A wonderful discovery

As I promised, here's the follow up to my first post

So a few months later I joined college and within the first month I became aware of the inconvenience of my weight. I was not exactly a pig but I did have a few problems here and there more so due to the fact that the distance I had to cover on a daily basis from my hostel to the class and then to the cafeteria was quite significant. Going upstairs was becoming a task and so was running after girls (I am just joking). Some unsightly flab had also found a home around my waist and this is when it hit me; I seriously needed to get in shape.

Here is the thing for me; I don't really care how much I weigh, provided am fit. So the first thing that came to mind was not to lose weight but rather to get in the best shape possible. I have never had any problem with being a big guy; in fact I enjoy it. I actually got my college nickname - which has withstood the test of time - as a result. A friend of mine started calling me ‘Beast’ and within a few months every person in college knew me by that name. Some people never knew my real name in my three years of college! I liked and still like that name.

I am digressing here; so what am I trying to say; most people get into exercising with only one end in their minds and that is to lose weight. Trust me; if the only reason you decide to exercise is because you want to shed off those extra kilos then my friend you will not go far. Let me let you in on a little secret; losing weight takes time and if you do not enjoy the journey to that destination then you will definitely fall by the roadside. This is what most people do not understand about exercising. When you decide to go into exercising, you should have a few goals in mind such that if you feel you are not achieving one goal then you have a few others to focus on.

The main goals you should aim to achieve include: attaining a certain level of fitness; improving your health, feeling good about yourself and lastly, losing weight. Yes, losing weight should be the last thing in your list of exercise goals to achieve.

Let me tell you of a wonderful discovery I made during my journey towards fitness and better health. I came to find out that for you to achieve anything in life it is very important that you enjoy the process of getting to that achievement. I think I have moved so far from my original line of story but here is what happened after I discovered that I needed to get in shape; I got myself a good pair of running shoes and decided to wake up very early every morning, three times a week to go jogging. I was determined; I had goals that I needed to achieve…………..