Let's Get Physical

Is anyone else's Facebook newsfeed completely overrun by gym rats and/or marathoners?  It feels like every time I log in there are about twelve status updates from weirdos friends who just finished running the entire Appalachain trail as their warm-up or something. What's the deali-o?

Now, let me just clarify: I am borderline Crazy Soccer Mom proud of all these people.  My friends are accomplishing amazing feats and taking care of themselves at the same time, which is AWESOME!


Por ejemplo, my boyfriend Usain Bolt Chris finishing a 10k. Yayyy!

It's just... at times it can be really hard to handle the constant inundation of these posts without feeling like a total waste of space.... especially if your own "rigorous cardio regime" consists mainly of rushing to get ready in the morning or having a minor heart attack after receiving a scary email from the boss. You get the idea.

FACT: You burn 27 calories for every 30 minutes sleeping.
Soooo by my calculations, I should weigh approximately... 45 pounds? Ish?

Well friends, that's about where things are right now. I'd love to be healthy and active again, but bridging the gap between where one is and where one wants to be can seem pretty daunting at times. It's frustrating because my body & brain are awesome at making excuses, yet the former athlete in me won't stop yelling at the rest of me to just MOVE IT already.

Just like Jillian Michaels... Intimidation is a powerful motivator.

The question is... how? Changing habits and/or achieving new goals can be really tough. This is especially true for people like me who tend to tackle huge tasks all at once instead of taking small, logical steps to accomplish something.

My motto in college was "rough drafts are for sissies."
Because they are.
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I know, I know... I can already tell what you're going to say:

"Baby steps."

"Rome wasn't built in a day."

"The first step is the hardest."

"You have the physique of a Greek goddess and don't need to work out, ever."

oh... not that last one? Whoops. So sorry, carry on.
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Well, I'm going to take your advice and get moving. First up: changing my goal-setting style-- with a positive spin, of course!

My new, positive goal is to work out for at least 10 minutes every day. Ten minutes? That's basically three Glee songs... totally doable. Granted, this pace won't get me on a Wheaties box any time soon, but it seems way less scary than setting a bigger goal with a doomsday countdown like: "100 DAYS UNTIL YOU RUN A 5K OR ELSE."

Sooo feel free to join me on this journey to self-improvement. Even if you're one of those physically fit people, this positive goal-setting approach is probably applicable to just about any aspect of life you may want to change or improve (relationships, organization, interpretive dance, whathaveyou). 

Ok people, let's hear it. What's your goal going to be? Best one gets to write a guest blogger post. :)