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A Puzzlement

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

I am observing how my feelings differ day to day in working out.

Knowing too well that in order to stop something, you need to replace it with something better -- I am trying to cultivate my "inner workout nut" ....



... to replace the days I feel like this:



Why is it so easy some days to get in there and give it my best and other days I am so resistant?? As the king in The King and I would say .... "is a puzzlement".

I know I could yield so much better results if I would be consistent yet consistency still eludes me.

I am not even sure if I am chipping away at it since I am not paying that kind of attention. Perhaps I should be. At the writing of the word "trying" here in this very post, I already hear my inner Yoda. "Now Susan... you know there is no puzzlement, there is no try -- there is only do and do not!"

LOL "Okay okay" I say....... *trots off for some doing*
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JOPAPGH 6/5/2009 10:50AM

    Like the pictures!

I have found with biking, I make it about the destination. I pick somewhere I want to go, or errands to run that can be accomplished with my bike. Then the exercise is a bonus.

If I need groceries, and not many perishables, I may ride to a store in another neighborhood that may have hills along the way.

Once I am outside and moving, it is no longer a fight. I'm free to rack up the miles and minutes.

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FLOWINGWATER 6/5/2009 9:59AM

    As you know, the mind is a powerful thing, and it's all about attitude. Watching your thoughts around exercise is a great start!!! Why the mind plays those tricks to get you out of something you really WANT to do, is indeed a puzzlement.

You know I love riding my bike, but it still hurts, it's still hard work, and sometimes I'm not in the mood. When I find that happening, however, I trick my mind (who's in control here, anyways!?). Instead of letting myself think about how much I'm tired, and my legs hurt, and the weather is nasty, and, and, and..., I think about how good I feel when I'm done with my bike ride, and how good it feels being physically fit. That usually changes my mind. Somewhere on SparkPeople, I read a great line that I often go back to: When thinking about exercise, ask yourself: "Do I ever regret it afterwards?"". The answer for me is always "no". Take THAT mind!

One other trick that I play on my mind, is not even letting it get a foothold on the excuses, because I treat exercise as something that MUST be done - on the same par as going to work or brushing my teeth. There is no discussion - it's just part of the routine.

Hope this helps you put your mind in its place! emoticon

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SIRIRADHA 6/2/2009 3:29PM

    If you find that cure for inconsistency please share it! There are days, and there are days. Heck, I vary from hour to hour. I started out slowly today, got jacked up on a cup of green tea, buzzed through some things I needed to get done, and I'm ready for a nap now! If I were the kitty in the poster, I'd just spray the cat gymnasium and head for a nice warm spot to settle in for a couple of hours!

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BARBARA_G 6/2/2009 12:03PM

    When I have a difficult time exercising on a regular basis, I make myself a chart/calendar where I can mark off the days I exercise. I hang it up somewhere obvious like on the refrigerator. This works really well for me. It gives a lot of satisfaction to see all of those days crossed off that you exercise! The other "trick" is to do it first thing in the morning before you have time to talk yourself out of it. I hope this helps.

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