Comments on: Peak-performance, diet, lifestyle, Mark Hyman’s “Ultramind Solution” and Barry Sears “Zone Diet” http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/ An intimate account of Marc Beneteau's life, travels, adventures, relationships, businesses, philosophies and other narcissistic ramblings Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:53:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marc http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 Marc Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:07:48 +0000 http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/#comment-1723 Dear Lou and Lian, thank you both for your very insightful comments! Love, Marc Dear Lou and Lian,
thank you both for your very insightful comments!
Love,
Marc

]]> By: Lian Sawires http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Lian Sawires Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:33:42 +0000 http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/#comment-1690 I would like to explore the thought: what if it is all good? Sure, there are a myriad of interrelated causes why we do what we do, many, many not conscious. Perhaps just getting conscious is a fun idea. Feeling, acknowledging the rightness of what I am doing now. Sensing resistance to change, feeling and acknowledging that. Peak performance of what the "I" wants me to do perhaps denies the peak performance I am achieving right now of my balancing conscious and unconscious goals, tacit agreements and cross purposes. I keep coming back to getting conscious as being the key. Once I am aware of what is running me, honor me for that goodness, I have lots of room to choose with awareness what I now want. I would like to explore the thought: what if it is all good? Sure, there are a myriad of interrelated causes why we do what we do, many, many not conscious. Perhaps just getting conscious is a fun idea. Feeling, acknowledging the rightness of what I am doing now. Sensing resistance to change, feeling and acknowledging that. Peak performance of what the “I” wants me to do perhaps denies the peak performance I am achieving right now of my balancing conscious and unconscious goals, tacit agreements and cross purposes. I keep coming back to getting conscious as being the key. Once I am aware of what is running me, honor me for that goodness, I have lots of room to choose with awareness what I now want.

]]> By: Marc http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Marc Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:21:54 +0000 http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/#comment-1689 Lou, I do not disagree. Insight and understanding are wonderful things. However, one can spend 20 years in therapy exploring this and still be at the same place (friends of mine have done this). I love Cheri Huber's analysis. It's that our "ego mind" is gratified by creating problems, in order to give itself an opportunity to feel great solving them. The problem is that this generates chaos among the other residents of the personality. Understanding the ego-mind's MO is useful but one still has to change. Lou,
I do not disagree. Insight and understanding are wonderful things. However, one can spend 20 years in therapy exploring this and still be at the same place (friends of mine have done this). I love Cheri Huber’s analysis. It’s that our “ego mind” is gratified by creating problems, in order to give itself an opportunity to feel great solving them. The problem is that this generates chaos among the other residents of the personality. Understanding the ego-mind’s MO is useful but one still has to change.

]]> By: Lou LaRegina http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1688 Lou LaRegina Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:12:01 +0000 http://lifestyledesignschool.com/2009/06/peak-performance-diet-lifestyle-mark-hymands-ultramind-solution-and-barry-sears-zone-diet/#comment-1688 Marc - "However this is all speculation, and of no importance really to achieving the desired outcome. What I mean is that an intellectual understanding of the origins and causes of the types of behaviors that we engage that are not fully self-serving, is not necessary to changing these behaviors." I have to disagree. Without understanding why, we make it 10 times harder to follow through with any life style change. It is our unconscious, mindless programed responses that sabotage our efforts at positive lifestyle changes. Can you do it with just will power? Yes, but why run up hill if you have a flat pavement available. I appreciate your exploration of the question and the opportunity you give us to make positive life changes. Marc –
“However this is all speculation, and of no importance really to achieving the desired outcome. What I mean is that an intellectual understanding of the origins and causes of the types of behaviors that we engage that are not fully self-serving, is not necessary to changing these behaviors.”

I have to disagree. Without understanding why, we make it 10 times harder to follow through with any life style change. It is our unconscious, mindless programed responses that sabotage our efforts at positive lifestyle changes. Can you do it with just will power? Yes, but why run up hill if you have a flat pavement available. I appreciate your exploration of the question and the opportunity you give us to make positive life changes.

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