As you’re all aware – I am on struggle street. Every week I write about how I’ve lost my way and how next week I’ll be back on track again. Then a week goes by and I find myself writing the same post over and over and over.
I got on the scales this week for the first time in about a month and it was not pretty.
So instead of going on about how upset with myself I am and wallowing in my own self pity I thought I’d do a bit of research into how I can find my motivation again.
Here’s 5 ways to get back on track:
1 – Make a commitment to yourself. Write it down on a piece of paper and stick it on your fridge or near your desk. It might simply be Be Kind To Myself or Don’t Give Up or Get Off Your Arse.
2 – Start small. This could be walking or stretching or running or cycling everyday for 10 minutes. Just getting back into the habit of exercising is taking a big step in the right direction. But if exercising seems too hard, then start with what you’re putting in you mouth. Stop putting sugar in your tea or make week days alcohol free or maybe just cut out your mid-morning sweet snack.
3 – Change your language. Instead of saying that you’ve failed, say you’ve had a little set-back. Instead of saying you’re fat, say you have awesome boobs. Remind yourself of all the fabulous things about yourself. Instead of saying you could never do it, say you can do it and then JFDI (just f*cking do it).
4 – Clear your head. When you feel stressed or overworked or unhappy you find it too hard to motivate yourself. Instead of exercising or eating right, you reach for chocolate cake and chips. Perhaps setting aside 10minutes a day to sit quietly and reflect on what’s going on in your life and what your dreams for yourself are may help? Give it a go.
5 – Stop making excuses. No-one’s standing in your way, only you. Believe you can do it and go for it. Your health is the most important gift you can give yourself and your family.
Have you got any tips?
bigwords x
Hi, I'm Bianca Wordley, I write about life.
You can totally do it! Little by little, bit by bit. Stay focused and consistent BUT have fun along the way. My biggest tip is do “stuff” (exercise/activities) that you actually LIKE. You’ll have more chance of sticking to a routine if you enjoy what it is your doing! Good luck x
Another one is this – identify your anxiety triggers – once you know what they are, you can then learn how to try and avoid them…
This has made a BIG difference to my life! 🙂
One thing that has really helped me is to only eat if I’m hungry. Whenever I think I want food, I try and work out if it’s because I’m hungry or if I want comfort. I’ve found some nice herbal teas I’ll have instead of food if I’m not hungry and often I can wait until a meal … but if I’m still hungry I’ll eat … but only what I feel like and only until I’m not hungry. I believe it’s call conscious eating … it’s making a difference to me … a HUGE emotional eater.
I find that I fall off the healthy wagon if I start to get unorganised in other areas of my life. If I’m rushing too much or feel like I’m a little “out of control”, that’s when I start to grab whatever I can to eat (I think to think I coined the term “cupboard-shoving” – standing in the cupboard, shoving anything in).
I can only fix this by making some serious time to re-organise things. Do some pre-shopping and cooking, plan my time a bit better to make sure I don’t get to the point where I’m about to fall over if I don’t eat whatever I can get – oh look, it’s an entire jar of nutella.
And, also being nice to myself. Oh well, eating an entire jar of nutella wasn’t the best idea, but you’re still a really nice person. 🙂