Friday, April 1, 2011

Confession...

I have always hated working out that infact I cheat A LOT! It always takes longer than I plan for it to take and even then you still don't see results immediately. I get up each morning go to the closet pick out my gym outfit for the day, check for my socks and if I can't find them I take Sydney's.

The next thing is locating my sneakers which could be anywhere, either in the bathroom where I had a bath last, or maybe scattered on the kitten floor because I could not wait to get to the bedroom to take the damn things off.

I then follow that on with the biggest decision ever, what to do with my hair? Do I tie it up ib a pony tail, so it doesn't bother me? Do I put on an Alice Band to hold it back or maybe hold it into a bun. Then I decide that the pony tail is definately cuter, mind u I have absolutely no one to observe my choice of hairstyle it's just me and my gym equipment.

Now that the look is taken care off I proceed to the door but wait.... *light bulb moment* I need to get water first, so I go to the fridge take it out and drag my feet to the kitchen door on my way to actually work out. I look at the watch now and again to see if I can still make the 45 min work out considering I must till be at work at a reasonable time which on ordinary days like this is usually around 9 am.

Now off to the gym I go when the one side of my brain says are you crazy you not have 45 mins, whilst the other that's usually more powerful says I do have 45 minutes to spare and why put off until this afternoon what I could do in 45 mins, the same goes in the afternoon resulting in a 90 mins daily work out regime, it's totally doable, 4 times a week.

If you think about it I spend at least 30 mins extra on getting ready for gym and another 30 geting out of it and showering. That is a lot of time, 728 hours a year to be exact. It's days like these that I have to pull all resources out of me to get up and go again, not only is exercising physically taxing but it's also emotionally testing and taxing to my mind.

Motivation is vital in order to do this consistently, I must say that it's all worth it, my physical transformation speaks volumes. How I look far out weighs the many hours put in the gym, my body feels lighter, I feel I have a new lease on life. I am now able to fully enjoy having a toddler and a 5 year old, being able to run around with them and spending more quality time outdoors is absolutely priceless, honestly.... I wouldn't have it any other way.

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