The Art of Weight Loss

Weight Loss is More Than Just Science, It's An Art!

The Fifteen Physical Commandments

by Darren Beattie

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a very long time, way back from when I wrote up our business manifesto in 2011.

Of course if you’re a regular at AofWL, then you kind of know the gist of what we’re aiming to educate on.

If you’re new though, then you may still be wondering what this site is all about (though not exactly written in stone…).

When I started writing this blog, obviously the main topic was/is weight loss, but I wanted to make sure I was giving practical advice for people who were frustrated by the empty promises of the majority of the fitness industry.

People who had unfortunately had their heads filled with a lot of non-sense.

Here are the basic principles by which I wanted to deliver you content:

 

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Get Comfortable with Discomfort

by Darren Beattie

Kid.DiscomfortThis post is inspired by a client, who will know who they are, but I also know they will prefer anonymity, so hence forth they will be known as ‘they.’

For years now, they’ve known and we’ve joked about their steady state of ‘complaining.’

Yep, it happens nearly every session – unless there is a friend in sight during a ‘group’ session, then the rules change; funny how peer pressure works – that they will resort to ‘whining‘ of some kind.

Just in case you were thinking, you were the only one who complained about workouts…

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Find the Bright Spots

by Darren Beattie
Once in a Blue Moon

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How do you make life-altering changes?

Let’s be serious for a moment, weight loss should be a life-altering change, and surely part of our problem with it is in our own short-term thinking.

Attack the problem with the end in site only a few months from now and surely you make relapse all the more likely.

When you accept change into a life-long process you’re far more likely to experience success with it.

Here is another simple psyche concept, you can comfortably use on your journey to the body you want, it’ll help you focus on the skill or skills you already possess that can get the ball rolling.

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You’re Not Lazy

by Darren Beattie

MotivationalBS

January 1st is about the time of year that the motivational images start flooding the interwebz.

Your gym’s Facebook page lights up with motivational quotes, pictures of hot models doing strange yoga poses, or flexing their dehydrated muscles, and other such ‘motivational nonsense.’

Ya I said it: NONSENSE

First, most people confuse motivation with inspiration, and these images provide the latter.

Inspiration is temporary and rather superficial; it doesn’t last. So you have to ride that wave when you can.

Real motivation comes from within, it’s deep, lasts indefinitely and there isn’t a damn motivational image, quote, tweet or facebook post that will ever give it to you.

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