Do You Like Roller Coasters?

Personally, I think they’re great if they would just stay where they belong.

What do I mean?

Let’s begin…well, at the beginning.

In your “younger” years you were either in pretty good shape or you weren’t. Either way, as you aged a little you came to a point when you decide…”Gross, I don’t look like I used to” or “That’s it, it’s time to do something about this out of shape body.”

So you finally make that dreaded call to your local gym to join as a member, or you call to hire a personal trainer, join a fitness camp or maybe you start a disciplined workout routine by yourself or with a friend.

Now you’re on the right track.

You’re going to get that body that you think about all day every day.

You’re working out religiously now. You’re eating 5-6 small nutritious meals a day. Drinking at least 96 ounces of water and now your energy is through the roof.

Lean muscle (you’re new best friend) begins to take over and reshape your body while elevating you’re metabolism and burning unwanted fat.  Shopping for new clothes becomes a necessity because your losing inches.

Situations in your life don’t seem to be as difficult because you now have an overall greater well-being. Your outlook is positive. Your excuses start to go away. Your smile becomes brimming with confidence. You can do anything.

You have been going at it for 6 months and you’re about to take it to a new level, when suddenly…a situation comes that somehow gets your attention to the point of missing a couple of your workouts.

A couple of workouts turns into a week, then 2 weeks, then a month and then…I think you know where I’m going with this.

Now, before you can even imagine…confidence is gone…inches are back…muscle is lost…you’re eating 1-2 unhealthy meals a day…water has turned to soda…and you’ve put on more weight in 2 months than you lost in 6.

Then the roller coaster starts again…

Why do we continue to let fitness and health be the first thing to leave our routine and be put on the back burner when the smallest, or biggest, situations come into our lives?  Why?

Clearly, if you’re going to choose to be selfish about one thing in your life, your health should be that thing; right?

It’s too easy to make excuses. It’s to easy to think of a reason why you can’t. It’s to easy and everyone knows when you’re doing it. This is all part of the roller coaster.

You remember how good you started to look and feel when you were on your routine. The positive outlook that you had wasn’t by accident. This was the top of the roller coaster where you were seeing things from a different perspective.

You know your health is important to you because you think about it everyday. You know that you want to look and feel better because you notice when others feel that way…but you continue to just wish.

I’m here to tell you…you don’t have to wish anymore.

Make the decision that you are going to do whatever it takes to live the fit and healthy life that you deserve. Quit letting the world dictate your level of dedication. Get consistent and stay consistent.  Take massive action.  Results will happen!

Roller coasters are made for the amusement parks…not you’re soul.

Until next time…STAY FIT!

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