I have some disappointing news; I’m actually up a few pounds this week. I had fast food a couple of times. I didn’t exercise. I’ve been stressed. But I have taken steps to get back on track.
For starters, I’ve been tracking my calories on MyFitnessPal again. I’ve been over, but at least I’ve been tracking!
I have also been reading the Bible in 90 Days through a reading plan on my phone. It’s helped me refocus, and I’m learning that I need to get back into my zen zone, even if my assistant is on maternity leave and we’re trying to start a business and work and life are crazy. In order to help me keep a positive attitude, I went out and bought an inspirational book by Joel Olsten, Your Best Life Begins Each Morning.
Paid for by Collective Bias, how cool is that? (Of course, even though I was compensated for my brilliant marketing insights, all opinions are my own.) You can read about my shopping trip here:
It was kind of strange shopping for Christian books in that store, since I have a lot of mixed feelings about the whole evangelical/mainstream Christianity vibe. But that’s another blog post. I was glad to find something that I think will help me get my motivation back.
What do YOU do when you are running low on motivation?
When I’m feeling unmotivated (happens a couple times a week, unfortunately) I don’t give in. One way I do this is when I don’t feel like doing Workout A (A DVD that burns 400 calories in 40 minutes) I may choose not to do that workout, but I switch to a lower impact workout that I know I can handle. I usually end up doing pilates or yoga when I don’t feel like exercising. It makes me feel better about myself that I am actually exercising, even if I’m not burning as many calories. Usually the next day I am back on track with my more hard core workouts.
As far as eating, I occasionally treat myself as I find that is the only way to stay motivated to stay within my calories. When I’m trying to keep my treats in context, I look at the calories and ask myself, “Is eating these 200 calories worth the exercise it will take me to burn it off?” Sometimes it is, most of the time its not.