Hey as long as we are confessing, I may as well add mine. Yesterday - I did NOT want to work out. Seriously - it was ridiculous!! Do you ever have those days? Or am I totally alone on that one? Typically it happens after something completely throws me off my routine for a few days such as, being sick, an injury (like Melaine's), vacation - for me, this time, it was MOVING. Not only did we move this last weekend, between my 2 youngest girls, we had TEN softball games!! For those of you familiar with softball - this equates to 20 HOURS of game time!
In short - as a single mother, this made moving quite challenging and in the end, I was very grateful that I don't own a lot of stuff!
So - what do you do when you need that extra "kick in the pants," to go work out? I'll share with you what I do - but I would love to hear from you as well.
1. Get yourself one of these....
So - what do you do when you need that extra "kick in the pants," to go work out? I'll share with you what I do - but I would love to hear from you as well.
1. Get yourself one of these....
... a GREAT workout partner!! This is my son, Ashton, he turns 21 this
month. As I was laying in bed, ready to take a nap and going through
all the excuses and reasons why I couldn't go work out, he calls me. It
was as if he could read my mind, he asked what I was doing and asked me
to go workout with him - like he knew I needed the extra push that
day. I LOVE it when he does this - then he pushes me to do these crazy
workouts that I would never do. If your kids are at the age of driving
you crazy, rather than working out - I would suggest thinking of someone
that you know, who is really good and very consistent about their own
workouts - see if they wouldn't mind some companionship - tell them you
need a little help with accountability - or just an extra little push
out the door.
2. Stimulation - sometimes when I'm just not feeling it, I'll drink a 5 hour or a spark - maybe take some muscle fuel or strength (supplements) to give me that "pumped up" feeling for a workout. Sometimes -certain music will do it too.
3. Find a purpose - most people work out with a weight loss purpose, which is fine and all, but when it comes to these really hard days, it's too easy to look in the mirror and say... "yeah - I'm okay with this, I just don't care enough to do it, today." Find a purpose that is greater than that - for me it's my kids and wanting to be an example to them (more on this later - the POWER of example!!), wanting to keep up with them, not wanting to be a burden to them in the later years of my life (if I can help it).
4. Sometimes - we need to look to Nike and just take their advice... "Just DO it!!" Sometimes - if I tell myself that, over and over and over - it'll push me out the door.
That's it for me - those are my personal tricks - but I'd love to hear yours if you have something different that works for you!
Shine on!
Carrie
2. Stimulation - sometimes when I'm just not feeling it, I'll drink a 5 hour or a spark - maybe take some muscle fuel or strength (supplements) to give me that "pumped up" feeling for a workout. Sometimes -certain music will do it too.
3. Find a purpose - most people work out with a weight loss purpose, which is fine and all, but when it comes to these really hard days, it's too easy to look in the mirror and say... "yeah - I'm okay with this, I just don't care enough to do it, today." Find a purpose that is greater than that - for me it's my kids and wanting to be an example to them (more on this later - the POWER of example!!), wanting to keep up with them, not wanting to be a burden to them in the later years of my life (if I can help it).
4. Sometimes - we need to look to Nike and just take their advice... "Just DO it!!" Sometimes - if I tell myself that, over and over and over - it'll push me out the door.
That's it for me - those are my personal tricks - but I'd love to hear yours if you have something different that works for you!
Shine on!
Carrie
