My Reason

Today as I was doing my usual work out, when a thought came to my mind. Why am I doing this? I have a baby who is crying, a son who needs a drink, and here I am being selfish and trying to finish my work out. I just wanted to QUIT!  Why am I putting myself through this? It isn't going to get me far!
Have any of you ever experienced this? Well.. I would like to tell you what my answer was to This MAJOR question, WHY AM I DOING THIS?

My father has type 2 diabetes, so did my grandma. On my mother's side my grandma has Congestive heart failure and so did my great grandmother. My family down the line has also been overweight, which has contributed to knee, back, and other problems. So WHY workout?
My answer was right in front of me. There were three of them. Yes, it is for me to stay healthy, but without these three boys in my life I don't think I would care. That is the type of person I am. I have a hard time getting motivated, keeping on routine and schedules. I am that person who says that will never happen to me, so why try?

I don't want to ever experience the feeling of GREAT it did happen to me, why didn't I try? I want to stay healthy for these boys and my future kids. I want to be able to see my kids grow up and play baseball or soccer, football, basketball, or whatever they like to do. I want to be able to run around a field without getting out of breath! I want to lower my chances of getting diabetes, heart disease, CHF, knee and back problems, and being overweight. I want to see my kids go through school, graduate from High School, get married, and then spend time with my grand kids! I want my kids to see my healthy lifestyle and want to follow it.

That is my reason for trying to be healthy!  What is yours?