I used to be the girl who resented the new faces that appeared in the gym each new year.
This new attitude came during the end and immediately after I deemed my transformation "complete." I considered myself to be some hardcore fitness expert....because I did it.
I even remember thinking and writing "just quit - because you will eventually anyway."
Oh my god - why the bitchy, kick you down attitude???
I really was pretty abrasive. Perhaps a bit of a bully...
What gave me the right to be such an asshole?
Look - how many people say they're "going to start on Monday?"
Ok, so take that mindset and apply it to a brand new year after there have been many big holidays and times for indulgence and downright extravagance.
We all love to mark our undertaking of major life changes with certain days or times of year. Not many want to start right NOW. I've enjoyed plenty this holiday season and it's humbled me to really feel for those who have done this year round and who want to change but haven't been able to get into "it."
I am still a size 4 after these holidays. I've packed on some weight but I know most of it will come off this week with clean eating and a handful of intense gym sessions - it's not something I am sweating over and beating myself up about. But it wasn't always like that for me. Each year I'd find myself getting bigger and bigger and waiting until January 1st to start and I'd be down and done by the middle of February. And then I'd always vow to "start Monday....wait, this Monday.....Okay the first of the month...ugh, never mind..." until the next year came around and I'd set a goal to start January 1st still feeling anxious and betting on when I was going to give up.
I was always betting against myself!
Your thoughts will absolutely, always, become your reality.
Some people are truly desperate to change and to break this cycle of starting and stopping so they make resolutions to lose weight, when really, they're resolving to be better versions of themselves.
I am sorry I was such a jerk in the past toward those who began their journey, green, as I once was or cold to those who were starting with the best intentions and then slowing down to a halt when they became frustrated or unsure of what else they could do. I am sorry I was so unresponsive to those who did eventually give up because they weren't seeing results.
Please don't quit - I was there many times, too and am grateful for every single minute that I decided not to give up. This journey, while not always easy, has been worth it. I was simply tired of making the same resolution every Monday and every year and vowed to stay focused on the path of change and improvement.
2013 rings in for me with a feeling of peace and happiness I haven't felt in a VERY long time. Even with my inherently impatient nature and seeing how there's "much work to be done" in many areas of life, I feel I am truly appreciating my journey as well as appreciating the journeys that others are embarking on...
Instead of resolving to lose weight, I hope for more people to resolve to love the path that lies before them and to love and respect the power that they have to change it.
This new attitude came during the end and immediately after I deemed my transformation "complete." I considered myself to be some hardcore fitness expert....because I did it.
I even remember thinking and writing "just quit - because you will eventually anyway."
Oh my god - why the bitchy, kick you down attitude???
I really was pretty abrasive. Perhaps a bit of a bully...
What gave me the right to be such an asshole?
Look - how many people say they're "going to start on Monday?"
Ok, so take that mindset and apply it to a brand new year after there have been many big holidays and times for indulgence and downright extravagance.
We all love to mark our undertaking of major life changes with certain days or times of year. Not many want to start right NOW. I've enjoyed plenty this holiday season and it's humbled me to really feel for those who have done this year round and who want to change but haven't been able to get into "it."
I am still a size 4 after these holidays. I've packed on some weight but I know most of it will come off this week with clean eating and a handful of intense gym sessions - it's not something I am sweating over and beating myself up about. But it wasn't always like that for me. Each year I'd find myself getting bigger and bigger and waiting until January 1st to start and I'd be down and done by the middle of February. And then I'd always vow to "start Monday....wait, this Monday.....Okay the first of the month...ugh, never mind..." until the next year came around and I'd set a goal to start January 1st still feeling anxious and betting on when I was going to give up.
I was always betting against myself!
Your thoughts will absolutely, always, become your reality.
Some people are truly desperate to change and to break this cycle of starting and stopping so they make resolutions to lose weight, when really, they're resolving to be better versions of themselves.
I am sorry I was such a jerk in the past toward those who began their journey, green, as I once was or cold to those who were starting with the best intentions and then slowing down to a halt when they became frustrated or unsure of what else they could do. I am sorry I was so unresponsive to those who did eventually give up because they weren't seeing results.
Please don't quit - I was there many times, too and am grateful for every single minute that I decided not to give up. This journey, while not always easy, has been worth it. I was simply tired of making the same resolution every Monday and every year and vowed to stay focused on the path of change and improvement.
2013 rings in for me with a feeling of peace and happiness I haven't felt in a VERY long time. Even with my inherently impatient nature and seeing how there's "much work to be done" in many areas of life, I feel I am truly appreciating my journey as well as appreciating the journeys that others are embarking on...
Instead of resolving to lose weight, I hope for more people to resolve to love the path that lies before them and to love and respect the power that they have to change it.