Nothing like a new season of The Biggest Loser to get your motivational juices running! I watched half of it last night and the rest of it tonight and there was one very simple sentence that came out of Bob's mouth when he was pep talking the heaviest contestant who has a 300 lb road ahead of him after already losing 160 lbs. He said, "We can't think about that end game, we have to think about today."
The struck me in just the right way.
In the beginning of starting on the road to weight loss, you have visions of yourself at your goal weight and it's all wonderful and you're all happy and healthy and enjoying your life (you can see yourself "there" and you know what I'm talking about). But then the glimpse gets clouded by all the "time" and "work" that is required to bring that vision forward to present. Often times, for me, that's enough to deter me right off track - the idea of how much work (and patience) is required to get "there."
But I have news for you (read: me).
You I will be unhappy every single day of my life if I'm not actively doing what it takes to get back there again.
You I can stop thinking about it in terms of the time that is required to get the job done because at the end of the day, that time is going to pass by whether you I am doing what is required of me to get "there" or not.
You I WE need to spend this precious time owning this challenge and getting the job done! I still remember how wonderful I felt on those two days and I look forward doing it again this year, regardless of where I am on my weight loss journey:
That’s me and I felt like a friggin million bucks
both times I ran the 5k and it FELT like it was the marathon, I was so friggin proud. And I SHOULD have been. I don’t care who’s running marathons and ultramarathons or whatever – I worked HARD to get to a place that allowed me to do it –
one telephone poll at a time.
My END game is HERE, today, my friends.
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I am a telephone poll counter as well.
Doing it again.
And I will do it again.
FWIW... the picture of you in the first bluenose is my favourite ever picture of you.
Can't wait to see your new one from this year.
You can do it Angie! And I agree, it doesn't matter what others are doing, for me running/triathlon is about ME and how I can beat the clock and beat myself and more importantly than what place I come in or my race results, what I am doing is making me a more healthy and confident person! What I am doing is teaching me that the only limitations I have are the ones I place on myself!
I struggle mostly with my nutrition choices because it's always about starting "tomorrow" or "next Monday", but you're right, you (I) have to start NOW or in a year we will both be in the exact same place (or a worse spot even!)
Best of luck with your journey and looking forward to reading all about it!
PS: been lurking on your blog for a while. LO is cute as a button!
Hi Angie, I want to share with you my all-time favorite inspirational video. Scroll down to Maya's Postpartum Comeback:
http://www.icechamber.com/videos.html
Bear in mind that she is a gym owner and personal trainer.
Isn't it funny how a tv show can give us so much motivation? I got excited about working out again last night..then it disappeared. Failed miserably tonight (had a few oreos). Gonna try this over again tomorrow!
Thanks for being so motivating!
I'm going to the gym tonight. It's going to be hard and will probably upset me, but it's a starting point. You are absolutely right, better it happen now then wait another 6 months.
I can't wait to start counting telephone polls again. All the time I spent running seems like such a long time ago but I too still remember how that first 5K finish line felt!
Going to aim for that again this year me thinks. :) Thank you for this post.
PS. That day - Coras/Petes/PB2 deal was such a good time. We should do brunch soon!
It's so true and so fitting. There is no point daydreaming about how life is going to be when you reach whatever goal you have. Today is what matters and making the right choices today. That is what is going to get you to your goal. Great post!
Have you heard of the CBC show Village on a Diet? I liken it to The Biggest Loser except more Canadian! I caught the first episode on Monday and found it inspirational. Plus it reminded me how much I love my fellow Canadians :)
You can do it! Just keep that great attitude and push for finding fitness in your everyday life (baby squats? Yes please!)
Angie, I think I am wrong. Yay! I think you just need to create a separate account for the U.S. message boards. Do you want to try it & see if you can post?
Great post, and so true!
Biggest Loser is always a great motivator to not give up, keep fighting until the end! And even when I get to the end, I'm still going to have to fight to make sure I don't gain the weight back! You can do it!
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