You Matter

Melissa Campbell

Description

What you have in your hands is unapologetically a self-help book. It is a practical strategy for a personal revolution in health. We don't tell you anything you don't already know, but we address the emotional, social, and psychological barriers that have stood in your way of success. This book is the recognition of your psychological struggles with a dose of tough love. With our experiences, we have accumulated insights into the common reasons why people who want to change their lives get side-tracked or make health more complicated than it is. That's why we wrote this book. The message is so raw, and emotional, and real that it's too much to say in a one-on-one conversation. You need to experience this calling in private and have the time to sit with the words and allow it to ignite your own personal commitment.
We want to convince you that YOU MATTER--because you do.

Informations

• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers LLC
• Date de parution: 04 mai 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781645750642
• Langue: English

Extrait

You Matter
Your Personal Health Revolution
Melissa Campbell and David Hildebrand
Austin Macauley Publishers
2020-05-04
You Matter About The Author Dedication Copyright Information © Acknowledgment Introduction Chapter One Confidant Chapter Two Myths and Untruths MYTH: A Calorie Is a Calorie MYTH: You Can Exercise Your Weight Off MYTH: You Can Spot Reduce MYTH: No Pain, No Gain MYTH: If Women Lift Weights, They Will Get Bulky MYTH: BMI (Body Mass Index) Determines Health MYTH: Your Weight Is All That Matters MYTH: You Need to Spend Two Hours in the Gym to Get Anywhere MYTH: We All Get Too Old to Exercise Something Is Better Than Nothing Cardio Is How You Lose Weight A Cheap Gym Is All You Need. They Are All the Same so Just Shop on Price The Method to Lose Weight Is Easy, I Just Need to Do It. We All Know How Strength Machines Are the Safe Way to Get More Fit If You Do a Good Workout, You Get to Do and Eat Whatever You Want My Genetics Are the Cause of My Obesity or Other Health Problems You Deserve Something Numeric Goals Make Tracking Success Easier Healthy Living Is Boring Kids Myths Juice Is a Healthy Drink Kids Need a Structured Exercise Program Untruths We Have to Start Technology Early So Our Kids Do Not Fall Behind Kids Don’t Like Healthy Food Pre-teens and Teenagers don’t like to exercise Chapter Three Social Circle The Already Healthy-Minded Adult: Adults in transition to become healthy minded: Adults considering becoming healthy: Healthy minded adults: Adults transitioning to being healthy minded: Adults considering being healthy: Conclusion Chapter Four Self-Esteem Healthy Self-Esteem Facade Based Self-Esteem Those Who Do Not Care at All. Young Kids Kids Teenagers Conclusion Chapter Five Economics Chapter Six Quality of Life Chapter Seven Fail Chapter Eight Nutrition Chapter Nine Exercise Chapter Ten Motivation Economics Family Your Health and Fitness The Benefits Kids – What motivates them? Your assistance needed. Conclusion What’s Stopping You?
About The Author
Melissa Campbell graduated from Drake University Law School in 1998. She is a lawyer and mother and lives in Indiana with her daughter, Kaliana.
David Hildebrand graduated from Ball State University in 1990 and owns a fitness franchise. He is married to Cathy and has two daughters, Kailee and Rachel. David lives in Indiana.
Both Melissa and David have made healthy living a serious part of their lives and will continue to do so.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the gym teachers, the 80-year-olds lifting weights, the men watching the kids so their wives can focus on their fitness, and the middle-aged men hitting the gym at 5:00 am before work. To all of those who put in all the work and got none of the glory. You embody our message: You Matter. You are the real heroes.
Copyright Information ©
Melissa Campbell and David Hildebrand (2020)
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Campbell, Hildebrand, Melissa and David
You Matter
ISBN 9781645750628 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781645750635 (Hardback)
ISBN 9781645750642 (ePub e-book)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2020904746
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Acknowledgment
We would like to thank everyone who got up an hour early in the mornings to go work out—alone. Everyone who joined a gym despite others’ warnings that they’re too fat, too skinny, too old, too busy, etc. To those of you who shared a new personal record even though everyone was ‘tired of hearing about it.’ Who grocery shopped and meal prepped for good food items for their families even though they complained. For those who dedicated time each day to fitness and nutrition even though they were mocked. To everyone who dared to invest in themselves because YOU MATTER. You are the reason we do what we do.
Introduction
We’d like to begin this book with a commentary from co-author, Melissa Campbell, regarding her experiences with living healthy. Her story is recognizable to each of us – either in the form of the person attempting to be healthy or the majority using slight cues to dissuade positive change. Please read this piece and understand that the attempt thereafter is to help you create a determined pathway toward success. Whose success? Yours!
Psychologists say that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time around. It is true that the people around us affect our personal success. This is more acute in areas of everyday life such as nutrition, health, and exercise. Our daily habits often coincide and are shaped by the habits of those we are closest to. Given the epidemic of sugar addiction, processed convenience foods, obesity, and the prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle, it’s no wonder that in the area of health and fitness, this is more often a challenge than an asset. We take most of our meals with our families and our coworkers. It’s those same people whom our daily routines most often brush up against.
From Melissa’s experience with healthy living:
I have a dirty little secret that I generally keep to myself: I eat healthy. I nearly insist upon eight hours of sleep. I would cancel almost any plans to keep my daily appointment with myself to work out. I buy organic. I eschew chemicals. Amongst groups, I mainly keep this to myself. Once my secret is out, I take my place as the “health nut” and am lightly teased for my fastidious ways. But, it’s really not that funny. Why am I explaining why I food prepped protein-rich organic Buddha bowls for my lunches for the week rather than my co-workers explaining to me why they eat drive-through fast food every day?
Recently, I filled out a form at my new office to sign up for my dish to bring to an upcoming pitch-in. I wrote in the blank: “A healthy vegetarian option that no one will really like.” Yes, I did it to be funny. But why is it funny? I bring a dish so I know I can stick to my eating habits no matter the situation. And almost always, people ask for the recipe afterwards. So, maybe I can become one of someone’s five and be a positive influence.
Living a healthy lifestyle, particularly if it reaps visible benefits of a healthy, lean appearance, will separate you from your peers, your coworkers, and your family. Success holds up a mirror to others. Every single time I mention the gym, I immediately hear, “I need to get back into a good workout routine.” I don’t mention it gratuitously or in a proselytizing manner. I may simply mention that I will “meet you for dinner after the gym,” and arrive with still red cheeks from class. This will transform many interactions into either a critique of exercise programs or an endless lamenting of my companion’s own health missteps – neither being what I had intended. Therefore, I often avoid letting out my “dirty little secret” of a dedication to fitness. I don’t want to make people feel bad about themselves.
Recently, I said to a friend when she asked why I was so hot and sweaty, “I just returned from a run.”
She said, “Hasn’t it been determined that running is bad for us?” I did not want to have this conversation. I wasn’t seeking praise (although I wouldn’t mind it), but I certainly am not being irresponsible for taking a 3-mile run before our movie date. This is often another common response criticism. I hear how terrible weight lifting is for women, the potential for injury, the bulkiness, the fanatical diets…All the while, I’ve been lifting weights for 3 years, don’t look bulky, and am fitter than ever at age 46. Why is it OK in our culture to deter fit-minded people?
The point is this: Living a healthy lifestyle is often alienating, isolating, and can create tension amongst those around you. This is an unfortunate fact.
Partners may feel threatened. Your success may point out their “failures.” Your new enthusiasm for the gym or your new workout friends may make them uneasy. If you are losing weight, they may fear your appeal to others. There is a woman whose husband, upon her slimming down, began bringing home pizza and carry-out for dinner every night. He felt intimidated by her enhanced beauty. There is not an easy answer for this. Ideally, partners who love us will want what’s best for us, but that is not often the case. Include your partner, encourage your partner, respect your partner, but I would urge you not to lose your resolve to become healthier and fitter. Have faith that by making good, healthy choices, you will make it through any initial tensions and get to a healthier, better place in life. You partner may either join you in becoming fit, become a part of your new circle of friends, or at the very least be supportive when he/she sees your improved health and happiness. Your partner will reap the benefits of your positive changes. Your will bring your happiness into the home. You will have the energy for your partner and family. Your confiden