Happy Friday everyone! First, a little shameless self-promotion. I’m down 7.5 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks! I’m shocked, as I have never been able to lose weight while working out at the same time. A lot of it has to do with FJ’s advice and encouragement, but a lot of it also has to do with what FJ suggests in today’s article: experiment and listen to your own body.So without further ado:
This week’s pep talk from Fit Jerk:
If you’ve read my stuff in the past… then you know how I feel about “information” and “knowledge”. There is plenty of it out there, but no one is doing anything with it. Knowledge isn’t power, applied knowledge is where the power truly resides… and it shocks me at how many people don’t know this. I guess this is why so many “know” but can’t get shit done.
Well today I’m going to take things in a different direction… reduce the amount of “information” that you are exposed to. That’s right, put up your middle fingers in the face of knowledge and tell it to go do naughty things to itself. Why?
Because you know enough. Trust me, you know enough… you just need some room to breathe, some room to DO and some room to GROW. You also need some room to experiment and fail because then you can deduce your own information out of the experience – and oddly enough, you’ll learn the most from these experiences.
So for the next 30 days, go on an information diet. Pick one source of information (such as a book)… or even one piece of information (such as a workout plan) and go apply it for a month and don’t look back. Drop the Muscle & Fatness magazine… screw Oprah’s diet tips (which don’t seem to be working *cough*) and kick the silly Weight Watchers plans out the window. You don’t need all that shit.
Less is more. Were looking for potency here… not a mass amount of diluted mumbo jumbo (even if that mumbo jumbo happens to be good stuff).
For someone who writes about fitness and someone who has a responsibility to his clients… I myself can get overwhelmed sometimes. I mean, one of the reasons I like training people is because everyone has different goals and problems and each time it’s a challenge. So seeking out new information and “facts” is part of the game. But it easily be all-consuming. When it does, you lose sight of what’s really important. That’s when you need to drop the bullshit and scale back, way back, and just create some room to breathe and relax.
Do this for the prescribed 30 days and I guarantee the results will shock you. You will also be able to RETAIN any new information you learn in the future a whole lot better. Sounds messed up and counter productive… but then again, sometimes it’s the counter-productive things that work the best. More is not always better.
– FitJerk
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One thing that just about every diet recommends is eating more vegetables. But most of us grew up eating a plate full of potatoes or pasta (white, of course) and meat with maybe a little bowl of microwaved canned green beans drowned in butter on the table so you could take a spoon full in case you felt guilty about not eating enough vegetables.
In the course of this Simply Me project, I have come to realize that vegetables are so much more! All it takes is a little *cough* knowledge on how to cook them. A quick alternative to beans in the microwave?
Curried Beans and Potatoes
From Simply in Season
In a large frying pan, add 1-3 T of oil (if using nonstick, use less). Add 1 tsp mustard seeds (black or yellow, all I can find lately is yellow). When the seeds start to pop, add 4 cloves of garlic (minced). Stir until the garlic starts to brown.
Then, add 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp red pepper, 1/4 tsp pepper, and 1 medium potato (thinly sliced & quartered). Stir a minute to mix all the spices. The potato will turn a cool yellow color from the turmeric.
Finally, add 4 C of green beans. Salt to taste (I didn’t add any, as I had plenty of flavor from the red pepper). Add a little water to keep things from sticking and cook until the potatoes are tender.
Want more easy ways to add more fruit and vegetables to your diet? Check out this article.
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