Instant coffee. Instant technology. Instant photographs. Instant meals. Instant transactions. It seems that everything these days is instant – it is all about how fast things can be done and how quickly something can be accomplished. We want it fast, and we want it NOW!
We don’t want to wait for anything anymore. We are so accustomed to everything being done straight away that ‘patience’ is pretty much never heard of.I personally believe that our society’s obsession with instant everything is a huge contributing factor to why so many people give up on their goals. (And I’m sure also why people often get caught up in the phenomenon of fad diets that claim to give you results in mere weeks or days). As with everything else in this world, it’s as if we have come to expect change to occur almost straight away… and then when that doesn’t happen we get completely bummed out. We feel frustrated to the point of giving up.
And yes I am totally guilty of this. I would be lying if I didn’t admit to it. Numerous times in the past I have wanted to (or even have) given up on my goals because it’s seemed like all the effort and hard work wasn’t paying off. It’s pretty deflating when you are seemingly doing everything right – eating well, exercising regularly and yet nothing changes. It’s easy to get caught up thinking it is all a complete waste of time and effort. But then you have to ask yourself ‘am I putting a realistic time frame on this?’
It has taken me 2 years to get to where I am today. I had ups and downs within that time, I lost weight, I put weight back on, I went hard out at the gym, I stopped going to the gym, I had so much motivation, I lost all motivation. Its a vicious circle sometimes and when you don't see those changes almost immediately it's disheartening and it's no wonder people give up.
I eventually got the point where I realised this can't happen anymore, I wanted a toned, fit body and I wasn't going to get that if I didn't put in the effort and keep going. It's happening slowly but the weight is dropping off, the muscle is building and I'm slowly but surely getting more toned.
