Join The Conversation on DIETING

Posted on October 11, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

JTC

Join The Conversation!

I want to know how you diet.

I have tried many diets on my own and experimented with my calories and macros to see what works for me, and I believe I found what works! I, personally, can eat about 2300 to 2500 calories a day and still lose fat as long as I am slightly active. I eat a high amount of protein in my diet with fat as a byproduct and I strategically place my carbs at the beginning of my day and after workouts.

When I border on eating too many calories or when I decide to take a cheat day, I simply add more cardio to burn the calories that I added.

Please let me know in the comment section down below what you do! I want to hear everyone’s view on diet and exercise, and how you have found what works best for you!

Thanks,

Christian!

Adding Cardio To Help Cut Down

Posted on October 10, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

Sometimes you may cheat on your diet or you may be struggling to lose some extra weight, so cardio is a great method to burn off extra calories and burn fat!

A lot of people in the fitness industry have fear mongered and made people fear that they would lose muscle if they did a lot of cardio.

and that just isn’t true! Here is a video by Elliott Hulse explaining why cardio burning muscle is a complete myth!

Health and Wellness Through Hydration and Clean Eating

Posted on October 8, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

If you’ve been following Maxed Out Muscles for any period of time then you probably know that I have Crohn’s Disease and that it has been the contributing factor in a lot of hospital visits. I’ve had Crohn’s Disease since I was 15 and over the past 6 years I have learned some ways to keep the symptoms in remission.

I also answered a question from one of my readers, yesterday, about a condition she had called water diabetes. She was wondering how she could reduce tummy fat while having the condition. I told her the basic advice of eating healthy, weight training, and cardio.

However, we have to dig a little more in depth when it comes to our health and wellness. I think a lot of times our problems may come from malnutrition. From my experience, this is the case. I also believed that this is the case for the girl who asked me the question. Here are two things that I think are most important when it comes to diet:

Water:

Drink enough water! If you drink a lot of soda, beer, or orange juice it doesn’t count. Be strict with yourself to ensure that you are drinking enough water and hydrating your body. I know this seems odd, because

“How can something as simple as drinking more water actually help put a disease in remission?”

It may not by itself! But you would be surprised how much dehydration can damage your body when you are suffering from any kind of chronic inflammatory disease. Even if you aren’t suffering from some form of illness, studies have shown that 75% of Americans are severely dehydrated. That’s a huge percentage of Americans. If you have a condition that makes it easier to become dehydrated, then that is pouring gasoline on the fire.

Think of it this way: Just like a car needs gas to run, your body needs water. Drink plenty of water, and stay hydrated.

Eat Clean:

Last year, around this time, I had recovered from a severe Crohn’s flareup and I decided that I would try the Paleo Diet. In no time at all my Crohn’s Disease symptoms were gone, I was shedding body fat, and I felt happier than I ever had before. I was on top of the world! However, it wasn’t very sustainable. I had a few nights where I went off track, and over time I fell back into my junk food addiction and started having symptoms again.

So now that I am a year wiser and I am starting to eat clean again I have some advice for you. Don’t fall into the trapping that I did in proclaiming some miracle diet and focusing on it so much. There were days where I was miserable because I couldn’t have something starchy. Just eat cleanly and perhaps as strictly as a Paleo or Vegan diet starting out and then reintroduce foods to find what works best for you. If you can eat certain things without getting sick, more power to you.

Those are what I believe to be the only aspects of dieting and the only ideas you should really have to keep in mind while finding what works for you nutrition wise. You can do additional research if you want to find how many calories you should be eating or what macros, but as far as illnesses go I’d say I covered it.

Now I have covered nutrition based off of my experiences with Crohn’s. I’d like to add some other honorable mentions such as weight lifting, cardio, and maintaining your stress levels.

With a lot of sicknesses, keeping a low stress level is about as important as having a healthy diet. Thankfully, we can branch a low stress level together with weight lifting and cardio. For me, the gym is what relieves my stress so when I couple that with a good diet I have virtually no symptoms at all.

If that doesn’t work for you, I’d suggest also looking into some meditation and yoga.

Work on maintaining a low stress level, lift weights, do cardio, focus on diet, and find what works best for you. We are all different and it can be easy to compare ourselves to other people. Simply breathe, relax, and think about what is the most beneficial for you.

Remember, you can live healthy and happy!

Drink Away That Extra Tummy Fat And Fight Illness

Posted on October 8, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

Today, I had a question from one of my readers and I would like to respond to that question in today’s post without placing their name out there. I understand how embarrassing some medical conditions can be and if you want your name linked somewhere in this post, simply let me know in the comments below. Otherwise, I’m simply going to address the question and I hope this is of some service to you.

The question is this(paraphrased, of course):

“I have a heart problem, epilepsy, and diabetes insipidus(water diabetes). How do I live with these conditions while reducing my tummy?”

First off!

I am assuming you mean you want to get a flat stomach or be somewhat close to having abs? If not having abs? This means we have to have a low body fat %. The body fat percentage must be around 12-14% for a female to have that flat stomach look you are going for; for a male, that would be around 10%. For the general consensus of people, this must be achieved through three factors(a balance of all three):

Diet:

Your diet must be on point! You have to play around with your macro-nutrients and calories and see what works best for you. Without diving too deep on the calories, a web search will reveal that you may need to stick to a 2,000 calorie/day diet for maintaining your weight. If you are rather heavy, you may lose weight at 2,000 calories/day. However, for the average woman and someone who is already fairly lean this will simply maintain. I’d recommend eating about 1700-1800 calories a day. You can use a fitness app to track these calories or log them online, or on paper.

A general rule of thumb is that your calories should be a 40/40/20 split between protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Now, remember that protein and carbs have 4 calories per gram while fat has 9. This means that at a daily caloric intake of 1800 you should be eating about 180 grams of carbohydrates, 180 grams of protein, and 40 grams of fat. If you don’t agree with the ratio I’ve made, you can get a different result by plugging your weight and “weight loss” into just about any of the nutritional apps.

Resistance Training:

Resistance training is important because it improves the overall strength and endurance of your body. Also, it is well known that muscle burns more calories than fat for maintenance.

So, simply incorporate a well balanced training routine into your plan for getting that smaller waist and you should start seeing better results. A good split would be legs one day, chest on another, arms another day, and back/shoulders your last day every week. If you haven’t lifted at all you will see some good results in less than six months.

Cardio:

You actually mentioned that you’ve been doing some cardio so I would stick to that, and I actually wouldn’t recommend you do much more of it. You seem to be doing quite a lot already. I’d say that if you feel comfortable doing what you have done so far, keep it up. If you don’t see impressive results from the cardio, at least you are doing something to keep busy and it may have better results mixed in with the resistance training.

Now, to address the illnesses!

Everyone is going to have their own challenges in life and I am glad you came here to seek help on your personal dilemma of losing weight while dealing with such a myriad of sicknesses. The first thing I want to say is good for you! I am extremely happy for you in the sense that you are fighting the struggles in your own life and trying to do great things with your body despite the problems you are having. That is really inspiring.

I’m assuming you’ve been living with these illnesses for a while so you should know some of your limits with the heart problems. I’d say that you are doing great with the cardio, and when you add the weight training, be sure to take it slow since lifting will temporarily increase your blood pressure. Go slow, and know your limits. Now as far as the diabetes goes, I see that as something you may not be able to cure but you will be able to treat it with a good diet and lots of fluid.

I did a little bit of research on water diabetes and to my knowledge it makes you have to use the restroom a lot due to the body not producing enough ADH(antidiuretic hormone). Here is a information I am directly quoting from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases(NIDDK):

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare disease that causes frequent urination and excessive thirst.
DI is not related to diabetes mellitus (DM).
Central DI is caused by damage to the pituitary gland and is treated with a synthetic hormone called desmopressin, which prevents water excretion.
Nephrogenic DI is caused by drugs or kidney disease and is treated with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), indomethacin, or a combination of HCTZ and amiloride.
Scientists have not yet discovered an effective treatment for dipsogenic DI, which is caused by a defect in the thirst mechanism.
Most forms of gestational DI can be treated with desmopressin.
A doctor must determine which type of DI is involved before proper treatment can begin.

Due to the nature of this illness, I suggest that you drink more water. I don’t know how much you are drinking currently, but some research has shown that the majority of people are dehydrated. I just read an article saying that a survey done on 3,003 Americans showed that 75% of those studied were chronically dehydrated. This may be, in part, due to high sodium diets and even the weather. However, with your condition coupled with a statistic like that I would say a safe bet is to drink more water.

Also, on the topic of water, there have been many studies showing evidence that drinking a lot of cold water can increase your metabolism by 30%. Think of the fact that your water diabetes makes it very easy to become dehydrated, along with the fact that many Americans are dehydrated, and the likelihood that drinking water can raise your metabolism.

I would say that you should possibly try drinking 2.5 to 3.0 liters a day. Possibly more, depending on how severe your water diabetes is..

In conclusion!

I recommend to you the classic advice of diet, weight training, and cardio! But I also invite you to start tracking your water intake! Make sure you are drinking plenty of cold water and let me know if this helps.

Progress To The SMART physique

Posted on October 5, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

A week ago I introduced you to SMART goals and how to get ripped implementing smart strategies. To read up on how to cut down your body fat and achieve your perfect physique in a timely and attainable manner, click here.

I’ve been using SMART goals along with intermittent fasting to cut down the body fat, and cut out the excuses.

..cut down the body fat, and cut out the excuses.

I have been intermittent fasting for a few weeks and my results aren’t incredibly impressive. Here are some pictures I took today:

I have a decent amount of size and a wide back so I assumed that intermittent fasting may help me achieve my goals. While it does help with portioning due to a small eating window, it didn’t necessarily help me lose any fat. It actually became hard to retain muscle mass and I overate to compensate.

So for this past week I have decided intermittent fasting will just not work for me. Now, with SMART goals in mind, I am taking more calculation into my fat loss.

In the past week I have already lost two pounds and I am feeling better than I was before. I am drinking lots of water to stay hydrated, taking a multivitamin along with my fish oil and vegetables, and eating high quantities of lean meat.

My training is consistent and now, with my diet on point, I am more than confident that you will be seeing a completely transformed Christian Boyles over the course of the next few months.

This confidence is because I set SMART goals for myself and I’ve built the character through trial and error.

Just remember, no matter how many times you fall down…

..continue to get back up and keep trying. You know deep down that you have a lot of potential and you can, and will, be victorious.

Write A Lot For Stronger Muscles

Posted on October 3, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

By writing something every day I have found that finding something important enough to write about is often a journey that becomes incredibly introspective. You have to dig deep inside your own head sometimes to find what it is that you want to share with others, and what is really on your mind. You finally find it, after all of that hard thinking, and you realize each time that you are possibly gaining more from this than your audience:

Self-Respect – You completed a big task today. You got the new post up. You worked hard on something you loved and you are actively pursuing your dreams.
Yourself – this process is incredibly wrapped around your individuality and what you contribute to other people. You find where you fit in. You find what your passion is. You find who YOU are.

The above is what I have learned by writing new posts for you. The more dedicated I become, the more I realize I have further to go. I also find how dedicated I truly am to this. In the process, I realize that I am extremely passionate about writing and fitness. Because of this, I’m about to explain to you how writing and working out go well together and how you can use both of them in conjunction to achieve your fitness goals:

Keeping a journal – As I mentioned in my post Be Smart and Work Hard, writing in a journal or in your phone’s notepad app can be incredibly beneficial. The reason why? We go about our days constantly being bombarded with situations and problems. Life can be a lot to wrap your head around so having a journal can help you categorize your thoughts and find a better plan of action. It can also be incredibly helpful in recording your gym results. You write down your accomplishments and then you may look back and see what you have to improve on.
Re-finding your passion – Again, life can be a lot to wrap your head around sometimes. Sometimes life just pushes us so much that we want to be lazy or complacent. And it’s easy to be lazy or complacent, but it’s not easy to live your dreams. However, you have to take a step each day towards being aggressive about your goals. Do not allow yourself the comfort of settling somewhere shy of success. A good way to prevent this is to write things out online a lot like I am here, on Maxed Out Muscles. I look back at my old posts and where I started, and I see how far I’ve come. I realize each time that I have a serious passion for lifting weights and becoming the best Christian Boyles. Not only that, but the comments that some of you leave on my posts are what often motivate me to hit the gym and work harder.
Networking – Networking and writing can be two sides of the same coin now that blogging has become so popular. When you put your voice out there in the form of a well written article you’ll find others who have the same interests and goals. These people will often be who push you and motivate you to work harder. It goes along well with what I said above about re-finding your passion.

Those are just three small ways that writing can help you with building your dream physique. You can use it in a number of ways. As I said, you could use it as a lifting journal or count your macros by writing them down. Just, by writing out something, I am sure you will be more organized and more prone to success.

So write it down and reach your full potential in life and in the gym.

How To Become A Lion Amongst Sheep

Posted on October 3, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

Today, rather than write a long post like the past few days, I want to share with you a video that has deeply inspired me. Not only has this video inspired me, but all of this man’s videos. Elliott Hulse is not someone that everyone will love or welcome with open arms, but the guy speaks truth! His videos are typically driven towards young males but can be helpful for any audience and he is a man who follows his own advice.

Watch this video, and see how he cleverly uses information and ideas to help people.

Using SMART Goals To Get Ripped In Three Months

Posted on September 30, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

Write Your SMART goals down in a journal!

SMART goals are used by businesses and smart people to set their goals in a way that makes those goals:

Specific – goals are very specific and include detail of what, why, and how the goal should be accomplished.
Measurable – goals should have tangible evidence of how to tell whether you’ve completed them or not.
Achievable – the goals should be very possible and not impossible. If a goal is impossible it is likely to only discourage someone. If the goal is obtainable then the person achieving the goal may feel very proud of themselves once they finish.
Results focused – there should be a clear explanation for why you’re completing the goal. Also, there should be a definite result from completing this goal that can impact you or your work.
Time bound – there should be a set date for when you need to complete this goal. Your goal should have some urgency involved to its completion.

If you haven’t noticed yet, SMART is an acronym standing for specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound.

Not only are SMART goals a great way to accomplish things in your life or at your workplace, but they can also be very handy when you are wanting to make achievements at the gym. If you haven’t read my post titled “Victory From A Goal And A Direction And Why You Can Succeed” I highly recommend you click here because that post relates very closely to what I am about to talk about with SMART goals. Now, it’s time to explain why SMART goals are so important:

They help give the driven a path to follow. Is your mind cluttered with all sorts of ideas of what you want to do? Then it’s good that you’re driven, but write out some SMART goals so that you can truly be successful.
They raise your confidence! When you set small, achievable goals they will eventually add up and you will realize that you have achieved a lot more than you originally thought possible.
Businesses have been using them for years! Do you want to try and reinvent the wheel or do you want to find what has worked for successful people for a long time already? Great, I know you made the right choice.

As I said earlier, you can apply these goals to fitness the same way you can life and work. Simply pick something and go for it! Here I’ll show you my current SMART goals on getting ripped in three months and this will give you the framework on how to write your own SMART goals:

List the goal – My goal is to get ripped in three months!
Be specific – I will achieve sub-10% body fat by February by eating at a small caloric deficit, intermittently fasting, and I am doing this because I want to feel good about my body and my health.
Measurable – I will know how close I am to achieving a body fat % below ten by using a body fat caliper. I can also track my results using measuring tape and a scale to check my weight. There are also some clear physical attributes that will become noticeable as I obtain a lower body fat %.
Achievable – The goal is very achievable. The average person can expect to lose about two pounds of fat a week and once I am lower in body fat I know that may slow down, so I expect to lose about two to three pounds of fat a week for a while. After those first two months, I expect to lose about a pound of fat a week resulting in that low body fat %. Plenty of people have done this successfully; it simply takes time and dedication to a healthy and balanced diet.
Results focused – The benefit of accomplishing this goal is the fact that I will feel good about myself and I will build the values and confidence to achieve more SMART goals. As a result, when I move on towards my next goal of gaining lean muscle mass, I will have a lot more confidence in the fact that I can achieve the things I set my mind on.
Time bound – The completion date that I have established is February. This puts a lot of urgency on me and a lot of pressure even if it is attainable. This urgency is a great thing though, because I am more likely to stick to my diet and work harder to achieve my goal in that set amount of time.

As you can see, I have a great framework for my SMART goals and I hope you decide to write some goals out for yourself.

Just use the same SMART goal rubric I taught you and do your best to achieve something because you’re smart and capable.

Victory From A Goal And A Direction And Why You Can Succeed

Posted on September 28, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

“I’m going to get ripped! I’m going to get jacked! I’m going to be huge….

The most important question I have is WHERE DO I BEGIN!?” –beginner

“Have you tried intermittent fasting? What about dropping your carbs? How about doing a low-fat diet?” -random gym bro

“No, no! Don’t listen to those suggestions!! Just drop your calories to get ripped or raise them to gain muscles!” –a different person who works out that has different advice..

HOLD UP!!

There’s a HUGE problem with the conversation I just made above.

FIRST OF ALL, when you begin working out you are going to have a lot of questions. However, you need to slow down for just a moment. You need to slow down so you can congratulate yourself. You may have a high body fat percentage or you may be extremely skinny, but you’ve made the conscious decision to better yourself.

..and that’s very admirable.

Now, I hope you’re feeling good about yourself. You should. Exercising and working out should be fun; after all, it’s about self-improvement and that’s something that should be congratulated.

And now it’s time to dissect this hypothetical conversation I made up at the begging of this post:

If you’re asking any of the questions I posted above, then you definitely have goals. You have goals and you set the bar high for yourself, and that’s awesome. If you’re like me and you asked all of these questions at once, then I’d say great but make sure you also have one other very important thing….direction.

It’s great to have an idea of what your “dream body destination” is, and it’s great to have these goals for yourself but without direction…well, without direction you’re not going to reach your destination. So, you’re starting to think about these two words that I’m bringing up a lot in this post: Goals(you could say drive?) and direction.

Your goals are what drive you. Your goal of getting a ripped six pack or 18 inch biceps is what is driving you to do something about it.

Your direction(s) are the planned steps you’ll take to reach your destination of the above mentioned six pack or 18 inch arms.

Now you see what was wrong with the conversation at the beginning of this post? The beginner had a lot of great goals for his or herself but had no idea what to do about it. They had no idea what steps to take to get there, and would take advice from just about anyone. That’s not something to be ashamed of, because I’m sure we’ve all been there.

But if I could go back four months to when I started, I’d do this: I’d write out my goals, my dreams, and what I want from the hard work I am willing to put in. I’d think long and hard about what my objective is in going to the gym. I’d spend a long time thinking about these objectives and then I’d think “Well, how am I going to do it?”

Once I have my goals in mind, I’d pick just one. I’d pick just one goal to start with and put everything I had into succeeding at that one objective. I could do some small work with other activities, but there would be one goal that I would give my everything!

Let’s step back for a second and see what was said:

“I’m going to get ripped! I’m going to get jacked! I’m going to be huge….

The most important question I have is WHERE DO I BEGIN!?” –beginner

Now, we know that the beginner has three different goals that are actually conflicting goals. It will take time to achieve all three. The people that this beginner was asking probably didn’t know this person very well, and they told him or her what worked for them personally. That’s not bad, and there was good intention from them in doing so, but what the beginner needs is not actual advice in nutrition or exercise to start things out.

This beginner needs some help building character.

The diet is extremely important! The exercise and lifting is important, but what this person needs the most starting out is character. This person needs to not only have the passion and drive to achieve these goals, but he/she also needs a plan.

So as I said earlier, I’d pick one. I’d pick one of those objectives and focus on one wholeheartedly. Let’s say this person takes that into consideration and decides to go for that ripped, 8% body fat look.

..and so it begins! This person has not only found the passion and the drive to achieve this goal, but also has a plan and will follow it step-by-step until they succeed. This person will probably study work-outs and nutrition intensely. They’ll learn a lot of things they didn’t know in the beginning. They will find what works for them and then one day…

One day, this person will look in the mirror. This person will look in the mirror and see cuts and striations that they didn’t have months before. They will see that six pack abs that they were aiming for in the beginning. They won! That wasn’t dramatic enough…

They….WON! THEY WON!

And it’s not like they just won in one area of their life! Sure, it was one victory…but what about all the small victories it took to achieve that dream? What about all the days they succeeded in building good study habits for learning about how to do it? What about all the days they wanted to eat something that was bad for them but didn’t? What about all the days they didn’t want to weight train but went to the gym anyways?

All of these small victories made this person more familiar with victory. They learned discipline, study habits, and victory.

Congratulations to this person who started with nothing but a dream. This person became a warrior who charged towards anything they wanted with the heart of a lion and took what they deserved! They took what they wanted because they could earn it through hard work.

Also, the character values they gained from succeeding they can now take over to their next endeavor. When this lean person decides they want to gain a substantial amount of muscle it will be a lot easier than the journey to becoming lean.

Why? Because they now have study habits and discipline. If they have the same passion and drive that they had to get lean, they will take that over to their next goal and succeed.

Through having that same goal-minded mentality and a clear path they will succeed, and so will I.

and so can you!

The Key To Climbing to the Top and Why YOU Should Do It Today

Posted on September 25, 2015 by maxedoutmuscles

I always try to make posts that I hope can help my viewers and subscribers, and so I usually try to leave the point of focus off of myself. The problems or help guides that I post may be something I found useful for me, but I write it out to you.

The truth is, I write a lot of things out to you that I wish I had known a long time ago. There’s always so many things I wish I had known two years ago or three years ago and the only thing I can do now is pass what I know down to people who are high school age, or any age really. If I can be anything, I can try to be like a big brother.

And so today I want to tell you what has been on my mind. I want to tell you what I did today and what really has me thinking about life and success. Again, I’m doing this because I want to motivate you.

~~Work~~

I went into work today and, as usual, I wasn’t really happy. It’s not that my job is very hard and it is not like anyone treats me bad there either, but today has been extremely different. While I’m thankful for the job, I realized that it’s a stepping stone for me. I need the job at the moment because I have debt to pay. My plan is to go back to school for nutrition and be well on my way to success(for those of you who don’t know, my name is Christian Boyles, and I have a lot to say to you about my battle with Crohn’s and how I want to help people with nutrition, click here or here).

As I said, I walked into work today and immediately I felt depressed. In that moment, it is just draining to think that I want to help people with nutrition and training, but I’m at a Walmart stocking soda. Again, I’m thankful for the job I have but I know I am meant to do much more.

“…I am meant to do much more.”

So I got off work, got home, and began to think. Honestly, I was still depressed. It was almost like I was in kind of a funk, but then I realized that there are things in life that you have control over and there are things in life that you don’t. And I know one thing for sure! I can’t help it that I grew up without a lot of money to help me with an easier transition through college. I can’t help it that all of that happened and it led me to where I’m at today. But there is something I can do.

I can acknowledge that I am far better off than I was a year ago, and I am moving in a much more positive direction.

I have to credit my current success to three things:

Incredible People in my Life – If it weren’t for my great-grandmother who raised me, I wouldn’t be who I am today. If it wasn’t for my mom giving me tough times, I wouldn’t be who I am today. It was the challenges that my mother presented in my youth and the love that my great-grandmother gave me that ultimately molded who I am today. And it’s not like everything going on in my life is a direct result of two people. It seems that there are always people who come and go, but they are like shooting stars. You see them for a moment and it’s a beautiful site, like looking up at that night sky, because they can really do something positive in your life that can really impact who you will become.
My Personality – This is 100% the most conceited thing I have to say. However, if I wasn’t as nice to people then I know they wouldn’t have been so nice to me. I have always tried to be good to people, and it has always worked out well for me. I try to give my best to those around me and it always seems that I attract people that are kind and want nothing more than to see me succeed.
I Found my Passion after Bad Things Happened – As I mentioned in some of the hyperlinks above, I have Crohn’s disease. This disease has always been a challenge for me. It has made me so sick that I’ve thought I was dying at times and I have definitely had my fair share of spiritual experiences. I have asked questions like “Why me?” I have thought about my life and re-evaluated multiple times. It wasn’t until the last time that I got sick that I said “Enough is ENOUGH!” I knew right away that this time would be different. I knew that if there’s a God or some rule to our universe, that He or It was leading me to confront my problems and make something positive of it. At least that is how I chose to view the situation. I finally decided that I am passionate about health and wellness, and living the best life possible. I decided that I would begin writing this blog and reaching out in an effort to reach as many people as I can.

And of course, this morning, I realized that today is the day. I realized that today is always the day to do your absolute best. There is never a better day than today. You don’t have to wait until tomorrow, and you don’t have to take time to plan things. If there is something you love, and if there is something positive that you have to give the world…….then go out and do it.

So that is why, today, I have written this long post. I’ve written this in hopes to inspire, and also because this was needed. I try to give you content everyday, but today was the day for something special. And every day should be..