Motivations:
I didn't like the Motivation for the day (no, I did like it, but feel it isn't enough for me), so I am adding a picture. I spent some time with her on Wednesday, and she left on Thursday. I am going to miss her, but look forward to being fit and trim when we get together again.
Diary:
b: eggs and sausage
s: protien bar
l: olive garden - salad and soup (and 2 greasy breadsticks - olive garden breadsticks are one of my no-nos in a lot of ways, but I really can't resist.)
s: none
d: ate out with sister and J-man- american motorsport bar and grill - nice place, clean - food was huge. I had a big plate of fries with a BLT sandwich. It was tasty, but I shortly reallized that I made a mistake. That was the first time I have had french fries in about 3 months, and I could literally "feel" the greasy tubes clogging my arteries. I felt tired right away, and became a useless mess after this meal.
s: shared a bottle of wine with J-man while catching up on "Good Eats" episodes on the DVR. I don't remember much after this......
g: NONE - due to the schedule and the move, I thought I would skip the workout and just move boxes and furniture. This really didn't work the way I thought, so whatever...
Notes:
Again last night, went over to the big move, and didn't really get much done. I helped pack two boxes, moved upstairs a bed, and several other boxes, and also moved a picnic table. It really didn't justify the fact that I didn't get exercise or a consistant meal plan.
BAD TIMING.
I feel totally lethargic and aweful. I really didn't plan this very well, because in a perfect world, I would have stuck with the plan yesterday and been ready for this morning. Why? Because tomorrow is the 3-week weigh in, and I hope that all my hard work the last few weeks doesn't get totally wiped out by a day's change.
So Friday I will have to make up for Thursday's mistake, but I am sure that dinner will be greasy, so I will have to go to the gym to get a head start.
A story from my sister at the restaurant gave me an idea. I decided last night that I am getting too emotionaly involved with my work, especially after the last development cycle, and I need to decouple myself from the decisions that the "team" makes. I need to reallize that this "team" that I am on honestly doesn't care what I think, and therefore I should just shut up for a while. Even if they did listen and care about my opinion and thoughts, what is the end gain? I need to just rethink my attitude about work, and reallize it is just a job, and I should try to do my part of the job the best I can, and not concern myself with the rest of it. That will probably get me back to my bliss when I started. If you can't tell from this paragraph, there have been some stressful things happening at work, and I have been feeling like it is my job to solve some of the problems. There are too many meetings, too many open questions, too much drama, too much everything.... also, I am pretty scattered and emotional this week with stuff going on, and I know this is a temporary feeling. I need to reallize that I can't change some of the issues they have, and shouldn't try. Getting this priority focus straightened out might help me to complete other things that would be more important and more beneficial to me.
Let's talk about a different subject, please....
Using music to help motivate my workout
First of all, let me re-iterate that I don't control the songs that play during my workout (unless I really am not into a certain song, and I can skip that one), so whatever songs come up in whatever order the machine plays them is up to electronics and God. I just listen and enjoy.
With that said, I have been thinking about how to explain a) how this music affects my workout, and b) if I could make a perfect workout cd (for 2006) what songs or order would they be in. I have been thinking about this for a while, and here is my first stab at it:
Warm-up - High energy songs to get psyched to workout. The music and lyrics both play a big part. For example, "God is a DJ" is a really high intensity rythymytyc song that includes lines like "If God is a DJ, life is the dance floor, love is the rythym, you are the music.... so get your ass on the dance floor."
- Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get Retarded
- Desree - You've Gotta Be
- Pink - God Is a DJ
- No Doubt -- It's My Life (JD Sound Extended Version)
Setting a Pace/Stride - struggle of the workout music to stay motivated to keep moving throught the pain or dissapointments in life.
- Daniel Powter - Bad Day
- Daniel Beddingfield - Gotta Get Through This
- Dakota Moon - Looking For A Place To Land
- Matchbox 20 - Last Beautiful Girl
To be honest, I have a large percentage of my mp3 songs that fit this category, from all sorts of parts of my life. Both Memphis Evans (think "the blame", "One House") and Scot Ninnemann (think "Leaving California", "Something To Lose" and "Two Thirty") are represented in this section of workout music.
Second-Wind - Motivational songs that can bring me out of the hard middle section. These songs are less about the rythym or music, but all about the lyrics and message. I can wrap myself into the concepts and get into a mental groove. I forget that I am running during these songs and just run.
- Leanne Womac - I Hope You Dance
- Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
- Mandy Moore - Have A Little Faith In Me
- Allen Asbury - Somebody's Praying Me Through
- MercyMe - I Can Only Imagine
These songs are jewels, in my opinion. A mellow song that has a motivational message can really pick my pace up, if I have had an off day. If it has a subtle hint of a beat, then all the better, but not always necessary. A lot of Christian music fits here, and oddly enough sometimes urban rappers also fit into this section nicely. It just matters what mood I happen to be in.
Final Push - Hard to say specifically what about these songs I find to be the best songs to end a workout with. I just listen to them and I smile, knowing that I just kicked ass all over the place, and am ready to hit the sauna, and pamper myself for setting the tone...
- U2 - Beautiful Day
- Queen - We Are The Champions
- R. Kelly -The Worlds Greatest
- Hoku - Perfect Day
- Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're Going Down
- Fat Boy Slim - Praise You
more later...
Chazz
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