So I say this is a selfish sport. Yes, it is. What is one of the most common answers for a persons success? They say that they never miss a workout. If I do, I make it up on my off day. When my girlfriend and I started dating over 6 months ago, i was lifting everyday. 1030 every night i would lift and then i would call her or go to her place. I hurt my shoulder and quit lifting for 6 months. She got me whenever she wanted me. Everyday. Well I also gained 40 lbs of fat back. I got to feeling horrible like I was going to die. Not kidding. Leg pain from poor circulation. Hard time breathing as I have asthma and being fat does not go well with that. I just felt depressed and worried that i would develop diabetes. I used to run 5 miles a day, lift every day, and count every calorie and protein gram that I ate. I am an ALL or NOTHING person. I quit lifting so I let the rest go also. I tried a few times to get back on track but she just wasnt flexible with the fact that i have to lift every day. I told her you tell me when, morning, afternoon, evening: pick one and that will be the time that I lift. And I will lift that time and only that time, but everyday. She still didn’t go for it. Well 3 weeks ago, my best friend told me he has been lifting weights at the highschool where he works and wants my help to improve. Well I am a stubborn know it all so this is perfect for me. I can tell this guy what to do and look smart. I do know what I am doing, I am just making the point that it keeps me motivated because now I have to answer to him and show up for him. This has been an amazing 3 weeks, we have not missed one workout. I am back on my game. I havent quit got all the running and calorie counting in yet but it is getting there. Today, OMG, our lifting cut into visiting my girlfriend. She gets so pissed. I always try to be done before she gets off work so that I can go spend time with her and her daughter. I work tomorrow morning so i didn’t think i was expected to go over there tonight, so i waited until GJr was off work before we went to lift late. She called me all pissed off and says, I don’t always have to lift with him. I told her this is how and works and I try to work it out always but it cant be 100%. She text me and told me she was done and not to call her. She thinks this stuff is always happening. Well this is a selfish sport, but I am happy and healthy finally, and thats more important. If she wants to be selfish in life and have all her time with me and disregard my health, fine. Goodbye then. I love her to death. I may want to cry over losing her. But I have cried over my health when it was at it’s worse and I thought I was headed somewhere very bad healthwise. My health has scared the shit out of me. I have survived love. But no one survives poor health. This is a selfish sport, or is the world to selfish to give us what we deserve.
No excuses, take no chances
We will all get there…
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