Taking Responsibility

On my way home from work last night, I asked myself “Why am I overweight?” I immediately pointed the finger at several reasons why. My parents didn’t teach me good eating behaviors when I was a kid, the vitamins I take don’t work well enough, the diet I was on was too hard to stick to, the gym is too crowded. Blah Blah Blah. I could have rattled off thousands of reasons why someone else made me overweight. Then it hit me like a kick in the nuts.

I AM THE REASON I AM OVERWEIGHT

There is not another soul on the planet that made me overweight. I am to blame. I could continue to blame others, but that will get me nowhere. I did this to myself by not taking care of myself, not eating properly and not working out. I DID IT.

I continued to think about this for a few hours and it felt good to take responsibility for my actions. When I finally convinced myself that I was to blame, I started to think about how to correct past actions. The answer is easy…I have to fix it. There is not another soul, pill or institution on this planet that will lose weight for me. No one. Just me. It feels good to know that my weight loss rests on my own shoulders to achieve. I don’t have to depend on anyone to achieve my goals. Its all on me. I like it that way. I got myself into this mess, I’ll get myself out of this mess.

Once I understood that the blame and the reward belongs to me, its easier to tighten the shoelaces, roll up the sleeves and get to work. Fixing what I’ve broke. Take responsibility for your actions and take the appropriate steps to correct it. All you need is you!

Be Well. Be Active. Feel Great.