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I'm Just Not Feeling It Today




I'm just not feeling it today. 
The alarm clock goes off, and you don't want to get up.  You force yourself to get out of bed, but you just want to crawl back in.  You see yourself in the mirror, bed-head and all, and you think to yourself that it just takes way too much effort to get in the shower, to get dressed, to brush your hair, etc.  You decide it all can wait.  You make your way to the couch, and turn on the TV.   In the back of your mind, you may be thinking that you need to get up and exercise.  Maybe you need to do laundry, or go to the store.  You quickly push those thoughts aside.  The next thing you know, you have binge-watched 5 hours of Netflix, maybe even mindlessly eating.  You are suffering from a serious lack of motivation.
Have this ever been you?  I'm guilty.  I've had days like this where my fitness tracker didn't track over 500 steps for the whole day.  I'm not proud of it, but I've done it.  (Confession is good for the soul, right?)  I do think that, occasionally, everyone needs a day to rest, both mentally, and physically.  I also know that sometimes I'm just being lazy.  I tell myself that I just feel like being a sloth, moving as slowly, and as little as possible!  On those days I need a swift kick in the butt to get me moving!

If this is you sometimes, as it is me, it is time to change our way of thinking.  We actually feel better when we move around.  Even if it is nothing more getting up every hour to move around a little, it will make us feel better.  It will improve our moods.  Most of us have fitness trackers that remind us to move every hour.  (I have laughed, and ignored mine on my lazy days.)   I'm setting a new goal.  Maybe you would like to set the same goal.  On days when I feel like a sloth, I am going to make myself get up every hour and move.  I'm sure I will feel better if I do, and I won't go to bed being angry at myself for just sitting there all day!  (To help keep this goal, I may have to pretend that the hourly reminder on my fitness tracker, is an electrical shock!  I can do a pretty mean impersonation of a sloth when I sent my mind to it!)

If it is truly a day that you need the rest, don't feel guilty.  There are days that we all need to recharge!  We must learn to differentiate between the two.  Do you need the rest, or do you just want to be a sloth?  Only you know the answer to that.  The choice of how to handle the day is yours.  The way you choose may make a difference in how you feel about yourself when the day is over.  Will you be happy with yourself, or upset with yourself?  It's just something to think about!  

Always remember - YOU ARE AWESOME!  Go out and make it a great day!

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Comments

  1. StaceyApril 26, 2018 at 10:28 AM

    So true! I felt that way this morning but I'm going to try and exercise each day as it really does make you feel better!

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    1. Lisa CochranApril 26, 2018 at 10:47 AM

      Thanks, Stacey! Without Weight Watchers, I would have become a professional sloth and would have sought election as the President of the Sloth Club.

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  2. MelanieApril 26, 2018 at 5:50 PM

    I have those days. I volunteer to be the Secretary. 😀

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    1. Lisa CochranApril 26, 2018 at 5:54 PM

      You would have to write very, very, very slowly! Forget the Turtle Club! LOL

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