Day: 193

Well, it's New Year's Eve! Time for all those resolutions to be made. This year my resolution is to just live my best life and be healthy. Which isn't really a resolution, just something I should always do. I enjoyed 2010, a lot of things happened. I was ridiculously busy writing, directing and editing a show I created my last semester of college on top of all my other school work. I graduated college and went to New York City for a week. I moved to Los Angeles and got a job. The most important thing is I really started to focus on myself and realize what I wanted out of life. I spent a few months really trying to figure out what would be my main source of happiness in life. I haven't figured it out 100% but I think I know. 2011 will be about me trying to get closer to achieving that happiness. Being healthy is a big part of that.

Today was one of those days for me where I just didn't feel like doing anything. The last thing I wanted to do was go to the gym. I thought about doing an exercise dvd but again, just wasn't feeling it. The sun was shining into my room so I decided I would go for a walk around my neighborhood. I threw on a sweatshirt, workout pants and my shoes, grabbed my iphone and headed out the door. It was a nice change of pace. I used to do the walk after work when it was still light outside. The entire walk is about three miles and takes me around an hour. It felt really good to be outside in the fresh air. The walk motivated me so when I got home I did some crunches, squats and wall sits. So I've gone 5 days of working out each day. I plan on doing something tomorrow too. I think Sundays will be my rest day where I don't do anything. I know I'll go crazy if I try to work out every day.

So, love or hate Oprah, I have found some insightful articles on her website. This article is one of those. It's titled "The Only Weight Loss Tip You'll Ever Need." The article talks about the importance of being active and how you'll only really stick to working out when you find a reason that truly matters. It gives a list of reasons people should be motivated to work out like fighting disease, losing weight and keeping it off, not sleeping well, and slowing the effects of aging. The next part is what probably resonated with me the most--throw away the excuses you've been using. My excuse was always that I was too busy and tired. After a week of working out, I now know that those excuses didn't really make that much of a difference. The last part of the article is about setting your goals. It has five questions listed that you are to answer about your goals. So I figured instead of writing out a list of resolutions, I'll answer these questions about getting healthy through exercise.

1. What is my exercise goal?
To exercise at least 5 times a week for at least 30 minutes.

2. What's the most positive outcome of achieving this goal?
This will help me lose weight and get in shape. Also, it will make me become the healthy person I should be at this age.

3. What's the main obstacle standing in the way?

My work schedule consisting of long days and me feeling tired.

4. How can I overcome the obstacle?
Go to sleep earlier every night so I still get the same about of sleep.

5. How should I achieve my goal?
By working out in the morning at 6am on the weeks I work from 9am-6pm and working out after work on the weeks I work 8am-5pm.

Answering those 5 questions makes me realize it really is an easy answer to my problem. I just need to keep my motivation up to stay going to the gym. Only positive things can come from this. I'm excited to see how my progress goes!

Happy New Year!! May 2011 be amazing for everyone!