Motivate!

Eventually I'm going to run out of things to put behind the re: in my blog titles and then what will I do? :)

It's Monday morning and I'm seeing some sunshine outside, which is nice for a change. Since when did Chicago turn into Seattle? It's been raining a crazy amount in Chicago this Spring. One day it's 80 degrees and then next it's 40 and rainy. I'm just done with turning the heat off, then air on, then heat back on all in the same week! I'm ready for 80s and sun!!! I need some vitamin D!

So I've been trying this whole paleo/primal diet and reading lots of blogs and I have to say, it's fascinating and it's been a journey for me. I realize these truths - when I eat primal/paleo I feel energetic and awake, and then when I fall off the wagon and start eating a bunch of bad food, I feel super tired, achy, and just plain crappy. Now I'm not sure if it's the grain or if it's just the fact that I overate, drank too much, etc. My falls have not been scientifically analyzed, although that could make for a good experiment. I think overall, I just feel better focusing on healthy meats and veggies and if a few grains get thrown in I'm ok, but if I go down that slippery slope of eating pizzas, fried foods, etc. I completely let myself go and pig out and skip the gym. NEED MOTIVATION! As CNS and PhD Jonny Bowden says though, motiviation isn't something you find, it's something you have and you tap into it every day when you go to work or do something you don't want to do. Sometimes we don't want to go to work but we have to so we go! Sometimes we don't want to bring a dessert to a party but we promised we would go and bring the dessert so we follow through on our promises and do it! That's how I have to look at healthy eating and the gym. I just have to make a promise to myself to do it and hold myself as important as my promises to my friends, work, etc. Kind of like the Nike slogan - Just Do It!