This is my new official motto. It came to me one day after I realized I had about 200 calories of wiggle room left in my food bank for the day. It was after lunch and I was hungry. I am NOT by any means a pleasure delayer. I am often rather impatient and want everything yesterday. So I thought about having another sandwich. Then this wonderful phrase popped into my head. And I thought to myself...If I don't have another sandwich, I'll be able to have some Smartpop after dinner as a snack.
Once this phrase entered my mind, it didn't leave. And I realized that it applied so well to the overall fitness picture. Sacrifice now - your time, your energy, your cravings, your idealistic images of who you want to be - to reap later! If you put the time and the energy in TODAY, one day when you reach your goals you won't have to work so hard as you'll be in maintenance phase. If you eat healthy TODAY, one day when you reach your goals you can have that treat and won't have to stress so much about it undoing your results. If you put aside the ideal pictures and the pressure TODAY, you can really embrace the present and the process and one day when you reach your goals, you will match or exceed those ideals. Not saying that when you reach your goals, you stop taking care of yourself. But you can enter the sought-after maintenance phase where you can relax a little bit knowing that you've crossed the finish line. I love this phrase so much that it has a place on my workout calendar. I find myself saying it when I go grocery shopping, when I don't want to get out of bed in the morning or I want to watch tv at night.
Say it with me:
SACRIFICE NOW TO REAP LATER!
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