How can YoU be Your Own Motivation ?

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How can YoU be Your Own Motivation ?
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Sun, 07-12-2009 - 12:07am
Which of these have you done ?
Do you do .. will you do ?
Let us know :)

How to be Your Own Motivation

"Dear diary..." Maybe you already keep a food journal, but what about an exercise journal?
Keep track of your workouts so you can give yourself credit for your dedication.
Then at the end of each workout entry, write one thing you enjoyed about your workout.
Maybe you're proud that you made it through the whole spin class or maybe it's that you love the playlist the teacher uses. Look back through your journal when you want to skip a workout for instant motivation.
 
 
 
 
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Sun, 07-12-2009 - 12:40am

I do not keep a food journal.
I do the exercise journal that you make.
I have never put how I felt.
I just do things differently now to change things around.


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Registered: 05-29-2009
Sun, 07-12-2009 - 9:25am

I log my exercise as well as my food intake on SparkPeople.
It shows pretty graphs of how many calories I'm eating vs using.


I also have an online running blog - that one I keep track
of how I feel, what I ate/drank before, during & after run,
How many miles, what type of run, etc.

 


yougogirl

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Sun, 07-12-2009 - 3:38pm
As long as what you do works for you Aileen,
That's most important :)
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Sun, 07-12-2009 - 3:40pm
Terrific you do all those things Liz,
Love to hear you write how you feel with the runs before & after ..
Now I bet you're thrilled DD uses the smiles for her room.
A fab idera for you both
It's good I think to track our successes & others ..
Allows us to see why we may not have a productive day.
Hope you continue to use all these handy dandy tools :)
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Sun, 07-12-2009 - 11:22pm

I used to be a frequent visitor of flybabies, so I got used to a "control journal".

 

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Mon, 07-13-2009 - 12:07am
Good to see you n2,
YaY for Flybabies & the lessons it taught us
Making those checks is as important ..
A great feeling too :)
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Registered: 05-29-2009
Mon, 07-13-2009 - 9:23am

n2 - great quote in your siggie!


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yougogirl

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Mon, 07-13-2009 - 10:02am
i put my workouts on a calander. I save a years worth so I can look back.



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Mon, 07-13-2009 - 11:39am
Awesome idea Caroline,
So glad you shared :)
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