Saturday, August 10, 2013

Slacking and Getting Motivated

I have been slacking soooooooo much! the fact of the matter is that it is way easier to slack on your plan and just look up tips and recipes on Pinterest instead. But here is the thing. For me i am only 3 months out from the wedding now (actually to the day) and I need to get on it. I actually lost a good amount just by changing my schedule and eating less. Now its crunch time though (pun intended) and I need to get on it.



I have attempted to enlist friends and my fiance but the fact is that no one is consistent. People flake and then i flake on myself. its a plan for disaster.

I have utilized every excuse in the book to rationalize my not getting up and going to the gym, however i know that later that day I will be hating myself because I feel like crap. I might be a little sore after the gym but I never regret going. On the other hand I do regret not going to the gym.

I have been doing good to not get fast food, however my fiance and I still go out to dinner with friends and I can't say that I always get the best selections.

The irony comes in with the fact that I am a Social Worker and counsel others on a variety of issues. Goal setting being one of them and now I myself am having such a difficulty with it. The only upside is that I have a great understanding now with the struggle that goes into really making a change in your life.

so my plan from here?

  1. change my alarm sound so I actually wake up
  2. when I do wake up I get up (I usually need to pee anyway)
  3. I get up I stay up
  4. While I am up I might as well put my shoes on
  5. I then might as well spend some sort of time at the gym.
  6. I enlist further assistance from friends
  7. I keep a record in my calendar and plan as a part of my day
  8. When I fail to go in the morning I still have an opportunity to go in the evening
  9. Plan my meals for the next day including snacks and drinks
  10. go to bed early
  11. don't eat late at night
I will start with that and try and go on from there. 

I have also taken to change my passwords to motivating phrases and I am considering other tactics like using motivating pictures and saying scattered around my environment. 

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