slow down so you dont stop!

Ok, so i was driving to work this morning, talking to myself as i often do, when i realized something, i will now share with you the conversation i had with myself that led to this great discovery!

Sane self: why did you sleep so late?
Crazed self: Cause im tired,duh!
Sane self: you are burning out, you arent sleeping properly, you arent working out properly, you are gaining weight, you are sleeping in, you even ate Cheetos last week......CHEETOS!!!!!!!
Crazed self: so?
Sane sef: CHEETOS!!!!! YOU HATE CHEETOS!!
crazed self: Look sanity, I have only a small window left in my life to build my career,acheive my proffessional goals in order to provide for myself and my daughter and to get my CSX....so im burning the candle at both ends, could i do things differently? Yes...could i eat better? Yes...could i sleep more? Yes...am I geting busier every day? Yes....
Sane self: you have plenty of time to do all of that! Your 38 not 88....besides....your "small window in life " will get even smaller and shrink faster when you neglect your health then it will... As... You... Age...WOW!
Crazed self: WOW
Sane self: wow
Then i said out loud.....Wow!
While talking to myself i realized that as hard as i am working to build my career while i still have the time to do it, neglecting my health and notmeeting my daily potential mentally, physically, spiritually as well as proffessionally, my time wont matter much anyway because my quality of life will deminish...

I think we should all have a talk with ourselves today, do it everyday. We know the answers to most of our problems, most of our issues and most of our questions. We know ourselves better than almost anyone and until we work it out in our minds, no amount of advice or no amount of training will get through to us!
Go and talk about it folks! Love ya! Happy Tuesday!!!!!

Do you have junk food in your house? How is that working for ya?

SO what is the affect of having too many sweets in your house? I saw a facebook post on Craig Ballentine’s facebook page today that made me think. Could having the temptation in front of us be the single most important part of the success or complete breakdown of any program?

Historically speaking it is pretty messed up that even the strongest and wisest men could not avoid looking into Medusa’s eyes even though they knew they would turn to stone. Adam and Eve were tempted and lost Eden because of it. Yes, I do believe that temptation is the downfall of what we are and what we are to be.

I have a weakness for sweet foods, I don’t think I am alone in this weakness, I do considerably well during the day, but at night I feel that I need sweet foods to unwind and relax. I eat to think things through, I eat when I am angry and I eat to avoid stress!

The desire to unwind and relax and EAT is part of who I am, in order to regain the control that I have lost recently I MUST find something else to do to unwind and relax at night, something that does not include eating poorly. I might try yoga, meditation, playing with the Cooper, cleaning, something, ANYTHING that does not include EATING.

A lot of people that are overweight are bigger because they over indulge on drinks, or eat out a lot or because they don’t move very much or just out of boredom, I do all of these things and to top it all off, I am a closet junk food-aholic with Little Debbie tendencies (self diagnosis). So it’s rather important to me to figure out why I do this and why after 9 months of great results I am beginning to yo-yo out of control.

I start off each day with Coffee and oatmeal, no sugar little half and half and some sweetener in each and I eat a banana or some pineapple.
I then have a snack of string cheese and or some nuts about 3 hours after breakfast. Lunch is tricky because I can be too busy to eat sometimes, or I will have to find something frozen to heat up at work, either way I make sure it’s healthy and not to bad for me Points wise so as to not mess up my WW.

Another snack in the afternoon consists of nuts and or fruits, even dried fruits or dehydrated plantains (my new favorite chip).
Dinner is tricky as well, I am working two jobs and most nights don’t get to dinner and because I don’t go grocery shopping right now due to the time factor, I stop at the store each night, while I am hungry by the way, and buy dinner and most always DESSERT! I ruin my efforts toward my health every day, at night! I buy bad food, add some junk, because I keep telling myself I can try again tomorrow, and my recipe for a bad night has been written.

So here is my decision concerning junk food, late night eating and a few other things that I see better now that I have typed them out.
1. No more late night eating!
2. If the TV is on, I will not eat!
3. No more junk food in the house, PERIOD!!! If you bring it in my house please understand and don’t be offended when I ask you to remove it immediately.
4. I must grocery shop once per week and plan my meals in advance!!!
5. I must never enter a grocery store when I am hungry, for any reason!!!
6. I WILL take the TRICKY out of my roll! Plan better for the days I work both jobs and on the days when I have clients right through lunch.
7. Workout when I need to think things through!
8. Workout when I am angry!
9. Workout when I need to work through some stress!
10. When I have the urge to overeat, or turn to sweets, GROW UP AND WALK AWAY FROM THE FOOD!!!

I hope everyone has an awesome Sunday! Remember the Saints play the Colts tonight at 8:20!!! WHO DAT?
And I love all ya’ll!
"It’s not about how fast we get to our destination…It’s about what we learn along the way!" ME

google is changing on us!

Well, i have heard a rumor recently that Google is shutting down blogger in an effort to create more interest in google+ which is great...it does not mean that robirobtheblog will no longer exist...according to google, it will not change a thing, but in the unlikely event that the blog disappears please save my email address and info and become a facebook friend or a google+ friends and i will inform u of where to go to find me. Please feel free to friend me anyway... I love new friends!
Robirob1234@gmail.com or facebook.com/robirob123 or send me an email for a google+ invite.

Love u all, more posts are coming soon, i promise....i have alot going on and alot of changes i wantto make to the blog...we need a revamp!

Help! Seriously, HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I gotta say, I'm pretty darn tired.

I mean, I knew when I embarked on this professional change, taking on a second job, while trying to keep life as normal as possible, was going to be extremely difficult, but I had no clue just how tired I was going to be.

I know that sleep is important and I promised Daniel that as part of my readjusted routine, I would sleep like I should be sleeping, keep up with my workouts and nutrition and stay focused on my health. I have, btw, gotten back on track with my health, i gained back some weight, how much is a well gaurded secret but it wasnt enough to kill my program, I am working out but i am so tired that it's been less at less than100%. What is happening rigt now is that I am out of my comfort zone and in more of a terror zone. I have no clue how the bills are going to be paid, I am neglecting my home, I am figting tooth on nail for my future and even though I am seeing great results, i am so drained and exhausted that I feel like giving up for a while all together. I dont even know what the date is today. i am so unbelievably sleepy I just wanna cry...

I need some help...I know most of my readers stay quiet for the most part but i really need some feedback. I need ways to stay alert and happy and excited about my journey without using energy drinks or drugs. Supplements are different and I am getting ready to order some antioxident rich fluids that migt help, but ineed my health food nuts to give me some secrets. Give me some tips, whether its a breathing exercise, a workout tip or a food that might help.

I am never giving up on my goal to be successful in my industry and i am getting busier and busier, but the hours between the two jobs is killing me.

HELP!!!!!!!

just a quicky

I think we put way too much into trying to explain the way to a better life, the way to a happier healthier lifestyle, it’s all very important information, but most of it gets lost between our lips and the brains of the people we are talking too.

Now don’t get me wrong, I think it is important to get the right nutrition and the right workouts and the advice from qualified people that know what they are talking about, but seriously folks...If it is going to be SO difficult that you dread your routine, and you get burnt out and you can't face the day without making an unhealthy EXCUSE, or if you aren’t going to listen to the advice you are given...Then are you really helping yourself? Are the people trying to help you wasting their time?

I am sure some of you will take issue with this post, but I am speaking from the heart and I have gotten away from that lately because I was trying too hard to impress my readers and it started to detract from what I was trying to do here... this blog is about ME, it’s My way, My Journey, My life and ultimately My Death...Yes folks it's all about me, and me helping you to understand how good it feels to become the person you have always wanted to be. So here is my advice for the day. This advice is for the people searching for the help they need and the people trying to give the help needed.

It's all about the smile!

That's it, no technique, no this is right and that is wrong. It is all about the smile!

If you are not smiling, ask yourself why!Professionals, if your clients are not smiling, investigate that first. Chances are if you get to the bottom of the frown, you will find the REAL problem...for those of you needing an illustration of a frown covering a problem, I will do my best to draw one for you...

(---)...this is a frown
..p.. . this is the problem
See how the frown hides the problem???? Ok so not the best illustration, just imagine a frown with a P under it!

EVERY PERSON YOU SEE TODAY NEEDS A REASON TO SMILE, BE THEIR REASON

something I need to say!!!

SO I have spent a large part of my life dealing with something that actually makes me, a greown ass man cry at night. It keeps me awake, it hurts me to my core,it offends me, it makes me regret being born sometimes. The worst part of all of this....It should not bother me it all. It is who I am and it is What I am and I have spent my life running from it!

No, it's not my weight, it's not my Cancer, It's not my failed marriage or my beautiful son that died. It is not my distance (geographic) from Cesalee, it is not my thinning hair... It's a secret, one most of you now know, but it's still a secret to many... Most people figure it out when thety meet me, some don't. Alot of people could care less, Thety accept me regardless, some don't... But it's still a secret.

It's also a sin...even though I know that no one sin is worse than another, it is still a sin, but I am committing another sin by lying about this secret to the people I deny it too...

Recently I have started to suspect some members of a local church have been gossiping about this secret, as they suspect it. And that saddens me, because these people are the ones that should, in my opinion, be loving, is that not what Jesus told us to do?

I love everyone regaerdless of what or who you are. I will never judge you for ANYTHING!!!! I am tired of being a joke to some people, I am tired of being afraid to be me.

I will say this about the gossip girls and guys. I will include anyone else that dislike me...I love you, because I am supposed to love you. I would physically break anyone in half if they ever hurt any of you. I would fight to my death to keep all of you out of harms way.

That is what I believe GOD wants from us. Not all of the gossip and pot stirring and judgements that abound....Think about that for today folks.

Happy Saturday!!!!!