"You need to stop now." I've had several people tell me that ... and I do appreciate that they think I've made such great progress. It IS flattering. But it doesn't really work that way, does it?
Oh, I used to think so. There was this magic number in my head that I perceived as my goal weight ... at which point I could stop ... done ... finis ... end of story. How naive I was - and I'm literally rolling my eyes as I say this.
The road to health and fitness never ends. It's not about what you will find at the end of the journey. It only ends when we leave this life. It's about what you learn about yourself and find in yourself along the way. Growth is a neverending process ... physical, mental, spiritual, intellectual. To blithely say, "I'm done - I can stop now" means you haven't "gotten the message" yet.
Changing my mindset has been hard - very hard. With knowledge comes change and wisdom and maturity. That's why I have had to wrap my brain around the fact that this journey doesn't stop. I have found an eating plan and a fitness plan that I can live with ... LIVE WITH. And that's the point, isn't it? Death and/or disability may overtake me at some point ... but until that day comes, I LIVE! I fight with a smile on my face knowing that I am doing something good and lasting for myself. And maybe, just maybe I can encourage a few people along the way. What better legacy can you leave behind you than that?
Changing my mindset has turned into a complete "about-face" for me. About-face - yet another reminder that I am looking and moving forward - never back. Never back.
P90X/Day3
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