SparkDiet: Day 1

I’m starting the four week Sparkpeople diet. In the first week, I have to make and meet three small goals.

Could you write one page in a journal every day, eat a lunch either at home or packed from home, and exercise ten minutes every day?

I sure hope I can. Those are my goals for the next seven days. I figure this counts as a journal, so that way, I can incorporate schoolwork AND a healthy lifestyle together. Look it that. 

So, Day 1 of 28. The weather is warm-ish again, so I think I’ll take my exercise in the form of a walk outside. And now, motivation.

I’m waiting for it to magically appear, you see. I’ve spent the last hour and a half playing the Sims 3, waiting to be struck by the sudden urge to be productive, work out, clean, do my homework, and go for that walk I planned. It hasn’t happened yet. I think I may have to move before motivation strikes me, or I could possibly be here all damn day. Actually, if I continue to wait for motivation, I may be here until ... I'm dead. That would be unfortunate.

Supposedly, if I do those three things every day for a week, I’ll have built up motivation and it won’t be so difficult to keep moving. The quote they used “A body at motion tends to stay at motion” also has a second part to it—“A body at rest tends to stay at rest.” And this body wants to play Sims 3 on my new laptop some more. I don’t really want to do anything else today. Then again, I didn’t want to do anything else yesterday, either.

And can you really BUILD motivation? I'll let you know at the end of this week...

Ok. So, rallying self. This walk will be great. There will be sunshine and vitamin D and I’ll like it when I’m done. Right? Right…

And go!