Wait, that's false, I'm actually super motivated to do lots of things, but only for about 5 minutes. I reallllllly struggle with STAYING motivated.
I get SUPER gung-ho about a new idea and dive in head first! Then a couple days later I crash and burn.
For example:
Baby clothes business- a couple years ago i got the brilliant idea to make cute baby onsies, adding tutus, sewing on beads for necklaces.. etc etc. So i went to the DI and bought like 10 onsies, then i went to walmart and bought like $20 worth of fabric and craft supplies, then i spent like 3 hours cutting, sewing, gluing, etc, not a single one came out like i imagined it, my house was a mess, and i still had like 8 onsies left that i hadnt done anything with. Everything went in a box and was put away in my closet for like 3 months. It was always in the back of my mind but i had no desire to continue anything, then my sister-in-law's mother-in-law was hosting one of those little craft boutique things, and i was like this is a great opportunity to work on some more stuff and sell them at the boutique! Women love all that glittery fluffy baby crap! Well I was there for like 5 hours and sold one thing. crash and burrnnnn.
Insanity (also any other kind of work out ever)- again, super excited about finally getting some muscle back (since i lost it all the second i stopped playing volleyball- like a million years ago it seems) So i go super hard for like a week, then find a million excuses not to continue.
Some of you may remember a post i did right before thanksgiving on instagram. It was about me trying to gain 15lbs by my birthday (end of January) I was going to do this by eating more and working out. I made 3 monthly charts, with set work outs and meal plans. It was all set and ready to go!!! I was gonna do it!!! Pretty sure I didn't even make it through the whole first month. I actually lost like 2 pounds. Needless to say, I STRUGGLE.
This list could go on and on, just ask my husband.
The point is- I needed a change!!
Some of us have the luxury of money for things such as a personal trainer, a gym membership, tons of protein and weird supplements from the organic isle at Fred Meyer, Some of us, do not. (and I managed a gym, so trust me, i know the argument about "how much is your health worth to you, do you realize if you stopped eating mcdonalds you could afford a gym membership?" blah blah blah. YES. I KNOW ALL OF THIS. But i also know that if you just eat healthy, drink enough water, and exercise, (as a generally healthy person) you will be generally healthy. Which is all i want. I do not want to bulk up, i do not want to lose weight, i do not want to look good in a bikini, i do not want to do any of the things that are all over posters and billboards and social media. (Not that there's anything wrong with those, they're just not MY goals) I just want to be healthy. And i know how to do that. I just struggle with doing it.
Does that make sense?
I have found that avoiding sugar, and over processed food, drinking lots of water, and doing SOMETHING physical everyday is what makes me feel the best. Sounds easy enough right? Then why is it so hard?!?!?!
So I finally came up with a way that i HOPE will help me stay motivated.
Just so we are all aware- this is NOT me trying to be a beach body coach, lifestyle coach, diet expert, or anything of the sort. This is just a simple idea I came up with, to help myself and any other extremely unmotivated failures like myself. (I have also found that this structure has really helped with my anxiety. Bonus points!)
I came up with this idea because i began to notice that i only stayed motivated for about a week. I could stick with something i decided on doing really well for the first week but it went downhill after that so.... I present to you-
The Weekly Motivator!!
It started out like any other idea i have. All at once. I stayed up way late (like 10:30) typing up a bunch of ideas on my laptop and creating the vision, then the next day i went to the dollar store and bought all the craft supplies i needed to make my project beautiful! Came home from work and spent like 2 hours putting it all together trying to recreate my magnificent vision- which of course didn't come out like i planned at all so it turned into something very simple. But that is okay! The point gets across!
Here is my weekly schedule!
(i just used a dry erase board with popsicle sticks and a little magnet on the back)
How it works:
I came up with 5 topics-
Diet
Exercise
Spiritual
Service
Challenge
For each topic i came up with 4 or 5 things (depending on how many weeks in that month) i have to do that week that relate to that topic. For example,
under "diet" one stick says *eat an apple everyday* simple. the one i picked for this week says *no sugar*
Exercise has random workouts i have to do everyday or yoga, or insanity, etc. Spiritual has things like, read 30 min of scriptures each day, read a general conference talk each day, etc. Service has things like make dinner for a family, bring treats to someone, help Jon with outside chores, etc. and last i did a Challenge. The challenges are just things that I personally would consider hard. Things that are just a challenge to me. For example, keeping my house spotless for a week. (we'll see how it goes) another was try not to say anything negative all week or not to pick at my fingers. And I have to do these things everyday. (except the service ones, and some of the challenge ones, those are just one a week, or a couple times a week) But what's great about it is, its just for ONE WEEK!!
So you see, i can pick *do insanity* but I wont get burnt out because I'm not setting some ridiculous expectation to do it everyday for the next 3 months. I just have to do it for one week. And I can do things for one week no problem!
Then, on sunday night, you take them all off and pick 5 new sticks for the upcoming week! I really think this method has a lot of potential because you wont get bored! if there are certain topics you really like, stick them back in the pile to draw for a future date, if there are ones that you don't like, get rid of them and add new ones! This way you are always switching things up each week and month!
If anyone decides to do something similar text me and tell me how it goes! I'd love to hear about your experience!
So what do you think? My mom thinks it's a good idea.
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