Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Day 42

Goal Weight: 195 lbs.

Weight: 209 lbs.

“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!”

Rocky to his son Robert in the movie Rocky Balboa

Last night, my sons and I watched the last Rocky movie, Rocky Balboa.  It’s one of my favorites of the six-movie series because it deals with Rocky’s struggle with loss, getting older and his fractured relationship with his son.  But like in all the Rocky movies, he overcomes his challenges through will and hard work.  That’s a great lesson for my sons to learn. (And for me to hear right now.)

I felt fatigued this morning.  We did eight stations and I was just flat worn out. I didn’t want to just go through the motions (a sin in my book) but I was so sluggish. I could’ve easily stayed home and taken a skip day. But I got up and went in. I did the workout and pushed hard.  I kept my head high and finished strong.

Life has hit my family pretty hard over the past year and a half.  My wife and I both agree that we’re worn out. It’s like we’ve been on a non-stop treadmill for over a year now. But as I listened to Rocky telling his son to keep moving forward, I decided that it was my duty to do the same — For my wife. For my sons. For my dreams. Because as Rocky said, “That’s how winning is done.”