Recently I posted a question on the Body by Bells Facebook page asking how everyone stayed motivated to workout. When I asked the question, I was struggling to workout - I wasn't feeling the excitement when I first started.
I got a lot of great responses, but Mandy Goodwill's response has stuck in my head the most. She said: Consistency and feeling happy is what keeps me motivated. When I get inconsistent is when I fall out of the groove. And then I get grumpy. So even though I may not feel particularly motivated at the moment, I try to think about how more unmotivated I will feel if I get off track. And my family, including myself, likes me better when I'm not grumpy.
I honestly wondered if that could be true - not exercising would cause someone to get grumpy? I get grumpy for all sorts of reasons. Not enough sleep. Not enough time to myself in the morning. (Oh, I am sure there are more....) But I never thought of exercise in that way.
I decided to put Mandy to the test (of course, she didn't know that). I have been super consistent for about a week (I know, not very long, but hey, I gotta start somewhere!).
I did not get any form of exercise in today and guess what? yeah, you guessed it. Mom was grumpy (you can read the whole ugly truth about that on my other blog.)
It might not be scientific proof, but it is enough for me to figure out how to get some exercise in on my super busy days (Thursday is the busiest). It is enough for me to add "not get grumpy" to my reasons for exercising.
Happy Walking!
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