“If you think you can. You can.” These words of wisdom are a
statement found in one of my fortune cookies years ago. The fortune has been
stored in my wallet ever since the first day I read it. I have found this
fortune to be very encouraging and positive. Whenever I am in a spot of despair
I remind myself of these simple, yet complex words and I feel enlightened.
Naturally I knew these were the words that I had to start my journey off with.
“If you think you can. You can.”
In my previous blog post I introduced you to my journey
‘back to health’. In this post I will be discussing the struggles of finding a
workout that best fit my lifestyle. I will also discuss the great lengths I was
willing to take in order to be healthy.
It is important to know that not every workout and diet will
work for every individual person. We all have different motivation levels and
comfort zones that must be met in order to progress. What worked for me, may
not work for you. It is up to you to find a medium that you feel comfortable
with.
In the beginning steps of finding a workout that would best
fit my schedule and ability I searched online for information. I knew that if I
surfed the web I would find some kind of workout that I could do at my home on
my own time. This tactic proved to be impossible because every workout seemed
to have no real direction. In other words: I was not motivated to complete or
attempt any kind of workout. This was an issue far larger than I had anticipated.
Thinking about completing the workout is simple; actually doing the workout is
another story.
Motivation
is not obtained with ease one must strive for it. I see motivation as more of a
goal than something I can just receive and continue. There is a process to
gaining the motivation needed to continue my journey. It is similar to soul
searching except I must realize and act on my feelings and thoughts. As much as
it may sound absurd, talking to your self is a really valuable life tool. You
are the only person who knows yourself better than someone else. Why wouldn’t
you fix your own issues by conversing with yourself? It is the most logical
solution to fixing problems quick. Honestly I talk to myself every day, as
should most people because it is healthy. I found that this tactic works best
for myself when striving for motivation. This is because I am an independent
person and although I hate to admit it; I am very stubborn as well.
Once I had obtained enough motivation to start working out I
had to decide to what length I would go to lose weight. Completing the normal
walking and junior high gym workouts was not going to push me to my fullest
potential. I needed something added to my daily life that was reasonable, simple to do and
cheap. Vegetables and Fruits became my best friends at this point in my process.
In the upcoming blog I will explain how eating more greens and fruits helped
throw me onto the fast track for healthier meal plans.
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