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So they tell us we are expected to gain weight and get a little worse for wear as we age. Well F**k That Champ!

This page is for women and men. Originally I had the word ‘menopause’ in the title cause that's why I started training to kick menopause in the face – maybe yours as well.
I’m 44. I’m not trying to be 20 again, I’m not trying to look like a pre-pubescent boy all skinny and shapeless, and as much as I utterly respect natural body builders, (and wow they are incredibly amazing!), I don’t have the determination focus and dedication for that type of training any longer than say 2 weeks.

But, I am going to be BETTER each day, better than I was yesterday.

I don’t have all the answers, but what I do have I’ll share with you. I’m a mature (ha!) aged student at James Cook University studying Sport and Exercise Science. Apart from my family, my first love is nutrition - eating it and the knowledge of it. My second love is looking like an Aussie chick should look – athletic. And of course meeting menopause head on and screaming in its face I DON’T THINK SO BUDDY, sure I’ll go through it, but on my terms thanks.

I have amazingly successful friends; academically and competitively and life experience wise, and I’m hoping they will also contribute to this page from time to time. hint hint nudge nudge slap slap

I don’t believe in fad diets/detox blah blah blah. They are complete bullshit and my pet hate; along with excuses.

I don’t want you to spend your money, I want to encourage you to spend energy and expand your thinking, show our kids the way, not just tell them.

FIVE BASIC STEPS I LOVE

1. Food
2. Exercise
3. Goals
4. Surround
5. No Excuses!

FOOD: our portion sizes are waaaaaaay too big, sort that out, buy smaller dinner plates.
Find out what is protein what is carbohydrate and what is fats. All are awesome, find out which ones are best. Site to download/print keep
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/n31.pdf

EXERCISE: you will need motivation to get you exercising for three weeks, then it’s a habit. just get your ass out there, put on your shoes and goooooo. Upside 1. makes your brain say 'wheeeeee' a lot more often. Upside 2. Homicidal thoughts toward loved ones dissipate. Upside 3. prepares your body for the rest of its life. Upside 4. what you thought was too hard too stressful seems very do-able right about now.

GOALS: I cannot stress this one enough ! No goal = no preparation, and no preparation = Nothing. What do you want to achieve? (let’s be realistic here) Now how are you going to get there? Give yourself a time limit and then break that time limit down to little goals along your way. My goals are as small as weekly ! but my long term goal is April 2012. Then I shall make another. Goals can be changed a little too, I cut and paste mine all the time! And if you fall off the horse, dust yourself off beautiful person, and get back on the damn horse.

SURROUND: yourself with people with strong goal orientation, and with people who are successful in anyway. This is really a no brainer ! My girlfriend is up here on holidays hitting the gym daily – awesome! One and a half hours a day out of her holiday, and she’ll probably go home fitter! I get to spend even more time with her – at the gym all giggly and shit lol. I have another male friend who’s goal every holiday is to come home lifting more, with less body fat! And they have epic food-beverage-a-licious, awesome holidays. My cousin is a triathlete 44 years old trains like he's 15, thinks a 'flat out' ride up Mt. Cootha is very pleasant - Lord knows he's a machine - hell my car couldn't do it. Surround yourself with success it rubs off.

EXCUSES: Uggghh I hate excuses. Piss them off. Don’t even start.
Too busy? well today all you have to do is 3 sets of 10 push ups, 10 reverse sit ups, 10 calves raises, 10 single leg lunges, 10 jump squats. Every ad on TV screams "jog on the spot and do three burpees each ad". Your kids will think you’ve lost your mind…. and I bet they join in! Making dinner? Every time you leave or enter the kitchen do five squats. Doing the dishes? Stand on one foot (curse those core muscles) then do 10 calf raises.

Still enjoy a pig out every now and then, but consider the portion size of it, and then halve it.

Any food, physical activity, rest or making changes, questions ? Ask me, I’ll help or find out for you.

There are no stupid questions EVER!


That’s it for now. Just remember be a better you with each day. Be better than yesterday.