Last night I drove home from work in the rain, and discovered that I felt very domestic. It seemed like an excellent evening to stay in and do cleaning and laundry and meal prep and such. I figured I could do yoga once my dinner had digested a bit. I got the laundry on and ate my remaining food portions for dinner and accomplished a few other things, and then - oops! - I sat down to read for a few minutes while waiting for my laundry timer to go.
At that point the residual energy from a project I have been engrossed in at work abruptly all drained out of me and I realized that I was tired to the point of aching, had a mild headache and a few premenstrual cramps, and just wanted to have a hot bath and go to bed. That, once my laundry was dry, I did.
I had a really great sleep and will try to do exercise again today. But this is why two nights in a row was a milestone, you see. I get derailed pretty quickly.
Still thinking about Tiffany's idea of mini-goals. I think it's a great idea in principle, but am wondering if it will motivate me personally any better. I seem very bad about keeping promises to myself. It's promises to others I keep.
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I had an idea...how about you set up penalties to go along with your goals. For instance, set a monthly goal to lose 8 lbs, if you don't hit that weight, you have to pay $20 (or what ever amount would motivate you). And maybe set a weekly fitness goal with a $5 penalty. Have a friend who is willing to be the collector of funds so that you have to confess if you didn't hit the goal. Just a thought. Money tends to motivate me =)
Hmm. I was thinking about this last night before I fell asleep. It would work better for me if I got a reward for sticking to the diet, rather than being punished when I messed up. But I have a very tight budget and am not sure if I could afford it either way! Still - perhaps a dollar for each day I stick to it, and then I can use the saved money for some kind of non-food treat.
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