I talk about the importance of nutrition over everything and how fitness models are not helping motivate anyone!

In this podcast episode I bring the listener inside my workout so you can hear what goes through my head during a workout!

Celebrating little victories through out each day will help with your confidence and motivation to keep going on your fitness journey.

Top 3 Tips for getting back on track when life , work , or family throws road blocks in your ability to stay on track with your fitness routines!

Want to maximize gains and optimize your body to become a fat burning machine? Then your nutrition is the place to start!

In a perfect world fitness and nutrition would be easy. One would never have to worry about overeating, or not having the time or desire to make it to the gym. Although, we do not live in a perfect world. We fight the urge to cheat on our diets, and take days off at a time from the gym.

This is true for me , as I am sure it is true for most of our subscribers. Life happens , and when it does working out or eating right may not fit into your priorities. Most of the fitness advise that I have heard is downgrading , and just asks you how bad do you want it?

That is not the advise that I am going to give today. If you have been on a binge , or have been eating over maintenance calories more than a few days in a row. I want to give you my top tips to bounce back and to leave that slip up in the dust.

Why I Started My Fitness Journey. .. 

1. Health Reasons: The first and most important reason I started a fitness journey was my health was spiraling out of control at only 33 years of age. Fatty liver , shortness of breath , and pain all over my body after any physical activity ; I knew that something had to change quickly. 

2. Confidence :  This was something that was non-existent in my life. Every time I left my house I felt like crap, never felt comfortable in my clothes, and never felt like the life of the party. Having to wear baggy clothes, and always tugging and pulling on my clothes always made me feel uncomfortable and awkward in crowds. 

3.  To Show Others It Is Possible : If you know me at all, you know I live to inspire people. If something I do or say can inspire somebody to change their life for the better then I have fulfilled my purpose.  It is that drive and passion that is leading my efforts with the DTF Podcast , a podcast that is designed to discuss topics that I face during my journey as I face them. So you can get true , in the moment discussion of things all people face during a fitness journey. 

Knowing why I wanted to start my fitness journey and change my life forever was one of the biggest decisions of my life. For it to work it could not be faked or a cookie cutter answer. I had to dig deep within my own insecurities to find the real reason I wanted and needed to change my life. Once that was accomplished , I could move into the how I was going to get started. 

How I started my fitness Journey …..

1. Small Dietary Changes :  I started to make little changes to my diet in the beginning. Nothing to big , just cutting back on serving sizes and eating more protein ( Chicken and eggs ).  

2. Just Get Moving :  When you are just getting started , it is not important to have a program to follow out of the gate . The main thing is that you make it to the gym and start doing something. Lifting or walking on the treadmill is more than what I had been doing. So I picked one , and just started moving . 

3. Becoming Consistent :  In the beginning it is very important to focus on consistency in diet and your workouts. Once you start to see the first few pounds fall off , you want to keep the momentum going by making sure you commit to a gym schedule and a dietary strategy ( counting calories , Macros, Keto, ect ) .

5 Ways to Prepare for A Fitness Journey : 

1. The journey is long term , not short term… 

     a.  Quick fixes, and fad diets are not sustainable.

     b.  You have to envision the end result.

     c.  Know up front this is possibly the hardest thing you will ever do. 

2.  Plan out the first 3 months….

     a. Your Diet !

     b. Exercise Routine !

     c. Exercise Schedule !

     d. Set a short term goal that is not centered around pounds lost. 

3.  Find a personal or online mentor…

     a.  You need to learn the basics.

     b.  You need structure through your journey.

     c.  Research into the science of muscle growth and fats loss is important.

     d.  Online coaching , personal trainer , or youtube is a good place to start.

4.  Create the mindset of consistency over everything else.

     a.  Consistency over intensity!

     b. Track your meals everyday, 

     c. Create a never give up mindset " Im doing it no matter what " ! 

  Credit for this section goes to :  

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-10741/5-tricks-to-keep-working-out-no-matter-how-busy-you-are.html

5.  Stay in the moment … 

     a.  Celebrate the little wins ( sticking to your diet , making it to the gym , ect ).

     b.  Do not look too far ahead into your training adapt in the moment.

     c.  Focus on your short term goals more than the long term goals.

On this weeks show we talk about my decision to concentrate on my health and making my fitness the focus of my career going forward.

How to overcome what adversity does to your weight loss progress.