Motivation is of course a funny thing. Everybody's is different, some may be more important than others, but for all of us it wanes at some point or another. For me this happened with running in 2014 and again this year. Fortunately that lack of motivation and my mental health actually spurred me into action. I started my meditation program, got back into strength training in the gym and started to feel a lot better and subsequently more motivated.
You can't just dream up motivation, something has to prompt you in a big way to stay focussed and active. Most of the time this is an event that occurs such as a breakdown or health issue (in the extreme), or will occur in the future (think summer body, wedding, death). Getting deep down to what motivates you and finding what you enjoy most at that moment in time is part of the key to success.
These last couple of weeks I have been motivated by the result of all the small things I have done. It has boiled down to this, to be calm and enjoy life I have to train and eat well. How much do I want this? Well I look at it this way, I don't want to feel as low as I have done this year again. I don't want to feel as though I have nothing to give and not want to live life. That is my motivation. When I don't feel like training I have that thought to go to. When "bad" food is on offer I have bad memories to remind me why I have to be consistent. It is a shame that it takes something like this to motivate me, but I guess I am grateful for it. I actually feel like I am starting to enjoy life again because I have reset myself and am taking consistent small steps.
After a recent DEXA body composition scan I now have some starting figures to work with. I am retesting in 6 weeks and again in 12 to see what my training is doing. My motivation isn't to lose body fat, but it helps to have some concrete evidence as to how I am progressing. So in 6 weeks I will have some graphs to compare how training is going. Unfortunately I can't do that for my brain health, so I'll just have to update you each week with how it's going. Next week is my first decking project with a couple of friends, so I'll also have some carpentry porn to share with you!
Are you ok?
Tom
You can't just dream up motivation, something has to prompt you in a big way to stay focussed and active. Most of the time this is an event that occurs such as a breakdown or health issue (in the extreme), or will occur in the future (think summer body, wedding, death). Getting deep down to what motivates you and finding what you enjoy most at that moment in time is part of the key to success.
These last couple of weeks I have been motivated by the result of all the small things I have done. It has boiled down to this, to be calm and enjoy life I have to train and eat well. How much do I want this? Well I look at it this way, I don't want to feel as low as I have done this year again. I don't want to feel as though I have nothing to give and not want to live life. That is my motivation. When I don't feel like training I have that thought to go to. When "bad" food is on offer I have bad memories to remind me why I have to be consistent. It is a shame that it takes something like this to motivate me, but I guess I am grateful for it. I actually feel like I am starting to enjoy life again because I have reset myself and am taking consistent small steps.
After a recent DEXA body composition scan I now have some starting figures to work with. I am retesting in 6 weeks and again in 12 to see what my training is doing. My motivation isn't to lose body fat, but it helps to have some concrete evidence as to how I am progressing. So in 6 weeks I will have some graphs to compare how training is going. Unfortunately I can't do that for my brain health, so I'll just have to update you each week with how it's going. Next week is my first decking project with a couple of friends, so I'll also have some carpentry porn to share with you!
Are you ok?
Tom
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