I have helped a lot of people trim up, get healthy, become the better version of themselves. Problem is that sometimes, we lie to ourselves. We have our parents telling us we’re big boned from an early age and for whatever reason, that becomes the excuse/reason that we’re larger.

I have heard this excuse from many a person. I’m bigger boned. I’m larger framed. You name it.

I tell them, nope, your skeleton is the same size as mine, give or take height. They don’t see it though. I try and point out, ever seen a fat skeleton? Nope. There’s a reason, because they don’t exist. Then I saw this image, this might make things clearer, and also point out I’m not crazy.

This is a scan of a 250 pound women on the left, and a 120 pound woman on the right.

Fat is that yellowish/white area. Muscle of course is red and bone is grey/white.

Before you point out the girl on the left has bigger hip bone areas, direct your eyes to the girl on the right… her shin bones. Bones are bones, they might differ by an inch or so but if you’re grossly overweight, it’s not because you have bigger bones than the healthier person you want to be. It’s because you’re eating poorly and not exercising, drinking enough water.

How your body looks is 85% food intake, 10% exercise and 5% genetics.

Only 4% of all women have the genetic code to become bodybuilders, so if you’re worried about bulking up… stop stressing. There is a 9.6 out of 10 odd that you don’t have the right genes.

So with that said…

These people are the same size as you on the inside. They just have more of that yellowish stuff. Eating at the BK Lounge won’t solve their issues though.

I love fast food, I just try and make better choices when there is all. It does help. That way you still get the happy feeling for bending the rules, but you’re still eating better.

Wendy’s the other day – Baked potato, chili on top, grilled chicken sandwich.

Not perfect, the bread in the buns is terrible, gluten rich (bad) but if you compare the protein/carbs of what I ate against say, a burger/fries I did better than I once would. Hey, we all like cheating and eating fat kid food… but after awhile, when we start to see our clothes not fitting the way they once did, it’s not rocket science as to why.

Expect more of yourself and you’ll love what you achieve.

There ya go, pep talk over.