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The Why That Keeps Me Going
I had an awesome interview with Elisha Lee today. Elisha is founder of Eat To Live Daily and is helping so many people transition to a healthy plant based lifestyle and improve their health.
One of the questions during the interview had to do with my why. Why do I keep going and why do I keep eating the way I do. I answered that my why is health. But I was giving it some thought since the interview and my why has been even beyond health. I don't think I gave a complete answer because there are other whys.
These answers to why I keep going are like goals. I still have some loose skin around my chest and arms. Although it's minimal compared to where I was, I keep up with the strength training as I want to get rid of excess skin. This why keeps me wanting to build more muscle. It's a why that keeps me going to the gym 5 days a week.
My why also is because I'm an ethical vegan now. Therefore, if food is around and I don't know the ingredients, I won't eat it for ethical reasons. Now I know not everyone is an ethical vegan, but that indeed is one of my whys.
I do think it's important to have a why. Everyone needs goals to strive for. If I didn't have a why, I think I would relapse. The why keeps me running. Why do I use the treadmill? I want to improve my speed at running. By working on my why, to improve my speed and distance, it will eventually get me ready for a full marathon!
If you are new to the weight loss journey, know our why. Health is always my number one priority, I didn't lose any weight until it was about health. If you figure out your why, it might help you with your goals.
About the author
Richard Hubbard was once over 350 pounds. After a doctor's physical and finding out he was pre-hypertensive, he decided to make changes and avoid medication. Over the course of a year, Rich lost the first 120 pounds of his incredible 150 pound weight loss. He ate healthy foods based on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat To Live". He was mostly plant based, but switched to completely plant based in September of 2016. He also became a vegan in the process as his compassion for animals increased. He credits bodybuilder Robert Cheeke for influencing his decision of going vegan. Rich aspires to be a vegan bodybuilder and is planning his first half marathon this year.