Gym: My Happy Place!
It’s one year since I started gymming, and it has been the brightest aspect of my life ever since. I am 185 cm tall but my insecurities have been taller than that, particularly how I look. After several postponements and procrastination attributed to Corona and job change, I finally started last year. Now, it’s a part of my day-to-day routine and the 1–1.30 hours I spent in the gym is the happiest and calmest part of my day.
When I initially started I felt extremely awkward, I was lean and shy and I was intimidated by the guys at the gym who looked well-built. The shyness gradually reduced with every passing week. I am an OCD guy, I follow a particular routine and I have to follow it no matter what. Once I fitted the Gym in my daily schedule, there was no looking back. Somedays even if I wouldn’t feel like hitting the gym, I would still go to keep up the routine. After a couple of months, I was able to see the results in my body. The shaping of the muscles made me feel good about myself. The confidence it boosted in me was worth all the sore muscles that I endured. I am still not perfect but my insecurities about my body have significantly reduced. This result became another motivation for me to continue. Like any other activity, consistency is the key. Thanks to the OCD and the visible results, it wasn’t a problem.
2023 has not been kind to me, I faced personal issues that pulled me down to my lowest that I am still recovering from. While my crucial objective for gymming was weight gain, it gradually changed being more than that, a place of solace where I can leave all my troubles at the doorstep. The gym became an essential facet of my mental peace in the mentioned bothering phase. There were several days when going to the gym was the only happy thing that I did the entire day. Sure there are days when I have been lazy and didn’t want to go to the gym and I have bunked the gym. But gladly it was just a few rare occasions and I didn’t drop the habit altogether, I used the ‘Hevy’ mobile application to keep track of my workouts which helped me to stay on course.
Though I am happy that I have been consistent in gymming and have made noticeable improvements over the past year, the one area that I lacked was a proper diet. The results could have been even better if I had a proper diet for which I only have myself to blame. I am a weird eater. Either I eat too much in a day or do not eat at all, it all depends on my mood. After muddling with it for months, I have finally streamlined a proper diet that I have been implementing for the past month, Hopefully, the results improve.
On a concluding note, to all the worried souls seeking peace, hit the gym you’ll find solace.
