That's great, KK!
I'm currently struggling to find my footing to be honest. I've been trying to do some lower impact workouts that also help stretch my lower back - sciatic nerve issues - and I'm currently thinking about going to our local park and hitting the track once our weather clears a bit.
It's hard though. On days where my back is really giving me issues, I find it hard to give myself the motivation to forge on.
I'm trying my best to wean myself back off soda. (I had previously quit for a year or more but when my husband and I got together about four years ago and he moved in with me, I started back because they were always in the fridge.)
What keeps you going daily when you're just not feeling it, KK? Is there any struggle when/if your partner is partaking in something you're trying to wean yourself off of and how do you combat that?
Low impact or not, at least you're starting! And definitely hitting up the park/track is a great idea.
As for days I'm just not feeling it, those are the days I KNOW I need to do it the most. If I've been having a rough day at work (I usually do my workout on my lunch break), or if it's rainy outside and It's my running day (The workout I do on the days I don't do the above), I basically just tell myself how great I'm gonna feel when the endorphins kick in. I remember watching some body building video years ago and he said something that I've never forgotten. I'm paraphrasing but it was "If you're waiting for motivation to workout to come you're gonna fail. Because working out is hard work, and most people don't wanna do hard work. You SHOULD want to feel unmotivated, because the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction you're gonna feel from doing it anyway will hit you that much harder, and you'll want to chase that feeling." That said, I also am motivated by (and this is vain reason, but f*ck it lol), because my fiancee is WAY outta my league looks wise. She's absolutely gorgeous when I'm a solid 6 at best XD. And I wanna make sure I'm at my best looking when her and I get married. But yeah...I love working out the most on days I'm not motivated to do it. Because I really do feel better afterwards.
As far as kicking soda, I used to be addicted to it. I mean, MINIMUM 3 bottles a day. And I kinda realized, I was just addicted to the oral fixation of drinking things. Because when I started really working out the last 3 or 4 weeks, I started drinking V8, water, and Tea, not really intentionally cutting out soda. I just realized after a week or so "Oh sh*t. I haven't had soda in like a week." Which made me think it's just the motion of drinking something. Which makes sense. I drink alcohol all the time, and always drink stuff straight. Never mix. So I guess it's never been the soda addiction that I thought it was. I didn't even wean myself. Not intentionally at least. And if it's the caffeine in soda you crave, black coffee is only 4 calories a cup, and Green Tea is just as much if not more caffeinated than soda, and naturally at that. I hope all that was helpful!
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