IGNITE

I have had this word stuck in my head for a few days. Ignite, ignition.

ignite  (ɪɡˈnaɪt)

—    Vb

1.      to catch fire or set fire to; burn or cause to burn

2.      ( tr ) chem  to heat strongly

3.      ( tr ) to stimulate or provoke: the case has ignited a nationwide debate

[C17: from Latin ignīre  to set alight, from ignis  fire]

It started when I was cleaning off my desk at home. I seem to accumulate books, magazines and pieces of paper. I was thinking of taking a bunch of my diet books and giving them away. I am that person that buys the latest diet book, the newest fad, the one book that will save me from ever buying another diet book again. And how did that work for me you ask? I'm skipping that question.

That got me thinking about all those books I have collected over the years. Here are a few things I have learned:

1. I skim read diet books, I do not ever read the entire book, they make them too big.
2. They say the same thing in different ways, eat less, move more. I know that, I get it that.
3. You buy one book, you've seen them all.
4. It's really easy to read about it, to learn it, but I haven't figured out how to get myself to actually DO IT for more than about 3 days.

And that is when I started thinking of the word ignite. I know what to do, I know exactly how to do it, I just can't seem to ignite. My ignition key is stuck.

What is it that makes a person want something bad enough that they will change their eating habits? And if you are not willing to change your eating habits does that mean, you don't want it bad enough? 

I talk mostly about eating habits because I am a regular exerciser. I love to go to the gym, I wish I had more time to spend at the gym. But I also like sweets and carbs and all that white processed stuff I'm not supposed to eat.

I know that if I could get my ignition working I could retrain myself to eat healthier food. It would make a big difference in my life.

I'm almost there, I'm thinking about it. And I'm stoking the fire and eventually it will IGNITE!