Here we go….
It’s been a week since I’ve been home from college and I’m done with my "lazy catch up on the lack of sleep from finals" stage. I’ve been to the gym, had my protein shake and feel good! I’m excited to have nothing on my mind but working out, a little work here and there, god, and friends and family. I survived my first year of college with a over a 3.0 (which isn’t quite easy to get at my university) and I’m ready to relax and work hard on my body.
If any of yall like the show The Biggest Loser, you must agree that it is very inspiring. Not that’s I’m anywhere near obese, but I go through the same struggles they do! "Reality" is harder to deal with than the actual work out, or actually putting enough protein in your mouth. "Reality is finding the time to do those things, and stay focused at the same time. Why do you think most of the people on the show who go home earlier barley loose any weight? It’s because they havn’t learned all of the tools they need to get through "reality". Why do you think the first Biggest Loser winner gained all of his weight back? It’s either because something didn’t click and he was lucky to have stayed on the ranch that long, or because it just got too hard after awhile for him.
The point that I’m trying to make is that over coming stuggles with working out and eating right takes practice. It takes commitement and motivation. I know most of you who have read any BB articles have found that being fit and healthy is part of a lifestyle, but most of the time we long for an easy "quick fix" that doesn’t exist. You have to find support and eventually it will become natural.
Mike, the youngest BL contestant, went back home in one episode and talked about how he would closet eat at this one fast food restraunt that was right across the street from the gym he now goes to. He questioned how much better it would have been to just go there instead of the drive thru. After all of the practice he got at the ranch, that’s what he’s doing. And he’s better than ever.
As for me, after being out of the gym for a couple of weeks, i’m excited and ready to get back in. It’s taken me a lot of practice to get to the point where I can go back to the gym and love it, but I’m constantly working on it. Maybe even one day I can compete or even model. Who knows???
much love!
B
