Category: advice

A friend of mine offered these words of wisdom recently: “Motivation is bull.”  I laughed at the simplicity, honesty, and directness.  I like people who cut to the chase and tell it like it is.

Of course it’s true.  Motivation isn’t going to strike out of the blue like a thunderbolt, leaving me brimming with the overwhelming urge to work out and eat carrot sticks (without Ranch dressing, even…who does that?)  Waiting for motivation to find me and sweep me off my feet like Prince Charming is completely silly.

I took those words to heart last night and forced myself to change clothes after work, then found a hundred other things that suddenly and urgently needed to be done right now, before finally admitting that I was hunting for an excuse to not work out.  I sighed, resigned myself to my fate, and picked out a workout.

I hated it.  I despised every second.  I couldn’t wait for it to be over.  All I could think about was everything else I could be (and would rather be) doing instead.

But…I did it.  I was able to add 30 minutes to my exercise log, and for one day at least, I was triumphant in the battle of laziness vs. working out!

Unfortunately, one workout did not make me thin.  It thoroughly sucks how that works.  So, today, and the next day, and the day after that, the epic battle will continue.  Stay tuned!