I am back and I am ready to continue the Ass Kicking. First I read an excerpt from the Whole 9 Life website that was titled “Tough Love” They talk about a 30 day Paleo diet and the excuses we make. It really made me look at myself and I think it helped, so I thought I would share.
1. It is not hard. Don’t you dare tell us this is hard. Giving up heroin is hard. Beating cancer is hard. Drinking your coffee black. Is. Not. Hard. You won’t get any coddling, and you won’t get any sympathy for your “struggles”. Because if we (Dallas and Melissa) can do this while living out of a car on our road trip, relying on a restaurant or a cooler for 90% of our meals, while constantly socializing for business, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE. It’s only thirty days, and it’s for the most important cause on earth – the only physical body you will ever have in this lifetime. So suck it up and join us.
2. Don’t tell us you “slipped”. Unless you physically tripped and your face landed in a box of Krispy Kremes, you DID NOT SLIP. You made a choice to eat something of poor quality. It’s always a choice, so do not phrase it as if you had an accident. Commit here, 100%, for the full 30 days, or go somewhere else.
Phil – This one hit hard, I don’t know how many times I have said this, ouch.
3. You never, ever, ever HAVE to eat anything you don’t want to eat. You’re all big boys and girls. Toughen up. Learn to say no (or make your Mom proud and say, “No, thank you”). Learn to stick up for yourself. Just because it’s your sister’s birthday, or your best friend’s wedding, or your company outing or the Fourth of July does not mean you have to eat anything. It’s always a choice, and we would hope that you stopped succumbing to peer pressure in 10th grade.
Dallas and Melissa are great. Have you heard/read her rant on the "crazy train to carrotown" or something like that?
ReplyDeleteIt's nice when people start apoligizing or justifying their eating habits when you enter a room.
Modeling has a great impact.
Good stuff, Phil.
ReplyDelete9 Mon, 9 Tues for me.