I Need Motivation Theories

I've struggled with my weight my whole life. As

far back as I can remember, I've felt bad about

it. I was stuck in a body that wasn't what I

wanted, that didn't fit with how I really saw

myself and to me, it represented a weakness.

Andrew Carnegie once said, "People who are

unable to motivate themselves must be content

with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their

other talents." In my heart and mind, I felt

this struggle was keeping me from self mastery

and frustrated the heck out of me.

Well, I'm thrilled to tell you that over the

last year and a half, I've gone through a

transformation. I have finally found what

motivates me. Not only is my body healthier, my

entire life exploding with energy and I no

longer have that stagnant energy of the excess

fat holding me back.

I'm not there yet. I have maybe sixty more

pounds to go. However, I'm closer than I have

been in decades to the ideal weight. That's a

significant step, I'd say.

So what was the impetus? How did I change my way

of being for over 40+ years? My turning point

was a death sentence. My doctor told me if I

didn't change, I was going to die. He had

written me off. He said I had become diabetic

and had almost died from a diabetic coma. He

told me that I was going to be on insulin for my

entire life and that I would going to have to

inject myself every day and live my life (short

life?) on pharmaceuticals to combat the disease.

I didn't like what I was hearing. I didn't like

the vision of my final years. After 140 pounds,

I'm not on insulin, not on prescription

medication, and I'm now the poster child for how

to successfully deal with diabetes.

The first trigger here was that the doctor told

me it couldn't be done, basically, and this

pissed me off. I told him that no one was going

to sentence me to death. I also realized that if

I continued on my path, my children wouldn't

have a father. I wanted to see them grow up and

get married, I wanted to spend a long life with

my wife, I wanted to continue to do my work. My

physical discomfort and appearance were not

enough to snap me out of my carbohydrate/sugar

stupor. I found that to shock me out of that, I

needed to get really angry. I needed someone to

prove wrong, in this case that person was my

doctor.

So I got myself a weight loss coach and began to

learn all about nutrition. He said to me, 'If I

ate as many carbs a day as you do, I'd be on

insulin within a month, I'd be big as a house,

I'd have one foot in the grave.' He explained to

me that the human body simply cannot process

that much sugar. Either I had to figure out the

right amount of fuel my body needed, or I was

going to die.

What did I need to do? Well, I had to start

eating protein and cut out simple carbohydrates.

No more prepared foods, low fat, no fast food,

no prepared foods, exercise consistently and

smartly. . .all the things you know you have to

do to lose weight. I'm not there yet. I'm not

perfect all the time, but I'm determined and I'm

happy to say that I feel great and my family is

going to have me around for a long time.

A desire and willingness to do something isn't

necessarily enough. My trigger was anger.

Where are you stuck? Are you stuck financially,

physically? Are you stuck in a relationship? Are

you on the cusp of greatness, just on the edge,

but can't seem to make that next big step? What

will your trigger for change be?

I would love to serve in the same capacity for

my students and clients that my doctor and coach

did for me. Let's work together to clear out

that stagnation.

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