no pain-no gain??

What on earth is a saying like that suppose to make me say, yes I'll take the pain?? So often I would think I wasn't willing to take the pain for whatever in life it might cost me to be able to gain something that would be a change and even a lifetime change.

For instance fitness- I didn't want to work out and be in pain no matter what I gained from it. It hurt and I was not going to put myself through any pain just to look good (that's how I seen it). Little did I know back then that it wasn't really about looking good but about taking care of my body and keeping it in shape so that I wouldn't pull muscles easy or I had flexibility. Also being able to lift my child and grandchildren without pain. Yes today I say I'll take the pain now and have great rewards in the flexibility of my body.

Next, eating healthy- I guess I thought I was going to always be young and in shape and never really have to worry about what I ate. I was not taught healthy eating and I don't blame my parents because they didn't have the teaching either. I would say I fell in to this on my own and began to put more thought into it and research as to what I should and shouldn't be eating.

One of the greatest things is setting boundaries for myself and my children. This took a long time to learn but thank GOD I did and have been working on it since. This is definitely a painful experience at first but can be a lifetime of gain.

So now when I think of this saying I know I have experienced it and it works. It's worth the pain for anything that will change you.

What do you think now..