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As Good As I Once Was

By On January 23, 2010 Under To My Friends

I haven’t written in a long time and have struggled to work out lately due to pain from an injury in my upper left leg. I am not sure if I injured myself from pushing too hard in one of my workouts or from just living life. Sometimes, I think the pain is from a nerve. If it’s not a nerve, then it has to be the outer thigh muscle. I am taking an anti-inflammatory and stretching throughout the day. I hope to be back to normal soon.

My injury made me think about Toby Keith’s country song As Good As I Once Was. Here are some of the lyrics:

I ain’t as good as I once was
That’s just the cold hard truth….

May not be good as I once was
But I’m as good once as I ever was

As we age (yes, I am in my forties) or we are not as fit as we could be or have illness or injuries to work around, our minds still go back to our youth when we played on swings and were invinceable. It is hard for me to have an injury because my mind still wants to work out. I have to remind myself daily that a modified routine is currently in my best interest. A daily regimen of stretching…

May not be good as I once was
But I’m as good once as I ever was

Even with taking a time out, I think about Beachbody workouts. They have helped me change my mind set. Changing your mental habits helps you change your physical habits.

The wonderful thing about working out and getting fit is you will improve your health and fitness. The lyrics of Toby Keith’s song do not have to hold true throughout your life. You might have to modify your workouts. (My mother has fibromyalgia and has to workout in a pool. She would never be able to do any sort of athletic training like I do with P90X or ChaLean Extreme.) But, by doing the level and type of exercising that you can do, your mind and body will grow stronger.

You can lose weight, melt fat, increase muscle, and boost your metabolism. You can in fact, change the words of the lyrics just as you can change your mindset and physical condition.

I ain’t as tired as I once was
That’s just the cold hard truth….

May not be as young now as I once was
But I’m healthier now as I ever was

Here are some more ideas. Find one that hits home and write it down. Look at that phrase everyday before your workout and after. I hope it brings you some motivation to keep pressing play.

I ain’t as heavy as I once was
That’s just the cold hard truth….

May not be as young now as I once was
But I’m leaner now as I ever was

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I ain’t as fat as I once was
That’s just the cold hard truth….

May not be as young now as I once was
But I’m toner now as I ever was

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I ain’t as uncommited as I once was
That’s just the cold hard truth….

May not be as young now as I once was
But I’m more commited now as I ever was

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Keep pressing play!

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