Three years ago, I blogged I Refuse To Be a Statistic…
Today, I revisited that blog and reminded myself that my journey with fitness and health has no end. It had been my struggle for the past year, as I’ve unhappy that I had not found a new CrossFit home nor could I afford it since I moved two years ago from Maryland. In the meantime, I had to settle and FORCE myself to go to L.A. Fitness. Before I was introduced to CrossFit, four years ago, I would always quit working out at the global gym. I found it and to this day still do find global gyms to be boring. I knew how to workout and what I needed to do, but boredom always dominated and I would stop going.
In the past year, that had been my every day struggle. Two weeks ago, I told myself, that I didn’t care if I could not go out for dinner with friends, because I have to put my health and fitness first. I decided that I had to sacrifice and finally find that place to call my CrossFit home.
I’ve researched, checked out websites, social media pages from many CrossFit gyms, until finally my intuition said: “you have to go check this one out.” I cannot explain how happy I felt the moment I stepped into that gym. The sense of the CrossFit community was written all over that gym. The coaches and members made me feel welcomed as if I was already part of their family. It immediately reminded me of my CrossFit home back in Maryland with their training and coaching method. Now going on two weeks as a member, that feeling of looking forward of working out came back. No hesitation, no second question, no making excuses, but looking forward to getting stronger and fit.
Now that I am back to my happy place, I feel like there is no stopping me. Every day, I walked into the box, I tell myself: “Remember why you started”. I remind myself that I do not want to be that diabetes statistic. I remind myself, that my grandmother passed away from obesity, diabetes, and liver cirrhosis. I remind myself, that if I do plan to have a child, being obese runs health risks for myself and the baby. So when it comes to health and fitness, find what works for YOU and what makes you happy. Just because your friend enjoys Zumba, it doesn’t mean you have to like it to. You may instead enjoy Yoga or Pilates, running or swimming. At times we get so wrapped up on what works for us, that we want to “shove” what we love to someone else, who may not enjoy it at all. At the end of the day, what really matters is that you are involved in a fitness activity.
Remind yourself every day why you started your journey. Remind yourself every day that only you can make it happen. Remind yourself every day that the day you quit, is the day you fail. -Lily B
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