Be Nonbinary
Working very hard to take my own advice and KEEP AT IT!! I always try to eliminate any obstacles that I discover are keeping me back from something I want. Currently, I have found that the CTA Bus Tracker system is helping me get over a damn-near OCD-level attitude I had about getting to work stupid early!
I am working A LOT these days and of course I realize I need to do more than just work! Especially since I GIVE MYSELF ALL MY OWN ASSIGNMENTS so I am just CRAZY! I want to start my day with a brief but effective workout routine but I need to get sufficient sleep. When I work too long, get home late, and collapse into bed, I can't be waking up less than six hours later. I have to get a decent night's sleep. That has to come first. Two things I have to do: Work a reasonable number of hours and reduce my anxiety about getting to work in the morning.
I will pull up the bus tracker in the morning and see when a bus will be arriving around 7am. I will always see an earlier bus but I talk myself out of running around to get on it. Knowing when a bus will arrive allows me to be relaxed about my morning departure. I am working toward getting in a morning workout as often as I can.
Several years ago I was introduced to the concept of being "Nonbinary." Not being specifically one thing or another, not black or white. Sometimes we can hold ourselves back when we insist on "all or nothing," black or white. That perspective can put you into a procrastination/excuse cycle. Strip away the conditions and bargaining you put on your fitness and nutrition goals. Keep doing the best you can and strive to improve. Take a serious and honest look at what's getting in your way and CHANGE IT. If you persist, over time you will improve and be logging more positive days than setback days.
I was going to start taking a weekly session in Powerlifting on Tuesdays but I have switched it to 7am on Saturdays, starting next week. I think it will be an excellent way to direct me to do other things on Saturday besides working by kickstarting me out of the house right away. I don't mind showering and changing at a gym if I'm just in casual clothes so I will try to plan things to do after my session.
I am not working out five weekday mornings every week but I would like to. I would like to be home from work early enough every day to spend a relaxed evening and get sufficient sleep. I want my schedule to accommodate waking up early enough to exercise and prepare for my day in a relaxed, unhurried, less stressful manner. I am taking note of what's happening when I don't accomplish this and working toward making appropriate revisions. I will keep working at it!
I am working A LOT these days and of course I realize I need to do more than just work! Especially since I GIVE MYSELF ALL MY OWN ASSIGNMENTS so I am just CRAZY! I want to start my day with a brief but effective workout routine but I need to get sufficient sleep. When I work too long, get home late, and collapse into bed, I can't be waking up less than six hours later. I have to get a decent night's sleep. That has to come first. Two things I have to do: Work a reasonable number of hours and reduce my anxiety about getting to work in the morning.
I will pull up the bus tracker in the morning and see when a bus will be arriving around 7am. I will always see an earlier bus but I talk myself out of running around to get on it. Knowing when a bus will arrive allows me to be relaxed about my morning departure. I am working toward getting in a morning workout as often as I can.
Several years ago I was introduced to the concept of being "Nonbinary." Not being specifically one thing or another, not black or white. Sometimes we can hold ourselves back when we insist on "all or nothing," black or white. That perspective can put you into a procrastination/excuse cycle. Strip away the conditions and bargaining you put on your fitness and nutrition goals. Keep doing the best you can and strive to improve. Take a serious and honest look at what's getting in your way and CHANGE IT. If you persist, over time you will improve and be logging more positive days than setback days.
I was going to start taking a weekly session in Powerlifting on Tuesdays but I have switched it to 7am on Saturdays, starting next week. I think it will be an excellent way to direct me to do other things on Saturday besides working by kickstarting me out of the house right away. I don't mind showering and changing at a gym if I'm just in casual clothes so I will try to plan things to do after my session.
I am not working out five weekday mornings every week but I would like to. I would like to be home from work early enough every day to spend a relaxed evening and get sufficient sleep. I want my schedule to accommodate waking up early enough to exercise and prepare for my day in a relaxed, unhurried, less stressful manner. I am taking note of what's happening when I don't accomplish this and working toward making appropriate revisions. I will keep working at it!
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