Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Positive choices

I don’t diet.

I make healthy food choices.

I don’t exercise to lose weight.

I am a healthy weight because I exercise.

I don’t care if I am thin.

I am thin because I make healthy choices.

I don’t avoid certain food because it is bad for me.

I eat good food because it makes me feel great.

I don’t run because I have to.

I run because I enjoy running’s benefits.

Exercise and diet aren’t bad words to me. They aren’t chores. They are positive changes in my life that have paid huge dividends.

I slept 4.5 hours last night. But I got up and ran 5.2 miles this morning anyway. Not because I had to. Because I wanted to.  The exercise glass is always half-full at my house.

While it may seem like I am making huge sacrifices, the reward is 10x greater than any cost.  Energy. Health. Fitness. All are benefits of making the choices I have made over the past year.

So I view everything I’ve done since January to get back into shape as a blessing not a chore. Why?  Miserable is a path I refuse to run down.