1.) DON’T APOLOGIZE FOR SELF-PRESERVATION.
I told Jillian that some of my habits–flushing rice down the toilet so I won’t eat it, bringing my own high-fiber bread to brunch–stirred some controversy on the blog. “Why?” she asked. “Why should we apologize for the practices that help us manage the symptoms while we deal with the real reasons we eat? I pour candle wax on my food at restaurants,” Jillian admitted. “Not wanting to ‘waste food’ is a poor excuse for ending up far worse off later on, dealing with all the health problems that come with obesity.”  

2.) RUN.
I asked Jillian if running really is the best form of cardio for weight loss. “Absolutely,” she said. “There are lots of great ways to get your heart rate up, but if you want to see the pounds melt off, running is the fastest way. But I get that not everyone is built for it–knee problems, tight IT bands, heel spurs; I get it.” Whatever you do, she said, “Don’t forget the weights! The more muscle you build, the faster your metabolism will run.”

3.) THE BIGGEST LOSER IS NOT REALITY.
“You don’t watch the Olympics and think, Hmm, I should swim for 6 hours a day like Michael Phelps, do you? But you might think about joining a pool and swimming a few times a week,” she said. That’s what Jillian wants people watching TBL to think, too: “If these people can lose ten pounds in two weeks, maybe I can lose ten pounds in a couple of months.” She adds: “I want people to realize their own potential; I meet people all the time who never thought of themselves as athletic, but now? They truly are athletes.”

4.) FORGET WILLPOWER.
“Losing weight is not about willpower–it’s about moments of bravado, like the moment when you ask your waiter to take the bread away from the table right away.”

5.) JUST SAY THANK YOU.
When I told Jillian how much weight I’ve lost, she congratulated me. And then (as I always do), I added, “But I still have a long way to go.” “Stop,” she said. “What does that do,” she said, “apart from negate everything you’ve already accomplished? You’re being self-deprecating and disempowering, and that doesn’t serve anyone-and especially not you. Be proud of what you’ve done for yourself.”

Got it, Jillian. Thank you! :- )

What do you guys think–is weight loss about willpower? I happen to agree with Jillian and think it’s NOT. It’s not about gritting your teeth and finding the strength “deep within you”–I think that’s B.S. and will leave many people feeling really bad that they can’t find it. They key, I think, is to set up your environment and make decisions so that you can succeed even when willpower is nowhere to be found.

by Margarita Bertsos

sumber: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/5-things-i-learned-from-jillian-michaels-281808/

Salam Aidilfitri semua….

Lambat benor merepot yer.. Sebelum raya sebuk dengan fieldwork, lepas raya pon camtu gak.. Date line dah dekat, banyak lagi sekolah kena gi, next year kena kelantan lak, camno nih, huhuhuhuh

Aik, ni bukan repot raya nih.. Hmmm, ape yer nak repot… Hari raya tahun ni Asyraf dah boleh pakai baju Melayu nya, tahun lepas tak leh jalan lagi, tahun ni dah berjalan, comel la pakai baju Melayu, hahah

Hari raya kedua balik umah mertua kat Kelantan, berjalan tak hingat, kul 11 malam baru sampai balik umah.. hari raya ke berapa tah, Pak long kepada Asyraf (birasku) duk potong rambut anak2 lelaki dia kat laman rumah (guna mesin cukur rambut tu), Asyraf tengok jer dari jauh, bila dah selesai, Paklong kata kat Asyraf “Asyraf, nak gunting jagak ka, mai la” (Paklong org KEdah). Dan tertiba, Asyraf yg tak berapa mau ngan orang tuh, tot tet tot tet, jalan gi kat Paklong dia, sua kepala, kami semua yg kat situ, nganga besar pastu bergelak besar, hahahha.. Duk diam ja dia masa Paklong tengah potong rambut, hahaha, boleh dapat anugerah budak tak takut potong rambut, hahahha..

Apa laie nak repot nih, nanti bile ada masa, saya upload gambar, sekarang nih sebuk ngan fieldwork.. Daa