Weighting and Gaining

I read an interesting blog post on Robb Wolf's website today. Amy, a guest blogger, discusses the fallacy of playing the "weighting game" with yourself. The article rang true for me as someone who always has another 10 pounds to lose.  When you spend you entire life being overweight, it is so easy to get sucked into the weighting game. There were times when I would weigh myself daily to see if my new fad diet or exercise program was working. You know what? I never won the game.  I was always a couple pounds short of happiness.

This year, I decided to play the "gaining game" with my life.  What if I measured success by what I gained as opposed to what I lost? When I ran the numbers, I actually gained more than I could ever lose.  I gained close to 150# on my deadlift. I gained bar muscle ups. I gained handstand push ups. I gained a community of people that care more about me finishing the workout than how long it took me to finish.  I gained the confidence necessary to coach other athletes.  I also like to think that my wife gained a happier husband, my employer gained a healthier employee and my friends gained a better friend and reliable partner for the zombie apocalypse.  I mean everyone knows that strong people are harder to kill and more useful in general.

You know what though, I also lost some things too.  I lost unhealthy eating habits, negative friends, a couple pounds of body fat and the scale.

In this season of broken resolutions and excuses, I encourage you to make the choice to "gain" this year. I promise you will win the game.

You can read the full Robb Wolf article here.