It happens to all of us, like it did me, one day we look down and see that we’re physically not who we want to be. We let ourselves go again. Yet with each passing day the only thing we do is think about how we should be doing something about it.
I used to be as guilty of inaction as anyone else. When you find yourself in that repeating pattern of inaction you might wonder if you’ll be able to break out of it, and if so, when?
I recall the days before I really started my effort to lose weight and how I would wonder what trigger would help me to break free and begin down the road of transforming my physical body into something I could be proud of and not be self-conscious of showing off. As those days would turn into weeks, then weeks into months, I found that I was not finding the motivation to make that big change for myself. It made me feel defeated and hopeless, and I really wondered if it was even worth it at all.
What I discover later on is that I was being incredibly negative. I filled my head with “So what” and “doesn’t matter”, when in fact it really did matter to me. I was simply being a bit immature and refusing to acknowledge that I was being lazy. I reinforced that laziness with negativity, even though deep inside, I really, really did want to do something about it.
Thankfully, I finally did break free, and after a few months of action I learned that I was only holding myself back. Of course, right? No one else was chaining me down, I just had to make that first move myself, for myself, and I’m glad that I did.
Since reaching the initial goals that I set for myself so long ago, I’m in maintenance mode and able to relax a little and not push myself so hard. It’s an awesome feeling to have reached my own personal goals and I want you to experience that same feeling, and you can if you really want it. Keep reading to find your own inspiration
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