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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://www.craigharper.com.au/philosophical-spiritual/teaching-the-old-dog-new-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4870</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On our recent camping holiday, I was commenting to my 44 year old sister about her fabulous legs in her cossie (there was not a dimple in site), whilst lamenting about my large, white, hail damaged ones (clearly the perspective of a woman with a poor body image).  She quickly replied, &quot;yeah but I eat really well and train hard&quot;.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Put me straight in my place, didn&#039;t it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On our recent camping holiday, I was commenting to my 44 year old sister about her fabulous legs in her cossie (there was not a dimple in site), whilst lamenting about my large, white, hail damaged ones (clearly the perspective of a woman with a poor body image).  She quickly replied, &#8220;yeah but I eat really well and train hard&#8221;.  </p>
<p>Put me straight in my place, didn&#8217;t it?</p>
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		<title>By: Craig Harper</title>
		<link>http://www.craigharper.com.au/philosophical-spiritual/teaching-the-old-dog-new-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4869</link>
		<dc:creator>Craig Harper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes KK,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Invariably it&#039;s about wanting it ENOUGH.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;( )</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes KK,</p>
<p>Invariably it&#8217;s about wanting it ENOUGH.</p>
<p>( )</p>
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		<title>By: Craig Harper</title>
		<link>http://www.craigharper.com.au/philosophical-spiritual/teaching-the-old-dog-new-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4868</link>
		<dc:creator>Craig Harper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Rae.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;People always find a &#039;legitimate reason&#039; for not being in shape don&#039;t they?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;How&#039;s your training going?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;( )</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Rae.</p>
<p>People always find a &#8216;legitimate reason&#8217; for not being in shape don&#8217;t they?</p>
<p>How&#8217;s your training going?</p>
<p>( )</p>
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		<title>By: Craig Harper</title>
		<link>http://www.craigharper.com.au/philosophical-spiritual/teaching-the-old-dog-new-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4867</link>
		<dc:creator>Craig Harper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Patricia.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks for dropping by and sharing.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cheers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Patricia.</p>
<p>Thanks for dropping by and sharing.</p>
<p>Cheers.</p>
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		<title>By: RaeC</title>
		<link>http://www.craigharper.com.au/philosophical-spiritual/teaching-the-old-dog-new-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4866</link>
		<dc:creator>RaeC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh I loved this post and I really know where you are coming from with people wanting the results but not wanting to put in the effort!! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I had a friend who said to me... &quot;I really want a body like yours, but as a Mum I don&#039;t have time to exercise as much as you do or spend all that time making up my own meals different to what I feed my family and dieting like you do.&quot; My chin still has a scar on it from where it hit the table after my mouth dropped open. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;My reply to her was... &quot;Do you honestly think that if I could get the same kind of results from eating crap and exercising less I wouldn&#039;t be doing it??? And why do you have to feed your family differently... why would you not prepare healthy meals for them also???&quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So many people ask me about what supplements I take. Somehow I don&#039;t think most of them believe me when I tell them it&#039;s a good multivitamin with antioxidants, glutamine and the occasional course of creatine, but that I get most of my nutritional requirements from &quot;real&quot; food like lean protein, complex carbs, vegetables and fruit. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It all boils down to WANTING to change and unless they have that then they perhaps should start working on learning to love themselves the way they are at that present time if they are not prepared to put in the effort.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Great post!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rae :o)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh I loved this post and I really know where you are coming from with people wanting the results but not wanting to put in the effort!! </p>
<p>I had a friend who said to me&#8230; &#8220;I really want a body like yours, but as a Mum I don&#8217;t have time to exercise as much as you do or spend all that time making up my own meals different to what I feed my family and dieting like you do.&#8221; My chin still has a scar on it from where it hit the table after my mouth dropped open. </p>
<p>My reply to her was&#8230; &#8220;Do you honestly think that if I could get the same kind of results from eating crap and exercising less I wouldn&#8217;t be doing it??? And why do you have to feed your family differently&#8230; why would you not prepare healthy meals for them also???&#8221;</p>
<p>So many people ask me about what supplements I take. Somehow I don&#8217;t think most of them believe me when I tell them it&#8217;s a good multivitamin with antioxidants, glutamine and the occasional course of creatine, but that I get most of my nutritional requirements from &#8220;real&#8221; food like lean protein, complex carbs, vegetables and fruit. </p>
<p>It all boils down to WANTING to change and unless they have that then they perhaps should start working on learning to love themselves the way they are at that present time if they are not prepared to put in the effort.</p>
<p>Great post!!</p>
<p>Rae <img src='http://www.craigharper.com.au/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
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		<title>By: enuff</title>
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		<dc:creator>enuff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmm...old dogs should do a checkup on their Habits of Mind http://www.habits-of-mind.net/&lt;br/&gt;Click on the &#039;quotations&#039; link for a revealing and challenging understanding of the habits and how they affect our lives. :) &lt;br/&gt;Jen from Mildura</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmm&#8230;old dogs should do a checkup on their Habits of Mind <a href="http://www.habits-of-mind.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.habits-of-mind.net/</a><br />Click on the &#8216;quotations&#8217; link for a revealing and challenging understanding of the habits and how they affect our lives. <img src='http://www.craigharper.com.au/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  <br />Jen from Mildura</p>
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		<title>By: Patricia Singleton</title>
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		<dc:creator>Patricia Singleton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On Oprah yesterday, she said that 60% of Americans are overweight and that 30% of that number is obese.  She also said that by 2009, that is next year, 20% of American children will be overweight.  People wonder why this is so.  &lt;br/&gt;No where else in the world, someone told me this, will you find buffets with unlimited eating allowed.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When I was a child, our school lunches were balanced meals provided by the schools.  Now, the children have several menus to choose from including salads, hamburgers and pizzas.  I don&#039;t know too many kids who would choose a salad over hamburger and pizza.  We also have soft drink machines and candy machines in our schools.  I would have never bought lunch if we had those machines in my school.  Those machines would be the first thing to go if I was in charge.  No wonder our kids are fat.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We as parents have the responsibility to teach our kids to eat properly.  Of course, some of us would have to learn to eat the right foods ourselves before we could teach our children.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Craig, I love your no nonsense style of telling it like it is.&lt;br/&gt;Patricia from Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Oprah yesterday, she said that 60% of Americans are overweight and that 30% of that number is obese.  She also said that by 2009, that is next year, 20% of American children will be overweight.  People wonder why this is so.  <br />No where else in the world, someone told me this, will you find buffets with unlimited eating allowed.  </p>
<p>When I was a child, our school lunches were balanced meals provided by the schools.  Now, the children have several menus to choose from including salads, hamburgers and pizzas.  I don&#8217;t know too many kids who would choose a salad over hamburger and pizza.  We also have soft drink machines and candy machines in our schools.  I would have never bought lunch if we had those machines in my school.  Those machines would be the first thing to go if I was in charge.  No wonder our kids are fat.  </p>
<p>We as parents have the responsibility to teach our kids to eat properly.  Of course, some of us would have to learn to eat the right foods ourselves before we could teach our children.</p>
<p>Craig, I love your no nonsense style of telling it like it is.<br />Patricia from Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA</p>
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		<title>By: Kate</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>At the end of the day, the &#039;old dog&#039; trick is just another excuse! It doesn&#039;t matter how old you are.... (I heard a 26 year old use that excuse today!!!)...some people just want to reason (excuse) why their body/job/attitude/life is sooo crappy... If there&#039;s a reason (excuse), then CLEARLY no change will be possible!!!! That&#039;s pretty easy isn&#039;t it?!!!&lt;br/&gt;Why would someone choose crappy over happy???!!!!??? &lt;br/&gt;There is no excuse. You&#039;ll either do it or you won&#039;t!!! It doesn&#039;t matter if you&#039;re 18 or 80.&lt;br/&gt;KK&lt;br/&gt;XXXXXX</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the end of the day, the &#8216;old dog&#8217; trick is just another excuse! It doesn&#8217;t matter how old you are&#8230;. (I heard a 26 year old use that excuse today!!!)&#8230;some people just want to reason (excuse) why their body/job/attitude/life is sooo crappy&#8230; If there&#8217;s a reason (excuse), then CLEARLY no change will be possible!!!! That&#8217;s pretty easy isn&#8217;t it?!!!<br />Why would someone choose crappy over happy???!!!!??? <br />There is no excuse. You&#8217;ll either do it or you won&#8217;t!!! It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re 18 or 80.<br />KK<br />XXXXXX</p>
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		<title>By: Craig Harper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Craig Harper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Kaz.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yep, cool picture.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From a functional point of view, yes, you can absolutely lower your biological age - I have seen it many, many times. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cheers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Kaz.</p>
<p>Yep, cool picture.</p>
<p>From a functional point of view, yes, you can absolutely lower your biological age &#8211; I have seen it many, many times. </p>
<p>Cheers.</p>
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		<title>By: Kaz</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kaz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is the coolest picture of a kid I have ever seen. He reminds me of the kid in Jerry Maguire. So Cute! Are you absolutely certain that you can lower the age of your body drastically? If so that is very exciting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is the coolest picture of a kid I have ever seen. He reminds me of the kid in Jerry Maguire. So Cute! Are you absolutely certain that you can lower the age of your body drastically? If so that is very exciting.</p>
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