Time to get my ass moving again! I just looked on the calendar and there are only 30 more days until Daylight Savings Time and the days become noticeably gloriously longer. Of course I had to count down the days until spring, too - 41! It will be here before you know it! Unsually once we hit March, spring is here in a flash. Every year I say that I want to slim(er) by warm weather - and I usually fail. It's time to get my ass moving again! The clock is ticking! What am I waiting for?? I used to LOVE to exercise when I lost over 60 pounds 3 years ago. I keep trying to think of how I got to that point of actually
loving to exercise. How did I get from being able to only walk 10 minutes at a time to walking up to 7 miles a day? How did I get that obsessed feeling and HOW DO I GET IT BACK? I've just got to keep eating right, move my body, start feeling better and watch the scale drop. Repeat. That's how I got that groove/feeling before and that's how I will get it again.
A friend of mine asked me to walk with her tonight. She is obese and has never walked before and wants to give it a try. I can tell that she
sort of wants to make a change but she's not sure if she wants to do the work that it takes to get there. I just told her to ease into it slowly and that we'll walk and chat and see what happens. I hope that she likes it and that we can inspire each other.
Speaking of inspiring each other... I want to thank all of you amazing women for being here for me on a daily basis, putting up with my highs and lows and never failing to inspire and motivate me or to slap me back into place. Thanks for all of the laughs and wonderful advice. Thanks for making this a place that I look forward to come to for the support that I need. <3
This place helped me lose the 60+ pounds three years ago and I know it will do the same for me again.
Yep, in the beginning we have to fake it until we make it. A couple of days ago I indulged a wee bit with some chocolate. I mean, not even 30 calories worth. Really eeny teeny weeny amount. That night, I felt SO sluggish in my dancing, and had to totally force myself to put in the 30 minutes. Usually my fav dance songs really keep me motivated and after the 15 min. mark the time flies by, but not that night. Every minute was a struggle. And went to bed that night, for the first time in weeks, my 'throat asthma' (very minute wheezing in the throat only, with every exhale) was back. Both HAD to be the chocolate! I am floored. I need to post about this tomorrow, because I realized last night I wasn't wheezing, and the only difference was no chocolate at all. Sucks, but man oh man! It's amazing what a little change can do to our attitude, as well as our energy level and DRIVE. Keep working at it, eat better, and before you know it you will have your old exercise mojo back, and perhaps bring a needing friend along with you down that path! :D
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the chocolate theory...
ReplyDeleteI always think about how to capture that magic moment when it all worked so I can repeat it. I used to be in the gym at 4:30 in the morning. Before I had ever hit my desk at 7, I would have a 3-4 mile run and a mile swim down, plus something else--weightlifting, spin. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteBut, I can't do that anymore. I'm just not motivated, and I'm a different person. I have to find what motivates me now and that's just a bit harder, because I have so many other goals that don't necessarily include losing 20 pounds.
Just do a little something every day. It'll add up. Not everyday has to be perfect and to lose weight, you don't have to exercise for 2 hours, 7 days a week.
Plus, you gotta find a new motivation for this new you. I have no advice on that one.
Thanks. Mel. You're exactly right and I think the motivation for the new me will be a combo of getting a makeover for the next phase in my life and finding a new man. ;)
ReplyDeleteI think I'm the same as you, too, in that I need to find what motivates me now, because those things have obviously changed (somewhat) for me now.
I hope the walk with the friend can turn into a regular thing - that would a great motivation if you became walking buddies. :)
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