What’s your biggest remaining challenge?
Looking back, I certainly learned a bunch about what works and what doesn’t with regard to my getting fit.
In no particular order…
Works: Outrageous distance-based goal with deadline (Lazy Man’s Triathlon, first 5K race, first 5K continuous run, marathon, open water swim, triathlon… what else to come?)
Doesn’t work: Exercising for X minutes Y days a week. [...]
Wed, December 31 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 4 Comments
I don’t think I’m going to keep Morale-O-Meter up — because there are only so many places I can maintain info and still have a life — but it’s interesting. I think I will keep this type of info up informally in my planner.
I felt great today. Got a lot done. Didn’t start my walking/running [...]
Sat, August 30 2008 » Persistence, Useful tools » No Comments
Well, my weekend experiment is working fabulously! Just had to post a quick note.
I woke up (rather, the kids woke me up). I had already identified specific actions to take:
* Finish Uncle Claus’s birthday project
* Get car inspected
* Run errands: post office, Petco, BJs
* Give kids (and me, thanks to husband) a rest!
I also got [...]
Sat, August 23 2008 » Persistence, Strategy » Comments Off
I am feeling really good today — my clothes are looser and I have more energy.
And, to be honest, I haven’t had to do much. I’ve employed two primary strategies to exercise more and eat less:
Schedule exercise and be committed to it (and have a Plan B in case life happens and I need to [...]
Fri, August 15 2008 » Motivation, Strategy » 3 Comments
Sanjay Gupta (CNN) knows he had seven peanut M&Ms on July 22nd. Like me, he suffers from food amnesia if he doesn’t write down what he eats. (Remind me sometime to tell you about the study I signed up for in college that was designed to test a new type of anesthetic designed to cause [...]
Tue, August 12 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Strategy » No Comments
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