There was a point in my life when I didn't care about much
more than conquering the next boss on whatever video game I was engrossed in.
No need to go too deep into that part of my life, suffice it to say that it was
ugly. A few years later, I decided that version of life sucked. I decided I
wanted to take control. I made impactful changes in my life; stopped eating
fast food, stopped drinking soda and got my ass off the couch. I was finally
back in a good place for my high school years.
Fast forward to my late twenties, I've become complacent and
am letting events dictate my life. I just had a kid, I work at a desk job, I
use soda as a crutch for “energy”, I suffered a back injury from a car accident
and I’m eating like a teenager. That all adds up to a less than ideal version
of me; and that’s not good enough. When I look at people who I want to be like
when I get “old” there’s definitely a trend in their habits: drink more water
(no soda), eat quality food, stay active and most importantly have fun.
My aforementioned back injury has cut my snowboarding season
short and made it impossible for me to do anything beyond swimming or walking
for the time being. Not that I was taking advantage of being “healthy” before I
got rear-ended, but now that going for a jog or hitting the weights isn't even
an option it makes me realize how much I want to do those things…Makes me
realize that I need to take back control instead of letting life just happen.
I want to be able to not only teach my boy how to snowboard,
play ball, ride a bike, etc, but I want to be able to do those things with him way
down the road when I’m “old”... and for right now? I’m simply determined to enter the ‘13/’14 snowboarding
season healthier than I ever have before... and throw a proper method.
