Blame Everyone Else
In 2004 some goofy-looking guy from New York City wrote and directed his own documentary regarding the terrifying truths about the fast food industry, more specifically McDonald’s, and what it was doing to Americans. Super Size Me quickly became a hot topic docu-film before social media was even off the ground.
Morgan Spurlock set out to eat McDonald’s food every single day for an entire month in order to track exactly what the food would do to his body, health, and overall wellbeing.
I remember watching Spurlock’s documentary in high school health class, where the fast food industry seemed to be completely ruining our society from the inside out. I remember being absolutely terrified and convinced that it was because of fast food and companies like McDonald’s that I had never been truly happy with my personal fitness or body shape. I then decided to grab a slice of pizza from my favorite local joint on my way home from a hard day of summer school health class.
The truth is, everyone wants to try and find new reasons as to why we aren’t happy with our bodies, our health, our fitness, and so much more. In reality, everything stems from our personal choices, as each one of them leads to some kind of result.
Bad choices, much like my decision to grab a face-sized slice of pizza on my way home from summer school, are in exact same lane as our future selves.
I am a huge advocate for self-awareness and personal blame - and I try to implement that in my own personal life in regards to fitness, business, relationships, etc. When I do something to upset my girlfriend I know that the last thing I need to do is start trying to point fingers or get defensive. I need to buckle down and figure out how I can do better for next time.
It is common in our culture today to point as many fingers in as many different directions as we can. The bottom line is that no one wants to, or is willing to, take blame for things. This includes fitness, and we see it way too much.
It is not McDonald’s fault that Morgan Spurlock decided to eat their crap food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, one-month straight. Of course there would be health implications when a drastic measure is taken like that. On the flip side, if any of us were to eliminate all processed foods from our diets and dedicate one month to, “clean eating,” I am sure that the health and fitness benefits would be astounding.
I am writing this to help the readers take ownership in their fitness. If you are not where you want to be, guess what? You have yourself to blame. But that is also inspiring, because then we can understand that the other side of fitness is up to us to achieve. If we are not where we want to be it is truly up to us to change that.
Got it? Good, go do just that. Take ownership and make it happen.
Coach A
