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[quote=Anonymous]I can't remember where I read this, or I'd give credit.

I've been exercising consistently for the last 13 weeks, which is by far the longest stretch I've stuck with it. I recently lost a lot of weight, mostly without exercise, but know exercise will be vital for long-term maintenance and overall health.

Early on, I read somewhere to give yourself permission to have a bad workout. Give yourself permission to start your workout, and if after 15 minutes, you still hate it or feel awful, you can stop. But starting is enough to get through it the vast majority of the time. As a Type A Perfectionist, this was helpful advice, but I found a couple forms of exercise I actually enjoy (okay, 1 I enjoy and a couple I can tolerate) and haven't had to use it too much yet.

Today, I really understood it for the first time. I didn't feel like going to my workout class this morning. But I did. Once I got there, I felt like I had concrete in my arms and legs. Nothing was easy. It wasn't as fun as it usually is. I was not digging it. But I hung in there, and I didn't beat myself up for not being able to go as hard as I usually do. I didn't expect to walk away feeling as great as I usually do. I did what I could do, and that was enough for today. The important thing is I kept up the momentum of going.

Also, I was able to look back at what I ate yesterday and will be able to monitor if those foods made me feel more sluggish. I introduced some new foods yesterday that I was on the fence about anyway, and maybe they are not at all related to me feeling blah about exercise today, but I can at least keep track.

This advice was so helpful to me, I thought someone else might find it useful OR maybe have some add-ons to it that will be encouraging to me as I work on taking a 13-week streak to a life-long exercise commitment. [/quote]

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