From a personal perspective, words can either help or hurt you. Also, the way we take what someone says can also affect how we feel. A compliment that is two sided can either make you smile or cry on the inside. All it takes, though, is one person to be brutally honest with you for you to know what is real and what is just lies or jealousy. After having a week of being either sick, aching, or depressed, someone made it all turn completely around. I just wish I was able to have done it on my own.
Support can come in several different forms. It can be a best friend, a gym partner, a counselor, a doctor, etc. When the time comes and you really talk to someone, it can truly change your outlook of your whole current situation. Well, with me having a rough week, I needed something to come along and just shake me out of it. This came in the form of the personal trainer at the Planet Fitness where I go. Her name is Shannon. I never really talked to her other than to say hi on most meetings. She is very busy and i am super focused while I workout. When I went in after work yesterday, she stopped me. She wanted to tell me that she had seen my progress over the two years that I had been going there. She had no idea how far I had come. She just wanted to let me know that i was doing well. So, this ignited a whole conversation that ended up lasting at least 20 minutes. I showed her a few of my before and after photos and she was amazed. She asked me a lot of questions including why did I decide to take control of my life, what I first did, how heavy I was and now, plus a lot about my nutrition.
The thing she said that touched me the most was that I was genuine and that she could tell that I was serious with how I could so easily talk about it all. She knew that I knew what I was talking about and she saw that I was in a better place with not focusing on a number but overall composition. I truly felt in the right place at the right time while talking to her. Not many people have that strong of an effect on me but she did, Her father, whom I've also talked to a lot, goes to the gym and is a body builder. He and I speak a lot about the whole aspect of healthy living and our conversations are deep as well. You just have to open up to people when you feel you should. As soon as i said how heavy I knew myself to be(might have been heavier) she wanted to see my progress photos. It gives the person asking questions even more of a perspective as to why someone does what they do. She now knows and understands that I'm working on tightening up the loose skin. I even told her a few of the max weights I do on a few exercises and she was impressed.
The thing about all of this is that Planet Fitness is where I was always meant to be. I wish I had started there years ago. I've needed the support, the new friends who share the same interest and the ability to relieve stress in a productive way. It is fun for me and a way for me to healthily improve myself as a whole. I know my confidence has improved a lot as well. Once you find where you belong, you'll know. Being accepted and not being judged just helps me to work harder. What motivates you? Answer that and you will be able to do anything you put your mind to.
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