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This article was contributed by Darin L Steen especially for muscle-body.com readers. Check out Darin’s site for some more great body building info.

Welcome to this edition of “Ask the Trainer”. I hope that this edition finds you happy, healthy, energetic, and optimistic. It definitely is a choice. I do realize that it is not that easy to make healthy lifestyle choices, especially in the beginning. We are all creatures of habit. Your habits will make or break you. We all need to become more aware of what we are doing on a daily basis. Most of us feel like we are spinning plates in a circus, we feel as though we are in a rut. It is easy to get hypnotized by the stress of our chaotic schedule. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. If my bluntness offends you, then you definitely need to take a look in the mirror and answer some hard questions.
• Am I really happy?
• Am I and my family members truly fulfilled?
• Am I living up to my true potential?
• Am I living a life of significance, and will I leave something behind that benefits others?
• Are we just floating around like a feather on a breeze or do we have a destiny?

Making a simple change like taking a short walk around the block instead of television after dinner may be enough to feel more energy and have your clothes fit a little better within a couple of weeks. Remember, new (uncomfortable) habits are just like old (comfortable) habits within a couple of weeks. Let’s drop two disempowering habits this week, and pick up two empowering habits. Below are a couple of ideas for new habits;
ANNOUNCE YOUR INTENTIONS: By announcing your intentions to your family and coworkers, you can build a little support team around you. Just tell them that you are making a conscious effort to exercise consistently, eat better, and to think differently to become happier and healthier and that you would appreciate any support from them. Doing so does two things; it will stop people who care about you from unknowingly sabotaging your efforts, and it holds you accountable

LIMIT YOUR INFORMATION: If there is one topic out there that has a ton of info on it, it is fat-loss. Just put it in Google search and see how many sites and e-books etc. come up, 211,000 to be exact. Now wonder we are confused. Most everyone has PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS. I promise you that this is very simple. You can ask anyone of my well over 100 incredible success stories. People who have radically change their body and their lives by training with weights once or twice per week (50-60 min.), cardiovascular two or three times per week (30-40 min.) and eating and thinking differently. Some of the documented testimonials would be willing to help you via e-mail. Just go to www.darinsteen.com and click on the testimonial link. Pick one that you can relate to. Ask them how they finally did it.

Obesity is an epidemic. The average person is eating themselves into their grave 10 years to early with their teeth. If they are not on their way to an early physical death, they are certainly already emotionally dead. Take a stand. The first step is the hardest. But after that, it is all down hill. The toughest part of a work out, is lacing up the sneakers. Inch by inch it is a cinch, yard by yard it is hard, mile by mile it is futile’.

LIVE LONG (: LIVE STRONG