Go After It!

Life has a way of challenging you and rewarding you, often at the same time. Over the the past three weeks I have been on a mission to drop a huge number of pounds in a 30 day time period. During that first week I was down 5 lbs and then got on a plane and flew to Texas for 5 days. During those 5 days I put on 10 lbs!! What the hell!!

You see, at home I could more easily control my diet and exercise, in Texas I was eating out every day and did not workout except for once. In addition at home I had been refraining from alcohol but in Texas I drank almost every night.

So I returned home 5 lbs above where I had started… that was a challenge. I had a choice, I could either give up and just go back to eating and drinking whatever I wanted and dropping the exercise OR I could get back at it…. I got back at it.

I cut my calorie intake and started exercising twice a day. I went back to cutting out alcohol and increased my water intake. One week later and I’m down 13 lbs! I’m hitting a groove and starting to really feel good again. My mind is clearer and my attitude has improved.

So what started as a challenge has become a reward. I’m not done yet but I’m already being rewarded. I can see a big number being hit on my weight loss. I’ve decided to add a week to make up for the Texas debacle and I’m still aiming for 50 lbs. like I said at the beginning of this, that is a huge goal and probably unlikely but if you don’t aim for huge goals how can you ever achieve great success?

Often times we get bogged down by all of the external stresses around us and we forget that WE have the power to control our own outcome. WE have the ability to set and chase goals… WE have the ability to change direction… WE have the power to rise above the stresses and obstacles and crush life!

So if you’re feeling like you can’t get out of your rut, like you are drowning in the stresses of life…. change course. Find your happiness and don’t let anyone tell you what’s right or wrong. Follow your gut and go after greatness. It’s there for you, you just have to be willing to go after it!!