The Courageous Quest
The couple was going to commit themselves to eating healthily and working out. A pal of theirs that was present at the party and overheard their promise approached them with an added challenge that would help them along: a month of no cheat meals or alcohol. The Reeds were emboldened by this added condition and felt like they could overcome anything. But like many people inspired by New Year’s Eve’s promise of a new life, the Reeds would soon come to find that their quest for health and fitness would not be so easy. Regardless, the couple got a gym membership.
The Courageous Quest
The gym’s cardio classes would turn out to be unmanageable for Lexi, who said, “I tried to do high-intensity cardio, but I wasn’t able to”. While Lexi seemed to be showing the right attitude, and was making an enormous change by just entering a gym in the first place, she was struggling to keep up alongside the other people that had enrolled in the class. Try as she might, Lexi was unable to match the pace of the others, and she felt humiliated and distressed.
Little By Little
The gym’s cardio classes would turn out to be unmanageable for Lexi, who said, “I tried to do high-intensity cardio, but I wasn’t able to”. While Lexi seemed to be showing the right attitude, and was making an enormous change by just entering a gym in the first place, she was struggling to keep up alongside the other people that had enrolled in the class. Try as she might, Lexi was unable to match the pace of the others, and she felt humiliated and distressed.
Little By Little
