M3:D63 Doing what you don’t want to do

What if your best friend, someone that you talked to daily, suddenly told you not to call him/her ever again?  Would you be able to do it?  If you really respected that friend and wanted them to be happy, you would do what you don't want to do and stop calling.  I know that is a simplification, but it gets the point across, so no need to comment on how you should first try to mend things, etc.  I know those are all good ideas, but I'm trying to make a simple point that it is possible for us to do what we don't want to do if we just try hard enough.

I believe we need a good reason to do what we don't want to do.  To alot of people eating the right way would constitute doing what they don't wan to do.  They prefer pizza and hamburgers.  By depriving themselves of those things they are doing what they don't want to do.  For it to be successful they need a good reason to make it work.  This is why someone faced with death if they don't lose weight can suddenly make headway in an area they found difficulty previously.  They have a good reason to do it.

I've found that the more focused I get on getting the body that I want the better I am at sticking to the plan.  That focus enables me to do things I don't necessarily want to do.  I mean, it isn't the most wonderful feeling in the world tearing apart my muscles on a daily basis, but I do it because I know what I get as a result of that effort.  The pain is tolerable because of the results I get. 

This is very much a mental game. The challenges we face are not insurmountable.  The brain is a powerful thing and can overcome most obstacles placed in front of it given enough time to process things carefully.