Motivation/Energy Help
So I had made it a goal to run a 5k.....I did the couch to 5K program and had a couple set backs in the way (like a gallbladder surgery, pain from adhesions, etc.), but I completed a few 5Ks. I was continuing to run daily (either for 30 minutes or 12 minutes run w/ 1 min. walk several times.) I also started to do a SHREd workout (20 minutes of cardio, strength, and abs) twice a week. This was my routine, but I am struggling to get my butt moving again. WOrk is nuts and I am just always exhausted. I also have a pain on my left side especially when I exercise or after exercising.
My alarm goes off in the morning at 4:30, but I am soooo tired I don't hear it, etc.
I don't understand how I can go from feeling fine and "getting off on exercise" to struggling to do anything everyday. Is is because I don't have a short term goal? Is my body just arguing with me? Why am I so exhausted? How to I fix it?
I am terribly frustrated with all this.
My alarm goes off in the morning at 4:30, but I am soooo tired I don't hear it, etc.
I don't understand how I can go from feeling fine and "getting off on exercise" to struggling to do anything everyday. Is is because I don't have a short term goal? Is my body just arguing with me? Why am I so exhausted? How to I fix it?
I am terribly frustrated with all this.
Remember where you came from and why you were there. I know it's hard but you have to quit looking for reasons not to do it and make it a priority. The more consistant you are at it the easier it will be. I make my workout the 1st thing of the day and early enough that no one will bother me during it. Then I know if I don't go it's just me being lazy.
Hope I'm not sounding like a jerk .... that's not how I mean it.
You can do this , you just have to push through the mental part , and make it a priority again. Your body will respond after a while and you will enjoy it again.
Maybe setting a goal for yourself would help. If there are no 5k's you can enter then make it a goal to take 3-5 minutes off your time in a month or something along those lines.
Hope I'm not sounding like a jerk .... that's not how I mean it.
You can do this , you just have to push through the mental part , and make it a priority again. Your body will respond after a while and you will enjoy it again.
Maybe setting a goal for yourself would help. If there are no 5k's you can enter then make it a goal to take 3-5 minutes off your time in a month or something along those lines.
No longer about weight , it's all about living.
It happens, you set a goal, you reach it, and then the followup is anti-climactic.
Try setting yourself a new goal. Reward yourself, whatever it takes.
Pay for a 1/2 marathon, that might be enough to keep you motivated to train. Give yourself a carrot at the end when you run that 1/2 marathon. Or just take a quick break, let your batteries refresh for a couple days and then start again. Set a date. I'm going to take 1 week off to get my head straight and begin again.
Whatever works for you. For me I just ran my 70.3 triathlon this year and then I went through that not feeling like doing anything. It lasted almost 2 months. I just screwed around, only half worked out, ate like crap and basically was on a downhill slide. What changed it? I set a new goal, I changed gyms, and I decided that I wanted to drop down under my goal weight. I had hit my goal weight and been pretty close to it for the last year, but I want to see if I can push my body beyond.
Yes I'm in a healthy weight range, but I want to see if I can get into that Optimum ripped athlete range. So there is my goal and my focus.
I hope you can find something and that the pain you are experiencing ends up being a non issue that can be resolved with a little R&R.
Scott
Try setting yourself a new goal. Reward yourself, whatever it takes.
Pay for a 1/2 marathon, that might be enough to keep you motivated to train. Give yourself a carrot at the end when you run that 1/2 marathon. Or just take a quick break, let your batteries refresh for a couple days and then start again. Set a date. I'm going to take 1 week off to get my head straight and begin again.
Whatever works for you. For me I just ran my 70.3 triathlon this year and then I went through that not feeling like doing anything. It lasted almost 2 months. I just screwed around, only half worked out, ate like crap and basically was on a downhill slide. What changed it? I set a new goal, I changed gyms, and I decided that I wanted to drop down under my goal weight. I had hit my goal weight and been pretty close to it for the last year, but I want to see if I can push my body beyond.
Yes I'm in a healthy weight range, but I want to see if I can get into that Optimum ripped athlete range. So there is my goal and my focus.
I hope you can find something and that the pain you are experiencing ends up being a non issue that can be resolved with a little R&R.
Scott
The first time you do something - It's going to be a personal record!
Thanks!
I think you are both right...I jave just let life get in the way. This summer I was working out twice a day...running in the am and walking or lifting in the pm. This was fine, but I think I have gotten myself discouraged as the scale has moved very little since the end of june. I was 164 the end of June and now 3 + month later I fluctuate between 154 and 157. My nutritionist told me to add more carbs as I really was not consuming any. Then it was like a flood gate....I don't think I can eat carbs without obsessing about them!
Again, thanks and you are right it just has to be a priority and these heads games need to stop! :-)
I think you are both right...I jave just let life get in the way. This summer I was working out twice a day...running in the am and walking or lifting in the pm. This was fine, but I think I have gotten myself discouraged as the scale has moved very little since the end of june. I was 164 the end of June and now 3 + month later I fluctuate between 154 and 157. My nutritionist told me to add more carbs as I really was not consuming any. Then it was like a flood gate....I don't think I can eat carbs without obsessing about them!
Again, thanks and you are right it just has to be a priority and these heads games need to stop! :-)