Motivation & Inspiration Archive

You Cheated… Now What?

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration October 29, 2018

Everyone who has ever been successful with long-term weight loss has cheated at some point along their journey. So, how bad is it, really, when you binge for a day or two and blow up your plan? You might be surprised. What actually happens ...Read More

Struggling With Your Journey? Ask Yourself ONE Simple Question…

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration September 20, 2018

If things are becoming tough, and you feel like you’re slipping, first you need to recognize that it’s normal. This is one of the things that separates people’s ability to lose a little weight versus a lot of weight. You’ve hit a mental wall. My ...Read More

The Honeymoon Phase: What to do when it’s over, and the diet stops working!

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration, Uncategorized August 9, 2018

You’ve made it! You’ve cut the calories, counted the carbs, pounded the protein, and you are FINALLY seeing the scale move in the direction you want. Until… your progress comes to an abrupt halt. When you find yourself cursing the scale for tipping the ...Read More

The Dirty Secret About Keeping The Motivation to Work Out: 5 things you can do to fix it!

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration August 7, 2018

I hear so many people say that they just can’t find the motivation to work out. Or, they were motivated yesterday, but today that motivation is gone. Or.. they’ll start working out when <insert stupid excuse here>. So what’s the secret to finding the ...Read More

Losing Weight and Getting Out of Debt: How They Are Basically the Same Thing

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration July 10, 2018

Many people scoff at the principles of weight loss as being “not for them” or “just too much work”, and they start looking for shortcuts. But the rules of weight loss become particularly difficult to ignore when you think of “extra weight” the same ...Read More

Why New Years Resolutions Rarely Change Anything

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration January 3, 2017

New Years resolutions are great—but they have a fatal flaw. Most people assume that change comes as one big decision: “I will lose weight!” But that’s not how change actually works. Not even close! Change is not the result of one big decision, it’s ...Read More

Running: How I went from hating it to loving it

Brian Shellabarger Fitness & Workouts, Motivation & Inspiration December 5, 2016

I didn’t just hate running. The only explanation I had for people who “loved running” is that they were clinically insane. I avoided any and all movement that might accidentally cause my heart-rate to go up. That was 2 years ago. Fast forward to ...Read More

You can do hard things!

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration November 19, 2016

Today marks a huge mile-stone for me!! On January 1st of this year, I set a personal goal to run at least 1,000 miles in 2016. (That averages out to a little more than a 5k race, every single day). I didn’t tell anyone ...Read More

5 ways to know you’re burning fat, without using the scale

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration November 19, 2016

The scale is a terrible way measure how much fat we lose from day-to-day basis. There are dozens, if not hundreds of factors that can influence the reading on the scale, and with only 4 cups of water being the difference between being up ...Read More

Silence that inner voice telling you to take the easy way out

Brian Shellabarger Motivation & Inspiration October 25, 2016

A key part of establishing good discipline is learning to silence the inner-dialogue that can try to talk you out of doing the right thing when it’s hard. The best way to silence that inner voice telling you that it’s okay if you skip ...Read More

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I'm Brian. I'm 37 years old and I've lost almost 100lbs over the last 13 months, and I'm now in the best shape of my life. I've learned an incredible amount on my journey -- the most important of which is "there are no shortcuts". However, I've also learned that when it comes to fitness and weight loss, there are efficient and inefficient ways to achieve your goals. The purpose of this group is for me to share some of the best tips, tricks, and ideas I've come across to help others who might be on the same journey.

I also became frustrated with finding accurate information online. It seems that almost everyone on the internet has some method for helping you to lose weight -- and they're all selling something. So to be VERY CLEAR.. I am not selling anything. I am not profiting from this (not even advertising). I gain nothing from your readership.