I received an email this morning about fitness and motivation for an app someone is working on. I wish there were a specific recipe for fitness motivation. One cup of peanut butter + maple syrup + snickers bar + chocolate ice cream. Or something like that. Anything from Rusty's, Victoria's, or Tarahumara's. For real though, my motivation comes and goes. Some weeks, I'm so into it and at least one week a month (go figure) I'm not wanting to move my ass anywhere but into a pizza parlor.
This is what works for me:
My style Pinterest board- looking at clothes and girls who look good in those clothes make me want to workout and be on good diet behavior. I say "diet" but really, it's just avoiding some of the treats I let myself have. Example: Yes, I'll have one martini instead of 4 beers.
Check out the tagged photos on Tracy Anderson's facebook page. Tons of before, during, and afters and it's pretty damn motivating.
I remind myself that I feel great, sleep better, and have lower stress levels when I'm being good.
Making a new workout playlist!
Have something to look forward to- this is my ultimate motivator. I look forward to playing shows and going out on the weekend and date nights with Husband.
Sundays. I eat something bad and delicious on Sundays. Free days are important to me.
If nothing works and I just can't get into dance cardio, I just don't do it. I don't beat myself up over it, I just pick up where I left off the next day. No big deal. Some days I just don't have the time.
Any tips you'd like to share with me?
I'm drinking my first diet coke since Sunday. SUNDAY, i said. Wait, i did try a diet coke and cherry whipped vodka the other night. It was a little tiny drink though. Yes, it was good but a little sweet for me. Like a melted cherry coke snowcone. Total college girl drink.
Jack is back at school this week. He's been a very sweet chicken the past couple of days. Still waking up in the middle of the night and insisting on getting in bed with us. Any tips on how to stop this would be greatly appreciated.
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Well, here's what worked for us. I'm a pretty staunch 'hell no' to a baby being in my bed. Beside the bed in a bassinet, sure for about five months then crib then bed and then stay IN THERE. I'm serious about my sleep. So for early getting up (ie: minutes to an hour after bedtime) we used 'a key' basically we put one of those door lock keep your child from running outside things on the inside of his door. So he was locked in his room.
ReplyDeleteIf he went back and got in bed, we took the key off. I think I said something like, 'this is a magical key that will keep you in your room' to try to make it kinder? I don't know.
Keying him lasted about four days then he was good. Relapses might happen but I don't think he's traumatized.
For midnight wakings we just basically redirected him to the couch. I don't care where he ends up as long as it's not interrupting me. When he was a toddler we would have to get up, lead him to the couch, grab a pillow, etc. but now he just does it.
It's kind of nerveracking at first to think of your toddler just out unsupervised in the living room and yes, ok one time he did get up and eat the sugar bowl but most of the time I can hear him and if he starts moving around I get up and tell him to go back to bed/couch. But that's really rare.
So longwinded advice to be like, 'lock him in' or 'redirect'.
My only other advise on sleep is wait it out. Having two, and the toddler in the middle of a sleep less (as opposed to sleepless, thank god) cycle, I've learned that sleep doesn't really even out until like three and a half. It'll go great for months then crap for a month then great.
i should have come to you sooner. it's gotten to where i don't even notice him sleeping next to me- which scares me because as much as i love to cuddle with him, i do not want this to turn into something he still does when he's 3 or 4 or 5 or 8. the hard part isn't keeping him in his room, it's listening to him cry for me while he stays in there. 'MOMMY, PREASE! MOMMA MOMMA MOMMA MOMMA MOMMA!" over and over. he's using baby guilt on me. the couch thing sounds like a good bet.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I did to get Amy to sleep all night by herself...she loved balloons and reese cups so I told her if she stayed in her bed all night she would get one of each when she woke up and also get to put a star by her name on a chart we made. Once she got five stars we would go to Walmart and get a new Barbie. It worked great!! She sure collected a lot of Barbies during that time:)
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny you say that. I have like a total obsession with Pinnacle whipped cream vodka....I have mixed it with cherry soda, and it's way too sweet...I do like it with anything orange or lime, though! Walmart has a clear soda drink that costs 68 cents, has no calories, and is awesome...my fave is Tangerine Lime. :)))
ReplyDeleteRonda, thanks for the tip. i'm going to try stickers and treats first- i'll report about it next week and hopefully have good results! he really likes to ride the electric pony at walmart so maybe that will be a good reward for him.
ReplyDeleteMary, i buy those walmart drinks for mixers when we have parties. always seems to be a big hit so i'll have to try it out!