What's Better than Zero? This is good!
Hi gang, read all the way through this. I connect, hopefully you will too.
Something is always better than nothing!! Kristi helps me stay motivated and "real"!
I was looking for blog inspiration. One place I turn that consistently produces inspirations, is Tribes.
I started reading about Gary Vaynerchuk, who, according to the Casebook, ran a multi-million dollar wine company. And who left the company to build a video blog. And that blog had 80,000 viewers each day in a little over a year. Wow!
The author of the Casebook study goes on to say the way he did this was by being passionate about the blog he was creating (obviously the man had something to say!). Gary says the key to starting anything is the "better than zero" philosophy. Stop analyzing and start doing because anything is better than doing nothing.
So --- in the spirit of the 3rd week in February (for those of you who don't know -- it is fairly common knowledge in the world of exercise professionals that most New Year's Resolutions to improve exercise/eating behaviors have fallen by the wayside by now) I am going to endorse this idea:
Better than zero
To stop gaining is better than to keep gaining.
To cut back to 9 mindless eating episode is better than mindlessly eating 10 times.
Cutting back 2 bites per day is better than eating them when you don't really want them.
Choosing to really experience your food at one meal is better than not really experiencing anything all day.
All of these are better than not doing anything and staying on a path that isn't working for you. It may take you a little longer (hey -- this blog isn't getting 80,000 hits per day but you are here right now!) Moving forward is still moving forward -- even if it isn't at as quick of a speed as we really want.
Something is always better than nothing!! Kristi helps me stay motivated and "real"!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
What's Better than Zero?
I was looking for blog inspiration. One place I turn that consistently produces inspirations, is Tribes.
I started reading about Gary Vaynerchuk, who, according to the Casebook, ran a multi-million dollar wine company. And who left the company to build a video blog. And that blog had 80,000 viewers each day in a little over a year. Wow!
The author of the Casebook study goes on to say the way he did this was by being passionate about the blog he was creating (obviously the man had something to say!). Gary says the key to starting anything is the "better than zero" philosophy. Stop analyzing and start doing because anything is better than doing nothing.
So --- in the spirit of the 3rd week in February (for those of you who don't know -- it is fairly common knowledge in the world of exercise professionals that most New Year's Resolutions to improve exercise/eating behaviors have fallen by the wayside by now) I am going to endorse this idea:
Better than zero
To stop gaining is better than to keep gaining.
To cut back to 9 mindless eating episode is better than mindlessly eating 10 times.
Cutting back 2 bites per day is better than eating them when you don't really want them.
Choosing to really experience your food at one meal is better than not really experiencing anything all day.
All of these are better than not doing anything and staying on a path that isn't working for you. It may take you a little longer (hey -- this blog isn't getting 80,000 hits per day but you are here right now!) Moving forward is still moving forward -- even if it isn't at as quick of a speed as we really want.
Oh Millie,
I just think we are in the same boat.
The further out we get we can put on weight. We can make excuses or we can do something about it. It's hard when we have always reached for food to comfort ourselves or to self medicate ourselves with crappy food. I will always have that tendency to do so. I will always need to fight this.
I'm rowing hard sister!
I know I'm not meant to be a skinny minny. I do like my curves. I'm petite. A size 6 on me is great. I feel great that size. I say I'm 5'3'' but really it's closer to 5'2''. I have small bones. So to stay this size, I gotta stay motivated. I use Kristi as my eating coach to keep me motivated.
We all need encouragements! Hang tough Millie!!
I just think we are in the same boat.
The further out we get we can put on weight. We can make excuses or we can do something about it. It's hard when we have always reached for food to comfort ourselves or to self medicate ourselves with crappy food. I will always have that tendency to do so. I will always need to fight this.
I'm rowing hard sister!
I know I'm not meant to be a skinny minny. I do like my curves. I'm petite. A size 6 on me is great. I feel great that size. I say I'm 5'3'' but really it's closer to 5'2''. I have small bones. So to stay this size, I gotta stay motivated. I use Kristi as my eating coach to keep me motivated.
We all need encouragements! Hang tough Millie!!
Oh yeah...nasty steroids will put on weight big time.
My ex put on over 100 pounds in one year after having surgery for diverticulitis.
He told the surgeon to let him die if he had to have a colostomy. Well...no colostomy but he was on steroids to help heal him post op.
Steroids are the devil I say...but very useful drug when needed. My ex was so mean and nasty of that drug and he's was on them constantly due to asthma and other health issues. It also was an excuse for him to be mean to me too...
Get that shoulder better. OUCH!
My ex put on over 100 pounds in one year after having surgery for diverticulitis.
He told the surgeon to let him die if he had to have a colostomy. Well...no colostomy but he was on steroids to help heal him post op.
Steroids are the devil I say...but very useful drug when needed. My ex was so mean and nasty of that drug and he's was on them constantly due to asthma and other health issues. It also was an excuse for him to be mean to me too...
Get that shoulder better. OUCH!
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