Hey my rowing friends. I hope this blog finds you fit and well and enjoying the summer. It's been a good while since I last blogged.

I turned 40 recently. I'm a bit stuck with what to write about that. It's just a number right? and yet it's still a big deal to me somewhere on some level, maybe by next time I write I will have a better idea of what it means or meant to me, or not, either way I'll let you know. For a short while I admit my exercise focus and nutrition focus were not as sharp as they had been, I sort of lost a bit of direction and had found my focus shifted from looking after myself so much and focused more on helping my clients who I coach and taking care of some of the other businesses I'm involved with. That was my previous habits creeping back in, the habits that helped me to get to over 32 stone, nowhere near as bad as I used to be but I was sort of going through the motions without real focus, the results of which were of course poor. It was history repeating itself for a little while, but the key is to learn from your history isn't it? I tell you that I have certainly done that and knew when to take action and what action to take, and so I did, I know it's not that simple but you get the idea. Anyway, back to the first line, I've turned 40, what did it mean to you or will it mean to you?

I've been working a lot on my one-2-one coaching with people who are transforming their lives through weight loss in the first instance but it's what that also brings into their lives that I find awesome. You see many people with a weight problem allow that problem to hold them back from many other things in their life. I know I did this before I was "TV's fattest man"!! The weight I was carrying was a lot more than just a physical problem, a physical weight to carry round, it was a massive barrier preventing me from moving forward to success or fulfillment in other areas of my life, that's a story for another day, or if you come and see me speak some time (don't worry, the dark stuff doesn't take too long!). Some of the guys that I've worked with or I am still working with have made huge changes in their lives, and the weight loss is almost a side effect. If you're reading this now and you need to lose weight now, I wonder what other awesome things could happen in your life if you just took action right now? I know that sounds pretty simple, "take action right now", but I'm here to tell you it that it really IS that simple. Of course it's about changing habits, negative thought patterns, self-belief, limiting beliefs etc. and they can all begin to change now, in a heartbeat, with the smallest of actions. It really does all start in the head and that can come now. Stop over thinking and just do, is something I often say, and I wonder if that applies to you, even if you don't need to lose weight.

I'm not sitting here thinking I'm Mr. Perfect, I'm very much Mr. Progress. I'm a million miles from perfect in every aspect of my life, and you know what, aren't we all? So often we seek perfection in our lives, you might as well smash your head against a brick wall, and it's about as productive. Focusing on progress in the right direction is the key, and acceptance that you will make massive progress but will never ever in a million years be perfect. Often with weight loss we try and be perfect, I see it all the time "I'm going to eat perfect 100% and work out 6 times a week etc. etc." then when we miss one workout or maybe eat a bit of off plan food, that soon changes to some nonsense like "oh I've ruined it, I'm just useless at this"! Crazy talk, but I see it, often! Rome wasn't built in a day, in fact it's still getting built, have you seen the cement pointing on the coliseum - shocking! One meal at a time, one work out a time, one pound at a time, one day, one week, one month at a time, progress, progress, progress! Just keep moving towards that intention of a healthy you. I've created a few videos that you can get from Weight Loss Champ by popping in your email address, there are four altogether for now, and they should help you get started or help you make some more progress.

If you'd like to get in touch feel free to email me at [email protected], I'm happy to have a chat about helping you with your own journey to success, help you take responsibility, make commitments, create momentum through action and be accountable to me and yourself.