Do you pretend to run against the person next to you on the treadmill? Do you compare yourself to the person next to you on the treadmill. These are two different ways of thinking. I'm not a competitive person by nature in the least but I have secretly 'raced' with the person next to me at the gym. I'm also not going to lie...I have compared myself to others. We do the same exercises, why are her arms nicer? Why aren't I as thin as her? Well....cause we are all different. We gain differently and we lose differently. Different people, different bodies. It took my a LONG time to accept that I am who I am. Sometimes it's still hard, but it's getting easier. We should see how far we have come instead of how far we need/want to go. When I have one of those days where I think "I'm never going to be have a flat belly"...I really need to think "you might not, but at least you can see your feet!" Having a secret competition for motivation with the person next to you is healthy. Physically comparing yourself to someone else is not!
I have been given this life and I took it and my body for granted for so many years. I am now living, learning and making the best of it. For me and for the people I love. I want to be around for them. I do what I do cause I want to and I feel that it's what's right for me. I think we should all be like that. We all have different wants and different goals. My goals may not the same as yours and your goals may not be the same as mine and that's ok. What works for me may not work for you and that is ok as well! I'm constantly trying new fitness classes and formats to see what I like and what works for me. I suggest that everyone does that.
I told myself once don't strive to be better, stronger, faster, thinner than the person next to you on the treadmill - be better, stronger, faster, thinner than the person you were.
Be you. Stay you. Love you.
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