What do you say to yourself?

[FiddleFit]

Hi! My experience with getting myself to do IMAX Extreme this morning made me wonder what head games other people play with themselves, when their motivation for the day is low. I was feeling very low on energy, both mental and physical this morning, and had to do some serious self-talk to get myself started. I'm very glad I did, because I had a great workout, but some days it just seems hard to get going, even after the first cup of morning coffee. Here's the sorts of things I tell myself:

"I don't have to do the whole thing; I can stop any time I want";

"I only need to start; I don't need to finish"

"It starts off really easy and comfortable";

"There's only 8 intervals - 16 minutes out of 75, how hard is that?";

"If I start and it really isn't working for me today, I can just skip all the IMAX2 bits and do only the CW cardio";

"If I feel this lousy now, imagine how lousy I'll feel if I don't workout at all?";

And the all-purpose: "Do it anyway!"

What do you say to yourself, when you don't really want to do the workout you have planned for the day?

Cheers,
Sandra

 

[cjbate]

Those are all good. My personal favorite is


Must not think.
Must get up. get dressed. get water. go upstairs.
Do not run into wall.
Do not trip on stairs.
Where is remote? Where are shoes.


I am not a mental giant in the morning.

Jen

 

[haydee]

LOL....these are the exact same things I say to myself when the motivation is not there:
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>"I don't have to do the whole thing; I can stop any time I
>want";
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>"I only need to start; I don't need to finish";
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>"Well I started so I might as well finished".




Haydee

 

[candi]

Come, on. You can do it. You're almost at Interval #5. It's all downhill from there.

 

[clareMc]

"OK, great, I'm halfway through. I'll just do one more combo/segment/interval.........."

"OK so I feel like s**t, and cardio is a no-no, but even some upper body weight training will do me good and keep me moving. Yes? OK, go there."

"OK so, I don't have to do the cardio workout from hell, I just have to keep moving, do something, right? OK, Supersets it is then....."

"Or I could sit and read for an hour instead, yeah but that I can still do later because the book 'aint going anywhere, and the kids don't need me right now so, time to workout now, yeah might as well"

"get dressed in your wokout gear, you know you'll be more in the mood if you do, and put the DVD on meanwhile because the music is sooo motivating..."

I play these head games EVERY DAY!!!!!!!


Clare

 

[Kathy02]

"Think about how good you'll feel afterwards"
"You'll be really mad at yourself if you don't"
"Think of what A-Jocks mish moshes look like, this is easy!"
"Hey, only 30 min left!"
"Ok, do 5min and if you're still not in the mood, then quit."

Kathy

 

[lesliew]

"You can do anything for 30 minutes" I say to myself as I slip MIC into the DVD player.
"Cathe's abs, Cathe's abs, just think of Cathe's abs!"

My favorite: "Just do it!"

 

[starlight6]

You've pretty much covered most of mine too...I especially like to use the "you don't have to finish it all if you really don't want to".

My best strategy is just to put on my workout clothes. (Sometimes even that isn't so easy!) But once I'm dressed I'm committed.

Ruth

 

[Maximus]

One more:

"I'll be at work in about 90 minutes, I'd rather be doing this!"

 

[Renee McFar]

"Get your lazy butt moving and get a grip" always works for me!

 

[dss62467]

I haven't tried it yet. I actually just saw the mix there the other day and thought about doing it - but that was also the day that I was hungover (remember the "has anyone ever puked" post?), so I just settled for Intervals 6-10.

How is this one set up?

 

[jdoll]

I just force myself to look at my ass in the mirror and that about does it for me!

jes:*

 

[smoogy]

LOL!

 

[smoogy]

You guys crack me up!!!

My 2 most frequent lines to myself:

You make time to brush your teeth EVERY day don't you?

What's one hour out of your 24?

Marla

 

[FiddleFit]

Sorry, Donna, but what are you referring to? IMAX Extreme?

Sandra

 

[FiddleFit]

You guys are great!! I love hearing all this self-talk. I might borrow a few the next time I'm struggling to get going. Thanks!!

Sandra

 

[jillianh]

"If you can you must. If you must, you will!"

Sometimes I slack but if you really think about that, if you are physically able to do it you should - if only for all those people out there who can't! Or even better, for all the people out there who you would think couldn't do something althletic and you see them crossing the Iron Man finish line. That got me of my @$$ the other day while I was watching the Iron Man on tv.