Resist The Vortex

Warning: This blog may upset a few of you!

This past week was my first week back to Boot Camp since being away for two weeks. I would have to argue that it was two of the most difficult days of my working out history. On Friday of this past week, I started to break down. I had forgotten to eat before working out (which happens far too much), and I started to feel my body shutting down. It was hot, I was tired, and my energy level was running on fumes. Not only was I feeling beat up on the inside, I started to get sucked into the vortex.

Webster defines a Vortex as “a mass of whirling fluid or air”. Let me explain this invisible vortex that exists around the concept of exercise. At the center of the vortex are the individuals that have never come to grips with the reality that the reason for their weight problem is them self. They have spent so long convincing themselves that it is everyone else’s fault, they have started to believe it. For the vortex to start to take shape, there must be other people that
don’t really want to be working out either. It is fascinating how quickly different people get pulled into the invisible life-sucking vortex.

When I become a victim of the vortex, my attitude is flat, and my motivation for a better me is non-existent. Toward the end of my workout on Friday, I realized that I had to physically move away from the whirling air filled with lots of “I can’t”, and “Fat people don’t do that” comments. What a shame it is that even when I am so desperate to lose weight, I allow people with such insecurities to drag me down with them.

Have you ever fallen victim of the vortex? Have you found yourself at the center creating a vortex? Do me a favor; please leave your attitude and pity party in the car. At this stage in my journey, the vortex pull is too strong. Take ownership, and rise up! It's time we start to make the appropriate changes and claim responsibility for our own actions.

One Less Day