Thriving. That's fighting... Surviving is barely getting by.

The way to get motivated and stay motivated is to identify, define, and emotionally connect to your dreams.

All you need to do is workout, and eat right, shut up and listen to me.

Do I look like the kind of person who gives a ****

So when it comes down to it, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie: There is only one moral of the story: burn as many damn calories as possible whenever you work out.

Both belly bulge and love handles are about excess body fat, not lack of muscle. Crunches and ab exercises are therefore not the solution. The best way to reduce these problem areas is to reduce your overall body fat percentage, and we all know that that requires diet and exercise.

Showing you pity doesn't do you any favors.