Motivation, Discipline, and a Recap

I do believe I am the most undisciplined person in the world. If I don’t feel like doing something, I just don’t do it even if I know I need to. That goes for housecleaning, eating right, exercise, and paperwork.

But I think something happened on my 50th birthday, last year.

I guess I decided to grow up.

Someone asked me how I motivated myself to get moving even when all you want to do after a long day is just veg out on the sofa.

And my answer may not be something that works for you, but it has worked for me the last 8 months. Nike said it before me…  Just do it.

Or, in the case of wanting to eat something that’s not healthy…  Don’t do it.

I know that’s easy to say.  But it’s what I’ve been telling myself when I am faced with something I just don’t want to do. And it doesn’t work every time. My house still isn’t spotless all the time, there are still days when I put off what I know I need to do. And the occasional cookie or french fry has passed my lips.

But for the most part, especially when it comes to keeping off the couch vegging out, it works.

I think that’s why the past 2 weeks of the 30×5 challenge haven’t been the challenge I thought it would be. I didn’t realize until this challenge that I was pretty much already moving 30 minutes a day. I’ve taken to playing with the dog almost daily. He loves playing ’soccer’ and it benefits both of us.

And it helps that the weather here has been absolutely gorgeous!

I’m down 2 lbs in the last 2 weeks…about 40 lbs. since my 50th birthday, last August. My goal is to lose another 10, maybe 15.  I’m getting there!