I've learned to be proud of my A mentality - but sometimes it defeats me before I even get started. My to do lists are twice as long as my husbands on a weekend. My "plan" for the week is mapped out down to every minute. My exercise and dieting goals are set for the week. The problem with this - especially when you are running a household - is that it doesn't allow "life" to get in the way. Well - let me rephrase - life happens, my plan falls to sh*t and I have to start over.
Very demotivating some days, weeks, months....
I can't change my whole personality - so I'm going to try and focus in on my running and my weight goals. I think my controlling, big picture mentality is hurting me. I need to break it down. I'm so caught up in the fact that I'm training for a half marathon AND trying to lose 20 lbs - that I am not taking the time to think about what I need each day or week. It's overwhelms me. It drains me. It causes me to head to the couch or the fridge!
My girlfriend and I have decided to drop our long term goals and focus on weekly ones instead. Losing a pound a week is a lot easier to think about than 20! Running with my daily mileage goal is a lot less stressful than thinking about needing to run 13.1 at a time. NOT TO MENTION - that - dare I say it - I COULD stop and walk if I had to. There...I said it. It's okay to walk if I need to.
It's week one for me living with this new thought process - and I'm not gonna lie - there's a battle going on in my head - but I believe -that in the end - I will prevail. I will be ready to run my half when the time comes - and even at a pound a week - I'll be in a better place down the road. Baby steps....
How do you approach your goals?
Good for you!! I always tell myself it is fine if I walk during my run because at least I am out there doing something. I of course try not to walk much but if I do there is no punishment in my thinking. Best of luck with the weight loss. I still have 15 I want to loose. Erica
ReplyDeleteThanks Erica! Weigh in is today!
Deletethis sounds like a great way to look at it :) and that's how I approached my wight loss before after pregnancy. I used this awesome calorie and workout calculator program, that unfortunately doesn't exist anymore :( then I had to switch to myfitpal.
ReplyDeleteI loved focusing on things by day. Way easier. Even when I would cheat and eat a cupcake then I'd walk on the spot in front of the tv or do an extra workout vid ;)
I read your blog - clearly you have a lot more self control than I do :-) !!
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