I have a goal again
Right before COVID hit, I had the chance to take part in a competition that I had dreamed of participating in for years (won't say what as it reveals a bit of personal info). It ain't Iron Man, but it is a cool thing to do in my community and it required some training. It was the first time that I trained sober, recognizing that I needed to get into better shape quick and had to cut all unnecessary calories. I did alright and ultimately got an award but didn't score as high as I liked (thanks to an organizational SNAFU I had to retake the hardest portion twice so I didn't rank as high as I wished). When I left the competition I was super pumped to do it again and rank higher.
Then COVID hit. Gyms shut down or closed, even going outside was frowned upon for a while. Blah blah blah, you know the story.
Six years later, I'm older, feel weaker, and am definitely heavier. I've been trying to get in better shape but the reality is that with work, family, stress and whatnot, it's harder to get to the gym to relieve stress but monumentally easier to open a beer or two. Of course, with extra calories to burn it makes it harder and harder to achieve the results I want. I exercise but don't see gains in muscle or strength.
Then this week. I got word. There was another competition happening in three months. I'm approved to go. Once I heard that it's like a switch flipped in my head. I've been getting up early, running, hitting the gym, multiple times a day. I'm now reading training advice online and looking for when I can squeeze in another workout. I haven't felt so motivated in years. And the urge to drink is zero. It's amazing how quickly that collapsed.
I come on this sub for motivation, which y'all delve out in droves. I'll be here daily for the next three months, taking inspirations from your transformations. And I'll keep looking at my photo on my desk of me and my team from the last competition to drive me on.
Thanks for letting me gush and share. Here's to a productive three months.