Monday, 15 July 2013

Get Real - No More Excuses

The first pre-season task was to write down my excuses, and then the solutions for those excuses.  So... here they are...

Exercise Excuses:
  • I'm too tired to get up early
  • I just feel like relaxing and reading
  • I want to spend time with Greg in the evening
  • I don't feel like it
  • I don't have time
  • It's too cold to get out of bed
  • I've had a hard / long day
  • I’ll start tomorrow
Exercise Solutions:
  • Just get up and go and do it
  • Don't overthink it or look for reasons why not
  • Robot mode
  • Go to bed earlier so can get up earlier
  • Exercise in the evening with Greg (go for a walk)
  • Go straight from gym to work = less getting ready time
  • Reduce show watching time in the evenings
  • Reduce Kindle reading time
  • Put the heater on a timer so it's not so hard to get out of bed

Eating Excuses:
  • I'm hungry
  • It tastes so good
  • I want a glass of wine
  • I just want it
  • I'm bored
  • I'm craving something sweet
  • Too hard / not enough time to get something healthy 
  • Too tired and can't be bothered cooking
  • Nothing available that I feel like eating
  • Don't feel like going to the supermarket

Eating Solutions:
  • Drink water
  • Go through food diary and look at how good I've been
  • Eat something small and healthy
  • Make a plan
  • Have healthy food on hand for meals and snacks
  • Keep healthy food in my desk
  • Have a backlog of easy meals can make in the evening
  • Make meals with leftovers for lunch

General Excuses:
  • I’ll start tomorrow
  • I’ll start next week
  • I’ve been doing so well, I deserve a day off

General Solutions:
  • Try on goal clothes 
  • Look in the mirror
  • Think about Queenstown and xmas and how good I will feel
  • Think about how awesome I can look
  • Think about being prepared to have a baby

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