Scott’s Fat Loss Journal-Diet, Exercise, & Motivation-Dec 19th

December 19th, 2007
· by Scott Tousignant · Filed Under: Fat Loss Exercise · Fat Loss Mindset · Fat Loss Nutrition

It’s time for my daily check in to let you know how my fat loss progress is going. This has been a fantastic week for me. I’ve kept up my workouts, ate great food, had a nice cheat meal, listened to some incredibly inspiring audios, and interacted with some very positive people. After a bit of a hiatus I am motoring right along. So what am I doing today to bring me closer to my goal of 5% body fat by January 31st?

I’m just about to head out the door and head to the gym for a shoulder and ab workout. I’ll be doing supersest from The Fit Bastard Year Of Workouts. Yesterday I worked out bi’s and tri’s and was in and out of the gym in less than 20 minutes. The trainer at the desk said, “Wow that was quick. You’re done already?”

Then she took one look at my shirt and saw that it was soaked. I showed her that I could barely pick up the pen on the desk and that it would be impossible to even attempt to do another curl or extension.

I leave everything that I got at the gym. There is no wasted time and I put every ounce of energy into my workout. I show up there with an intense purpose. I refuse to just go through the motions.

In the New Year I will be filming my workouts to show you just how intense they are and to encourage you to push yourself to your true potential.

I’ve spent some time over at Tom Venuto’s Burn The Fat Inner Circle today. The place is buzzing with positive energy, great support, and priceless information. So many people have been very open with their challenges and what they plan on doing to overcome them and I totally love it.

In the goals and motivation forum of the Burn The Fat Inner Circle one gentleman asked a great question that so many of us in the northern hemisphere can relate to. I know that I sure can.

“Our workout room is in a converted garage off of our house that we also use for storage. It is attached to the house through a front foyer that isn’t heated (with a screen door that doesn’t block the cold wind).

Living in Northern New England, winters can be tough. Lately, I haven’t been able to get myself out from under my warm covers to walk through that front-foyer cold barrier to our workout room. I need motivation. Any ideas?”

Here was my response…

“We just got nailed by a snow storm here in Ontario Canada. I can totally relate to what you are saying about those warm and cozy covers on you and not wanting to get out from under them.

It’s also still quite dark out when I wake up as well, where in the summer the sun has already begun to peak out and it’s easier to get out of bed.

I love getting up in the cold winter mornings and going for a walk. Although it’s tough to get up, I know that I always feel better almost immediately after stepping out the door.

What I did to motivate me last year was cut out a picture of ripped abs and past it on my snooze button. I placed my goals and inspirational quotes next to it, plus up on my wall I had more pictures of ripped body parts. Then I pasted some on my bathroom mirror which is always my first stop when I get out of bed.

Here’s a video of exactly what I do:

After a week of this, there was no way that I was going to stay in bed longer than I needed to.

When I interviewed Rob Kottenbrock for Unstoppable Fat Loss, he shared an incredible method that he used. It may be extreme, but hey, he was willing to do whatever it took to get him out of bed and riding the bike which he detests.

What he did was create a life size picture of his head photoshopped onto a chiseled physique and when the alarm clock went off in the morning a light would turn on that shone on the picture.

Now that’s one determined dude that’s going to look phenomenal on the beaches in May.”

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As for nutrition, I’m continuing to follow Jon Benson’s Every Other Day Diet Plan. It’s what’s been working for me and I’m not about to make any changes especially with the tremendous success that I’ve had on it.

After my workout I’m going to have some grilled salmon and loads of veggies. So far today I’ve had a fruit salad and 3 eggs for breakfast, as well as tuna and whole wheat pasta for lunch.

I’m going to start filming more of my meals as well to give you an idea of how I prepare my foods for the week and plan in advance.

Well off to the gym I go. I look forward to sharing much more of what has been working for me.

Have a frickin’ awesome day!