Strength and Vitality

2019 is coming! And with it will be an uncountable number of people ranging in actual qualification from somewhat qualified to lol selling you transformation programs. I encourage you to pass them up unless you enjoy working yourself stupid for subpar results which if you want to keep, you’ll have to work progressively harder and eat progressively worse — for life. Yay! Here’s a secret about those things. They don’t work. And when they do work, it’s only temporary and you’ll come out of it hormonally and metabolically worse than when you started. That’s why the weight always comes back. Instead, try to build a few reasonably healthy habits that you can stick with and just say no to hyped up transformation programs. https://www.instagram.com/p/Brw_AL9hXad/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qbkum4t68k0y

Wtf @starbucks? https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnb3NPel70p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xo7eshewxenz

#catnap #kittiepile

Taking down the winter doors! #springplease

From the 3rd edition of the Precision Nutrition textbook. Cutting calories is a short term solution that only makes the problem harder to deal with over the long term of your life. We all know it’s true but we refuse to accept it and we just keep getting bigger and bigger. We see the before and after pictures people post and we think they’ve found the permanent solution we need and we run after those results. Each time we damage ourselves more and more and each time we think we are failures or we blame our body for betraying us. There is one answer. Learn to feel what your body wants. Slow down. Find what feels right. Stop the extremes. Stop chasing the one weird trick or the diet of the day. You will always end up worse off than you started. The answer isn’t outside of you. The answer is you. #mindfulmoments #mindfulleating #mindfulmovement #mindfuleating #mindfullness #fitfam #fitnessmotivation #fitnesscoach #realtalk #nutrition #nutritionplan #nutritionmyths #nutritioncoach #nutritioncoaching #fitnesslife #everystrongbody (at New York, New York)

The body and mind are the same. Who else is an Audible and Great Courses nerd? - - #enjoylivinginyourbody #alwaysastudent #audible #thegreatcourses #mindfulness #fitnesscoach #fitnessquotes #fitnessjourney #lovetheprocess #nutritionplan #nutritioncoach #nutritionmyths #nutritioncoaching #mindset #mindfulnesscoach #yoga #everystrongbody (at New York, New York)

There are plenty of people out there telling you to do more and more and more. How’s that working for you? - - Overdieting and exercising works short term but it reverses hard when you stop and there’s some evidence that the metabolic damage you do to yourself is permanent. In other words, for the rest of your life, you will gain fat easier than you did before you started. - - If you’re the type of person who is constantly restricting your diet to lose 5lbs, you should really think about this. - - If you’re trying to lose a serious amount of weight, and you’re looking at a super structured diet and exercise program, just know you’re signing up for that life forever. - - What to do instead? Eat a balanced diet that makes you feel physically good. Try not to overstuff yourself. Eat whole foods when you’re hungry. Indulge every now and again. And just get active. Play a sport. Explore the ways your body moves and find things you like to do. - - Are there faster ways to lose the weight? Yes. Will you get completely ripped? Probably not but you probably wouldn’t have anyway. What you will have though is a happier, healthier life without the metabolic damage or the extra fat. - - #enjoylivinginyourbody #mindfulness #fitnesscoach #fitnessquotes #fitnessjourney #lovetheprocess #nutritionplan #nutritioncoach #nutritionmyths #nutritioncoaching #mindset #mindfulnesscoach #yoga #everystrongbody (at New York, New York)

Yeah but that’s just a way of saying something about the way it should be. #iphoneautosuggestpoetry (at New York, New York)

Siri doesn’t like being asked to deactivate herself. #imsorrydave #welcomerobotoverlords #ifmybodyisfoundsirididit (at Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan)

It’s just wet out. But it’s pretty if you don’t look down. - - #timessquare #storm #slushytime (at Times Square, Manhattan, New York)

I think of this as neural or metabolic training. Which are you training? What’s your priority right now? Pick one and go with it. - - #fitnesscoach #fitnessquotes #fitnessjourney #gym #fatloss #nutritioncoach #nutritionmyths #nutritionist #mindfulness #whatsyourgoal (at New York, New York)

Why or why not? - - #doitforyourself #fitnesscoach #fitnessquotes #fitnessjourney #fitnessmotivation #nutritionplan #nutritioncoach #nutritionmyths #nutritioncoaching #mindfulness #mindfulmovement #mindfulnesscoach (at New York, New York)

Shoulder time with Dizzy. #everydayiscaturday #dizzykitty #squishykitty #caturday #instacat #kitty #cats #catsofinstagram (at New York, New York)

Everyone talks about needing to want it enough. If you want it enough you’ll go get it. If you don’t get it, clearly you wanted something else more. - But I believe that’s a fallacy. - In my experience, people who reach big goals and hold onto them don’t want the goal as much as they live for the process. - Successful business leaders love the day to day of what they do. They’d do it even if they didn’t need to. - People who have great physiques that last love doing the things it takes to get that physique. Sure, they may struggle on some days and they’ll be sure to make a video to tell you all about those days but most days, they are there. - It’s not some magic motivation they have. It’s loving the process. - So if you want to accomplish something but you hate the process, your first priority shouldn’t be forcing yourself to do it or beating yourself up about motivation. Your first step should be finding something about the process you do love or finding a way to fall@in love with it. - #mindfulness #fitnesscoach #fitnessquotes #fitnessjourney #lovetheprocess #nutritionplan #nutritioncoach #nutritionmyths #nutritioncoaching #mindset #mindfulnesscoach #yoga (at New York, New York)

My Buddychicken #kittypuddle #catnap #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcatsclub #babypanther #cats #catsofinstagram #caturday #everystrongbody #everydayiscaturday #cats_of_instagram (at Cats Broadway Show at Neil Simon Theater)

I see so many of those “this, not that”✅❌ form correction videos from social media trainers. I also hear people in the gym correcting each other on proper form daily. Rarely do those corrections revolve around these simple truths though. Instead it’s usually something they were told once by someone who was told by someone, who was told by someone else who definitely read it in God’s second best selling book, “The Best Exercises for Winning in The Gym and The Only Proper Way To Do Them” A few days ago I heard a client testing their new trainer to make sure she would agree that in a proper lunge, your knee doesn’t touch the ground because that’s what their old trainer said so it must be true. Thankfully the new trainer passed the test. Unfortunately, the new trainer didn’t educated the client that it’s an irrelevant test but instead took the opportunity to make herself look smart. If you aren’t currently exercising, don’t worry about not knowing the best exercises and the best form. Just get out there and move. Does it feel ok? Great. Does it hurt? Stop. Just get moving! #mindfulness #fitnessjourney #nutritioncoach #nutritionmyths #fitnesscoach #fitnessquotes #changeyourmind #everystrongbody #justmove #gym #gymmotivation #workoutoftheday #trainer #properform (at Manhattan, New York)