Yes, I’m still here, and I still suck
Real life is killing me right now, but that’s no excuse. I’m doing ok with regard to food, still bringing lunches to work. Mostly, it’s been lean cuisine supplemented with a side salad that I make myself. But exercise?
It hasn’t been happening. I admit it. I’m going to get back out today and try to rebuild a new habit. I hate walking in the dark because of my tendency to sprain ankles. Since the time change, I haven’t wanted to go out at all. I’m going to start going to parts of town that are better lit, but it’s tough to keep that commitment when I get home from work and there’s kids waiting to show me their schoolwork, dishes to clean after dinner, activities that kids need to be shuttled to, and side work that needs to be done. I don’t know how you all do it, but I could use some encouragement!
Tags: exercise, kidsIs there a blogger needing encouragement to start exercising?
My Google alert for ‘exercise motivation’ spit this one out at me today: The urge to try again.
I just thought I’d highlight it because it resonated with me. I think we all have been/are in this position - we want to make changes for the better, but are having problems getting start. Once we start, we do well, but it’s taking that first step.
Perhaps if we all dropped by this blog and gave her a little encouragement, it would help?
Tags: exerciseFair Warning - Weigh-Ins
Ok, we’ll be coming up on the 30-day mark for the Hundred Day Head Start in a couple days, and it’s time to check progress. I’m going to be surfing around Monday or so and checking for weigh-ins, so let’s have a good weekend. Get your exercise, stay away from the bad stuff, and let’s try to be at least one pound under what we were a month ago!
I’m not above public ridicule and humiliation! 
The power of groups to motivate in diets and exercise
Are you participating in any organized group diet or exercise activity? Except for this little informal world of blogging, of course.
I haven’t, but I believe they have a lot of value. Some people need organized diets and methods of planning their nutrition. A lot of people also need the motivation of the group dynamic - the weekly weigh-in, the group walks a couple times each week.
Don’t think you have to do it alone. There are a lot of groups and organizations that can help. It doesn’t have to cost money, either - are there a couple friends at work that might want to meet before or after work and walk a couple days each week? Maybe during lunch?
I found a great path at my church last Wednesday when I was waiting for my daughter during her CCD class. It was beautiful and quiet. Will I see other parents there from time to time? Undoubtedly. Will I be open to seeing if they want to have a standing walking time during the kids’ class? I should be, but as I already revealed, I have some issues.
But, I’ll try.
Tags: diet, exercise, kidsTim is a good exercise boy
I’ve been a good boy the past few days - 1.5 miles on Monday, 1.1 miles on Tuesday 1.5 glorious miles on Wednesday.
I know I’m being good when I make my wife angry about my exercise :-). She wanted to go out to eat after my daughter’s soccer game Tuesday night, and I refused so I could walk.
Good Tim.
For me, exercise has to be a habit, part of my daily routine done at roughly the same time of day, every day. A couple times a week doesn’t work because I soon find myself negotiating ‘which’ days to exercise, and procrastinaing - “oh, I’ll do it tomorrow instead”. When I’ve lost my focus in the past, it’s always been because I was going through a busy period where I was forced to prioritize other activities. It’s the old law of physics: A body in motion tends to stay in motion; a body at rest tends to stay at rest.
I set the minimum threshold for my daily exercise of 20 minutes works. I usually do more, but making that commitment helps me focus on getting out the door. Good for week’s like this, where I’m actually doing 40 hrs of work like the rest of the world. It is one of only 2 weeks each year that I have to work like this, which is why the blogs have gotten short shrift the past few days. It’s also why I’m doing this.
But, I’m being a good boy as far as exercise goes. How about you?
Tags: exerciseHundred Day Head Start in Top 100 Health & Wellness Blogs
I was checking my stats package and followed an incoming link I didn’t recognize to find this site was listed in the Top 100 Health & Wellness Blogs at the Nursing Online Education Database website.
Cool! Talk about motivating someone to stick to their diet and exercise plan…
I also saw that Jenn is listed as well. Nice!
This list was difficult to cobble together, as there are so many health and wellness blogs listed on the Web. But, certain criteria were used to whittle the list down to the blogs that you can enjoy. To that end, each blog chosen had to include contact information. After all, you don’t want to take advice from someone who wants to remain anonymous, do you? Additionally, a sense of humor didn’t hurt the choices below. Losing weight, getting fit, and learning about diseases is serious enough - a laugh or two can provide some good medicine along the way.
Finally, these top blogs were chosen for their popularity among users as well as their successes - both as professionals and as individuals who have changed or who are publicly changing lifestyles and overcoming their diseases and disabilities.
Thanks to everyone for reading, linking, and participating.
Tags: diet, exercise, honorsVisualization & Motivation
eDiets has a ton of content, some good, some so-so, but I really liked this article by Julia Havey: Motivation Station: 6 Great Ways to Get Inspired . Number 4, “BE, DO, and then you will HAVE is something I try to do. I remember running cross-country and track in High School, and I remember how great it felt when I was in the zone - feeling light on my feet, like I could run forever. I try to bring up those memories when I go for my walks, and I visualize myself with that flat tummy and I just want to go, go, go. This kind of visualization has always been huge for me, going all the way back to playing first base in little league and visualizing great catches, then making them.
I learned as a long-distance runner that our minds can take us way beyond our physical limitations. I was able to take my body places that still amaze me, and the ability to channel this visualization into action is something I am counting on in my journey.
Tags: diet, ediets, exercise, Motivation, visualization, walk, weight loss