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Ok, so I've always said changing your body is just logic, but changing your brain and mentality is always the hardest part and this morning I think I had an epiphany....or maybe a snow shovel smacked me upside the head...either way....here goes.
So clearly if you live in Minnesota you know that we were all snow blowing or shovel our way out all last night and this morning...mine...was the latter of the two. Even being in an apartment I am responsible for making sure the catwalk, stairs, and walkway TO the side walk are clear and salted and I also knew my drive in was going to be super craptastic, so I knew I HAD to get up early to make sure lunches were packed, kids were dressed, sidewalks, and stairs were shoveled. Sure enough my alarm went off at 5 am and I popped up out of bed, no problem. I hadn't gone to bed any earlier and I didn't have any reason to be more easily awoken except I knew I HAD to. So when I finished shoveling I could feel my abs were tight and I'd clearly gotten SOME type of workout in....so here was the question to myself....if I can get up and go shovel no problem, why is it that when I plan to workout and my alarm goes off, I simply hit the snooze button? Shoveling in the cold certainly isn't anymore fun than yoga or weights (in fact its probably much LESS fun) and it certainly isn't any less painful. It simply was the fact I knew I HAD to shovel....I didn't have a choice. So why is it that I give myself the choice of skipping a workout when it's indoors and not required for me to get to work/preschool safely?? Well here's where my revelation (or whatever you want to call it) is....working out IS something I HAVE to do. It IS something that is a REQUIREMENT to get me to my destination (old age) and/or goals safely. Needless to say the benefits are not as immediately visual as removing snow from a sidewalk, but they are JUST as necessary!!
I tell Jordan all the time working out in the morning is NOT an option because I would have to get up so early...but I don't GIVE myself the option (as with shoveling snow) I somehow make it work and the option is magically there and doable...so here's my promise to myself. No more hitting the snooze, no more dodging the required morning activity. No more excuses (I know I've said this before). Need to get up earlier? Then go to bed earlier. There isn't an option to do it later, because just like the snow there will just be more to shovel when later comes. If I were to put off shoveling until this evening, it would harder to shovel because I'd already spent my day working, etc and would be too exhausted making the task at hand even more challenging...the same goes for working out...doing it "later" only makes it harder to do. So I'm not promising anyone that I'm going to workout every single morning, but I AM promising myself that I will get up when the alarm goes off and I will do some type of activity to make sure my daily REQUIREMENT for movement is in before I'm too tired and exhausted to do it when I get home (because that's just what happens).
Well that's my thought for the day. In other news, I'm having a skinny day (which is always good!) Meal planning is in the works for the week and I ALREADY can't wait for the weekend!
Happy Monday all! Be safe in the snow!
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