Motivation
My motivation is totally in the sh*tter for the last couple of months. Of all the times of the year to lose motivation this is not the best time. I have not worn a bikini once this year. I am so ashamed. I look like a total softee. I am just not even sure why this is happening and not sure how to get out of my funk. I feel like it’s not only affecting my workouts and diet but my life as a whole. It is making me a lazy a$$. I need to be accountable for my actions but am not sure where to go from here.
July 20, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Just do what you di before. Take an HONEST assessment of where you are and want you want to do. Sit down and map it out. Hey, you’ve done, so it can be done. Find the thing that took your drive and conquer it..I know, easier said than done, but start somewhere again with baby steps. Good Luck..
July 20, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I’ve been there, too many times to count. I finally got sick of the back and forth, and a comment made by a friend really hit home. I went to the gym with him, after a 3-4 month hiatus, and said, "I really have a lot of work to do, I took too much time off". He didn’t baby me… he was like: "well, you wouldn’t have to get back in shape if you didn’t quit on yourself". I was like, "ouch"… but he was right. I had the wrong mindset… that being "in shape" is a goal, not a lifestyle. I finally had to hire a trainer and enter a competition to get out of my funk- to give myself absolutely no way out, because our minds will find a way to be lazy. Anyways, I read your blog and could really identify. Usually my "funks" occur during winters, so i’m making it a priority to set ways to keep myself accountable this winter so I don’t fail at my committment to myself to live a healthy, vital life. Good luck on your fitness endeavors, and remember, the mountain looks insurmountable until you start climbing one foot at a time. Then, you realize, you’re doing it, and it’s not so bad.
July 21, 2009 at 1:37 am
You know fitness does have to be a lifestyle, I seem to fall off the wagon when ever I have an injury or some physical set back, meaning I can not train for something, I as well need to make fitness more of a lifestyle so it is not as hard to stay in shape. Having a partner is good for motivation being sometimes I feed off of others for motivation, what ever it takes.