Hey..Ya gonna eat that?!

#11/71 Dine at the dinner table only

This week's blog brings me back when I was 21 driving to OSU in my 1978 MG Midget with my friend Jalen. Jalen was a great guy. He was about 5'11 or 6' 250lb. This guy could eat! He would literally scrap the aluminum out of your rice cooker to get the last pieces of rice. Well, that day as we were returning home from school I threw a rod in my engine so black smoke was coming in the car, but I managed to get onto the offramp to a rest stop. The car only went halfway. Well I was in complete shock that I just destroyed my engine and being only 21 and a broke college student was devastated. I then told Jalen to push my car all the way into the reststop as I steered. The only problem was I was still in the car! instead of helping him push while steering outside. By the time he was done he was sweating like a fish and of course earlier for dinner he finished off a large Peperoni Pizza which I only had 3 slices. Well that was to his demise because after pushing my car about 1/4 mile he hurled up the pizza all over the pavement! At the time, I wasn't really thinking otherwise I would have been laughing my ass off. I mean really it was freaking
hilarious! I can admit being a fat person, Fat people can be hours of endless entertainment!

The point of my story is the fact the whole weight loss is not just physical, but also a mental game. We all have mental hangups and habits that keep us fat and living a unhealthy lifestyle. It could be as simple as those voices telling you to quit or give up. Or it could be much more diabolical. Habits like eating in front of the TV, or eating while you were bored. Since my weight loss journey I've also monitored my eating habits and the "why" behind it. Now, I eat with purpose. Just eating at the dining room table you will begin seeing results.

BTW quick note: Weigh In this morning? 204lb. Another pound loss and on schedule!

Anyway back to the "mental" game. Another quick story. One of my friends is a retired Navy Seal. During his service he also was one of the people on duty while new Seal Candidates endured Hell Week. If you dont know what that is, Google it! Navy Seals one word Bad Ass! Well he wasn't the typical trainer that screamed at you. Trying to make you crack. He was the guy who sat on the Lounge chair outside with you while you haven't slept in over week busting your ass. He would sit there enjoying lunch and having a refreshing drink telling you in a nice voice that you should just quit, it wasn't worth it. You dont need to be a Navy Seal. You've already proven yourself? Does that sound familiar? I got to be honest, that was evil...because odds are it probably would have worked on me. Not the screaming guy telling me I'm a loser and to give up...but my buddy whose concerned for my "well-being". Do you get those voices while trying to lose those extra pounds?

One of my tweeter friends @shing999 told me he's been losing a ton(no pun intended) of weight and he was using Kaizen. At first, I assume Kaizen was the latest and greatest new weight loss drug but later learned from him was a method of focusing and meditation. What a great tool! So after our conversation I realized I did something similar. About a year ago I saw this program on TV where a guy used NLP techniques to literally think your way thin? Now before you call me a New Age Nut Job I can tell you it does work. Of course the standard disclaimer: results vary.

I've incorporated anchors to discourage negative actions and used positive anchors for exercising. Here's an example, With my right hand I'll touch my thumb and ring finger and can literally make myself puke on command. While doing the the same thing on my left hand I can create states of Euphoria to encourage positive reinforcements like exercise. I use the anchor on the right hand to discourage any desires to eat. How do I do this? Well while touching my thumb and ring finger on my right hand I imagine Rotting food may it be pasta, a big slab of Ham or steak with mold, maggots worms coming out of the food. Can you imagine the visual. Now add the element of smell to that...oh guess what? Puking material. The other week I was holding Andy and he had a soiled diaper which smell lingered on my arm. I added that to my anchor on the right hand. It works! Now, for the left side, I imagine something that brings happiness or joy. You can let your imagination run wild on that on as well. Now, you have two very strong anchors which you can add to your arsenal on weight loss. if you want more details on how to pull this off google NLP or email me at watchfrog@gmail.com and I'll walk you through it! I hope this helps! Please keep writing back with your stories of success because it's always exciting for me and its just inspiring and I would love to share the stories with other readers! Well it's about 2:00am. and I have teach in the morning. Good luck and don't let your buddy voice get the better of you!

Just Live.


Anthony