Focus on the big picture

When I want to start or create something I’ve never done before, whether it’s exercise or something that requires growth, development and consistency, I find it important for me to take a look at the big picture and then take a bite out of it. -size pieces I think instead of trying to figure out. Why not find out? Well, I can only figure things out that I’ve done before. So if it’s something I haven’t created before, there’s no way to find out. You need to be honest, committed, and supportive, which can manifest in many different ways that I haven’t figured out yet. Take myself for example, I’ve been exercising on and off for years. I have been consistent with my inconsistencies. Long periods of exercise and then stopping. However, the shutdown periods have been shortened. I learned that I stopped because I wanted to experience immediate success and then got discouraged. (Madness) Well, I know and have rediscovered that immediate success is possible and not possible. You might ask, “What is Noreen talking about?” Let me say that the exercise gives incremental success. With exercise it’s something I feel. However, I can’t see it. Let’s see how to do push-ups. Doing 10 at the beginning was difficult. However, when I had a coach, or was being responsible, my coach wouldn’t let me stop. His name was Dr. Evil. I would do 10 push ups 3 times a week in my general training. Then the following week the same number of push-ups became easier. Let’s see ourselves running on the “dreadmill”, or treadmill. Five minutes was an eternity when I started: lungs bursting, wanting to throw up on my T-shirt and on the bus. As I continued, it got easier. I was looking for instant results on my body. I lost 1/4 inch? No. What I have learned since then with my intermittent training pattern is:

1. I do not like to exercise. However, working out loves me.

2. My BMI doesn’t happen in the gym or on the “Treadmill”; it happens in the kitchen.

3. I have committed to a big picture of my health: a big picture of what I need to do to create better health.

This means I don’t have to like to exercise. I can enjoy exercising. I can create a good understanding and structure of what I put in my mouth. I will get fitter, stronger, leaner and experience overall greatness within my body. Therefore, I have learned to give myself a fair amount of slack. Stop when I need to and start again when I’m ready and be responsible for the results I get or don’t get and the pain I have to experience when I don’t wash, rinse and repeat the process I’ve learned. In conclusion, everything I do is a commitment, and my commitment is perseverance. I don’t have to do anything alone. I don’t have to like it. Live in my commitment to my health.

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