Some reflections I've had over the past week-plus.
We have completed Week 1, and I have made the following observations:
1. The work-outs are definitely helping, and I feel strongly committed to doing my utmost when engaged in those hours of Sweat.
2. The nutrition is going to be my biggest challenge. I realize, I really enjoy food! I love eating! I derive pleasure from the act of eating, drinking, and consuming in general. Thus, I have much work to do to control my intake. I am responsible for what I eat.
3. My body is changing, growing, and improving, and that takes energy. I am at once tearing apart and rebuilding the equipment known as my body. This process requires me to be aware of it and to realize its impact on those around me.
4. I have never liked sports, doing them, competing in them, or having anything maringinally related to them. I have had major epiphanies working out, memories of childhood fresh and alive. I have realized that I actually have some healing to do in this area of my life.
5. I am super excited to be doing this program: it gives tremendous focus and consequential validation of how important my health is. So many years of my life, I have done major disservices to my health. Now is not such a time.
There is much to do, and I am excited to be part of this life-changing group. Cheers, Everyone, and happy Monday. Looking forward to Kick-Boxing tomorrow!
- Daniel
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Awesome Daniel. Hope you two had fun in Seattle.
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Wow Daniel! This was such a brave thing to post. I am in awe of each of you every day and know this is not easy. There is so much there. Thank you for sharing this and thank you for your courage. A mentor once told me this, "One thing is for sure, you are getting stronger. And with that strength and new life the old one is dying. It doesn't just happen in a flash, it is a process a journey. Be kind to yourself. It is continual and the hardest work we will ever do is to go within." Don't know if that speaks to you but it was defining for me. Your presence is of strength and it was missed this weekend.
ReplyDeleteAs we departed to yesterday's group work-out, I remarked to Terrance, "One thing is clear: living a healthy life _is_ work. Not living a healthy life is easy. I try not to think in dichotomous terms, but in this case, it makes perfectly clear sense. One has to work to lose weight. One has to work to gain muscle. One has to work to achieve change. One has to work to see results.
ReplyDeleteSitting on the sofa does not require work, and one has very little to show for it, besides encyclopedic knowledge of TV shows, re-runs, and TMZ scoop.