's motd Monday April 4, 2011

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BUT...

Monday, 04 April 2011

Everyone reading today's message

knows how important and valuable exercise is to our

bodies and minds. And over the years, I've written

thousands of articles about why we should incorporate

sweatin' into our lives, everyday.

I'll admit, I was a late bloomer when it came to

working out. In the past, I'd always make excuses for

why I "couldn't" exercise. And my excuses were so

convincing that I never got around to sticking to any

kind of exercise program. But here I am, all of these

years later, receiving E-mail from people telling me

how right I am about the importance of working out.

It's so typical for me to see a line like this one, ",

you're right. Exercise is important, BUT..."

(Oh, oh! It's the "but" that worries me.) Okay, I'm

gonna go over a few of the excuses people E-mailed me

for their not exercising this week:

", I really wanted to exercise today

but...I had to run a few errands and they took

longer than I expected." Oh, I had to I roll

my eyes at that one. Guess what everybody? We all

have errands to run and things to do. But we have to

space those things out and plan them so they don't

take all day to get done. Me? I'm a fast errand

runner. I get into the store, grab what I need, pay

for it and...get out! Plus, I do my workouts in the

morning which gives me the energy I need to get all

of those things I need to get done...done, in

no time at all.

Here's another one. ", I was going to

exercise today but my son came down with a cold."

Well, I was sorry to hear that. None of us like being

stuck with a nasty-old cold. But really, what did her

workout time have to do with a son who was on cold

medication? And, most probably, the medicine had made

him sleepy. What was this mom doing in the meantime?

Sitting and staring at her son all day as he slept? I

don't think so.

And I really liked this excuse. ", I was

going to exercise but my husband was in a bad mood.

His attitude ruined my spirit and my intention to

workout just evaporated!" I had to laugh

and...are you laughing with me? I mean, come on. The

first question is did this lady actually put her

husband in a bad mood earlier? Besides, her

husband's mood had nothing to do with getting in her

workout time. Now that's a fact!

And here's an excuse I see quite a bit or...a version

of, anyway. ", I was about to put one of

your workout DVDs into my player and start my

workout, But before I could begin, the doorbell

rang. You'll never believe this but it was my

neighbor holding a plate of freshly baked

chocolate-chip cookies she'd just taken out of the

oven!" Wow! I certainly understand why this

lady suddenly couldn't exercise. And what kind of

neighbor was this anyway? Bringing over a plate of

warm chocolate-chip cookies to a neighbor she knew

was trying to lose weight? Well, all I can say

is that she was not being...a good neighbor.

LOL.

Okay, today is Monday. And I want you

promise yourself that you will workout...everyday

this week! Toss your excuses...all of them

and carve out 45 minutes-to-an-hour to do something

good...for you! I mean it, this week, no

more "Buts." Hey, remember your...BUTT!

Love,