Have you ever lost weight, felt great, then gained some back?
Yeah, who hasn't? As I sit here watching the Red Sox game and getting ready for my "big Monday" (that's when I re-start my workout program AGAIN), I almost went down that rocky road of "you're a failure", "why can't you do this?", "not again!".
Then I realized...getting fit and staying fit is a lot like taking care of your teeth. When you go to the dentist (whether you go regularly, or once in a while, like me), you have your cleaning and x-rays, then you set up x number of appointments to fill all your cavities, crown filling-riddled teeth, etc.. After spending hundreds of dollars and countless hours in the chair, you finally walk away with great teeth! No cavities, nice, white, and clean. You're done, you don't have to do another thing!
You go home, don't brush and floss regularly, and expect the next check up will be great! WRONG! Because you didn't maintain those pearly whites, at your 6 month check up your dentist says "You have 3 cavities".
Argh.
Well, what did you expect? You didn't brush and floss regularly. Or maybe you did, but you have "soft teeth" and you are an unfortunate one who just has bad luck. You could just say the heck with it and pull them all out! Why bother...or you could just keep working at at. A few good teeth is better than none.
So getting to and maintain a healthy weight is the same thing. You workout and eat right, get to your goal weight, then your done! WRONG!
The fact is, fitness (working out, eating clean, and being good to yourself) is a full time job - just like brushing and flossing. It's a hard pill to swallow; who wants to workout every day? Who wants to eat clean everyday? Staying healthy is a hard job. It's not easy - not for anyone.
But just think of it this way: the next time you're contemplating missing a workout, think of that drill coming at your mouth!
