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I saw a guy who goes by "The Anti-Jared" today on YouTube, and he said something that really stuck with me. Something that, in all my self-education and reading, I have never stopped to consider. He said that, "It shouldn't have taken 200 lbs lost to love myself."
Think about that.
For many people who struggle with weight and its related health issues, loving ourselves is far from our day-to-day outlook. In fact, many of us who fall into the "food as drug" category feel completely the opposite, whether we consciously realize it or not. It's not why we're overweight, our obesity is generally a symptom of the underlying problem, a symptom that unfortunately helps us to self-perpetuate the issue.
But, damn it, why SHOULDN'T I love myself? After all, who knows me better than me? Who else has been there through all of it, the good and the bad, my whole life. It may seem silly, but the heart in my chest has managed to keep pumping through the worst I could throw at it, damaged but still soldiering on. A million little battles a day go into keeping me healthy, and yet I never really think about the miracles of my immune system, about those little white knights vanquishing the cancer cells and bacterial invaders in the vital spaces within me 24/7. If you look at it in perspective, I go through an awful lot just ensuring that I'm around to write this, and I never thank myself for it.
Well, I am now. I want the best for this bod that has given and continues to give its best for me. I've been letting it down, and it hasn't failed me yet. Someday it will, but it's up to me as the guy at the wheel to be sure that our run is as long and happy as possible.
Buckle up, bod. Let's go for a ride.
I think I'm in love.
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2065 kcal
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Fat: 80.18g | Prot: 164.38g | Carbs: 162.40g.
Breakfast: Old El Paso Medium Taco Sauce, Daisy Sour Cream, Finely Shredded Colby Monterey Jack Cheese, Salad, McCormick Hot Taco Seasoning, Sweet Onions, Extra Lean Ground Beef 96/4. Lunch: Giorgio Sliced Mushrooms, Hot Country Sausage, Homestyle 100% Imported Parmesan Grated Cheese, Classico Four Cheese Sauce, Barilla Whole Grain Linguini. Dinner: Miracle Whip, Spiral Sliced Ham, 35 Calorie Bread. more...
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