How Do You Stay Motivated?

by B on February 23, 2010

Every time I start a new workout program or try to get focused on getting back into shape, I end up bored with it after a few days.  P90X has been a lot of start and stop for me and I suck at staying motivated.  There are so many distractions, things that seem like more fun, etc. that I have a hard time sticking with it.  I have tried convincing myself of the usual “do it for your kids,” “do it so you live longer,” and probably every other mind trick but then I convince myself that even by getting back into shape there is no guarantee that the effort is really going to accomplish any of those reasons to do it.  Maybe I just need to stop thinking about it and push through with the thought that nothing is guaranteed and doing something is better than nothing at all.

I know it’s just an excuse and exercise isn’t necessarily supposed to be fun, but there has to be something that keeps people motivated beyond the typical reasons people use as “feel good” type answers…

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I Quit My Job to do P90X

by B on December 3, 2009

Well, that’s not the only reason, but I see it as an opportunity to own my time and my life more than in the past.  I get tired of the start/stop process that has been my attempts at losing weight in the past.  Many times it was caused by work related distractions, traveling for work, or just being burnt out as a result of work.  I’ve worked from home for most of the past 10 years, so it’s easy to burn out.

I’m starting this program AGAIN today.  I’m going to plan it into my schedule and keep work from interfering with it.

Also, to those people who have commented over the past couple month, I apologize for not approving them.  For some reason I never got an alert that they were submitted.

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Starting Over…Again

October 21, 2009

I’m starting P90X again today. It’s a pain to stay motivated with so many distractions from life. I just need to push through and get a routine going. Let’s hope it sticks this time. I know that it will work if I just do it. Friends of mine have completed [...]

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Day 4: Yoga X

June 18, 2009

I’ve never done Yoga before. This was probably the most difficult workout so far. It’s not that it was painful or anything (at least not yet).  The stretching felt pretty good.  I’m just not coordinated enough yet to do some of this stuff and not feel like I’m going to fall over or pull a [...]

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Day 3 (sort of): Shoulders & Arms

June 16, 2009

Ok…so I’m a few days behind now.  Life is crazy busy and I’m easily distracted.  At this point, I’m just going to keep going and do what I can do.
Today’s workout was very painful.  I’ve never had much upper body strength and especially not very balanced strength.  My shoulders are weak points and I hope [...]

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Day 2: Plyometrics

June 11, 2009

I’m a little slow writing this post, but holy crap am I sore.  I think plyometrics is probably one of the most difficult workouts I’ve ever done.  It reminded me of doing conditioning during football in high school, minus the sprints.  By the end, I was dragging quite a bit and not able to keep [...]

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Day 1: Chest & Back

June 9, 2009

I’ve been going to a trainer for the past 2 months just to get in shape enough that I felt comfortable starting P90X.  The chest and back workout is pretty hard and even after some training, it kicked my butt.  I’m a bit overweight right now - 6′2″ 265 pounds.  A couple of the pushup [...]

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