Honest Effort Podcast

I’ve quit my job! I’m in the process of opening my own business 😁. I’ve got two weeks to wait for my start date. I am anxious, nervous, scared, and thrilled all at the same time!

I’m excited to be able to put all this theory to practice. I’ve been saying “I am a business student” for years. It’s time to do business 😁. Follow along to see how this goes, while balancing health, fitness, and family ❤️.

I have quit my job, and am in the process of opening my own business. While I am passionate about health and fitness, business is my background and backbone. Its the lens which I view the world. I want a Return on Investment for my time and effort. The Returns I seek aren't money. I don't want all the riches (not like that anyways!) for myself. I want the riches for my people. With the community, for the community. I am excited for this next chapter in my life. I am happy to share with you awesome folks as well!

In this episode, I discuss my failures and shortcomings in my efforts to lose weight. I tricked myself for some time. "You are doing enough!" was the lie. Deep inside I knew I had to do more. Failure used to stop me in my tracks. I'd give up immediately and revert back to old habits. With what I know, and experienced, I've learned to make adjustments and gauge failure. How bad have I missed the target? Is my technique sound? Is my working knowledge adequate? I make adjustments, and practice. I eventually will hit my mark!

I discuss my mental triage process to compartmentalize and filter the information I take in , how the world makes me feel, and how I move forward with things outside of my control. I address the need be mindful of mental and spiritual diets, and excess junk in general. How does the news affect you? Whats important information to learn? I discuss these ideas from my lens, and my position in the world. How does psychological inputs affect your physiology? I talk about what it does to me!

I have a ton of stuff happening personally. I have a lot to consider. It scares me a ton! I talk about my current situation, albeit ambiguously lol. I reflect on my past health and fitness accomplishments as examples of overcoming fear and apprehension. I was afraid of the necessary work needed to lose weight. It all boiled down to a fear of failure. I discuss how I got over the fear of running. I run long distances. It took a great deal of consistent effort. It took a fair deal of bravery, dare I say. I use these examples as my catalyst for forward movement. I am afraid. Just not enough!

I am in the midst of career catastrophe! I am not happy at work. I am not happy with what I am doing. So what am I going to do about it? I speak on some of my current issues. I speak on how I intend to solve this issues, albeit ambiguously lol. Having these discussions is tough! Admitting you aren’t happy is hard. In my opinion, settling is harder. I’m going to get mine!

I’ve been busy all summer! I am sharing a bit of what I have been doing, and what I plan to do moving forward! Im excited for what’s to come. Check it out!

Quick update on the podcast and  what I’ve been doing. I was busy with regular life things! Between the wedding, and my spouse returning to work, things have been busy. Trying to figure out a new routine for my family, and this youth basketball program I’ve been organizing. With a full- time job, this is plenty of work. I’ll figure it out! In the meantime I’ve continued my strength and conditioning for basketball (whenever that may be!!!). 

I breakdown my daily caloric intake to help provide an example of how to plan “1 pound of weight loss per week.” I explain my reasoning behind why I feel this approach to weight loss is safe, and conducive. I provide examples of a “good” and “bad” eating day, and what an extreme diet may entail (my bad day example of eating equates to 3,200 calories. If I ate 3,200 calories everyday, I would weigh 380+ pounds!!!!). Please not the examples I provide today involves no physical activity. My early model of weight loss involved no physical activity. I wanted to lose weight no water the situation. This approach allowed for that. I try to explain how a small deficit each day will lead to incredible changes over time. With a little faith, planning, and a bit of honest effort.

I make an attempt to share why I feel it is important to lose weight, and some rules or parameters to keep in mind when mapping out the path to a healthy weight. You can safely lose 1-2 pounds a week. However, the health benefits of weight loss begin sooner than your target goal weight. Anywhere from 5-10% of weight loss will begin the process.
I had to lose 100 lbs. That would be 16 months of dieting. 100 weeks of misery! But I started feeling better in 10 weeks (maybe 12 weeks, cause I struggled!). Many of the facts I mentioned helped me through the early stages of losing weight. When my situation felt hopeless, I found solace in statistics. A little data, some science, and a bit of honest effort is how I started.