en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1155094 Comments by Kelly-Fitness http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/06/how-much-water-to-drink-for-peak-performance-build-muscle-and-lose-fat-in-one-gulp/#IDComment169617579 Hi Raymond, Drinking enough water has been a struggle for me for years. I just don't drink much, in fact I don't drink much of anything. I just never really feel that thirsty. I make a conscious effort to drink more, but it turns out to be one more thing that I have to make myself do. I try and drink more, but I quit worrying about it so much. I am 42, in pretty good shape, and made it this far without drinking a ton of water. That being said, I still am going to drink more. Do margaritas count? ;-) -Kelly Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:30:20 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/06/how-much-water-to-drink-for-peak-performance-build-muscle-and-lose-fat-in-one-gulp/#IDComment169617579 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/04/discover-how-to-run-faster-that-helps-build-a-muscular-body/#IDComment143516547 Raymond, I took some time off from running this winter because my one knee was giving me some issues. I am ready to start again. In fact me and my wife are going to run tomorrow morning. She has been running for over ten years! We are going to do some short races this summer, so I need to get back in the groove. I will try leaning in to it and see how it goes. -Kelly Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:51:59 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/04/discover-how-to-run-faster-that-helps-build-a-muscular-body/#IDComment143516547 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/03/how-to-make-easy-and-quick-healthy-cheat-meals-that-will-help-lose-body-fat/#IDComment134976405 Raymond, The protein snack balls look really good! I think I am going to give them a try. I think you are taking the fun out of cheating though! You are way more disciplined than me, that's for sure! That is why you stay so lean. -Kelly Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:17:16 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/03/how-to-make-easy-and-quick-healthy-cheat-meals-that-will-help-lose-body-fat/#IDComment134976405 http://www.finerminds.com/wealth-success/goal-setting-tools/#IDComment130971944 I think that step 5 is so important. Once you review your progress, you can adjust and tweak what you are doing. If you regularly evaluate and adjust, you will eventually reach your goal. It may take longer than you originally thought, but unless you quit, you will reach your goal. -Kelly Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:51:05 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/wealth-success/goal-setting-tools/#IDComment130971944 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/02/how-to-get-a-body-that-attracts-hot-women/#IDComment130923262 Right!!! Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:44:14 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/02/how-to-get-a-body-that-attracts-hot-women/#IDComment130923262 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/02/how-to-get-a-body-that-attracts-hot-women/#IDComment127459764 Good post Vaclac. I tried for years to get bigger so I could look better for my wife. She always told me that she like the smaller, lean look better than the bodybuilder steroid head look. I always thought that she was just trying to make me feel better. It turns out that in reality, she and most women really do like this look better! -Kelly Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:44:57 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/02/how-to-get-a-body-that-attracts-hot-women/#IDComment127459764 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/02/the-most-effective-cardio-workout-to-drop-a-dress-size-very-quickly/#IDComment125554099 I agree and can vouch for intervals followed by steady state. I've done them both and it definitely works. The only drawback is the time it takes for steady state. I usually only have a limited amount of time and don't do steady state as much. It works when I do it though! -Kelly Thu, 3 Feb 2011 02:17:30 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/02/the-most-effective-cardio-workout-to-drop-a-dress-size-very-quickly/#IDComment125554099 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/01/muscle-gaining-secrets-the-fastest-way-i-discovered-for-increasing-size-and-strength/#IDComment122003500 Ray, You are incredibly ripped! If we were grading on a curve, you would definitely be helping us older guys out for sure! Good work man! -Kelly Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:29:53 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2011/01/muscle-gaining-secrets-the-fastest-way-i-discovered-for-increasing-size-and-strength/#IDComment122003500 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/12/jesus-and-horus-the-egyptian-sky-god-was-this-an-early-right-click-copy-paste/#IDComment118175689 Raymond, Hope you had a great Christmas and I look forward to seeing what you blog about in 2011. Stay safe! -Kelly Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:28:44 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/12/jesus-and-horus-the-egyptian-sky-god-was-this-an-early-right-click-copy-paste/#IDComment118175689 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/12/easiest-way-to-stop-regaining-weight-that-you-lost/#IDComment113627684 Raymond, I totally agree with you that intermittent fasting is the way to go. As you know, I lost over thirty pounds since last year and have easily maintained it. I only use fasting as a tool to keep my weight where i want it to be and never stress over what I eat. Granted, I eat pretty clean during the week but on the weekends, I eat whatever I want and just fast around three or four times a month to stay in check. The main reason that these people gained their weight back was because they never changed their lifestyle, they just temporarily did what it took to win and then went right back to how they used to eat. The same thing that made them overweight in the first place made them gain it all back. -Kelly Sat, 4 Dec 2010 01:19:17 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/12/easiest-way-to-stop-regaining-weight-that-you-lost/#IDComment113627684 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/11/how-to-go-on-holidays-eat-as-much-as-you-want-and-still-lose-weight/#IDComment111357508 Raymond, First off, you look great in the pictures! You are probably even lower than 10 % bodyfat. I love going on vacations and when I do, I usually eat whatever I want to. Intermittent fasting always rescues me and keeps me close to my normal weight. You still worked out some and fasted some while on your trip. That is the difference between you and most other people. The average person just lets everything drop off and then picks up the pieces once vacation is over. I like your way much better! -Kelly Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:32:28 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/11/how-to-go-on-holidays-eat-as-much-as-you-want-and-still-lose-weight/#IDComment111357508 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/10/the-best-fitness-source-for-getting-the-body-you-want/#IDComment106095694 Raymond, Thanks for adding me to this list. If you put the knowledge of everyone on this list together, you would have some of the best information out there! I think that the reason that there is so much contradiction with fitness advice, is that there is more than one way to get results. I have done things one way only to try something exactly the opposite and got great results from both ways! The main thing is to just keep working, keep pushing, keep striving for results. As long as you are putting the work in, you will eventually see the results. It is all cause and effect. -Kelly Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:09:59 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/10/the-best-fitness-source-for-getting-the-body-you-want/#IDComment106095694 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/10/surviving-breast-cancer-one-story-that-needs-to-be-heard/#IDComment103815477 Ray, I checked out Stephanie's story also. What a great inspiration she is! I remember when my dad was diagnosed with cancer and how the news changed our lives forever. It's stories like this that make you realize just how fortunate we are when we are healthy and how strong we can be when we are fighting an illness. She is such a strong person. -Kelly Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:06:26 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/10/surviving-breast-cancer-one-story-that-needs-to-be-heard/#IDComment103815477 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/09/a-technique-on-how-to-make-your-veins-pop-out-quickly-for-a-photo-shoot/#IDComment102570537 Cool post my friend! I have noticed that depending on what I eat, my veins show more or less. I also noticed that after fasting, I look pretty flat and then once I eat , I get a lot fuller. Kind of like when you carb load before doing a bodybuilding show. -Kelly Wed, 6 Oct 2010 02:01:06 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/09/a-technique-on-how-to-make-your-veins-pop-out-quickly-for-a-photo-shoot/#IDComment102570537 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/09/how-to-transform-your-body-in-6-months-making-a-visual-impact/#IDComment100290437 Looking great Raymond! Visual Impact has worked wonders for me too. I am going to post some pictures soon. I'm glad that us forty somethings are able to show the world that it doesn't matter how old you are to look great! Let us know how 7 minute muscle works out. -Kelly Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:58:12 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/09/how-to-transform-your-body-in-6-months-making-a-visual-impact/#IDComment100290437 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/09/cabbage-soup-diet-crazy-celebrity-diet-i-had-to-try/#IDComment96989385 Raymond, Thanks for being the guinea pig on this one because I wouldn't of tried it myself! I'll stick to fasting and eating decent in between fasts. Great way to find out what works though! You are looking leaner than ever in that video, good job! -Kelly Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:12:51 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/09/cabbage-soup-diet-crazy-celebrity-diet-i-had-to-try/#IDComment96989385 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/08/what-type-of-mindset-is-needed-to-be-successful-in-mma/#IDComment95249756 Raymond, Great post at MMA UK. I have a ton of respect for these guys. You have to be a little crazy to do what they do, especially if you have kids and a wife to go home to! I also know how hard they train and I really love seeing people passionate about something and training hard to achieve greatness. -Kelly Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:46:09 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/08/what-type-of-mindset-is-needed-to-be-successful-in-mma/#IDComment95249756 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/08/more-crazy-celebrity-diets-that-do-work/#IDComment94356336 Let us know how the cabbage diet works for you. I worked with an enormously overweight guy that did the cabbage diet years ago. It was a nightmare for everyone around him and the entire place smelled like a barn animal! I think I will stick to intermittent fasting. To me it's the best way to control your weight and still be able to eat whatever you want in between. -Kelly Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:42:28 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/08/more-crazy-celebrity-diets-that-do-work/#IDComment94356336 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/08/crazy-celebrity-diets-that-dont-work/#IDComment92421387 Raymond, I worked with a guy who was doing the cabbage diet years ago. He was massively overweight, sweated like a maniac, and stunk sooo bad from this cabbage. It was a nightmare and after a few weeks, he quit and gained all of the weight back within a month! Anytime I hear of this god forsaken diet, I think of this guy! -Kelly Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:12:28 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/08/crazy-celebrity-diets-that-dont-work/#IDComment92421387 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/07/mma-training-zen-style-a-guest-post-by-aundre-of-mma-uk-blog/#IDComment90164890 Raymond, Great post! I think in reality everything is mental. Your mind has more control over what you do and how well you do it than most people realize. If you are not mentally tough as an MMA fighter, you are going to get demolished real quick. I took tae kwon do for years and it is the same way. You can see the people that are focused and mentally ready, really dominate. Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:43:04 +0000 http://zenmyfitness.com/2010/07/mma-training-zen-style-a-guest-post-by-aundre-of-mma-uk-blog/#IDComment90164890