Diesel is a African Boerboel Mastiff.
He is 10 weeks old today. He is a handful and then some.
He is has grown from 14 lbs last week to 19lbs today. 5lbs in one week. He will be a big boy fully grown (165-180lbs) as you can see by his dad below...
This little guy is into everything. We have to be accountable to picking up all things "chewable" which is EVERYTHING. He also still has accidents inside and this is right after we have let him out! This is very frustrating at times, but he is making great progress.
Discipline. It requires A LOT of discipline on our part to watch him like a hawk. We also cannot be away from the house as long as we used to. D is also learning the meaning of discipline...here are some recent outtakes.
1 biting is not appropriate especially in the Achilles Tendon
2 pooping on the carpet and then stepping in it leaves a small present for Brad to clean up upon discovery...and all of this is improving my agility :)
3 'playing' with Penelope does not mean pouncing on her and then taking a bite out of her hip...she will learn to fight back sooner or later.
4 facing off with Trigg (our cat fully-equipped with claws) is not one of his better decisions
5 Climbing stairs is easy. Descending stairs requires eliminating the sissy inside.
What does Accountability and Discipline with Diesel have to do with your fitness results? EVERYTHING. Are you getting the results you want? Are you accountable to someone...a training partner or trainer? A friend usually does not work in this situation. Why? Because they won't get in your face and tell you the truth. They would rather 'be nice' and stay your friend by telling you what you want to hear. No. Not on my planet.
Discipline. Are you disciplined about doing what you need to do around exercise and diet in order to get the results you want? This includes some pie-hole shrinking. A small "bite" of chocolate cake after dinner turns into a whole piece.
When you are in slim down mode, for all practical purposes, that cake just went straight to your ass. In fact you might as well duct tape it to your thigh.
Get disciplined away from the gym. I am not saying you can't have sweets or splurge once in a while. Keep it to 1 to 2 meals per WEEK. Any more than that and your habit creeps into every day and then all day every day.
Take home is this...
Accountability and discipline are your receipt to smaller jeans. If Diesel is gaining 4-5 lbs per week, you can surely lose 1-2 lbs per week.
Know you need more help? Kinetic Edge kettlebell/cross-training classes are perfect for accountability. KE is an ever-growing family of people discovering the anti-gym foofoo machines and hamster-wheel cardio. Come get some.
2 comments:
Brad,
I still tell people the duct tape quote! That is the one that really got me off my duff. The truth hurts and it sets you free.
Hearing about Diesel brings me back 6 weeks to when Penny the boxer pup came to our house. Two words - invisible fence. The less a big dog is in the house, the fewer messes you will be cleaning up. As my dad always says, "Big dog, big problems. Little dogs, little problems." I suppose his weiner dog doesn't make near the mess a boxer does, huh!
I will definitely need to meet Diesel. For now, take him everywhere with you. Get him to carry KBs for you! Now that would be great mascot photo!!
Congrats on the new puppy B-Rad.
Wise words here as always.
Rock on
Mike N
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