Here are some things we may say to ourselves when it comes to exercising:
- Why am I the only one struggling with exercising?
- Why is it hard to find time to exercise?
- I'm too big to exercise.
- This is too hard for me.
- They're skinny they don't understand what I go through.
- I'm barely walking 1 mile everyday, and the recommend miles to walk everyday is what!!!
- I just don't have the energy or motivation to exercise.
- Sorry exercise - It's too cold, I'm too tired, and I need some relaxation time.
Have you made any of these excuses lately on why you can't exercise or find the time to exercise? Well join the club, everybody has thoughts or excuses for not wanting to exercise, but they are just that THOUGHTS! A few weeks ago we talked about what words we are speaking over ourselves, now we need to focus on what thoughts we are thinking.
I remember in the beginning I would think to myself I am going to have to lose weight the hard way. One day I verbalize this to a friend; she asked me is there an easy way to lose weight? It made me think; there is no easy way to lose weight. You WILL have to work hard no matter what "diet", exercise plan, or etc... you do. So if your not checking or examining your thoughts on your journey those thoughts you have can/will hurt or be destructive to you during the process.
Did you see the words that are italicize in the above paragraph? The first word is think - what thoughts come to your mind when you think about exercise? The second word that is italicized is verbalize - What words are you speaking over yourself? This should make you think about what you are actually doing. Sometimes I thank about exercise as a chore (duty, burden, job); something I really don't want to do. Instead of thinking of exercise as a chore think of it as something fun and exciting. In the March 2013 newsletter there was a section on Fitness Fun that gave different options on incorporating fun in your fitness routine. Some of those ways were Zumba classes, dancing, housework, swimming, game console (Wii, Xbox, or PlayStation has fitness options), exercising with friends (this can help the time move along), hula hooping, and just going for a walk outside. It's time for us to stop thinking of exercise as a duty instead think of it as something that's fun and helpful also.
Exercise is one of my weakness on my journey, so I decided I would start off with small steps. I am currently walking at least 15 minutes a day doing the Leslie Sansone 1 mile express walk. You can easily found any of her videos on Youtube. I have also found some Zumba fitness videos. I am doing these while we still have cool weather but when the spring time comes i am planning on walking on the lake front.
Did you see the words that are italicize in the above paragraph? The first word is think - what thoughts come to your mind when you think about exercise? The second word that is italicized is verbalize - What words are you speaking over yourself? This should make you think about what you are actually doing. Sometimes I thank about exercise as a chore (duty, burden, job); something I really don't want to do. Instead of thinking of exercise as a chore think of it as something fun and exciting. In the March 2013 newsletter there was a section on Fitness Fun that gave different options on incorporating fun in your fitness routine. Some of those ways were Zumba classes, dancing, housework, swimming, game console (Wii, Xbox, or PlayStation has fitness options), exercising with friends (this can help the time move along), hula hooping, and just going for a walk outside. It's time for us to stop thinking of exercise as a duty instead think of it as something that's fun and helpful also.
Exercise is one of my weakness on my journey, so I decided I would start off with small steps. I am currently walking at least 15 minutes a day doing the Leslie Sansone 1 mile express walk. You can easily found any of her videos on Youtube. I have also found some Zumba fitness videos. I am doing these while we still have cool weather but when the spring time comes i am planning on walking on the lake front.
So what thoughts come to your mind when you exercise?
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