sweaty shirt - what is it good for?

Motivation of the day:

It is time for us all to cheer for the doer, the achiever-

the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it. -Vince Lombardi

Today's Diary:

Breakfast - bran cereal with soy milk, 4 sausage links

Snack - Tuna, mayo and rye-krisps

lunch - lean cuisine, xs energy

snack - cheese, grapes, deli meat

dinner - pork, brocolli, orange or apple

Ran 1.55 miles on ellipticle, 300+ calories burned.

shirt was very sweaty and smelly at the end of the workout

It occurred to me that there are still some things to discuss regarding Motivations and Goals.

Motivations:

It is important to have ongoing Motivational notes handy to keep you eye on the goal.

For example:

• My dental hygentists face lights up every time she see me thinner than the time before!
• Knowing how good I feel when I treat my body right.
• The people that I haven't met don't know the person that I used to be
• Finding bones, veins and muscles I never knew I had!
• Sleeping better and waking up more refreshed.
• The attention I get from women!
• Not sweating all of the time like I used to.

Times I am glad I am thinner

• Family Gatherings
• UEC Events
• For wearing my Hong Kong Suits
• When at Reunions for Globals, College, High School, etc
• Music - Singing with EMC or Church Music Groups
• Beating my brother-in law in Raquetball
• Going to Baseball Games
• Taking Roadtrips
• When playing with nieces and nephews
• When playing cards with my Parents and Grandparents
• Shopping for clothes

It is good to keep this list handy to remind yourself why you are putting your body and mind through hell. If you start to see improvement or transformation, you can reflect on the motivations and give yourself positive statements like "I am so glad that I can now fit into the seats at the baseball stadium". or "I have so much more breath that I can sing in choir longer without becoming fatigued." or "I love that I can play with my nephew when he wants to go play golf."

So we discussed why Motivations are important. Now lets look closer at the Goals.

Goals

It is IMPERATIVE that you MUST reward yourself after every Goal. This sets a pattern that you should use throughout your life. Do the following for each goal:

• Plan for the goals you wish to achieve
• Prepare the steps to get to the goal
• Pray about your goal and that you will be strengthened and sheltered along the way
• Pursue your goal
• Practice positive thinking every day
• take Pleasure by rewarding yourself at the end of your goal!
• rePeat

Calendar

I like to consider events that are upcoming when planning my Goals and Rewards. For example:

• Tuesday, April 11, MLB home opener
• Sunday, April 16, Easter
• Monday, May 29, Memorial Day
• Tuesday, July 4, Independance Day
• July 21 - 23, Road trip to Cleveland
• Aug 24 - Sept 4, State Fair
• Monday, September 4, Labor Day
• Thursday, November 23, Thanksgiving
• Monday, December 25, Christmas

A Goal should be added for each of these dates, as each of them will probably include a (or many) reward. I will need to work on this list.

Rewards (both cheap and expensive)

• Trips: New York City, Las Vegas, Rome/Venice, Cancun/St Thomas
• Motorcycle: Yamaha Venture Royale, Honda GoldWing, Kawasaki Vulcan Cruiser, Suzuki Cavalcade
• Twins Jacket
• Twins Season Tickets - 20 games x2
• Husker Football Weekend
• Packers Football Weekend
• Electric Shaver - Braun
• New Nice Swiss Watch
• New Car:
• Flat Screen Monitor
• MensHealth Magazine
• NebraskaLand Magazine
• PC Computing Magazine
• Games Magazine
• Consumer Reports Magazine
• Teeth Fixed & Whitened
• Cable TV package with sports
• New Computer
• Evening at Murray's with loved ones
• Old Truck from 1950s
• Mercedes CL55 convertible
• Mercury Mountaineer
• Radio/TV station
• Wisconsin cabin
• Twins Season Front Row
• new watch band-mickey mouse watch
• fix car doors
• PDA Accessories and Software
• Astraware Bejeweled 2 for PDA
• Concrete Aces Texas Hold'em - No Limit Poker for PDA
• Microsoft Links for PDA
• Monopoly for PDA
• Scrabble for PDA
• TRIVIAL PURSUIT® for PDA
• Wireless Home Theater System
• Replace grandmother HERMLE MOVEMENTS
• Remodel bathroom
• Playstation 3
• New Queen Bed
• Sturdy Patio Furniture
• JBL Speaker Dock with Remote for iPod®

Activities I want to do when I am thinner:

• Take a dance class
• Volunteer at food shelf / shelter
• Play racquetball or tennis
• Learn tai chi.
• Train to enter a 5K "fun run" race.
• Take part in a walk-a-thon.
• Travel: Visit Europe and Asia and go sightseeing.
• Get a massage
• Go to the movies
• Hire someone to clean your house
• Clean car - at expensive place
• Go to the beach
• Session with a personal trainer
• Buy a motorcycle
• play golf @ local best
• celebrate Carnival in Rio
• collect nice art piece
• buy a nice watch
• fly first class
• go on a cruise
• invest in a weekend house
• charter a yacht
• health inspection at Mayo Clinic
• go to New Zealand
• vacation for 3 weeks in a row

Once you have listed your Rewards, choose one that is appropriate for your first Goal. That is my next task...

Tommorow: Put on your thinking caps, as we will dive into the Mathematics of Weight Loss.

Chazz