Deep Thoughts

It's finally hit track season and a lot of girls are getting to the good physical shape it takes to run fast and hard to beat out as many people they can to win. A huge issue I noticed is that we all can't help but to compare ourselves to one another. The real reason a lot of people want to be "healthy" is because their main priority is to look good, have a great body and just have a good self concept. There is never a good balance of being truly "healthy". It seems as though if you aren't stuffing McDonald's and Cheetos in your mouth at every meal of the day, you're still considered unhealthy...just in the other direction. You'll hear things like "I never see you eat. Do you even eat anything at all?" and "You eat too much. You're always eating, you should really stop." Neither of those paint a picture of perfect health.  My own personal definition of health is when you're in a HEALTHY mental state. It doesn't matter if your pant size is a 2 but you're skipping most meals and only eating boiled chicken breast and lettuce. That isn't the true definition of health. It's not even happiness. It's misery and self hatred.
Let me ask you this. If we all weighed our ideal weight, achieved our ideal body shapes, had our dream jobs, dream house and perfect relationships, would you truly be happy with yourself, or would you just find something else to hate? In psychology, there was a  term that meant once you achieved your goals, it becomes the norm for you, and you'll be unsatisfied yet again. You'll always be unsatisfied. I've come to terms with that. I have a friend who always says "I'll never be satisfied, and I'm satisfied with that." He's been saying that since I've known him.
The key to success is to set goals. Lots of small goals that are easily attainable. Once you achieve those goals, you can slowly move up to work towards the next ones. This way you're always working towards something. Even when it  becomes your new normal, there is more to work towards.
Now I realize this post is completely unorganized and scattered with 3 or 4 different thoughts but I felt like I just needed to say that a healthy mindset is all it takes to be truly healthy. Your physical shape and being will follow as long as your mindset is on track. (416)