Nobody Fails On Accident, At Some Point Its Choice
As of today,
Im 10 days into my 75Hard Program..
If you don’t know what that is, you can check out the #75HARD hashtag on Instagram
or go to @andyfrisella on Instagram to learn more about it.
It consists of
Adhering to a diet
No cheat meals
No alcohol
2 workouts (1 required to be outdoors)
Drinking 1 Gallon of water
Taking a progress picture
Every day, consistently for 75 Days.
For many reasons, I believe in this program, which I do treat as a program, and not a “challenge”
But a couple days in, about a weeks time in,
I had the urge of a typical “cheat meal”, that I would normally have.
And was getting the feeling of some type of indulgence, even if it was just a snack.
*day before I started, I bought chocolate covered pretzels from Trader Joe’s, and holy shit was I looking forward to destroying on a given day😅.
But because Ive attached myself to the program, I chose otherwise to continued choosing proper nutrition.
And I come across these times for snacks, between meals and I choose almonds or cheese, and there they were..
the chocolate covered pretzels..
And The negotiations started
the bitch voice inside trying to convince myself,
what if you just ate them..
you’d surely enjoy them..
what’re you doing all this for anyways?..
you’d be happy though..
they’re not even that bad off your diet…
what’s a pretzel or two…
And the thought became apparent,
I will only fail, by choice..
it became clear, I was only going to fail the program, if I choose to.
And it made it apparent, ALL choices throughout my life, weren’t due to circumstance, or somebody else, or feeling or emotion, but simply that I chose that path..
I wouldn’t stumble into a cheat meal, or stumble into not working out, it would all be a choice.
What if you looked at everything you attatch yourself to, every goal, as a string of choices leading to your result
Asking, is this choice in the direction of my goal? Or not?
Because choosing not, is nothing less of a choice, to be IN the direction of your goals.
No more questions why you’re not where you want to be in life,
realize you are where you are in life,
due to a string of choices,
that led you right where you stand,
right this second.
And I’m against looking to past failures, to me it serves very little,
so look forward and ask yourself,
What choices will I make NOW, to lead me on the path closest to my goals, my dreams, and my greatest wishes?
Then go out, and make them
This is one of the first of many lessons I’m sure to discover about myself along this journey, and I’ll try to share as I go.
To me, this is less of a transformation, and more of a mirror, exposing myself to myself, showing myself exactly what I’m made of.
Yes you can try and find that out on your own, but as expected, I’d highly suggest you at least look into the program
