It's amazing how one simple choice can make things get started. My goal to workout for 30 mins and not drink has not gone so well...to say the least I have hardly done anything and I have drank almost every night. Not a lot just one or two but still I haven't kept my goal and it was really starting to make me upset with myself. Today, I decided to take at least a 20 minute walk on my treadmill in between a short break from work. I started walking and then I figured what the hell why not start running. It felt so good to run again...even though my ass was jiggling like jello...it felt great! After my walk/run I even did 3 sets of squats with a 20 lb kettlebell. I love that one small choice made it where I ended up feeling so much better and gives me a good enough high to want to do it some more tomorrow. I'm excited that this one step has gotten the ball rolling again.
The other step I took was venting and getting all my feelings out about possibly losing a friendship.After venting about it I feel so much better and I don't feel as bitter about it all. Now I can move past it and stop being depressed about it all.
Baby steps it's amazing how one step makes a big difference.
Lisa
Monday, September 15, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
I'm Getting Too Comfortable
This is similar to how I feel about working out. When I get too comfortable with my routine, my "laziness" I find that I hit my snooze button on working out. But my snooze button isn't just 5 minutes it's a full day. I tell myself, "I'll start tomorrow, today I'll get some rest, drinks lots of water, and be ready to go...tomorrow!" Unfortunately one day turns into a full week and then a full week turns to two and so on. It's a hard cycle to break and when I finally do I always ask myself why it took so long, because I always feel so much better when I am staying active and working out. My clothes feel better on me, I'm much more confident, and I have more energy.
It's getting started that's my problem. I get too comfortable and I find that I put up barriers or walls that stop my from seeing the path I need to take. These barriers are my excuses and my laziness for putting it off one more day. I find that it overwhelms me to think about how many barriers I have to go through just to get where I want...so how do I get out of these ruts. The first thing is to think of reachable goals. These goals allow me to start knocking down my false barriers one by one. a wake up call where I realize that I've been stuck in my same lazy rut for too long and it's time that I change my attitude and to tell myself that I am not going to let this get the best of me. My reachable goals for the next 2 weeks will be:
1) I am going to pick up my weight program that was created for me
2.) Commit to being active for 30 mins a day plus the weights.
3.) To only drink water for the next 2 weeks (with the exception of my husband's birthday).
I feel that these goals are within reach and will help me knock down the biggest barrier of all...starting the routine. Once I have that first wall torn down I can see the pathway ahead of me and all the wonderful possibilities. I'll start on my goals today and I will even post my pictures up to keep me accountable for maintaining my goals week by week.
It's time I get comfortable in my skin again. No more Excuses!
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