Purpose

I've come to realise over these 4 months that my reasons for starting 12WBT were not the right ones. I didn't start to gain a healthy lifestyle or to improve my fitness--- I started to 'beat' the people who were holding me back mentally. However as I continued with the program those negative reasons began to fade and my true needs started to become apparent to me. I was suddenly exposed to a forum of supportive, wonderful people who really wanted to better themselves, a host of videos that made me seriously question my own mindset and a regime of healthy eating & exercising. Bit by bit I stopped caring about what others thought about my efforts and started paying attention to my own needs. I hadn't realised what a difference having goals would make in my life nor how fulfilling a great workout in the gym would be. I had no idea the absolute love I would feel towards the art of cooking healthy meals nor how fun it would be to try a new meal every night. This program has given me something I didn't realise I was looking for --- purpose. The purpose to create positive things in my life and to constantly try and better myself. I'm not trying to prove myself to anyone any more because the only opinion that really matters is mine and I'm now doing something that I love.