We’ve been blaming George Bush for a lot of crap over the last few years. George Bush is the reason I don’t have a job. George Bush is the reason I lost my house. George Bush is the reason I’m in so much debt. George Bush doesn’t like Black people, so he got on the phone with God and asked for a devastating hurricane to pummel New Orleans. George Bush this, George Bush that. Sure I admit, he wasn’t the greatest president, as a matter of fact he may have been one of the worst, but is he really to blame for all of this?
With all this blame going around, perhaps I should blame Barack for my recent 47lb weight gain since the time he’s been in office. It makes sense to do so, because I really don’t care for Democrats, and blaming George Bush is getting kind of played out.
The first three months Obama was in office, I was under a lot of stress because sales were slow with my company. That was clearly his fault. Then finally sales started to kick up, but then I started having trouble with one of my employees, who was consequently my ex-business partner and a good friend. I had to fire him. I was cheap and didn’t want to hire help immediately, so I got so busy that I stopped working out. I also started eating conveniently. That was Barack’s fault too. I mean, if McCain would have been elected that would have never happened right? Then I guess consumer confidence jumped up a little bit, we got really busy. I finally hired somebody, but more of the same. No working out. More pigging out. Each time I put a piece of food in my mouth, each milk shake I drank, every ice cream I devoured, all Barack’s fault.
So now we are at the point where 300 on the scale is no longer unfamiliar territory again. Just 7 months after being down to 253. What the heck happened? Well Barack of course. I mean he’s been in office the whole time I’ve been on this downward spiral, so it had to be him right? I can’t possibly be the one at fault. I’m not the one responsible for this. I mean he was here at my house each day making my choices for me, keeping me from being disciplined and working hard. Barack Obama is the reason I am fat. Or maybe it’s my wife, she is a great cook. What about my mom. I did have a pretty crazy childhood after all.
The fact of the matter is, whether it’s weight gain, money troubles, or occupational woes, we can look no further than the man in the mirror when we want to find the problem and the solution. This has probably been said many times before, but it’s true so it’s worth saying again. Before I examine this deeper, let me just state that all of these issues are really superficial and we can be content even while having them. Life will never be short of problems. God allows for them to be part of our lives to help us grow. That’s another subject though.
I’m really pretty angry with myself right now. Not only am I doing myself an injustice by eating without an ounce of control and attending just 3 workouts in the past month and half, I’m screwing my family, my co-workers and everyone I come into contact with. Being fat saps my energy. I move at a slower pace. The fire in my belly is like a candle ready to go out, rather than a furnace burning at 5000 degrees. Instead of playing with my daughters on the floor I sit on the couch and veg out. Instead of being fresh in the morning and giving my time to God, I barely roll out of bed. Instead of giving my wife my undivided attention I fall asleep because I’m exhausted. I’m irritable. I don’t work as hard. Living this way is my choice however. I can either continue on or change.
Enough complaining. It’s time for me to right this train. From this moment forward. I need to kick it back up a notch or ten. I need to take responsibility for the situation. I need to train harder than I ever have before. I need to eat sensibly, not so strictly that I’m constantly temped to binge. Regardless of the problem we are facing, if we own it we’ll get back on track. No one else is to blame. It’s time to stop ignoring the real problem or trying to pawn it off on someone else.
Training is tomorrow morning at 6:30, I better be there. My accountability partner will be all of you who are reading this.
So I guess it’s not Barack’s fault after all. George W will even get a pass. I leave the blame game, ignorant statements and downright Tom Foolery to Kayne West.
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