Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Its not luck, its hard work

I have had people tell me I am lucky to be fit and have lost weight and I just want to say .  IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LUCK.

It has everything to do with the effort you are willing to put in and lots and lots of willpower.

I don't just float around eating whatever I want when I feel like it and sitting on the couch doing nothing all day.  Maybe when I was in my early 20's I got away with that !  These days it takes EFFORT.

I have to pull myself out of bed then choose to work out.  If my little guy is at home I have to take the hour of quiet time and use it to workout.  I make a conscious choice to do it.  Here is what helps me make that choice.

  • An Exercise Plan
  • A meal plan
  • Laying my workout clothes out the night before
  • Keeping healthy foods in the house and nothing that would tempt me to binge on it
  • Thinking how crappy I feel when I neglect my body.
It takes time to create new habits but if you don't push through the first few weeks of change you may never create the habits you need.

I know this is similar to a post I wrote last week but I just feel like it is important and was kind of sick of people telling me I was lucky because I am fit.



Eating Healthy takes a Commitment 

Getting Fit takes a Commitment

Neither is Luck!!



 So next time you see someone that looks fit and healthy or makes a decision not to eat that cookie.  Congratulate them on their willpower and commitment!
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2 comments:

  1. I agree - it's a lot of hard work! Probably the hardest thing I've ever done in my life! But I think when people say you're lucky they mean you're lucky that you've found the willpower and the means to change. Some people are set up for failure from childhood and they don't even know where to begin to get healthy. Sometimes doing nothing is easier than learning to change. But all the luck in the world by itself won't make someone become fit!

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  2. I agree with Nicole but would also add that, if I say or think that you're lucky, it's because of your willpower - but also because you're blessed with a body free of disabilities and/or chronic illness and pain, and because your living situation is at least a bit higher on Maslow's Heirarchy than some.

    It's not that someone in more difficult circumstances can't change. It's simply that there are many more challenges and barriers to conquer before true change can begin.

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