Well, let me rephrase that, I don't "like" to keep my eyes on the ground. I find it necessary because there can be a lot of hazards on the ground when one is walking. 

I never have had a lot of experience keeping my eyes on the far horizon, but I am getting better at it. The more I go into my fitness and better health journey, the more I learn about myself and the more I look to the future instead of the immediate.

If I only looked at the immediate with working out I would have quit doing it a long time ago. The results are not immediate. In fact, sometimes they take a long time to show up.

One thing I have learned through this process of working out almost daily since the beginning of March 2012 is that I have to keep "WHY" in my mind. As Jillian Michaels says (I am paraphrasing here), "You have to keep the WHY to make the HOW bearable."

The HOW is not easy. You have to change. Change is hard. But trust me, it is completely doable and it is worth it. I can do things now at the age of nearly 47 that I couldn't even do when I was 20. Granted, there are things I can't do as well because my body is slightly older and some things don't work as well as they used to, but for the most part, I feel I am ahead of things.

The HOW also is not easy because you have to commit to change. Being committed is key. Without commitment, you won't make it through the first workout. Without commitment, you won't make it past the first test of your willpower when that succulent slice of chocolate frosted cake comes by. Without commitment, you won't make it. That is a plain and simple FACT.  

The WHY makes the HOW bearable because you remember all the reasons WHY you are making the changes. You think of the better health, you think of the "skinny" jeans you will get to wear! You think of being able to play with your children or grandchildren. You think of saving money on food. You think of saving money on gas (because you will choose to walk places instead of hoping into the car).

The biggest WHY for me has been to get my Type II Diabetes and slightly high blood pressure under control. It has been working very well so far. My blood sugar numbers have lowered to nearly normal levels with a reduction in my medication. My blood pressure has lowered significantly without any medication (last reading was 104/74!)!

Even though I have in the past, tested the ground first, now that I have a WHY, I am able to look further than the ground in front of me. I am looking out a good 50 feet now, figuratively speaking.

Until next time,