This is my me and few members of my family a couple years ago at the open casting call for The Biggest Loser. I'm on the right, and I was around 425 .lbs that day. We had the pleasure of meeting David Brown there. He came in second the season right before we tried out. He is from OKC, and dropped by to support all of us that came out.He was real pleasant and cheered us on as we waited in line that day. When we met him, I got the pleasure of asking him a few questions. I asked him, "How did you do that?" His answer was, "It's all 90% mental. You have to overcome yourself to lose weight." I knew all along that I had to think differently, I just didn't know how. I wanted to know what would get me off the couch when my body said, "No!" If I couldn't change my habits for 30 years, what would make me want to now?
It took me eight weeks, but I finally figured it out.
I only needed myself.
I know. Your telling yourself, "That's lame," but I want you to think about it. Your desire to change, has to be greater than the desire not to. If I wanted to be healthy, I had to get up off the couch. I was tired of being out of breath. Tired of having high blood pressure. Tired of clothes not fitting. Tired of the jokes behind my back. You finally get to a point and say enough is enough! You have to work to break that barrier!
It's not easy. You find yourself looking for excuses not to do it. "It's was a long day at work. I'm too tired to work out tonight." "It's so stressed out. I want some ice cream." "I've got to be at work early tomorrow. I'll stay home and get some rest." Those are just a few that I've used, but what changed the most is when I started seeing results. Once I started to lose the weight. Once I started to be able to work better. Get up more around the house. For the first time in years this week, I was able to lay on my back for a long period of time and not be out of breathe! Being obese, you find things like that are hard. Your fat pushes on your lungs and makes it tough to breathe. When things like that start happening, you don't want to stop. Your brain actually starts to over-ride your body. You find yourself saying things like, "I like being complimented. I can't wait to see what happens next week!" "I just put on a shirt that I haven't wore in years!" When things like that come out of your mouth, you find your brain telling you to get up work out, is easier than not to.
Do you have to go to the gym and work out every night? No, but you find yourself missing it when you don't. As your body changes, and you start to see what is underneath everything, you'll start seeing it like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon. The biggest difference is, this tome, your the butterfly.
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