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It has become a tradition around here that I make some snide remarks about a date on a calendar changing nothing about your mindset, motivation, will power or situation. If you have some grandiose resolution that you think you're actually going to do, shut up.
First of all... You should be ALREADY living a life compatable with your values.
Do you value hard work? You should already be working hard.
Do you value fitness? You should already be devoting time and effort to your fitness every day.
Do you value education? You should already be devoting time and effort to education.
Faith?
Family?
Etc...
It's hilarious to me that most of the fatties out there are going to start showing up to the gym on Monday with the best of intentions. The problem is they aren't really valuing the actual fitness. They value the new year. Once they realize a date on the calendar is hollow and meaningless, the motivation is gone. 90% of them won't build the habit through January. "Oops I missed a week, better wait until next year to try again."
6 weeks ago, I couldn't run a mile without walking. I have always been functionally strong, but have had basically zero endurance and have been overweight. I could pretty easily hide my fitness laziness under nice clothing, but it was getting old. 33 years was enough. I decided to place a higher value on fitness. Not a phony "I'll wait until new years" goal.
I started training for an early March half-marathon with someone that would push me hard. Every day. Someone who has run several full marathons and will be doing some ultras in 24.
I was convinced I didn't have enough time to train... and that I would end up walking it... but today, I ran a 10k without walking a step. Today was a turning point, I now believe it won't even be a question. I will get my half done and keep going from there.
Key to this though... I started in November... I didn't wait until Jan 1.
Tomorrow is Dec 30. You still have two days to make your goals about more than a stupid number. Start now. Change the mindset. Value the goal.
Now I'm going to go take some Advil for my legs.
First of all... You should be ALREADY living a life compatable with your values.
Do you value hard work? You should already be working hard.
Do you value fitness? You should already be devoting time and effort to your fitness every day.
Do you value education? You should already be devoting time and effort to education.
Faith?
Family?
Etc...
It's hilarious to me that most of the fatties out there are going to start showing up to the gym on Monday with the best of intentions. The problem is they aren't really valuing the actual fitness. They value the new year. Once they realize a date on the calendar is hollow and meaningless, the motivation is gone. 90% of them won't build the habit through January. "Oops I missed a week, better wait until next year to try again."
6 weeks ago, I couldn't run a mile without walking. I have always been functionally strong, but have had basically zero endurance and have been overweight. I could pretty easily hide my fitness laziness under nice clothing, but it was getting old. 33 years was enough. I decided to place a higher value on fitness. Not a phony "I'll wait until new years" goal.
I started training for an early March half-marathon with someone that would push me hard. Every day. Someone who has run several full marathons and will be doing some ultras in 24.
I was convinced I didn't have enough time to train... and that I would end up walking it... but today, I ran a 10k without walking a step. Today was a turning point, I now believe it won't even be a question. I will get my half done and keep going from there.
Key to this though... I started in November... I didn't wait until Jan 1.
Tomorrow is Dec 30. You still have two days to make your goals about more than a stupid number. Start now. Change the mindset. Value the goal.
Now I'm going to go take some Advil for my legs.
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