My life has changed doing Fit mania challenges and especially in the past 90 days.  I am stronger.  Physically I am much stronger.  I have started lifting heaver weights and doing more pushups, my hardest exercise.  When my 11 year old daughter went with me to get my after pictures taken it meant a lot to me that she told me many times she was proud of me.  I want to be a good role model for her.  I want her to take care of herself and to be healthy throughout her life.  I am also physically stronger in ways that I cannot measure or see but that matter very much to me because I am keeping my body young and strong so I can take care of my family for a long time.  I’ve seen too many family members and friends loose their health and strength as they age because they haven’t taken care of their bodies and I don’t ever want to be in that position.  Last weekend right after the challenge ended I was able to piggy back my 15 year old son, who is not able to walk, on a hiking trail about a ½ mile long into some amazing, beautiful hot springs that he wouldn’t have been able to experience otherwise.  I didn’t even feel fatigued and I credit that to my Fit Mania workouts.  I am also becoming mentally stronger as I continue to push myself to do hard things.  I am gaining self mastery as I get out of bed at 5:30am to exercise, and every time I push myself in a workout, and especially every time I resist urges to indulge myself in foods that make me so happy for a moment but are not good for my body.  Self-mastery is important to me because I feel that it affects every area of my life and it will help me reach my goals and become the best me.  I think and live differently because I know that whether I succeed or not I will find satisfaction in setting big goals and working towards them.  In the past 90 days I have developed a stronger body, better self-mastery and a desire to set and achieve goals that stretch me.  I want to realize all my potential.

 

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