Laziness. Meet my new best friend: Motivation

Sorry. Laziness. But there just isn't room in my life for you anymore... and Motivation has introduced me to so many new friends. Determination. Organization. Cleanliness. Success. The only person you introduced me to was Failure... and now I need to make new friends. I hope you understand. I am sure if you went to your local McDonalds you can makes lots of new friends. It was great while it lasted. Sincerely, Andrea



In reality, I didn't know this, but I had the motivation in me all along, but I paid so much attention to being lazy, and saying that I couldn't do it all the time, that I really couldn't do it. Now that I have found the motivation to do it, I really can't believe I wasted so much time. 

I realized this more this morning. I had done my workout. Updated my workout log, drank some water and looked around my apartment. For those of you that don't know, I live in a tiny studio apartment. Well, over the weekend, it had gotten a bit messy. I just needed to get off my couch, shower and then pick up my apartment. The more I thought about getting off the couch to shower and start my day, the less I wanted to do it. I really just wanted to take a nap. I sat there and made excuses for myself. "Oh, I just did my first workout in forever. I am worn out. I deserve to rest" or "I don't go back to work till Wednesday. I can pick up later." or "I will be more energized after a nap." What the crap really? I literally had to get up and look at my mirror and give myself a lecture. "What are you doing? A shower will refresh you just as much as a nap. And do you really want to get into your bed sweaty and gross? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Are you really going to be lazy and let yourself get in your own way ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE YEAR?!" 

Seriously, people. Why is it that we allow ourselves to do this sometimes? "It's just one piece of bread." "I am just skipping one workout." We are our own worst enemies. When it comes down to it, if at the end of the day I didn't clean my apartment- it would be no one's fault but my own. I can't blame anyone else but me for the shape that I am in today. 

If I have to give myself a lecture in the mirror everyday. So be it. But I refuse to let myself continue on the path that I was on.

Oh, and my apartment is picked up now by the way :)

(Original post can be seen here: http://nerdfitness.com/community/entry.php?222-Laziness-Meet-my-new-best-friend-Motivation)