I think today shall be a mellow day. I've got some things to work on, but nothing seems to be too daunting. I like days like this. Especially when it's the beginning of the week. I don't know why, but Monday's are not the hardest day for me. That award definitely goes to Tuesday. Don't get me wrong; Monday's definitely suck. They are, however, the start of a new week, and I guess that gives me something to look forward to when that alarm goes off in the morning. Excitement! Something fun may happen this week. Now Tuesday's...they're hard. The weekend that just passed already seems so far away, and the next one doesn't look like it will ever come. By Wednesday at least you know you're half-way through the week, and Thursday, well that just means the next day is Friday! But Tuesday...
I don't know where I was going with that.
So, I had been saying for years I would actually get into the habit of working out. I would stick with it for about three days, and then I just couldn't motivate myself. Of course, then I would get upset because I didn't like the way I looked, and so on and so forth. At the beginning of January, something changed. I didn't make it my resolution or anything, because that never seems to work out. I just went and bought this workout dvd and I started doing it. The cool thing is, I found out I somewhat enjoyed it! Well, let me rephrase that...nobody really ENJOYS working out. The entire time you constantly have the thought, "Grr, I'm working out" running through your head. But I did find I didn't hate it quite as much as I used to. And more importantly, it made me FEEL good. So I kept at it. Now, I'm not going to say I worked out everyday because A) that isn't healthy and B) it would be an outright lie. If I needed a day just to rest, I would rest. But on most days, I would work out. And if I thought about taking a day off, I would usually end up feeling guilty and I would go change clothes and just go ahead and do it. It is now almost two months later, and I'm still keeping up with it. I'd like to say that I've dropped a gazillion pounds, but that's definitely not the case. I haven't weighed myself this week, but I wouldn't be surprised if the number isn't much different than last week's. It's like my mom says, though. "Never worry about the number." I've been building muscle mass, so my number isn't going to change very much. However, I physically and mentally feel so much better, and I'm proud of myself for sticking with it. I'm not going to say it isn't hard, because it's definitely one of the hardest things I've ever made myself do. Some days I even have to trick myself into doing it. But you know what? It's totally worth it because the pants I have on today used to be tight, and now they're almost to the point of falling off. :)
I don't know where I was going with that.
So, I had been saying for years I would actually get into the habit of working out. I would stick with it for about three days, and then I just couldn't motivate myself. Of course, then I would get upset because I didn't like the way I looked, and so on and so forth. At the beginning of January, something changed. I didn't make it my resolution or anything, because that never seems to work out. I just went and bought this workout dvd and I started doing it. The cool thing is, I found out I somewhat enjoyed it! Well, let me rephrase that...nobody really ENJOYS working out. The entire time you constantly have the thought, "Grr, I'm working out" running through your head. But I did find I didn't hate it quite as much as I used to. And more importantly, it made me FEEL good. So I kept at it. Now, I'm not going to say I worked out everyday because A) that isn't healthy and B) it would be an outright lie. If I needed a day just to rest, I would rest. But on most days, I would work out. And if I thought about taking a day off, I would usually end up feeling guilty and I would go change clothes and just go ahead and do it. It is now almost two months later, and I'm still keeping up with it. I'd like to say that I've dropped a gazillion pounds, but that's definitely not the case. I haven't weighed myself this week, but I wouldn't be surprised if the number isn't much different than last week's. It's like my mom says, though. "Never worry about the number." I've been building muscle mass, so my number isn't going to change very much. However, I physically and mentally feel so much better, and I'm proud of myself for sticking with it. I'm not going to say it isn't hard, because it's definitely one of the hardest things I've ever made myself do. Some days I even have to trick myself into doing it. But you know what? It's totally worth it because the pants I have on today used to be tight, and now they're almost to the point of falling off. :)
Go you! It feels great once you get it going. Just don't create excuses for yourself as to why to not do it and you can keep it up. Congratulations on motivating yourself to work out. =D
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