choices

Why do you workout? Need Inspiration?

Today at work someone asked me ” Why do you eat that?…it looks nasty!” It was protein powder,yogurt and some homemade granola, I smiled and responded, “My Choice.” I read an article from one of my favorite sites ZenHabits and Bodybuilding.com about the choices we make.

I have learned through a lot of personal experiences that I am responsible for my choices. There have been a few choices made that I wished I could change, but I no longer focus on those negatives. In all due honesty there is nothing I can do about them. I try to take those failures as a jumping off point, and through these events, have discovered “my choice” of eating better and changing my body. Going to the gym when everyone else is sleeping has built a strong, confident and focused me. I was once told that “Commitment to consistency creates emotional stability” Waking up and pounding cold steel is a positive choice for me and no one else. I love seeing myself in the mirror lifting those weights and feeling the sweat dripping down my face. Nothing is more empowering that seeing defined curves, lean muscle and once “fat” replaced with firm, tight skin. All of these changes are the results of my choice.

I think it would be a good choice for you…but I might never say so, but I know for sure it’s a good choice for me.

So, the next time I am posed with the question, “Why do you lift weights?” or “Why are you eating that?, I can show off a little bicep, go to my cubicle and think about that next time I’ll be in the gym.