't have to be "extreme", but you simply have to get up and do something. And if you are up to the challenge, I certainly invite you to do P90X with me. Sign up on my website and you'll have me as a free Coach too!
And if you don't even know what P90X is, take a look at the video below:
Folks, I encourage you to get up and move today - it doesn't have to be "extreme", but you simply have to get up and do something. And if you are up to the challenge, I certainly invite you to do P90X with me. Sign up on my website and you'll have me as a free Coach too!
And if you don't even know what P90X is, take a look at the video below:
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