Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 it's a small thing, but i'm VERY proud of myself and wanted to share! i DID the 8-min. i know ... all you 'die-hards' are snickering (<grin>), but u have NO idea what a job it was to get my body to pay attention to and listen to my 'self-talk'. my 'self-talk' WON .... and i feel energized, exhilirated, clean ('cuz i showered) and DANG proud of myself!! natalie in pa loonsng@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 In a message dated 12/07/2000 9:25:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, loonsng@... writes: > it's a small thing, but i'm VERY proud of myself and wanted to share! > > i DID the 8-min. > > i know ... all you 'die-hards' are snickering (<grin>), but u have NO idea > what a job it was to get my body to pay attention to and listen to my > 'self-talk'. > > my 'self-talk' WON .... and i feel energized, exhilirated, clean ('cuz i > showered) and DANG proud of myself!! Better to feel energized and proud of doing the 8 (actually 15) minute work-out than sluggish and guilty for not doing any Barb who got hooked to Tae-Bo thanks to the original 8 minute work-out Please visit my published articles at www.fitnessheaven.com <A HREF= " http://www.fitnessheaven.com/contributors/bio/?cid=125767 " > FitnessHeaven.com - Contributor Bio</A> or my unpublished journal at <A HREF= " http://hometown.aol.com/taebobarb/ " >My Favorite Tae-Bo Places Page </A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 , believe me, no die hard is snickering. Everyone started and many went back to the daily torture stage. This is where your body and mind has either not yet fallen in love with exercise or is in a serious lovers quarrell with it. Today was an unscheduled off day for me, because my body seemed to be satisfied with walking two miles to the library and 2 miles back. (Being a non-driver this is like a walk to the mail box). The thought of working out was akin to that early torture stage. We all are reminded of it on occassion. Maybe try 10-15 minutes of a basic tommorow? Or try what I do on really rough days, split the tape in two. Do half in the morning/early afternoon...the other half later in the day. Breaking it up like this keeps your mind from getting bored, gives your body a chance to acclimate and its easier to digest when your will is just not there. Here are some ways I get myself psyched up for exercise: 1. Turn on the music, loud and fast paced (but not loud enough for me to get the Apt. manager on my case). Maybe a song that is guarenteed to make you dance a little bit? 2. Take a walk outside if the air is cooler. Nothing beats this as far as waking up the body and mind. 3. I am a magazine-aholic. I keep Shape and Self magazine EVERYWHERE. They guilt me into exercise. I always have a copy in the bathroom since thats where I spend the most time thanks to all the water I drink and my teeny bladder. 4. I have a rule. With an exception of a half hour a day, whenever the TV is on I am doing some kind of exercise or at least exercising during the commercial breaks. I have one of those inflatable exercise balls (which are so much fun) hand weights and 3 different ab gadgets to play with. My husband has compared me to a gerbil on a wheel when I have my toys out. 5. Turn on ESPN, sometimes figure skaters and the like can be veyr motivational. I feel like a big sissy for wussing out on a half hour or hour long workout when these people are physically active 5-6 hours a day. Just don't try to watch football, car racing or sumo wrestling for inspiration. When time is a problem. Work to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. When I was in Marching Band during the season...we were swamped. I would do calf raises while brushing my teeth. Sit ups in the morning upon rising. Squats while talking on the telephone etc. Congrats on the 8-min! Which is really more like 15. Remember that feeling of accomplishment. That will be your best motivation. << it's a small thing, but i'm VERY proud of myself and wanted to share! i DID the 8-min. i know ... all you 'die-hards' are snickering (<grin>), but u have NO idea what a job it was to get my body to pay attention to and listen to my 'self-talk'. my 'self-talk' WON .... and i feel energized, exhilirated, clean ('cuz i showered) and DANG proud of myself!! natalie in pa loonsng@... >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 > i DID the 8-min. ~ You are awesome!! Way to go! As someone who is nowhere near diehard and was just struggling to get through the 8 minute tape 6 short weeks ago, I sincerely congratulate you!! At this moment, I'm doing a modified (nod to Barb :-) Tae Bo cheer for you!! LOL Jen Who's sister is a cheerleading squad coach and was making me practice cheers with her tonight - hence the whole Tae Bo cheer reference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 That is awesome ! Congratulations! > it's a small thing, but i'm VERY proud of myself and wanted to share! > > i DID the 8-min. > > i know ... all you 'die-hards' are snickering (<grin>), but u have NO idea > what a job it was to get my body to pay attention to and listen to my > 'self-talk'. > > my 'self-talk' WON .... and i feel energized, exhilirated, clean ('cuz i > showered) and DANG proud of myself!! > > natalie in pa > loonsng@a... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2000 Report Share Posted December 8, 2000 In a message dated 12/7/2000 9:25:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, loonsng@... writes: << it's a small thing, but i'm VERY proud of myself and wanted to share! i DID the 8-min. i know ... all you 'die-hards' are snickering (<grin>), but u have NO idea what a job it was to get my body to pay attention to and listen to my 'self-talk'. my 'self-talk' WON .... and i feel energized, exhilirated, clean ('cuz i showered) and DANG proud of myself!! >> , you should feel proud of yourself. Way to go. This is just the beginning. Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2000 Report Share Posted December 8, 2000 And > remember that every single time we workout, whether it's for 5 > minutes or an hour...it's a victory and we are doing something > positive for ourselves > , Great point! , Another little ditty to add - says in BL2 that even if you do only 2 minutes of the workout but you do it strong, that's what counts. Hey - we all gotta start somewhere! Good for you making it through! Ann Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2000 Report Share Posted December 9, 2000 loonsng@... wrote:share! > > i DID the 8-min. > > my 'self-talk' WON .... and i feel energized, exhilirated, clean ('cuz i > showered) and DANG proud of myself!! > , Congratulations, we are proud of you too. Hugs, Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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