Day 341 – Week 49 – 49 mins (30)

I am slowly inching my minutes up there…though still quite a way off what I should be.

But I don’t mind. I was always going to give forgive myself if I didn’t make the numbers, as long as I was exercising consistently, and I think I haven’t done a bad job at that.

My new technique continued to work today. I was able to get myself out of bed with my alarm and managed to do some journal writing, go for my run, have a shower and make a cup of tea all in time to sit down for a Skype meeting I had booked at 7.30am. And boy, does that feel good….You almost feel like you deserve to have the rest of the day off after that!

Suzi

Day 340 – Week 49 – 49 mins (30)

That was much more successful.

Somehow getting up early and sitting all wrapped up in my dressing gown on the big red loungeroom chair, writing in my journal was a much more attractive proposition than getting into my exercise gear.

And after half an hour of that, I was ready to get serious, doing a good half hour of strengthening and stretching.

Suzi

Day 339 – Week 49 – 49 mins (0)

Ok – didn’t do it.

Managed to spend about an hour lying in  bed convincing myself not to exercise.

Obviously, something about getting up and exercising first thing is not working for me like it once did, so am going to have to try some adjustments.

I am going to try getting up and writing in my journal first thing in the morning from now on, and hopefully once I have done that for a while I will be much more amenable to jigging about.

Will try it first thing tomorrow!

Suzi

Day 338- Week 49- 49 mins (27)

I am really struggling to get out of bed early, though I finally managed it this morning – in time to go for a jog at least.

It’s incredible how easy it SHOULD be, but it just isn’t. Every day is a struggle. It’s what Steven Pressfield calls Resistance, in his book ‘The War of Art’.

According to Pressfield, whatever it is we most need to do, the stronger the Resistance we have to it. Well, my battle with exercise is pretty strong, so I can only assume it is something I REALLY need to do.

He also talks about how the only thing we have control of is the process of defeating that Resistance. In my case, I have control over whether I get up each day and do the work. I have control over how long and how hard I do it for. What I don’t have control of is the results of that work, and so therefore, I shouldn’t be concentrating on those results. I guess that means I shouldn’t be fretting over the fact that I STILL weight exactly what I did when I started this experiment almost a year ago.

No, I should be satisfied each and every day I win over Resistance and get out for that run, or do those push-ups or stretch out that hamstring. That’s what I should feel proud of. As for the results? They will take care of themselves – eventually…

But man – that Resistance is pretty solid….

Suzi

Day 337 – Week 48 – 48 mins (25)

Sunday morning, and there I am, up and doing my strengthening and stretching. Very proud of myself!

Of course the good work was all undone by several glasses of wine during a picnic that afternoon – but what can I say? It would have been worse if I HADN’T exercised wouldn’t it?

Suzi