It’s Getting Hot In Here

 

 After a pretty cold winter with many mornings it being much colder in the garage gym than it was outside it was nice to go out and work up a sweat much more easily. Braving the cold morning after morning for me was like a test. I hate the cold but I refused to let it be an excuse to not get it in. Sure I dreamt of rather being in a nice warm gym but it meant something to me to destroy any type of comfort zone. If I could get through a freezing cold winter, I most certainly would get through the spring and summer I so looked forward to it.

 It's been nearly eight months I was feeling damn good about the adoption process. I was definitely forming some excellent new habits. I was training daily now for no less than 45 minutes, over an hour on most days. I skipped scheduled days off often rather choosing to get it in. I was eating way better. I was doing two healthy meals per day opposed to 3 unhealthy ones. I timed my two meals so that snacking wasn’t even a thing. I was reading daily and doing meditation and I was also doing a little bit of yoga. I lost a good amount of weight and progressed in every exercise I was doing. You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks as they say, but the old dog can learn new things on his own.

 As for my health issues unfortunately they are chronic and aren’t going anywhere. But more often times than not I feel that I deal with them much better. They do say no pain no gain. Well I was definitely dealing with a lot of pain. You add the muscle soreness on top and it’s a hell of a lot. I actually can not remember the last time I had a pain free day. But I also can not remember the last time I used my pains as an excuse to not doing anything. I find it sad really when someone I know that is perfectly healthy aside from needing to implement some daily exercise and healthier eating habits go out of their way to make excuses as to why they don’t do anything. They can say they want to do this and that with passion but yet they exert all their energy making up excuses to not do anything. I just don’t get it. If you flip it around and rather talk yourself into doing things the rewards are so much greater. I’ve read about many people that suffer from Ménière's disease and don’t want to live anymore. I can relate but I am not trying to go there. Life is truly a gift and trust I know at times it can be difficult as hell to see it that way, but it truly is. I would choose to live 100 years with the aches and pains I have than to die prematurely due to my own life choices. 

 Going into month eight I am more determined than ever. I am determined to keep going and to inspire and motivate others into joining me in adopting a healthier lifestyle. I can tell you this, you are way better off starting before you reach my age, before the aches and pains hit you. But if you’re my age already or even older, that’s not an excuse to not strive towards being the best version of yourself that you can be. You are also way better off in deciding to lead a healthier lifestyle before your doctor tells you that you have to do it. That’s always been a big thing with me, I never wanted to be one of those people that are forced into making huge changes in their lifestyle because of a severe illness. I rather chose to do it on my own and try and avoid that type of situation altogether. 

 Don’t rely on doctors to save you from the mess you create by neglecting yourself. You can change your ways and live the happy life you have always wanted to. For me it’s an uphill battle but hey, I rather fight an uphill battle than to say the heck with it and just coast down hill. Thank you for reading.