Are you interested? Or committed?

So, I sit here this am, thinking about all my past, my life as a whole, and what is it, that I want to achieve. And all I can think of is the commitment. 
We commit to things every day. We commit to our spouse, our children, our careers, our religion, and our family, not necessarily in that order. And that commitment carries out in everything we do on a daily basis. 

My thought leads me to, when do we commit to ourselves? There is a big difference between interest and commitment. If you are interested in doing something, you do it when it is convenient, but when you are committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. 
So, our marriage, we commit to better or worse, and we work at it, daily. Only when we make excuses, does the marriage fail. I am living testimony to that one. I have a failed marriage. But now, I am committed to Gary, and we will make no excuses, we will only accept results. 
So, our children, we commit to them from the day they are conceived. Our entire life changes as a result. We eat, breathe, sleep the commitment we have made, and nothing gets in the way. As they grow, we live with their choices and we commit them, putting aside all other things. An example, they are interested in sports, and we, as parents make the commitment to get them there and support them, and if they try to quit, we discuss with them, how they are a part of something bigger, and we get them to commit. No excuses. Only results.  As a soccer and football mom, the commitment I make for practices and games, to get them there, and cheer them on, is a huge priority.
We commit to our jobs, and doing the best we can, every day. We commit to our faith and we make no excuses. 

That brings me to the commitment of a healthy, fit lifestyle. Is it interest? Or is it commitment? Only about 2% of people make a true commitment. They take care of their bodies, they put healthy food in, they make sure they get the nutrients they need and they exercise regularly. 
There is a large portion of the population who are interested, and they do it, when its convenient. It's because they have other "commitments". 
The best thing about being committed, is that you always have a choice. You can exercise anywhere. If you go out to eat, you have a choice from the menu, and you can choose the healthy stuff or not. If you are at the kids games, you can stand instead of sit, you can walk around between quarters/inning/periods. You can take 20 min out of your day and go for a walk, and if you really try, you can raise that heart rate up. Even at work, you can commit, you can take 5 and do a stretch or two. Bring your lunch, so your choices are yours.
I hope that as you read this, you can see, that a healthy lifestyle can be convenient. You are not held to a gym to stay healthy. 

There are few people, in the grand scheme, who commit to that lifestyle. I know not everyone thinks like me, or does what I do. 
So, as I go on with my day, I will choose my commitment, to live with purpose and passion. 
Choose your path, and choose it so that you are proud of the decision you made.