I contemplated not posting this about 20 times in the last half hour. Something about this video just hit me though. Since leaving the military last year, Ive gained weight. Not 5 or 10 pounds, but about 30 or 35 pounds. I always make sure Nikolai is eating right and has the right amount to drink and eat. Hes 15 months now, and as he starts to understand things around him, its not only his health and eating that I need to worry about, but mine. Even though hes eating well, hes going to start seeing soon enough what it is I eat, and as a kid, hes going to emulate the things I do. If Im taking down a cheeseburger and a milkshake, hes naturally going to want to do the same. I need to be healthy not only for me, but so that my son knows the importance of his health as well. I got lazy and gained weight, Ill own up to it. I was a cross country and track athlete in middle school and high school, and I was a Marine for 5 years. Now, Im nothing like that. Ive known the great feeling of being extremely fit and in shape. This, what I feel now, is a dragging feeling, and I cant take it anymore. Being overweight makes me feel terrible, not only physically, but emotionally. Now Ill always be proud of who I am as a person, whether Im in shape and small or out of shape and big. Deep down though, I know that the way my body is now is NOT HEALTHY and could turn into something very serious in the future if I dont put a stop to it now. Its not wrong to admit that, and it doesnt mean I dont love my body enough to be comfortable however it is. I understand that beauty comes in all size, and thats okay to not be ashamed of who you are, but it is not healthy to be obese, it will lead to an enormous amount of health problems, and Im not willing to let it go that far and find out the hard way. I have realized that this past year I have had terrible eating habits and have made very bad health choices and have gained weight because of it. I took a good long look in the mirror last week and realized the impression Im leaving on my son and that it needed to change, and that I also needed to do it for myself. I want to be an old man that can show my future grandkids that Grandpas still strong and can run, not the 33 year old man that has already had a heart attack and cant get around without assistance. I made the decision last week to change my lifestyle, and I slowly moved toward it. This video really helped push my decision even further, and maybe someone else will see this and get that extra push as well, whether youve just gained a couple of pounds and need to get back on track, or whether you feel like you need to do a complete 180 in your lifestyle choices. In the words of Rage Against The Machine: It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime. What better place than here? What better time than now? (the song is about something completely off topic, but is still relevant to this...lol)
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:36:07 +0000