Ah, Motivation. Ya know what? It’s cold out. I’m tired. I’m chilly. There are a million other things on my plate needing attention. My drive to exercise has gone into hiatus. Yes, I fit into clothing I haven’t been able to wear in two plus years. Yes, I feel great, albeit sore. Yes, I have an extra hour or so of energy every day. Yes, I feel healthier. But so what, my mind reasons, I can do it later, or maybe tomorrow.
And this is where a support system needs to kick in. For me, that support system is my Dear Husband (DH). Case in point, on Saturday I knew Sunday would be my rest day, but I was soooooo tired (read: didn’t want to get into shorts and a t-shirt in my chilly house). All I wanted to do was have the baby snooze so I could take a nap – preferably under a down duvet after eating some carb charged comfort food. DH stepped in, took said baby to play downstairs (strategically between me, the kitchen and said carbs), while I was left with my Wii, water, workout clothes and my perky EA Sports Active trainer. Sigh. Five minutes into my first workout and I was charged for the rest of my hour-long double. The story has been pretty much the same for all of my workouts since then. Yes, I power through once I get started, but it’s the getting started part that lags.
None of us at ECA doing this Gamers for Health initiative are professional exercisers. Along with my five days a week workouts, I’m juggling a job, being a wife and mother. And I knit. Sometimes. The point is, time is always crunched. It’s generally too cold or warm outside. Hunger comes and goes for all of us. Working out right makes ones muscles and joints ache. But in the end, we’re doing it to get more fit, to be more healthy and to slim down.
What (or who) helps you to stay on program?
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