Personal discipline

If someone isn't ready to change, if they're not committed to the process 100% then nothing you nor I can do will make an ounce of difference.

Saturday and my normal garb is gym gear (no surprises there)... But it did lead into an interesting conversation with the guy on the check out at the supermarket ...

mum and I keep trying to motivate dad to exercise more
"well he has to want to"
HE says he does, but doesn't seem to want to do the harder stuff
"then he's not ready"
He says his metabolism has slowed down and doesn't have the energy
"I'm sorry, but that's rubbish - if you choose to feed yourself inferior foods and don't exercise, of course you are going to slow down. It's nothing to do with your metabolism per se, BUT everything to do with what you think your metabolism is doing"
Huh
"Look my trainer is 56, completely ripped and is a few weeks off competition to compete for a body sculpting title..."

The rather overweight woman standing at the next checkout kept trying to hide the rubbish she had bought, and was staring rather guiltily at me.

NOW - I'm not saying you shouldn't eat it, just
a) don't make excuses as to why you are overweight and unfit - I did and you know what - it didn't fool anyone, including me.
b) if you do want to eat, for goodness sake enjoy it - what is the point in feeling guilty about eating "bad" stuff - if you want it, eat it and enjoy it, savour it in fact, just don't make excuses.

And being ready to change of course does not just apply to health, fitness and weight loss - but everything. Every goal you set yourself needs to be determined alongside whether or not you are ready to handle the workload, the process of working through and working out whatever needs to be worked out, and whether or not you have the strength of character to make it work. Some people call it will power, I just want to know whether you are ready to change your behaviours and your actions from ones that were not suiting you to ones that will.

Given that we are in the midst of a chocolate and all round sugar fest that is Easter. Eat, drink, be merry - don't feel guilty, but be prepared to do the work needed to get rid of the excess next week.