Moving Beyond Instant Gratification

I am a bit of a health/fitness magazine junkie and recently found an extremely powerfully written article by Craig Harper in vol 14/4 of 'Womens Health and Fitness Australia'.
I just want to give you some of this article here titled 'Moving Beyond Instant Gratification'.

"Have you ever witnessed someone who is 'allegedly' trying to lose weight stuff themselves with junk food on a regular basis? Of course you have. We all have. Maybe that person was/is you.

There have been times in my life when that person was me...This is how the internal dialogue might go: "If I eat this (insert junk food of choice) right now, I will have instant pleasure...and I've had a crap day (here it comes) so I really deserve something yummy (rationalise, justify, make ourselves feel better about what we're about to do)...I'm 100kgs, so one more pizza is really no biggie. I can start my new diet (number 738) tomorrow (hey, what a great idea - pity we live in ground hog day where tomorrow never comes)...

I know today's lesson is a little heavy and that I have spoken bluntly, but I believe that this particular message is extremely important and relevant to the vast majority of us who are serious about living an amazing, rewarding and fulfilling life...We learn the best lessons when we ride the bumpy, sometimes painful, roller-coaster of life. A little short term pain for some long term gain. Until we move beyond our 'what's-in-it-for-me-right-now' mindset we will be forever trapped in a reality that we dont really want. Frustrated, unfulfilled and wasting our time and significant potential"

Just part of a fantastic article by Craig Harper.


Im really sore today from yesterday

xx bg