Demanding perfection from yourself isn’t always the best way to get through life. When nothing but the very best will do, then basically nothing will do. Because we have invented the idea of perfection, and we each have our own definition.

If we put more value in progress, we start winning all the time. Getting less out of breath, forgetting to have an afternoon snack or even just treating yourself with more kindness. None of us will ever be perfect, but looking at how much we can improve can help us get that bit closer.

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

Blue – Never Mind

Flwrz – Love Letters

Kyu – Promises

Chillpeach - Dreamy Mode

Kyu – Long Way Home

Flwrz - 3AM

Pop Culture – Kingdom of One

Tomppabeats – Far Away

Kyu – Remembrance

Xander - Peaceful

Going hungry or starving yourself is not the answer to safe, sustainable weight loss. Changing your attitude to food is. Fill yourself up with natural goodness and there’ll be no room for the junk. Find whole, fresh recipes that make your mouth water. You can eat three enormous meals a day plus several snacks as long as you choose the right ingredients. 

A cookie has a lot of calories, but it won’t fill you up. A big bowl of fruit will satisfy your hunger, plus it’ll deliver a boost of vitamins and minerals your body needs to function right. On top of that, you’ll be avoiding highly-processed foods. It’s a classic win-win-win-win situation, because the best news of all is that eating majority healthy food will help you lose weight too. Eating heartily all the while.

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

Dust Diggers - Down

Purrrple Cat – Remember

LAKEY INSPIRED – Blue Boi

Moonboy – Feathers

Langston – Dear August

Ades Lofi - Ohmaigah

Chillpeach - Baguette

Oatmello – Ocean Sunset

AEROHEAD – Leaving

Lukrembo – Butter

Moonboy – Candy

Dust Diggers – At First Sight

Langston – Tenderly

Langston – Pure Gold

Elijah Who – Sad and Boujee

We have all heard this phrase, there’s no doubt about that. But it’s not true in almost any sense. No fat we gain is going to cling to us forever, there’s always time to turn things around.

The only sense in which this is true is that our food decisions day to day do largely determineour body composition and weight. It’s not about never overeating. It’s about limiting our splurges to special occasions that we can look back on with fondness rather than regret.

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Music

Pop Culture – Kingdom of One

Dust Diggers – At First Sight

Moonboy – Pocky Sticks

Tim Diedrich – Lily Pond

Lee - I Need a Girl

Langston – Small Steps

Dust Diggers – Soul Garden

Langston - Last School Day

Moon Ghetto &cPevanni – Backseat Blues

Massobeats – Cloudy

AEROHEAD – Leaving

Spudb – Ocean Glow

Chillpeach – Frog

Pyrosion – A Day in Paris

Not having enough faith in yourself can be so damaging. We can get trapped in a negative thought spiral which, left uninterrupted, can mutate into a belief.

Rather satisfyingly, however, it works both ways. If you believe you are capable of something (that abides by the laws of physics), it's all the easier to achieve. If I hadn't believed I could make it to the finish line, I'd still be morbidly obese.

You can believe your way to achievement, and with a little hard work and consistency, those achievements will amaze even you.

Read all about the Danish porpoise place here:

https://www.adolphinpod.com/blog/5665h6343ktb9fe3q9308j63zc392k

Learn about mirror self-recognition in bottlenose dolphins here:

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.101086398

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

Moonboy – Honey Filled Skies

Lukrembo – Rose

Tama – Watermelon Sugar

Paradise Pulse & Rato – Train Station

Simber & 7&nine – Sugar & Swing

Acco – Small Bites

Purrrple Cat – With You

Lukrembo – Lamp

Langston – Pure Gold

Lukrembo – Spaceship

Purrrple Cat – Aurora

Elijah Who – Sad and Boujee

Kudasaibeats – The Girl I Haven’t Met Yet

Cody G – Ukulele and Chill

Sitting around in front of the TV eating snacks might feel easy. But if it's a habit you can't break out of, it'll most likely be making your life harder. I know my life was monstrously difficult when I was morbidly obese.

Eating healthy is hard. So is getting fit. But being very overweight is equally as challenging. In fact, maybe even more so. Because eating right and exercising get easier the more you do them. Gaining weight will have the opposite effect.

It's up to you. Do you choose the hard of a healthy diet and regular exercise? Or the hard of being too heavy to live the way you want to. Choose your hard.

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

Artificial Music - And So It Begins

Alex Productions - Fashion

Tokyo Music Walker - Way Home

LAKEY INSPIRED - Overjoyed

Massobeats - Breeze

Oatmello - Ocean Sunset

Massobeats - Jasmine Tea

Kyu - Poppy Field

LAKEY INSPIRED - By The Pool

Ship Wrek & Zookeepers - Ark

CosyEra - Space Aquarium

Moonboy - Always There

It’s inevitable. Unavoidable. Getting off track is coming for you. Sooner or later, you’re going to throw caution to the wind and break your diet. Maybe you already have.

But that’s not what we need to worry about. It’s going to happen, we’ve established that. The only thing that actually matters is how you react to losing your way. Do you stay lost in the wilderness? Or do you fight to make your way back?

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

LAKEY INSPIRED – The Process

Oak Studios – CMY

AERØHEAD – Leaving

LAKEY INSPIRED – Blue Boi

Celestial Alignment – Precious Moments

a l e x - Sleep Next to Me

Koven – Never Have I Felt This

Massobeats – Cloudy

They say if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. I'm fully on board with that, and I think it extends beyond the world of work. If you fall in love with the process of weight loss, it won't feel like work. It'll be a pleasure.

I have fallen head over heels in love with the process of looking after myself. I adore avoiding junk food. I love cooking healthy meals. I'm excited to train in the gym. I didn't start out that way, though. It took time to develop such strong feelings, but you can do it too.

You might not fall in love with my exact process, but you can craft your own. A routine designed around you, with your likes, loves, hates and habits in mind. Fall in love with that, and the results will come. No doubt about it.

Check out the Darebee workouts I mentioned,

https://darebee.com/filter#sort=position&sortdir=desc

Here’s the one that made my upper body so sore I could barely lift my arms to scratch my face

https://www.darebee.com/workouts/upper-body-workout.html

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

Lukrembo – Marshmallow

Pufino - Feeling Good

Chillpeach – Spoon

Lukrembo - Bake a pie  

Spudb – Ocean Glow

Pufino - Coffee Time 

Lukrembo - Bored

Pufino - Warm Place

Acco – Small Bites

Lukrembo - Boba tea  

Pufino - Chillout

Lukrembo - Storybook  

MetzMusic - Plant Pot

Pufino - Chill Vibes

Lukrembo - Pancake

Kyu – Fairytale

Ades Lofi - Ohamigah

Debunk #2 has arrived! Of course there are things that taste better than skinny feels, especially because being at a low weight can mess with your body, mind and overall wellbeing.

You can eat a lot and still lose weight, and it doesn't all have to be wall to wall salads. Food is necessary for survival, and with such an incredible smorgasbord provided by nature, we are spoiled for choice.

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Music

Pop Culture – Kingdom of One

Massobeats - Gingersweet

Massobeats - Lavender

Massobeats - Hillside

Massobeats - Honey Jam

Massobeats - Breeze

Massobeats - Midnight

Massobeats - Chamomile

Massobeats - Lush

Massobeats - Bloom

Massobeats - Aromatic

Massobeats - Warmth

Massobeats - Drizzle

Massobeats - Gift

Massobeats - Glisten

Massobeats - Rose Water

If all we needed to succeed was a goal, we’d all be exactly where we want to be in life. But we aren’t. I’m not, there’s still so much I want to achieve. Goals alone aren’t enough, we need to create systems to get us over the line.

I can’t give you the exact systems to implement, but this podcast can give you some good ideas on where to start. One such system is my calorie tracker spreadsheet, as promised here’s a blank copy you can download:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WPsz33CvsD94TeO8i4y0UxtNj2Qz501adMMJVweGwTk/edit?gid=0#gid=0

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

Oxinym & HBeat – Rio Left Alone

Oatmello – Ocean Sunset

Moon Ghetto & Pevanni – Backstreet  Blues

Massobeats – Magic Carousel

LAKE INSPIRED – The Process

Pold – Summer Vibe

Oak Studios – CMY

Chillpeach – One Thing

Pop Culture – Kingdom of One

Dust Diggers – Get Close

Flwrz – Reunited

Sirius Beat – Escape

ARISU – Geisha Story

N.ud – Perfume

Holidays and celebrations can be hard if you struggle with your weight. Luckily, you don’t have to starve yourself over the festive season. Actually, you shouldn’t ever starve yourself ever.

You can go crazy at the dinner table if you want, or you can be more measured. It’s up to you, and it’s only a problem if you eat like it's Christmas every day.

Even if you do, there’s still hope. I’ve been there, I’ve got you. It’s possible to change, even if you don’t believe that right now.

Here’s Jeff Nippard’s video about refeeds and diet breaks (it’s great) - https://tinyurl.com/muy5fh97

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Music

Swell - I'm Sorry (Feat. Shiloh)

Flwrz – Wish I Was Better

Joakim Karud – Rainy Days

N.ud – Perfume

Moonboy – I Think I Like You

Langston – Spring Again

Tama – September Fields

Lofiru – Imperfect

AERØHEAD – Leaving

DHUPA – What Do You Want

Pyrosion – A Day in Paris

Massobeats – Cloudy

Xander – Leaves