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Holy Cow! I Have Not Done This Since December 31, 2006!

Some people don’t do it for 30 days, others 6 months, some for a WHOLE YEAR! But not me, I still am NOT doing it and haven’t done it since December 31, 2006!

Come with me, if you will, back a long, long time ago.

Here I was after about 3 months, in a brand new city, in a brand new state, not knowing a lot of people, renting a room in a duplex and sleeping on a floor.

My situation wasn’t the greatest in the world, but I was doing the best with what I had. Now, mind you, I was in this position because of choices I had made earlier in my life. Were they wise choices? That could be debated, but however one could look at it, that’s what they would get from it.

What I DID have going for me was I met 3 people, who to this day remain good friends of mine. But, we weren’t always able to be in each other’s company, so a lot of the time, I would explore the area and put myself in different situations.

Up until this particular move, I was a regular at a gym an tried to eat a clean and healthy diet. But, that sort of changed and I didn’t realize it did.

I wanted to start working out again, so I went to a local gym and talked with one of the owners, who was also one of their yoga instructors. I was invited to try a yoga class at no charge, just to see if that was something I would like.

Now granted, I had never did ANY yoga in my life! Yoga? Are you kidding me? I was a Mr. “give me something heavy so I can lift it”! Yoga…..pssss. What kind of muscle head does yoga!?

So, I figured what the heck, I may as well try it, right? How hard could it be?

I went to the class and the first thing I saw when I entered the room were mirrors on every wall. Ok, I could handle that, after all, I see myself in a mirror every morning when I get ready for work, right?

Well, either my mirror at home was lying to me or these mirrors were fun house mirrors! When I looked at myself, I didn’t see a muscled up, in shape guy. I saw a pudgy, out of shape loser! That couldn’t be me, could it?

So, after reality hit me a bit, the class started. Holy Cow! I was breathing heavy and sweating buckets within a half hour! How could this be? It’s yoga for crying out loud!

I was hit with two shots of life reality within that one hour. Seeing myself (which was scary) in the mirror and feeling so out of shape from a yoga class! That just didn’t fit the mental picture I had of myself.

Then I thought, do others see me like that as well?

I felt depressed and ashamed as I left that gym. (I never went back, by the way).

I did my usual, went through a fast food drive through and got the regular burger and drink. I didn’t eat fries, because, they just weren’t healthy (but everything else was, right?) and I could get another burger for the same price, which was more food!

I decided to do something about the shape I was in and I started walking everyday because I just had to lose weight and look better. Then, as a reward for walking 5 miles, I would go to the drive through again. Can anyone relate to this?

This went on for a few weeks and then New Years Eve day arrived, December 31, 2006. I was going to hang out with my friends, but I had to make a stop at the Rally’s drive through and got my usual.

When I got to my friend’s house, we started talking about New Years Resolutions. Now, as I’m sure you know, most people, including me, never really stick to their resolutions, so I had no intentions of sticking to mine either. I boldly said I was giving up any sort of fast food for that year. Of course, no one, including myself, took me seriously.

But, little did I know every time I was heading to that fast food drive through, a thought crept in saying “you told people your weren’t doing this, so stick to it for once!”, then just kept driving past.

What happened? I started feeling better, my clothes started fitting better, and I lost some weight. Hmmmmm, maybe this not eating fast food thing was doing something for me, eh?

One month past, no fast food. Two months past, no fast food. Six months, Seven months, Eleven months had pasted and still, NO FAST FOOD!

December 31, 2007 had arrived and I thought, “why should I start now?” and kept going with this resolution!

Now, today, as I write this, I can proudly say I have not eaten at a fast food place or picked up drive through, since December 31, 2006!

I used to say I hadn’t stepped foot in a fast food place, but I once had a business meeting in one (I didn’t set the meeting). I think it’s rude if you go to a restaurant, take up a seat, and don’t order anything. So, I ordered a black cup of coffee, and that was it.

So, how many people can say they have not eaten fast food since December 31, 2006? I can! Whoop Whoop!

So, that’s my story. I haven’t done it since December 31, 2006! And I’m proud to say it, too!

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