Encouragement

So workout goals are usually a bust.  My guess would be 9.7 times out of 10.  That's why everyone jokes that America is it's healthiest during the month of January.  Because by February, everyone is back to their normal, regular routines.

I'm REALLY impressed with myself that I'm still sticking with it 8 days into March.  Okay, so I'm not quite as careful or as diligent as I was in the beginning.  But... the point is, I'm still trying.  For me this is GREAT because I have a tendency to get bored with projects and want to move on. 

There are a few things that have REALLY helped me stick with this goal (although I need to recommit and do even better...) but the things that have helped are...

1 - A future goal.  All my life I've said I want to lose weight and look better.  Doesn't everyone?  But I really do have a goal in mind.  I REALLY want to look good for my UNKNOWN reason in September. :)  I want to look and feel better at that point.

2 - Friends to chat with.  BY FAR one of the biggest reasons I've stuck with this goal is having friends along the path of my journey.  Cheryl annoyingly :) texts me every Tues, Thurs and Fri morning to see if I'm going to class.  I honestly can't even count how many times I've woken up and said "nah.. I'm good.  I'll do something at home.  I'm not going today."  Knowing full well that I probably won't get around to it.  Also, talking to friends and family on the phone, over email, outside and on this blog.  I LOVE hearing your success (and sometimes not so successful :) stories.  How about I just say - the successes and the attempts! :)  I LOVE it.  And I NEED it!  It helps me through SO much!

3 - Good music with a good beat.  Nuff said! :)

4 - Lastly - encouragement from my kiddos.  NOTHING and I mean NOTHING beats watching Alex and Nani grab a set of 2 pound weights and jump on a step with us and say "look mom, I'm healthy."  NOTHING beats Logan, Alex, Tanner and Nani on the edge of the stage screaming "GO MOM, GO MOM - BEAT THE OTHER MOMS!" as we're running across the gym floor.  This happened again on Tuesday morning while we were running.  This morning was the step class so we weren't running.  But Logan came up and begged us to run across the floor so they could get up there and cheer.  All the kids usually start out cheering for us, but by the end, only our four cute kiddos are left.  They LOVE yelling, cheering and dancing for us.  Nothing can beat that!

Keep up the encouraging words.  And keep sharing your stories with me so we can continue to succeed together!!