Motivated.

I first had the idea for this particular blog last Sunday when I was feeling particularly motivated. Ironically though, I never got around to writing it. And now today, probably the day in which I feel motivated the least is the day I'm sitting down to write it. Who knows, maybe I'll inspire myself.

I don't know if it's the cooler weather or what, but last weekend I got extremely motivated. Kyle and I have been kinda sorta eating healthy and kinda sorta working out since we've been married. We were both extremely good at it before the wedding, but now not so much. We keep trying to revamp it, but keep failing. So last Sunday I decided once and for all we were doing it. No more crap food because we're lazy, and no more not working out. Of course there will be exceptions - but for the most part I'm sticking to this.

Now there are a million reasons I don't exercise. Why I shouldn't exercise. I get ridiculous shin splints. I literally feel like my shins are snapping in half when I run. I usually always hurt myself somehow. My wrist is weak from surgery. I have scoliosis. I have a heart murmur. The list goes on, it's quite pathetic - but I love pulling any one of those excuses out of my bag when I don't feel like exercising. I literally hate it. I will never like it. Even when I feel good about myself I still hate the exercising. Who likes to breathe that hard? Who likes sweating? Who likes being surrounded by grunting men staring at themselves in the mirrors? Not this girl. But on Sunday, that magical day, I decided I would try my hardest to be good at it like I was before the wedding. Like I was when I was motivated. Kyle is another story. I dare say he likes working out. I will never understand it. But he's good at it. And it's probably my fault when he doesn't work out, because usually I am the one encouraging him to be lazy with me. I would gladly give him any one of my excuses. However, we flip flop when it comes to eating healthy. I LOVE it. I love knowing what I'm putting in my body, and how it will later affect me. I'm not necessarily all for organic, but I like to be healthy for a reasonable price. I feel like I have a good handle on what foods need to be organic, and what simply do not. There are foods I would never buy because of their ingredients, and I would never go cheap and buy crappy meat. I do enjoy the occasional candy bar though. Kyle is the opposite. Have you met Kyle? He has some ridiculous bond with McDonald's that will never be broken. He would eat an entire pizza by himself, and ate only chicken strips for the first 22 years of his life. Don't worry, I put a stop to that. So I guess we balance each other out. I make him eat things like potatoes, green beans, and turkey burgers, and he makes me go to the gym. Hopefully we'll stick it out longer than a week.

That's not the only way I got motivated though. I also got some serious motivation towards my job. Ever worked from home? Ha. It's tricky. Not that I just sat and watched TV all day, but I see things around the house that I need to do, and then there is facebook. Ugh. So I wrote myself up a schedule, and I've been pretty good at stickin' by it. I give myself time for facebook and house stuff, but a majority of my day is actually spent working now. Feels nice.

I've got to say, four days later and we're still going strong. Usually at day three I can tell if it will stick or not, and this time I'm liking my chances. So we'll see. I guess I better stop blogging though... that was NOT in today's schedule.


On a side note, if you've seen on facebook - I will be participating in this year's Autism Walk/Resource fair - if you would like to join me or make a donation let me know!! The more the merrier!