Date: June 3rd, 2010
My life has been a series of vain attempts to persuade and cajole myself into getting into better shape. I bought exercise equipment so I wouldn't have the excuse of not having time. I locked my own cabinets at one point. At another, I convinced myself that chocolate was poisonous. That did not last long at all. Often, when starting a diet, I have made a point to tell someone that I'm doing it so that if they see me snacking they can mock me into submission. Other times, I've contented myself with the lie that salad is a fulfilling meal.
One thing I'd never done before was actually attempt to make the commitment to paying for a gym membership. Well, I made even that attempt to cajole myself into fitness before joining my friend Louis for handball. We had so much fun the week before that we decided to do it again, but this time it was highly unlikely that I'd be able to get into the gym for free.
Turns out the gym was offering a free two week trial membership. Given that it saved me $10, got me an extra two weeks of full gym access and just seemed like a wholly good idea, I signed up without even thinking about it. I do think I'll go ahead and join when the trial time is up. I rather like that gym and all its machines and whatnot. What I did realize is that I used to hesitate about things like that. There used to be a serious level of consideration and planning before I did physical things. I did them with an eye towards convincing myself to exercise. This time, I did it without thinking about it.
Its the first time, that I can think of, since the project started, that I'm proud of the lack of thought and planning behind one of my daily things. I finally had that moment of enjoying physicality enough that I didn't have to use it as a tool for health. It was a neat feeling.
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