A Motivating Weekend

I spent this weekend hanging out with my best friend Philip and we went jogging. He has been motivated at bettering himself. There was a time when I was motivated in bettering myself, but that time has come and gone. Talking to him reminded me when I did these things, and I started to think how much better life was when I tried. I just felt better, I had more energy and I liked myself better. At the moment, I am just living day to day waiting for who knows what. I usually attribute education as forward progression, but I believe that at this point in my life, further education will only improve my employment prospects and I need to round out my life. Work is going well; however, my health has been deteriorating since I left the military. I have decided to make that my number one priority, followed by changing my outlook on life. I don’t know how to go about changing that, I maintain a pessimistic point of view which either leads to my success or downfall depending on how I assess a situation. Usually when I am pessimistic I over prepare for the worst, and when the worst happens, I am ready for it. Unfortunately, sometimes I stress out worrying about things that never happen. Sometimes, I am so pessimistic I just stop trying.

I did it once before, with the help of a nutritionist, and the very helpful website http://www.sparkpeople.com. I believe that I can do it on my own. Currently, I have two issues that cause me to lose motivation. First, I eat out a lot. Secondly, when I get home and take off my shoes, all I want to do is sit on the couch and watch some television and zone out. I think signing up for the gym is my solution for both problems. It forces me to work out before I relax, and once I work out I always have enough energy to do things like cook. I eat out a lot because I don’t have the motivation to cook when I get home, especially if I veg out and watch TV. When I lost 30 lbs a year and a half ago, I had a routine going. After work, I would go directly to the gym and work out for an hour. The gym was free and I had a workout partner who would keep me motivated to go. I don’t have a partner this time, but I have to pay 350 bucks and just like with school, when I pay money I don’t want it to go to waste so I am sure that I will go, especially once I make it a daily routine.

I have set this goal many times before as I am sure many do, but I believe this time will be successful as I have an active plan with specific workout routines in mind, and my mindset is significantly different than other times when I am just ho-hum about working out. I am truly excited to go to the gym, be revived and energized when I am done.