Before we dive into this chapter, and it’s a must read, let's go over a few questions I have for you.

Where did you get your food habits from? Did your parent's encourage healthy eating, actually make you eat healthy, or never say a word? Did you eat great growing up and slowly slide back? Did you eat like crap growing up but took charge of your own life, educated yourself, read a book and started to eat better on your own? Do you take the time to feed real food to your family? Do you eat real...

Now, before we even get into this one, I just want to remind you guys that these are simply thoughts that go through my head, ideas I’ve heard and philosophies that have intrigued me.

I am in no way suggesting anything or implying anything. Use this as thought provoking material, or even just an easy read. But I do suggest you take the time to think, ponder, or even research your own ideas and see what you come up with. The goal here is to find your own happy place.

There are two different routes I want...

I'm going to warn you right off the bat, this is a long one that may induce some soul searching. I recommend you set aside about 15 minutes of undisturbed time to read through it and allow yourself some processing time and flow with it.

Now, the big question, is it all worth it?

What exactly am I talking about? Fitness in general. Whether you do kickboxing, karate, weight lifting, CrossFit, motocross, running, TRX, cycling, hiking  etc. ... is it worth it?

During the workout you can't breathe, everything hurts, it's hot, it stinks, other peoples...

I am always amazed, well, maybe amazed isn't the best choice of words, when I see someone who was on the fat losing streak then puts the weight right back on.

To many, it's confusing. Why would a person who knows they want to be fit and healthy, know they need to be, know how important it is, and KNOW they can do it and ARE doing it, but slip back into obesity?

Well actually, it's not confusing at all. I think one of the reasons is most of us are so used to getting everything immediately,...

What a hoax.

I hear this all the time, and 99% (made up statistic) of the time the person saying it has major health issues.

To me, this is way off. It raises a red flag, and the reason is that not everything weighs the same, nor does everyone consume an equal share of everything in the first place!

Don't get ahead, I DO believe that finding a good balance is key, but there's a HUGE difference between "everything in moderation" and "a balanced diet".

Let me explain:

If you take it literally, everything...