Off Track with the Workout Plan
Lately, I’ve gotten a little off track with my workout schedule. My journal isn’t as colorful as I would like it to be (see What is a Colorful Workout?) My son is out of school for summer and I haven’t quite figured out how we are going to schedule our time. I was hoping to have the schedule figured out before school finished but once again, perfection escapes me.
In the past, if I got off track I would either a) enjoy the detour and realize how easy it was to not have to find time for exercise, or b) dive face first into a hot fudge sundae, or C) beat myself up over not being able to be consistent, or d) all of the above.
I’ve matured a little and now I realize that beating myself up over getting off track is not very productive. I just tell myself, “Get over it and move on!”. And that means to just start again, moving in the right direction. If I’m feeling a little down on myself, I like to review my workout journal from a period of time when it was “colorful”. I then try to get another workout plan going again as soon as possible.
The hot fudge sundae is no longer a part of my detour. However, I must confess that I still have a weakness for a little Starbucks drinky-poo (which wouldn’t be so bad if it was a low calorie kind). So, once again, perfection escapes me.
What do you do when your workout plan doesn’t happen as planned? How do you get yourself back on track?
I remind myself why I do it (family, health)…usually a good motivator. Great post!
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