Motivation Mondays: What to do When You Feel Tired

Some days you are going to feel tired. Today is one of those days for me. I have been stressing myself out about getting into graduate school and it's interrupted my sleep at night. I was lying in bed awake at 4:40 this morning. I thought man I'm not working out at 5:30. I should just try to go back to sleep. I was willing myself to go back to sleep but I just couldn't. I found myself getting up at 5:15 as usual and logging into WOWY. I popped Burn 1 into the DVD player and what do you know. Just 5 minutes into the workout I found my energy.

Not only did I do my scheduled workout this morning, I also came home and put in a bonus cardio session. And I brought it y'all! What got me going was my desire for self improvement. I want this badly enough to workout. Now the other parts of the equation need to come together and I'll be set- eating clean and resting well. That's my trifecta of health and fitness. I'm not there yet but I'm working on it. In order to push yourself towards your goal you have to find the drive. Once you find it, fixate on it when life happens. Trust me, that intense desire is what will allow you to dig a little bit deeper and go a little bit harder. For me, it's knowing I will be experiencing a ton of life changes over the next few months and wanting to be prepared to handle them.

How can I excel at moving my education and career forward if I am ill or have low self confidence? That would be super hard. Because I recognize the road ahead, my desire is burning strong. Visualization is such a powerful tool. When you picture your fitness goals, how do you look? How do you feel? Grasp onto that image and that;s what you need to call to mind the next time you're tempted to cheat by eating crap or skipping your workout. When you feel tired, suck it up and bring it anyway. You'll appreciate it later. Now it's time for me to hit the shower and then the sack!