Living a big life

Posted on September 26, 2014

You know going from high school playing sports everyday to the Air Force where I stayed in shape to this.....It is very depressing. It seems as though only yesterday that I was a size 6...today I am a size 14. Day in and day out I put weight on. And pound by pound I ignored it. Pants got a little tighter, shirts got a little tighter, thighs got wider, belly got bigger and then I was buying new clothes and justifying the cost with "I will lose it later!" We get so caught up in our day to day life that we forget we were giving one life, one body in order to live in for as long as we can. I want to make my body a temple and worship it everyday!! I am in it to freaking win it!!

Maddie

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Maddie

10/25/2014 7:13AM

But WE are breaking this cycle right!! I really believe that athletic coaches need to not only mentor on athletics but how to maintain that after ending your athletic career. I mean there is only one mindset taught and even though that is correct during training it all changes once you are on off season!!

50 Pound Monkey

09/28/2014 8:27AM

Maddie, you and I are so much alike! I'm an athlete gone bad, very, very bad too! The same exact thing happened to me. It just creeps up on you. Seems like when I'm really happy, I'm really chunky and then miserable. It's a terrible cycle!

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Jenny A.

09/27/2014 7:18AM

Oh, love that tempel metafor! I too want to make my body the tempel. I want to make it a good home for my soul so the whole of me can thrive!

Zoë S.

09/27/2014 12:35AM

Congrats on no longer ignoring it! It will be a difficult road, but one worth taking. Afterwards you will feel so much better, when fitting those skinny clothes, when you realise you lead a healthy life, when you're an example for others. Keep on going!

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Erica B.

09/26/2014 6:34PM

That time has come and now it is gone. You have to forgive yourself and you are already on your way to creating a new reality where there is no room for anything but what you choose to keep. Funny you should post that saying--that is exactly the one I was telling you about. You can do this--remember why you started!

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