The age old adage of ‘fail to plan, plan to fail’ has been used as the mantra for weight management (loss/gain/maintenance) for as long as I’ve been trying to manage my weight. Â What I have noticed, however, is that the more I plan, the more I fail. Â How terrible is that? Â Maybe I just rebel against authority, even if it’s my own.
Take, for example, the K.I.S.S. blog entry wherein I wrote about these easy workouts that I could and would do every single day. Â Ever since that entry–I haven’t worked out once.
Yes, the workouts are taped RIGHT TO THE FRONT DOOR. Â They are literally in my face whenever I go to leave the apartment and whenever I pass into the kitchen, and yet, I’ve turned a blind eye and ignored them completely.
The fitdecks and resistance bands, too, are gathering dust.
This is a pattern that I have noted more than once about myself. Â I start off with the best of intentions and I plan and plan and plan… but that’s as far as my motivation gets me. Â I finish up with the last detail of the diabolical weight loss scheme and my motivation goes (with a thick Minnesota accent) “Oof-da! That there is enough work–you betcha!” and my motivation just clocks out.
My latest endeavor is to participate in this 8 week book-learning course (through work, of course) that details healthy eating habits for all (not just people looking to lose weight, but really the right way to eat as a regular ol’ human being). Â I like to think I know it all, but the pre-test showed that I’ve got a lot to learn. Â I’m hoping that the structure of that class will help to keep my mind on fitness and that having a variety of OPTIONS available to be active and healthy will help me to succeed.
One of the healthy-minded girls that I interact with on Facebook posted a pin from pinterest that showed using post-it notes to set daily goals with daily rewards, so I decided to give it a whirl:
I liked the idea so much, actually, that I put the template in a frame with the post-it notes on top. Â In case it’s too difficult to read, the first goal is to “Clean up/off desk at work: wall, surface, files.” Â The reward for completing this task is “new batteries for my butterfly”
The second goal is to “Set limits for gaming: pre-requisites, curfew.” Â The reward for this task is a new set of batteries for my kitchen scale (CR2032).
The last goal is to “Check out/join community center.”  Because of the area that I’m in, and the agreements that the localities have with each other, I can actually join any of three community centers in my area for about $30/month.  The one I was looking at last night would let both Jeff and I join for $50/month for both of us.  They have access to a 24 yard (I think?) lap pool, sauna, whirlpool, tennis courts, cardio machines, weight machines, free weights, and group classes including aqua zumba–whaaat??  I really want to check that out this weekend.  The reward for checking out the community center is a walk outside with Jeff.  D’awwe 🙂  He’s already agreed to be a part of my reward system hehe.
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