Health Habits 4

Alright... just don't check the dates between this post and my last one, okay? Thanks! So, for those of you who did anyway, you may have noticed that I haven't updated the Health Habits in a while. It's a bit early for a completely missed 2 weeks, but I felt it was time to explain what happened.

What happened: a complete and utter failure at every single goal.

This last chunk of time didn't start out that way though! After my last post I was doing better than ever! That week I met every goal including the new sleep habits. Then it happened. Sickness. Days of not feeling well and the second week resulted in not a single goal being met. Then guilt. The downward spiral continued as I realized last week that I had failed, and still didn't meet a single goal. I realized I had more work ahead of me to get on track and felt discouraged.

This week I have been trying to get it back together. I have missed my weights training still, but have been going to the gym for cardio. I'm drinking my water and taking my multi-vitamin. I'm trying to go to bed on time, and still waking at the same time every morning (plus: no naps!!!). So here we are. Time to work on motivation.

Here's my "What to do when you fall and have to pick yourself back up" post. I'm going to make this another simple 2-point post that I hope helps you all WHEN you find yourself struggling to meet your health goals. Remember, having the best intentions isn't going to change anything. It's all up to you, so you have no one to blame but yourself. That being said:


1. Don't be too hard on yourself.

First thing about getting motivation back is to keep a positive self-image. Thinking your a failure WILL make you one, so how about remembering why you made the goals and tricks you've used to accomplish them. You haven't lost all of that hard work and I know you remember how good it feels to be on top of things. Let's get back out there! No need to do everything right away where you left off. Start with whatever you know you can handle and pick up the rest when you're feeling confident again! Remember that you're strong and you don't need a gym to remind you!

2. Focus on today.

I know you're busy. It's overwhelming to think of a long list of health habits that you want to maintain! You have so much to do and all these goals just keep pilling up! Even with taking things a step back to build confidence, you might get overwhelmed by planning for a week of gym workouts and noting your time to be asleep by, etc. The more goals, the more important it is to change your focus.

If you look at today, you'll get a much better handle on things! Plan ahead a little, but only get into the details of what you can work on now to meet these goals. Don't worry too far ahead, because it just gets unmanageable too fast! Start drinking your water and think of when you can hit the gym, and you'll be fine! Really! Make sure you get the important things done first and everything else will either fall into place, or fall off your to do list. Good luck!


So, there you go! Whenever you need it, you can come back to this post, refocus, and start moving forward again. Don't be too hard on yourself and don't give up! One step at a time is how we're building these habits and one step at a time is how you maintain them! Now, get offline and get yourself going again.