I was sitting contemplating on my journey toward health thus far, and these two very simple words popped up in my head. Do More.
Though I am certainly not the first to come up with this saying, it is something that resonated with me. Before I could start this blog, I actually had the pleasant surprise of the ad campaign that is being pushed by Degree deodorant with the tag line of Do: More (I was like oh snap! But its cool, s#@! happens). With that being said, I thought about changing the name of my blog, but ultimatlely decided against it.
We as humans always have the ability to do more. Weather in school, work, health, life...in general we have the ability to, do more. We can always do one last project, or do a little more research to ensure that we get an A on the paper, or doing that one last set of leg presses before you call it quits for the day. We are capable of pushing ourselves that much further to ensure that we go the distance.
With the acknowledgement of us having the ABILITY to do more, we also have to make the conscious DECISION to do more. Humans have the ability to decide. Decide that we are going to do more more in our lives. So again, I revisit these two simple words of DoMore. We can make decision that we will change our fate, weather go or bad. That is the same mentatlity that I have taken day to day on my journey.
Three months ago, I decided that I was tired. I was tired of feeling that I was not going to make a difference in my life. I was tired of not taking action. I was tired of feeling uncomfortable in my own skin. I was tired of feeling sluggish. Tired of not being healthy. Tired of taking medication for stuff. Tired of looking in the mirror and not liking what I see. Tired of being the girl with a pretty face or a beautiful smile. Tired of being "cute for a big girl." Shit, i was just tired.
I had been following some of the most inspirational people on Instagram that have dropped 80 pounds, 100 pounds, 200+ pounds. I always thought to myself, "Wow! That would be cool. It would be great to experience that change." Though I thought about it... real hard, I never took action. And we all know that the true definition of crazy is to do the same action repeatedly and expect a different result.
So again 3 months ago, I was tired. And I decided that it would not be a bad thing for me to DoMore. I came across a post one day that had a saying. It read:
It's Too Hard!!!
Living healthy is hard.
Exercising is hard.
Losing weight is hard.
Being overweight is hard.
Being sick is hard.
Which "HARD" do you choose?
I thought to myself, "WOW!" What a way to think about it. Life is hard either way it goes, so we have to make a choice. I made a choice. A choice to work harder. To change my habits one day at a time. THIS IS NOT A DIET. This is a lifestyle change. Everyday I have to make those hard, conscious decisions to change my life for the better. Does that mean I'm perfect? Hell No lol! But it does mean that I am doing a little more to make sure that I am making myself proud at the end of the day.
With that being said, this blog is merely a way for me to dump out all of the feelings that I have and experience has I embark on this journey. If you know me, you know I am a positive person and I try to keep that positive outlook every day of my life. And though I am only 3 months in, I can feel the change with in me. I still look in the mirror and see that same person from January (physically), but I know that change is coming. So everyday I will continue to #DOMORE. Im not looking to change to world, but if I can convince just one person to #DOMORE with me, then my job is done.
So...Care to join me?