Mental Game

Today I caught myself playing the mental game when it came to working out, and I realized just how easy it is for me to make excuses.

It was after church, and my husband left with two of the children to head to Atlanta for the MLS Playoff game that includes our team, Atlanta United.  The other two children were newly taking naps upstairs.

I started the dishwasher and sat down on the couch, and this is what was happening in my head:

I should probably work out today since everyone is going to be home tomorrow and I likely won't find the time.  But, I really want a nap.  I can nap.  Sure, if I nap, I'll have more energy to work out after.  Yeah, a nap.  Wait, what time is it?  Two o'clock already?  If I lay on the couch for a nap, I'll probably sleep for two hours, unless the baby wakes me up.  But if I nap, then will I work out when she's awake?  She'll want to sit on me and she'll get in my way.  And if I sleep for two hours, it will be four o'clock, and the heathens will want to eat, gah, they are always hungry, and then we'll have to get ready to go to small group.  Dang it.  I can either nap or I can work out.  I don't have time to do both.  Man, this couch sure is comfy.  I could just pull the afghan over me and nod off into la-la land, no problemo.  Ughhhh.  Fine.  I'll work out.  Gah.

And then I did work out, and just as I was finishing the last part of the stretching workout, I heard the baby cry upstairs.  It was perfectly timed.  I ignored her for fifteen more minutes, though, while I completed the abs/glutes part of Denise Austin's Shrink Your Fat Zones Pilates that I own on Amazon Video.  (Hey, a girl's gotta' do what a girl's gotta' do!)

I remember a time when I could sit up and roll back down using ab muscles, just like Denise does.  That...was a long time ago evidently.  I'm not sure where these types of workout fit in with ClassFit (which seems to be major muscles group/core training), but I added this to the end because I could.  And I feel it now...

But if feels good.  I usually lose the mental game, and that is why I'm heavier than I've ever been in a non-pregnant state.  I'm going to try to win the mental game this time!