The Eccentric Realist

Most people who try to lose weight will fail. It's my intention to help you be part of that small percentage of people who do get to succeed. Motivation, as I've mentioned in other posts, isn't what will get you through to losing weight, rather, discipline, which is more consistent. The problem with discipline is that it's like a muscle. Exert it too much, and it'll fail. The trick with dieting is that you have to organize yourself in a way that will help you need less discipline than usual when you're controlling what you eat. This can go from the types of foods you eat to how you eat them, and many other factors. Let's go through them.  5: Change your mindset Some people go on these extreme diets which involve restricting yourself for a week to the point of exhaustion, and after having lost a couple of pounds, usually water weight, they go back to eating like they used to, none the wiser. It's not unknown for some to compensate and actu...

Look at this sentence. That was brief, wasn't it? Here's where you should really start paying attention. When your sentences have different lengths without being so jarring, you create rhythm, which is a good thing. It can be a push and pull game; the sentences don't always have to be longer. It's good to give your readers a moment of rest before you add a more complex sentence, though, because you made sure that they could take a breath before you gave them something that would take a larger amount of time and focus. Once you're finished with that, then you can have a bigger drop. Let them breathe.  It's easier to write similar sentences. I should know, I've done it. Say, is this fun to read? I can try to vary rhythm. Play with commas, earlier, later, whatever. You should avoid this, you know. Otherwise, your story will feel bumpy. Your prose must act as a dance Maybe you won't be able to manage this with every single sentence you wri...

Writing is a great art, in the sense that all you really need is a place to put down your ideas. Sometimes the execution is bad, though, and though you might be the next Shakespeare, you're coming across as the next Dan Brown. With that in mind, it should always be in your best interest to refine your skills. Here's how. 5: Using the passive voice This one is big enough to merit its own post. Does the subject in your sentence perform the action, or is the action performed upon it? Although there is a lot that is affected by this aspect in itself, the way to fix it is pretty simple. Here are a few examples. Passive : It is believed by Mexicans that ghosts can speak with us. Active : Mexicans believe that ghosts can speak with us. Passive : I was bitten by the puppy. Active : The puppy bit me. The passive voice can be useful every once in a while, most of all if you want to keep the emphasis in the action, or if the actor is unknown. Otherwise, you ris...

For sale, baby shoes, never worn. - Ernest Hemingway Show, don't tell. If you're looking to improve your writing, it's likely you've heard this idea before. Becoming a good author implies many things. You need to understand the business as a whole if you want to see your book next to the greats. Before you do that, though, you need to take make sure that you're writing in the first place, and it must be worth reading. If you've read somebody like Tolkien, then you're probably that skillful description can make you believe in a world, no matter how different from reality it may be. You'd also know that reading pages upon pages telling you about every stone that the protagonist steps over, the story can get dull pretty easily. If only there were an easier way, right? Show, don't tell can convey Emotions Thoughts Scenery Appearances Anything, really Let's go through a few examples: Telling : Andrew noticed his father ...

You've been going out for dinner often, or maybe you've stopped going to the gym. Next thing you know, your shirt feels tight around your love handles and you're wearing shorts because you can't fit into your pants anymore. Gaining weight is the bane of many peoples' existence, but lucky for you, I've been through the journey of weight loss twice, and I can tell you exactly what you need to do so you can finally get that beach bod, or fit in that airplane seat, depending on your starting point. Why should you believe me? In a time period of less than 250 days, I have lost 19 kilograms of weight without any exercise. I hurt my back, and I needed to do it, or kiss weightlifting goodbye. Fortunately for you, you don't have to weight for any injury to motivate you, because I will.  19 kilograms later How does the body work? I'm not a nutritionist, nor a physicist of any sort, but there's a reason old people tell you to lay off the ...