75 Easy Week 0
An Uphill Battle
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75 Easy Week 0 : An Uphill Battle
Figuring out what works and what doesn’t work was my top priority for the last month.
I’ve realized exercise was essential but my diet was even more important. Both of these are supported by discipline, your motor that supports every decision you make. Often times, you need to say no a bunch of times to things you wanna do. And I put myself in situations where it is hard for me to say no. And to be honest, it really is difficult to say no to your friends and family. All they want is their happiness first and what makes them happy is seeing you happy. But what happens when I don’t feel happiness at all, even if I’m spending time with my friends and family. I’ve always thought if I saw them regularly, I would be reassured that everything was okay. But there’s just some things you can’t explain.
But circling back on discipline, I have friends that organize events for us to go out and it usually ends up with us eating. Lately they’ve been WAY into all-you-can-eats. Usually, I couldn’t attend those events. It was during times where I worked so I was unavailable. This time, I was able to find some wiggle room for my schedule and take the day-off to spend time. The plan was originally to go snowboarding after 5 and going back home when we were done. I thought that plan was GENIUS. I didn’t have to spend more than the snowboard ticket, get some quick exercise and come back home as if I had done a marathon. “What could possibly go wrong?” I thought; as the biggest nuke drops in the group chat — “Hello are we eating after snowboarding?” my friend Leo says. I drop to my knees when I see that message. I didn’t prepare all this food for nothing. The chat kept popping and as the discussion kept growing, I was trying to think what my escape plan were. Can I take the bus back home after? Ahh it’s too cold. Usually I bring my car so that I have an escape plan of my own. But this time I was subjected to whoever is bringing me back home. But I had a plan. What if I made a smoothie for my dinner and tried to convince people we should go to McDonald’s to finish up our night. That sounds PERFECT. In reality, that was a bull idea.
In likelihood, most plans are decided wayyy earlier than when you discuss it amongst yourselves. And when people are hungry, the decision is whichever feeds the most and the easiest way to get to. It could be as simple as looking for the place on google maps and seeing their menu. People were ESPECIALLY hungry before snowboarding. They would work an appetite first and then eat everything they desired. And as I ponder on the mistake, I realized one thing that I could’ve done to avoid all of this: Saying NO.
I was challenging myself for the past year in knowing what my limits were and what pushed me to give up on my goals
Last year, I ran twice a week for at least 4 months. I shed weight way too quick and people started to notice. This year, I want to surpass what I did. I was running 2 times and going to the gym 2 times per week. I never knew it but it not only required extreme amounts of discipline, you need to implement systems, or processes so that every week you can churn out results without sacrificing too much quality work. But when winter came, all my plans fell. I was committed to walking outside but during this time, my diet did suffer. And so here are 6 things you should take away to build your legacy.
1. Discipline is the foundation of everything.
Exercise and diet both require discipline. Every healthy decision is supported by the ability to say no — even when it’s uncomfortable.
2. Your environment often decides your success.
Putting yourself in situations where temptation is high (all-you-can-eat dinners, social eating, etc.) makes discipline much harder.
3. Saying “no” is sometimes the most important skill.
Friends and family mean well, but protecting your goals sometimes requires declining plans or setting boundaries.
4. Systems beat motivation.
Motivation comes and goes. Building consistent systems (scheduled workouts, structured routines) makes progress sustainable.
5. Progress requires experimentation.
Testing different habits, schedules, and routines helps you understand what works and what causes you to fall off track.
6. Awareness is the first step to improvement.
Reflecting on mistakes — like the snowboarding dinner situation — helps you design better strategies next time.
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