Discipline…is the Key.
I have to say depression sucks yuk….I fight it a lot without medication, harder to lose any wieght that way. However the gym helps. I have to remind myself that feelings don’t dictate actions, even though in our western culture that is normal don’t feel like I don’t do it or the oppisite. I remember playing high school and college ball. Very seldom did I ever feel like going to practice but I always went day in day out. Maybe cause I wanted to play on Friday nite or Saturday afternoon. Most athletes probabaly don’t enjoy the practice its work, its painful, its just down right hard. But they do it anyway. I believe this is called "Discipline" doing the something regardless how you might feel. A coach I had in college give us a very simple definition of discipline that I have never forgot. Discipline is not doing what you want to do, its doing what you ought to do. I am makiing my body transformation priority again, just like I did a couple of years ago. When i first started this journey. I wieghted 270 and lost 30lbs. Since then I have been a little stuck. Leting other things get it the way people, games, lazy, ect….and some of the depression which none are and excuse. One thing I have learned about people being in the Mental Health field most of my life and that is, gerneally speaking most of the time people do what they want. I am not much different I want this just how bad guess will see. I look at the transformations on this sit and know that if they can do it so can I. It just has to become a priority and then discipline is the key. besides when we look better we "FEEL" better. I was just offered Cheese Cake at work and turned it down whoot…I Love chesse cake but its not on the menu. Discipline won that one. Ok in 12 weeks I want to be at least 25lbs lighter. As the saying goes "Just DO IT"
April 7, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Its great to hear that you’re so determined. That kind of determination is what will lead you to meeting your goals. I know where you’re coming from with the depression. I suffered from it my senior year. Practice was difficult enough when you’re a 125 pound senior playing with guys almost twice your size. But when you’re clinically depressed on top of that, it makes it so much harder. I didn’t want to go to the practices but i stuck it out for my team and slowly i got rid of the depression. I think you still holding on to your goal and working for it shows character. Good Job