So, this blog has only been going a few months and I'm already getting behind in my posts!
This past week and a half or so, I came to a conclusion. You may remember when I posted a few weeks back about the difficulty I was/am having in finding a fitness routine. Well, over the last few days, it has really struck home for me that one thing I am missing out here...is accountability.
Living in Omaha, working in an outdoor store and surrounded by like-minded individuals, it was easy to stay on track. Friends would ask if I had done anything active that week. They'd ask how my run/hike/bike/walk went and when I was going again. It was almost an expectation that they had for me and it caused me to set goals. It didn't take long for this encouragement to morph into a consistent physical challenge: Can I log more miles on my legs this week than I did last week? Most weeks, I did. I would have weeks of logging 40 miles! Between running, stair climbing ( i LOVE the stair climber) and walking the 6+ miles round trip to work, it was easy to put more miles on my body than on my car (!) each week.
I also had accountability when it came to diet. If I would have ever walked into the shop with "junk" food, I would've never heard the end of it! Granted, we were never perfect eaters at the shop but it seemed our calories were saved for a glass of beer or wine rather than a package of M&M's. We would bring homemade breads and fruit to share, not cakes or cookies (with the exception of the day Rachel brought wedding cake samples, and I ate my body weight in pink champagne cake).
Last, I had accountability within my job itself. My job that required me to be on my feet, walking around the store, lifting boxes, moving merchandise, creating displays. My job in retail was a physical one which helped in not allowing time for that boredom snacking that sneaks up on so many of us.
So, here I am...at a desk job, with processed dining hall food provided (extra calories and all), living too far to walk to work, surrounded by great people...who could really care less what I eat. For as often as I love my independent nature, I am realizing that I'm at an accountability crossroads. I either need to become more disciplined...or find ways to create accountability.
This week I will be writing a few posts on how I am finding this accountability. I'd be curious to know what keeps you motivated. Do you have suggestions for how to motivate me?
To be continued...
