Cindy

Okay, I determined today that I need to practice what I preach.  I hate that too!  I’ve been leading the Wildcats for a few months now and I’m always doling out advice to those people who are feeling bad or just not “in the mood” to exercise.  Well, this week, that person needing the advice has been me.

We’ve all been there so don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about.  We get in those moods when we just don’t feel like doing anything at all.  I don’t want to workout.  I’m tired of this battle.  Who cares if I gain a pound or two (or three or four).  The very idea of exercise is just beyond me.   Heck, I even avoided the forums because I didn’t WANT to be motivated!  That’s how pathetic it’s been in my feeble little mind this week.

Well, I do have a responsibility to my team so I knew that I needed to do something.  I figured, I’ll just check in on the forums and then head to bed.  Who’s gonna know if I work out or not anyway?  Besides that, who really cares?

I didn’t even get the computer turned on before that little voice in my head was telling me to practice what I preach.  How could I, in good conscience, go online and talk to people about staying motivated and working through their blahs if I didn’t do it myself.  I’m constantly telling people to take responsibility for their choices.  I don’t buy into the whole, “don’t beat yourself up” way of thinking.  I mean, really, who the heck are ya gonna beat up for your own lack of exercise and poor food choices?

So, I DID get my workout in today.  It was 1:00 in the morning and I was dragging out the Gazelle to get in a quick workout.  Afterall, just 30 minutes is all I really need right?  Well, I got my 3 miles in and feel SOOOO much better about myself.  I feel so dern good that I’m gonna get in some ab work before going off to bed and it’s after 2 am right now.

Just one last word of advice, when you’re working through the blahs, don’t look at the clock.  Watch some TV or something while you workout but try not to pay any attention to the time spent working out.  I’ve learned that when I’m in blah mode, watching the clock just makes it worse.  I still feel better when I finish but it seems to drag on forever.  So, today, I didn’t pay attention to the clock and before I knew it, my 3 miles was complete!

So, yes, I still say, work through the blahs!  You’ll feel much better about yourself if you do!!!!!!!!