Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
Earlier this year, I made a commitment to myself. I committed to a healthy life. This means eating healthy and workout out. This is an easy commitment to make, but takes a great deal of discipline to keep.
As a professional, I am faced with work travel, business lunches and dinners. My schedule is erratic and retail driven. In addition, I have school work, a family and health challenges. I've been fighting chronic migraines that may last weeks at a time. And, I am a foodie. I love to cook, I love to eat, and I love to try new restaurants.
All of these things challenge me every day.
With the food challenges, I eat clean at home. But, when I go out for work, I try to make the best choices possible. I choose a protein and vegetable. Or, I choose a fish that has been grilled. Often I am challenged with desserts. If I feel the need to participate, I have a bite. A SINGLE BITE.
The biggest challenge for me is working out. I hate to sweat. It is my least favorite thing to do. I can think of a million things I would rather do than workout. Today was one of those days. I woke up with congestion and I probably sneezed one hundred times before lunch. When I got home, I was exhausted. My husband wasn't home to workout with me. The LAST thing I wanted to do was workout.
I put the P90 disc on and I hit play. After I finished my workout, I felt a sense of accomplishment. At that moment, I realized I LOVE the way I feel after I finish a workout. It's the realization that I feel stronger, I can do more than I did yesterday. It is realizing I no longer walk down or up stairs like an eighty year old. It is the realization that I am moving faster.
After I finished my workout, I realized that I was meeting my commitments to myself. Making a commitment to yourself is probably the hardest commitment to make. If you fail to keep the commitment, it matters to no one...but yourself. You cannot lie about it, you cannot hide from it, you cannot keep it a secret. You will know when you keep the commitment or when you do not.
I am choosing to keep my commitments to myself. I will continue to eat as healthy as possible. I will continue to keep pressing play and challenging myself to be more physically active. I am committed to working hard. I will be a healthier person.
What commitments are you making? Are you keeping them?
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