Gym rats
So you know those people you see at the gym every single day without fail? And they stay there for hours on end? And their bodies are absolutely perfect? You could bounce a nickel off that ass. There’s this small clique I see there literally everyday and think to myself “why the hell are they here so often, they are in great shape, they can forgo a few days here and there??” And then I realized. DUH! That’s why they look the way they do because they DON’T forgo a day here and there. They are totally committed to sculpting their bodies, and they won’t stay that way unless they work them as much as they do. I also think that part of it is a social thing- that’s what they do after work to let off steam and to socialize, as I get the impression that most of them are single. But it was a light bulb moment that seems so idiotic, yet I never really got it before. It’s a commitment, and a commitment doesn’t mean you take a day off just because you don’t feel like it. You don’t take a day off of your marriage every now and then- or do you? If you do, I want to know about that dirt. But seriously, I think sometimes I see this whole gym/healthy eating/weight loss thing as a “take it seriously, but if I need to skip here and there I will.” I think that’s my problem, it’s the wrong attitude. I need to commit to myself the way I commit to other people and things in my life. And it needs to be a true commitment, no sideways affairs to keep me from what I’m supposed to do.