Guess what? You need to JUST DO IT! I am not stealing Nike’s motto (just borrowing it), however they did pick one of the best damn motto’s, didn’t they? You need to start setting goals. What is your main goal for working out? How many days? How much time? What specific exercises will you focus on and enjoy?
Everyone has different reasons & motivators to get themselves to a gym, track, and pop in a DVD, or just move! Figure out what you enjoy and when you are done make sure what you did made you feel FABULOUS! If you enjoy hiking make sure you move fast and it is a challenging hike. If you enjoy bike riding, find a few great hills. You need to get that heart rate up there in order to burn some mega calories.
Now back to the excuse I hear constantly. “Sandi, I have no time to exercise”. Blah, puke, blah, puke, what did you say? All you are telling yourself and others when you use that excuse is you are not willing to exercise. When you are really ready and you have had enough of feeling like crap that “not enough time cards” excuse will be no more. It blows my mind when I see people make all sorts of time in their “busy” schedules to go out for appetizers & drinks, clean their already immaculate clean home and my favorite……..plant their asses in front of a TV after work until bedtime. AHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Listen, I love drinks (all of my friends certainly know that) and watching some boob tube here and there. Cleaning my house as you all know has and always will be at the bottom of my list. Anyway, utilize your time wisely and make this time count. Get healthy & ultimately add more time to your tickers. In this country I find more and more people either living in front of the TV or messing around on their computers. There are so many studies which indicate Americans are spending a sick amount of time watching TV. In the end this winds up stealing minds, hopes, dreams and valuable time.
Think of this scenario…….You go to work & start socializing with your co-workers. What is the first thing usually discussed? Yup, what happened in last night’s Bachelor episode……come on, don’t be ashamed. If it is not the Bachelor, it is some other TV series that everyone watched the previous night. Then you immediately discuss what is on the following night and go home, heat up dinner and plant your ass on your couch for “relaxing & unwinding” time…….(of course the TV needs to help you unwind). What sometimes freaks me out is watching people with the clicker in their hand and they are just aimlessly clicking and clicking and are in a complete comatose state! They then look @ the clock and WOW! It is 11pm and they crash and wake up and do it all over. I would definitely not call any of this relaxing time; instead I call it mind-sucking time. Your brain is slowly turning into mush. It has happened to all of us at one time or another (usually more).
I enjoy watching The Biggest Loser, but do not count down to the night it is on. I also miss it quite a bit but towards the end of the season I love seeing the transformation of these people. Their bodies do not only transform, but their attitudes, confidence, & self-esteem also changes. Why? These folks were ready for the change and felt crappy enough to make a commitment towards a new life. I love Bob & Jillian’s no B.S. attitude. These people have so many obstacles in their lives just like you and I. In order for them to move forward, they need to release all that has happened in their lives. Have you ever watched the show and noticed that before they began the show, they were always too busy, or just too damn tired to exercise? Just like them, lose the card, get over it, move on and forgive those who you think “damaged” you or more importantly forgive yourself…….Now go ahead, and JUST DO IT!
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