Sitting down today going through some of old pictures of myself on Facebook and I got to thinking, “Man I was fat and then man I was thin and then I have gotten fat all over again”. I once weighed 244lbs and with a lot of hard work and long hours at the gym I got down to 135lbs! But that didn’t really last long, life changes and my inability to stick to a restrictive diet and long hours in the gym resulted in what I think to be a massive weight gain. Those pictures made me feel discouraged and disappointed in myself. What was I going to do now?
Today I reached a crossroads, I could give up on myself and go eat that leftover pizza and drink the rest of that Pepsi or I could love myself, learn and continue working towards a healthier, happier, thinner me. You know really the easy path may have been to just give up but if I give up on myself won’t I be doing a disservice to myself, my son and my husband? If I am not healthy won’t be able to take care of myself let alone my family. And you know what my son’s favorite family activity is to play a little tag football, how can I play with him if I am not healthy. How can I fully enjoy life if I don’t have the energy to get off the couch? If I don’t get healthy now will I ever?
So I have chosen to do something about my weight and health rather than sit around a whine about it. I know that it won’t be an easy road but I want to be healthy, I want to live and enjoy life, I want to play football with my family. I want to live a long life with energy. I know I can and will succeed though the path may not be the easiest or smoothest. I am going to do this!
Don’t ever give up, keep moving, keep working, and focus on your dreams!
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.-Confucius
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. -Bill Cosby
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