If I don’t choose the right exercise and diet for me, nothing will change!
Nonsense. Almost all diets, and certianly all exercises, have the same effect over time. The trick
is to keep doing them over time until the effects begin to show.
I can just do a little exercise each day, as long as it’s sustained over time.
Yes and no. Yes, because you really can do a little exercise everyday, and this will be more beneficial
than no exercise at all. But no, because if you really want to shape up, then you have to start by doing
a lot of exercise over time until you reach your target physical state. Only then can you cut back just
enough to maintain your peak target state, without either losing it, or improving upon it.
I need a quick fix diet and exercise set.
Nonsense! There’s no such thing as a quick fix diet or quick fix exercises that will make you look great
in a week. All diets and exercises take time to work.
It’ll take forever for the effects to really show.
No. Any sustained exercise and diet routine takes on average a month for the effects to really, really
show. That’s why the people who announce the fitness equipment on TV always tell you that you’ll see
effects in thirty days if you use their stuff, or your money back (they also mention in the fine print
that for effects to show, you must keep up your exercise and diet routine for those entire thirty days).
At the end of the a month I’ll suddenly be fit.
No, because the effects of exercies and diet don’t show up all at once at the end of thirty days. They
show up gradually. As early as two weeks into your routine, you will already notice some differences.
Moreover, the main difference that you will notice is that you suddenly have much more energy, are thinking
more clearly, and are generally happier about everything.
This positive change in my thoughts and feelings is caused by the exercise and diet.
Yes and no. Yes, because as your body gets strengthened through exercise and your system gets cleaner
through dieting, your body responds better, which in turn affects your mind so that it too responds
better. No, because you’re getting this great feeling from actually taking control of yourself, that
is, by sticking to your exercise and diet routine, which is in turn providing you with a sense of
accomplishment and self-worth.
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