Okay so its been a year since I wrote anything, I haven’t had a lot to discuss I guess. But I thought I would give this another try. This entry isn’t about anything spiritual, just something I am going through right now.
Trying to lose weight.
Lets get this out of the way right now, yes it is hard to lose weight, yes it takes work and dedication and it is frustrating and just plain a pain in the ass, and feet, and back and legs, arms, heck just a pain. Okay thats said, we aren’t going to say that ever again, I am so sick of hearing how damn hard it is to lose weight. In fact I think it is a problem that we keep telling everyone that its so hard. It took years to gain that weight, why should it suddenly be easy to lose it? Heck talk to someone who wants to gain weight and I promise they will tell you how hard it is to do. Sure for me, I could gain ten pounds in a week, but I basically am an olympic level weight gainer with years and years of training. What I have a problem with is that we keep telling everyone how hard it is to lose weight, and that we end up convincing people that its too hard to do. It isn’t any harder than going to work everyday, than changing diapers on a baby, than doing the laundry, than cooking, than providing for a family. Those things are all hard if you look at them, yet we do them, because they are important and they are a priority. So stop saying that it is hard, and realize its not that hard, it just has to be done.
Will it be frustrating, hell yes, you will hit plateaus and those suck to high heaven, I seem to hit one every ten pounds or so. Usually on the 2’s. like 262, 252, 242… it wouldn’t be so bad if it was the 8’s then it would feel like still accomplishing something. But no, I have to sit a couple of lbs from the next milestone, taunting me. But then I know when I hit those that I need to change it up, do something different , add in some more exercise, something to push me over the hump. Its worth it, thats for sure. That feeling of seeing the next set go down, is worth it. Then the motivation is to not let it slide back up. Which helps.
i miss eating what I use to sometimes, sure. But I eat so much less than I did now, I just can’t eat what I use to. The food I loved, the bad processed stuff, the fast food, etc makes me feel fairly bad now. Not that I eat that healthily but I eat a lot better than I did, thats for sure.
The other night I had a dramatic experience showing me that I do feel better and I do have more energy than I did just 6 months ago. I went out with my girlfriends and we danced for four hours. There is no way I could have done even an hour in March. I had a great time, and I just love to dance, of course being a fat white boy from Iowa, I am not good at it, but hey who cares. No one, thats the point of dancing. Anyway, back to weight loss.
So, don’t tell yourself it is hard, its not hard, just tell yourself its easy and you will do what you have to do everyday. Workout, do something everyday. Eat less, Calories in Calories out. That is what is comes down too. Eating the right things helps, but you really want to change how you feel and look, then you need to exercise, at least do something, move a little. I am a little addicted to it now, to be honest, I feel horrible if I don’t work out for two days. i try and work out 6 days a week. i don’t really do any weight training yet, but I am going to start and add that in. Right now, its just an Elliptical and a station bike with a little swimming thrown in for fun.
I just want to let any who happens to read this that you can do it if you want to. Its all about what you make important in your life. If you truly decide that losing weight is what you need and want, then it will happen, even if that means having to get surgery or something. Whatever works. But none of it is a quick fix, it takes years to put on weight it will take time to lose it. Don’t give up, thats all we can do.
So, remember, use that TEM (Third Eye Monocle) and change the way you see the world.
TEM on my friends, TEM on.
