Do The Damn Work

This is what I call “Healthy Keto”, aka, real food keto.

Variety of saturated and mono-unsaturated fats, quality proteins, and non-starchy high-fibrous veggies.

Oh, and, of course, @redmondrealsalt topping it all off.

A lot of common concerns my clients run into come from lack of fibrous veggies, not enough variety or volume of fat (depending on the part of the journey they’re at), and lack of electrolytes (salting food and water can help).

It’s all context and highly individualized but aiming for a ton of non-starchy and fibrous veggies at each meal along with varieties of fats and proteins can be an amazing place to begin and maintain once you go through the specific motions to see what works for YOU and how YOUR body responds depending on YOUR goals.

Just because “so and so” can eat “keto breads” doesn’t mean it’ll work for YOU or maybe not just yet.

Doing the WORK as focusing on the daily habits and changes that align with your goal is key. Once you reach your goal you can play with things but until then, you gotta get dialed in and consistent.

That combo always pays off and it bums me out so many people lol for “hacks” and shortcuts rather than doing the damn work.

I love sports because there is no shortcut. Just talent, hard work, persistence and patience, and it shows. Same for business, no hacks to success. Just passion, hustle, and patience.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

All I wanted was to ride my bike.

Little did I know my life plan would manifest on a larger scale than I could fathom as a 17yr old dropping out of high school and moving out of my parents house 13 hrs away to chase a dream that was “unlikely going to come true”. I didn’t care what people said or the “risk” I was taking on my dream. I also didn’t care of the “unlikeliness” of making a career out of something so “childish” as I was told.

My parents believed in me and that’s all that mattered to me.

I was raised to work my ass off for the life I desired and I’ve done that very thing since day 1.

I could have given up on so many occasions not many of you are familiar with but why? So I could sit back and feel safe and comfortable?

Feeling safe and comfortable leads to regret, lack of purpose and fulfillment, and unhappiness. At least that’s what I’ve experienced.

I never had an upper hand or handouts in my life and actually a shit ton of odds stacked against me from the beginning starting out with an abusive step-father who would use my bike as a manipulative tool to break me down on top of the physical and mental abuse from a young age.

He’d treat me, my brother (his son), and my mother like shit but I’m grateful for him because he showed me how to NEVER treat another human being and also gave me the fuel to succeed on my “unlikely” journey.

The fuel today looks very different and has transformed to love and gratitude for my life but also to make my little brother, Danny, and Mirra, who both are no longer with us today, proud AF.

My purpose started out on SELF to ride BMX for a living and I succeeded. Now, my purpose is to serve and support those in need with my experiences, thoughts, education, and love to give back.

Speaking in front of people is a path I never saw coming but am grateful for the experiences yet to come and the feeling of having someone in tears thanking you for your transparency.

The biggest thing my life journey has taught me is that we’re never alone and we’re not so different.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

Little Brain Warrior

2 examples of fighting for our dreams.

NO MATTER WHAT!

Brain tumors can’t stop us.

“In July 2016, 8 year old Justin took a bad spill on his skateboard. A day later he got extremely sick and was rushed to the local Emergency Room, thinking he had a concussion as a result of his fall. Within an hour, Justin was loaded into a helicopter and life flighted to the nearest Children’s Hospital. Justin had a severe case of hydrocephalus and a mass in his brain. He was rushed in for emergency brain surgery to relieve the pressure from the fluid in his brain, and to attempt to biopsy the brain tumor.

Justin was diagnosed with an inoperable brainstem glioma. Shortly thereafter, Justin had his first seizure and was subsequently diagnosed with Epilepsy. To date, Justin has had 3 brain surgeries in a very short 2.5 years. His brain tumor is closely monitored by his oncology team and interval MRI scans.” -Justin’s mother.

What a warrior!

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

Discomfort = Success

All I wanted was to ride my bike.

Little did I know my life plan would manifest on a larger scale than I could fathom as a 17yr old dropping out of high school and moving out of my parents house 13 hrs away to chase a dream that was “unlikely going to come true”.

I didn’t care what people said or the “risk” I was taking on my dream. I also didn’t care of the “unlikeliness” of making a career out of something so “childish” as I was told.

My parents believed in me and that’s all that mattered to me.

I was raised to work my ass off for the life I desired and I’ve done that very thing since day 1.

I could have given up on so many occasions not many of you are familiar with but why? So I could sit back and feel safe and comfortable?

Feeling safe and comfortable leads to regret, lack of purpose and fulfillment, and unhappiness. At least that’s what I’ve experienced.

I never had an upper hand or handouts in my life and actually a shit ton of odds stacked against me from the beginning starting out with an abusive step-father who would use my bike as a manipulative tool to break me down on top of the physical and mental abuse from a young age.

He’d treat me, my brother (his son), and my mother like shit but I’m grateful for him because he showed me how to NEVER treat another human being and also gave me the fuel to succeed on my “unlikely” journey.

The fuel today looks very different and has transformed to love and gratitude for my life but also to make my little brother, Danny, and Mirra, who both are no longer with us today, proud AF.

My purpose started out on SELF to ride BMX for a living and I succeeded. Now, my purpose is to serve and support those in need with my experiences, thoughts, education, and love to give back.

Speaking in front of people is a path I never saw coming but am grateful for the experiences yet to come and the feeling of having someone in tears thanking you for your transparency.

The biggest thing my life journey has taught me is that we’re never alone and we’re not so different.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real

Let’s chat FEAR.

It’s inevitable. It presents itself in all areas of life and in a variety of forms.

What’s rad about fear it’s just an emotional response attached to a thought. That doesn’t mean we must de credit it or that the goal is to never have fear, because that’s impossible.

The goal of why I share this statement, which I believe so much it tattooed on my forearms, is for you to set an alarm system, figuratively speaking, to audit your thoughts on a day to day basis.

Weather it’s BMX, speaking, asking someone out on a date, applying for a job, attending a gym for the first time, starting a business, going after a dream, taking a risk to leave everything behind to start fresh, etc. fear will most certainly present itself.

What’s rad is this TEAR method @david_goodall shared with me that you can practice on a daily basis.

It will take time to adopt this habit but I find creating a morning routine around this to start my day helps me in such profound ways I can’t even try to write in words to explain it.

Just like any skill, it takes practice, commitment, and patience.

Give it and try and let me know how it goes or if you have questions.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

BMX vs. Training

It took multiple brain tumors and a torn ACL to lead me on this path today.

There’s a tremendous amount of support for our BMX riding that’s developed outside of riding.

2 of the most profound areas are in the kitchen and in the gym.

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I learned the hard way and I wish I jumped on the fitness and nutrition train much sooner in my career.

I know it’s easy to think “I’m fine, why bother?” or “I’m not fat, I don’t need to watch what I eat or workout”. The truth of the matter is, health is internal and declined health occurs over a long period of time but can also occur at a younger age as I experienced.

I was 21 when I was accidentally diagnosed with a massive tumor in my brain and was told I may die.

It took that wake up call to really audit my actions in life and consider what levels i wanted to take my life and career too.

I’m succeeding more than I ever have today at 30 years old and I owe it all to that crash in 2010 that led to the first brain tumor diagnosis.

Now, I do all I do to help others work smarter and not harder. Become proactive rather than reactive.

You get one life, live it the best you can and live up to your full potential.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

Monday’s…

Something I’m sincerely passionate about.

Everyday is a day to enjoy, work towards your goals, and love your life.

If the weekends are all you look forward to, then I suggest you audit your perspective.

Saying things like “I have to go to work” simply over saying “I get to go to work” can have profound differences on your mental state that’ll lead you to feeling different internally, which leads you to taking new action in your life.

Once I got this in check, which it’s always ongoing, I’ve seen great shifts take place in my life.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

Fat Salad

I love fat salads!

Mixed greens, baked chicken thigh, avocado, pecans, beet-kraut, olive oil, and @primalkitchenfoods honey mustard.

Simple. Easy. Quick. Fat loaded. Delicious.

Primal Kitchen dressing and @chosenfoods are keto-friendly, accessible, and delicious options for dressings.

No excuses!

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

Tampa 2-23-19

What an epic trip to Tampa with @ryanplowery meeting amazing people changing the world!

🔥Getting to share the stage with Ryan, @ketokarma @dannyvega.ms @spectrawellnesssolutions and @ecwestman, jet skis and beach, hanging with the @ketogeniccom crew, seeing a Lighting game, and so much more.

🙏🏼 Words can’t describe the level of gratitude I have for my life, all I’ve been through, all I’ll go through, the purpose I’ve found in my life, and the amazing people and times I find coming into my life by just following my heart and being me.

💚All of these people made me feel like family right away and that we’ve always been family and didn’t realize it.

🤓That’s what putting yourself in uncomfortable positions for a vision you believe in, that’s align with your purpose, and don’t stop grinding for the life you desire and deserve does for you.

💪🏽It may take time but deciding to rise above adversity, becoming conscious to the events life creates for you, being grateful for every single moment in your life (“good” or “bad”), pitting yourself our there, and building a tribe of loving and supportive people manifests the life you focus your energy on.

I am no one special. I don’t come from any upper hand. I didn’t have any advantages in my life than anyone reading this for the most part (I say this because I grew up with a family just making ends meet but somehow I got a BMX bike that changed my life).

I just created a vision, believed in that vision, and busted my ass to make it my reality.

If I can succeed and do the “impossible”, so can you. It’s all about perspective, choices, and perseverance.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️

Offense over Defense

Honored to call these two amazing people my friends.

@ketokarma and @ryanplowery are doing so much for the ketogenic community and are nothing but loving and supportive of my efforts to inspire new perspectives and actions in others.

Getting to hang out, see/hear them present, and then share the stage with them this weekend has been so epic.

As Suzanne said, I too have been on a path of surrounding myself with genuine people that walk their talk, are on purpose, support my efforts, and are willing to collaborate and grow together for the greater good of serving and supporting others in need.

And, as Ryan says, we’re all on a mission to make positivity louder.

The three of us are living proof that you can do whatever you put your mind to when you build the belief that you can, you put the work in, and you stay persistent.

If we can create the life we envisioned for ourself despite the odds, then so can you.

Josh P. 💚🧠✌️