Monday, April 12, 2010

Exercise High

Okay...so I just got done going for a walk on my lunch.  I can't even think of the last time I have done that.  A friend of mine suggested it and I thought .....I probably should.  Now that I am done..I feel good.  Why is it that I cannot remember this feeling so that I can be motivated to do it again?  What happens to us to bring us to a point where even if we do remember that it feels good when we are done....we still don't want to do it?  Is there a mental lapse?  Am I just lazy?  Maybe I don't want to hear the answer to this. 

I have decided to take this moment of feeling good and try to build on it.  I am not going to think about all that I have done wrong.....or all I ate yesterday....or even how much weight I need to lose etc.  I am going to take this as a step in the right direction and I am going to encourage myself to keep moving in that direction.  This is such an emotional .......Game ......basically.  I realize that there are times that we need to be tough on ourselves and then there are times when you just need to encourage.  I realize that no matter what...I cannot do this on my own.  If I do not seek God's help I cannot do it.  I definately learned that a year ago.  I need to take this as a good starting point and keep my eyes on God and press....and press.....and keep pressing on.  When I get tired....I can lean on Him.  No one can do this for me.....as much as that would be nice what would I actually learn?  I just need to stop my complaining (as I read in someone's blog this morning) and realize that I have to make the decision to do this if I want the end result.  As my husband would say....I need to suck it up and drive on.  :)

1 comment:

  1. Weight, body image, exercise, and food ARE all emotional subjects - especially for women. It's nice to have a friend to bounce encouragement and motivation off of ... even if you do feel hypocritical in your encouragement at times. You can do this!!

    p.s. if you ever figure out why it is that we ignore the exercise high in favor of laziness and monotony despite how great that high feels, let me know ... we'll make millions!

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