I was up last night reading running blogs,
that’s what I do when I can’t sleep. Knowing full well that my early morning run would be completely sabotaged because I was up for half the night. Crazy…
I read a guy’s blog (not on Sweat365), talking about the resentment he feels towards his family and friends and even spouse who doesn’t quite understand his fitness quests and goal to a healthy lifestyle. That seeing people around him not making exercise, and eating healthy, as a priority in their own lives really upsets him, and he feels that this hinders his own goal and progress.
To a large degree, I can relate to that, hence, I keep to myself about my goals and inspiration because I tried to spread the words but it never sticks. My company provides snacks and soda (peanuts, red vines, and jelly beans) for free in the employee lounge. Guess what, I have observed a visible overall weight gain of my fellow co-workers over the past year, it’s not pretty. The innocent hand full of snacks all day long could add as much as 500 calories if not more. People don’t even think how long you have to run to burn off 500 calories and what kind of fitness it takes to do that…I used to be upset about this, but I am over it now.
At the end of the day, I only have control of what I do, I am not responsible for anyone else. As much as it pains me to see people around me to be oblivious about how unhealthy they are, the only thing I can do is to use them as a good example of “what not to do” and focus on my goals and my own way of living.
With that…I hope I sleep better tonight
I agree with you on this, unfortunately people don’t want to hear the warning signs all around them. In my family I get really frustrated seeing my dad eat the way he does, but I know only encouragement and my example will help, all others push him away. Good post!
I can totally relate to this post. When I first started taking care of myself, working out and eating better, I wanted everyone around me to do that same and even when people would jump on my bandwagon, they would quickly get off and I felt so upset by it all. After 6 years of keeping up this healthy lifestyle, I’ve stopped giving people advice and expecting them to adhere to it. I offer information if asked, but don’t expect anyone to follow through. To this day, only 1-2 people I’ve known have followed through, out of 100’s I’ve probably talked to about health and fitness. I hope people learn it for themselves and take that next step, but I no longer get upset or angered by their lack of care for themselves. Like you said, we can only control what we do. I feel if I make a good example, others will follow. I can only change my actions & reactions, in order to try to get others to change. If they don’t… it really isn’t my fault.
Thanks for the post… I realize I’m not the only healthy person to feel this way!
I was a bad eater, and we also at work have free vines and candy, it always looks like holloween out here, big jars.
We also have salesmen Tues, Wed, Thurs and Friday that drop off doughnuts or breakfast food. It sometimes is hard not to grab something and forget what I am doing, but all the fuel that I consume, I know needs to be burned off and then I look at what I am eating and how far I will have to run to burn it off and Wow looks like i’m running from San Diego to texas after I get off work today and that makes me not even want a thing.
Hi, pushback
Translating in my mind what I have to do to burn off the calories I consume unnecessarily is a very effective way of keeping myself in check. With all the temptations around us everyday, it’s a difficult task at times. Thank you for responding.
I also want to say that after reading your story about your journey to fitness and overcoming your condition, I am very inspired.
Thank you for sharing, keep going and never give up!!!