I have spurts of motivation. Always have. I get an idea in my head and if I feel like doing it right at that moment, I am 100% committed to getting it done. But I have to be in the moment, or else my motivation evaporates.
This takes many different forms. I hate cleaning, but the moment I get the idea in my head telling me it is a good idea to "put all the laundry away and redo the configuration of my dressers so that everything is better organized", you better just let me do it. Yes, it will take a long time and yes, I will make a mess of my bedroom in the process (worse than it had been before as a result of my not putting my clothes away), but if I am motivated to do it, get outta my way! Never stop me when I am on a roll. Otherwise, I will quickly lose the drive to do it and then either stop the process half way through and leave it that way for ages, or just sit on the couch (not listening to my "shoulds") and live out of my clean laundry basket for two weeks.
I have never been a dieter by any stretch of the imagination. I share gleeful stories with my college roommates about how delicious the Quadruple Stacker from Burger King is, and don't regret it for a second. (I mean, come on! Four layers of beef, four layers of cheese, and four layers of bacon? And great girl friends who share this passion for the fine cuisine at BK? Sign. me. up.) But every so often I get a kick of "Ugh, I really need to eat better or diet or something" and will make a conscious effort to make good decisions for a while. It might only last for a week, but I will get up, have breakfast, get subway or a salad for lunch, and urge my husband not to order Chinese food for dinner. But it won't be long before I have a night where I just want to stay in and order pizza, and once you've had some pepperoni slices and garlic knots, there is really no point in keeping up with the food tracking. Done.
Lately, I have been hearing from a lot of people who are making goals and sticking to them. For instance, my Dad started a diet for New Year's and has already lost 10 pounds! That's amazing!!! I can't believe he is able to stick to a diet (only because I never can), but I am unbelievably proud of him and I am rooting him on every step of the way. I went out the other night with a friend who is making a solid effort to cut down on drinking. Good for him! It's not like we are in the habit of getting plastered on a Wednesday night, but why take in the extra calories and possibly make yourself miserable in the morning just for the sake of being "social"? Like we're not social already! Another friend and fellow blogger is doing a month-long cleanse, which she has not only been sticking to, but really embracing. She also just dove into the world of cooking with tofu (which is on my list too!), and seems to be having fun with the whole challenge. Heck, it is even fun for ME just READING about it!
I have decided that I am going to try to use other people's determination and success to force motivation upon myself and get things done. If everyone surrounding me can stick to their goals and reap the benefits of the glowing success from reaching their goals, why can't I?
So this is my plan. I can motivate myself for a little while. but not long term. If I pay more attention to other people's success, maybe I can do it to! Or, if I can't look at it in a positive way, maybe I can GUILT myself into keeping up with my peers! HA!
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