Just do it

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

Walt Disney

I am not sure if Youtube will exist whenever you read this, but I hope this video is something you will eventually be able to see:

My story was not quite as severe, but after 2 years and 50lbs, this literally brought tears to my eyes.  I hope you guys will never be able to completely relate to this, but as a "recovering fat kid," this brought all the emotions that I have been through in my life right before my eyes.

For me, staying in shape has always been a struggle. And as much as much of a struggle it has been physically, it has been that much more mentally. My experience with this struggle has molded me (no pun intended) and helped me become the person I am today. About a year and a half ago, I decided, once and for all, I would meet this struggle head on. I joined personal training, I changed my eating habits and mentally, I told myself that this is something that will no longer be an excuse; it will no longer be a crutch, because that is exactly what it had become. I have gone from not being able to run a mile, to consistently being able to run farther and faster than I had ever thought possible. About a month ago, I decided that I would run to North Avenue (approximately a 10 mile run from my apartment). I honestly wasn’t sure if I could do it but I figured at worst, I could take a rest, I could walk, but damnit, I would finish. And that is exactly what I did, I finished. Without walking, without resting, I made it. I cannot describe to you the feeling I felt when I was finished. It was like all the barriers that I once felt had disappeared and in that moment, I was on top of the world.

As with everyone, I have many struggles and staying in shape is only one of many that I have had and one of many that I will face in my life. There are so many benefits that I have seen from running but the biggest and most significant benefit that I have had is the realization that anything really is possible with enough desire and enough support to make it happen. I know that staying in shape will always be a struggle for me, but I will never again look at it as a crutch.

Whatever your challenge is, whatever your hurdle is, believe me, we can get over them. And as much as you need me, I will be right there with you.

As the end of the video says: If you want to do it, all you have to do is do it.

Believe it. The only thing stopping us from the amazing is ourselves.