I don’t know what is wrong with me today. My friend called me after I got off work to tell me she was going running and wanted me to come. It was perfect timing because I had just been thinking about when to squeeze in a workout. Yet as soon as I hung up with her I started thinking of excuses. I must have ran a thousand reasons through my brain about why I should call her and cancel.
Here is the weird thing: I wanted to go. I wanted to walk 3 miles today. I wanted to get a workout in so I wouldn’t feel bad about my lack of activity lately. Yet I didn’t. I canceled on her because my ipod wasn’t charged. Yep, thats it. I had no music so I could not walk. Does this make sense? Not at all.
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=/ Oh well. You were honest about it, and next time you can keep yourself accountable that no music is not a valid excuse :)
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and yet it does. in a way. to me. THAT IS ONE REASON I DONT USE MUSIC!! I know myself and Id so not workout on a day I discovered my mp3 player was dead/use that as an excuse (kinda the same reason I dont lift with gloves. I know Id skip a workout if I forgot the gloves. if that makes sense :))
Im with FLG in that you were HONEST with yourself (key) and todays a new day.
a day filled with walking perhaps?
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It makes as much sense as any of the other dozens of excuses we give ourselves.
Here’s something to consider next time you try to use that excuse: walking is a great time for writing stories in your head. If you don’t lean that way (story-writing, that is), you can take the ending of your favorite movie and re-write it or head-write the scene that came after the last one you saw on the screen. It’s a great way to lose track of the miles and the pace. And no batteries required. :)
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I’ve felt this way and have no real solution except to push through. It only takes a pushin’ 2 or 3 times then I’m back on a roll. But it does suck.
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it makes perfect sense to me. I can’t stand working out without music. It’s amazing the power of a beat and something to distract me from my wandering mind.
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Hi I didnt want to be a mere passer-by or wordless visitor. yes, it makes perfect sense to me. I caught myself lately acting the same way and like today being overly active and stomping thru life, flat and walking over souls, mine and his. Paula xx
@FLG & MizFit
Honesty? Yes.
Valid Excuse? No.
New day? Yes.
Thanks guys.
@Cammy
I love that idea! I am a story teller at heart so I will definitely try to think of my walking time as story telling time instead of “zone out” time. I’ll be more productive entertained and get my workout in. :) Good suggestion.
I see no problem with cancelling out on exercise becasue the ipod is not charged. Sometimes I pray that I find my ipod battery dead so that I can skip out on exercise! tee hee hee
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