I can't tell you the laundry list of excuses that I have heard regarding working out! As long as you are making excuses, you won't be making changes!
Decide for yourself that TODAY IS YOUR DAY!
Life will always throw you curve balls. Not everyone has a few hours a week free for working out. Pipes burst, groceries don't buy themselves, the house needs to be cleaned, the big project at work needs to be finished, it's little Johnny's birthday, the list goes on... and on... and on! BUT, that same list applies to us all! The difference? COMMITMENT and we all know that these situations are not an issue on a daily basis - they are excuses!
My days used to be "full" of things that needed to be done. Did that change? Heck no! They are busier now than ever! But what did change is my commitment to myself, to a healthy, stronger, leaner, more confident me! I sure as heck have days where I lay in bed and think "uggg, I can just go to the gym later or maybe tomorrow" (that was this morning!) but then I find it in me to get up and get moving! Two hours ago I was still laying in bed... now, I am making breakfast, writing in my blog, checked my email and already worked out for an hour this morning!
So you don't have a gym membership? Okay no problem. Do you have stairs at work? A long parking lot? Do you have a gym at work? Do you have kids that have a gaming console? Do you have stairs at home? Do you live or work close to the mall? Do you live or work close to a school? I have an answer for anything you throw my way -- ANYTHING! There is NOT an excuse that works for me unless of course you are sick and in a hospital bed (then I still may bring you some ankle or wrist weights if your doctor permits it!)
Park at the end of your parking lot at work, take the stairs, walk around the mall or the school on your lunch break, stand at your desk whenever you are on the phone or 15 minutes of every hour you are at work. When you are on the phone flex your glutes or do calf raises. Sit up straight at work and make sure your core is tight - you're working your abs! Walk up and down the stairs or 30 minutes when you get home, etc.
Do not get in the way of yourself. Once you are done making the excuses and start holding yourself accountable then you will finally be able to commit. You have to really dig down deep to find out what it is that keeps throwing you off or not making you stick to your goals. Deal with whatever it is! There is nothing that fitness can't pull you through. I don't mean to sound like some commercial or ad but I know this from my own life experiences. Exercising and eating right will quickly help you attain your personal appearance/health goals, which will make you feel more confident. More confidence makes you feel like you can accomplish more so you push yourself more, accomplish more and the once negative vicious circle of depression and overeating that you were in has now changed to a snowball of positive thoughts, feelings, actions, reactions, etc. Get it?!
Don't get in the way of your friends! If you have friends that are committed to making their own changes then don't try to persuade them to do something different. For example, don't ask them repeatedly to meet you at the local watering hole for a drink if you know that they want to be at the gym instead. We all have "weak" moments where it would be much easier to blow the gym off or just eat one more unhealthy meal but that is not support. That is not being a good friend. That is being selfish and wanting to make sure that no one else meets their goals if you're not ready!
Women have to stick together! We are the only ones who understand each other. We know what it means to finally slip on a pair of jeans that have been tucked away in the back of our closet or in the bottom of the drawer. We understand the horrors of trying on a bikini at the beginning of spring, all pasty white, in the fluorescent lights. You think guys get this?! You think they have a clue what you are complaining about? Heck no!! We HAVE TO support each other and our goals! We have to have positive thoughts, swap exercise ideas, trade healthy recipes that we find and be loving and caring... and it can't be fake because we all see through that!
If you see someone working really hard at the gym, compliment them! If you see that someone has lost weight, tell them that you notice! Smile at other women! Be encouraging! Be someone that is warm, welcoming and inviting! If you have tips that worked for you - share them with as many people as you possibly can! Don't only commit to yourself to make physical changes but commit to other women to help them make changes if that is their goal!
Don't ever judge someone based on how they look. You have no idea what cross they bear, what they are dealing with at home or at work, what they struggle with inside or how difficult it may have been for them to even get out of bed that morning! Wouldn't you rather be the person that made them smile or made them feel good about themselves then someone who made their day even more trying?!
Let's do away with this stereo-typical "I can't stand women because they are so catty" BS! WE are certainly the only ones that are capable of enabling this change!
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR... EVEN IF, IN YOUR OPINION, SHE HAS A "PERFECT" BODY! ;)
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