WHAT IS THE BEST STRATEGY FOR GETTING UP IN THE MORNING?
ANSWER 1
I don't ever think about making it through the entire month. I just look at each week and then before you know it we are at Sweet Eugenes. I just tell myself if you miss one day, then it will be two and so on. So I don't allow myself any slack off days. Works for me.
ANSWER 2
Cliff, First, I have a physical strategy that I have used since the beginning: DO NOT HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON!!! I get right up and get dressed.
As for the mental strategy, I've sort of made myself a living biology experiment. We see our parents' generation with lots of medical problems that possibly could have been avoided had they exercised on a regular basis. I have exercised regularly since my early 20's and I'll be very interested to see if my "golden years" are enhanced because of all my exercise. I hope I am right. LOL And a more immediate mental strategy that I use is this: I know how good I'll feel each day at 6:30 a.m.
ANSWER 3
I don't allow myself time or opportunity for any of the conversations I may otherwise have with myself to change my mind. Besides, knowing how proud my husband is of me for being committed to Boot Camp & my motivation for getting up is knowing that I am beginning my day doing something incredible for myself and that allows me the rest of the day to focus on the needs others in my life and my work.
ANSWER 4
MY motivation every morning comes from two things.
- Bridesmaid’s dress!! I have to wear a strapless brides maid’s dress on March 6 and don’t want to roll down the aisle looking like a whale.
- I try to remind myself how good I feel after I’m done and the little extra kick of energy I get in the morning from it.
ANSWER 5
Good question! My mental stragety is actually the experience of how I feel mentally and physically when I DO NOT go to camp. I remind myself that I am only putting myself behind on my goal and hindering my goal by something controllable (choosing to not wake up) is frustrating. I also have a habit of constantly reminding myself that I did not go to camp and end up eating worse on those days-- the summer was hard to wake up because I dreaded the sweaty sticky hot mess I became after camp. BUT what you say about just showing up is true, days where I feel fatigued and just "show up and go through the movements", end up being my best workouts!
ANSWER 6
This is the first day of the rest of my life. My goal is excellence, not perfection, but excellence & Boot Camp is the perfect tool for correcting the part of my life that I've ignored & neglected way too long ... the physical fitness/exercise/strength & nutrition part of life. Figuring out who I am physically is fun & challenging.
(This part may be too personal, but my real goal & desire is to glorify God in all things, be the best "child" I can possibly be, not to attract attention to myself, but to serve & live as best I can. Our breaths & heart beats are numbered...as difficult as some of the exercises are for me to do, I can't think of anything I would rather do or anyplace I would rather be. Step by step I got into the shape I was & step by step I will get to where I should be. I'm driven. And all the love & care you all give are exactly what I need.)
ANSWER 7
You know I literally ask myself that every day. For me, I think it is the personal responsibility that I take when I sign up for camp. Knowing that I made that committment, I know that I need to follow through. Never quit. Plus, I really enjoy the fact that when everyone else is getting up, I have already put in my workout for the day. That is a great feeling for me! So instead of spending my evenings working out, I now spend my evenings watching my oldest son play flag football or reading with my youngest son, and even more importantly spending time with my family. Boot Camp Rocks!!!!!
ANSWER 8
I had to think about this one. I love boot camp, how it makes me feel, the changes my body is seeing, my mental attitude, everything I learn each day. But truly, the thing that makes me get out of bed and show up each day is that I know I will have to be accountable to everyone at camp! If I don't show up I feel like so many people are going to notice. If I don't show up I know I will feel like such a "slacker"! And I have made some wonderful friends who will be concerned if I am absent. We all kind of look out for each other.
ANSWER 9
A lot actually goes thru my mind that early in the morning! I normally lay there and are either sore and or still tired! But then I tell myself I will be done with my workout for the day in an hour and not have to worry about getting to it in the middle or at the end of my day when I will more than likely be even more tired! I also think, "will staying in bed an extra hour or so really be worth not going?" I always feel so much better and have a better day when I go!! Sorry this was kinda long :)
ANSWER 10
Okay, I realize I am no longer a camper of yours (which I still will tear up every now and then about, just ask my mom), but I thought I would answer your question:
On mornings that I simply felt too tired or just burned out I would think about all the women at camp. Surrounding myself with empowering, strong women was honestly the best way to start the day. Knowing that many of these women have children and they find the time to get to camp made me realize I had no excuse NOT to go to camp. Also, as a side note, it was always fun to workout with my mom, I miss that now and realize I shouldn't have taken that for granted.
Six little words are worth repeating when your sitting in the car on a cold morning about to brave the wind *cough*January camp*cough* "It's not bad once you start."
ANSWER 11
Good ol' plain Catholic guilt.
Also, other boot camper machines, I feel incomplete when I don't spend time with them.
Also, all the people I know who don't have the luxury to do boot camp. (Can we start a boot camp scholarship?)
Also, I have almost died four times and I have the potential for a weak immune system and die young if I don't take care of myself - I have never been less sick in my life since doing boot camp, knock on wood, light a candle...sana sana colita de rana.
Also, cellulite.
And now you know the rest of the story.
P.S. Are Grape and cherry tomatoes interchangable? Sometimes they have grape, sometimes they have cherry, I usually get whatever they have.
ANSWER 12
I don't want to waste my and my family's money by paying for something I don't use.
ANSWER 13
I can't do a lot of thinking in the morning. If I waited until the morning to make a decision on going to boot camp, I would likely hit the snooze. I find that I have to make the decision to go to boot camp the night before, and then it’s as if my brain stores that decision. When the alarm goes off the next morning, my brain automatically says 'get up, go to boot camp', and so I do it, not really thinking much about it. It’s not 100% fool proof though :-) You know what helps? Telling Cliff you WILL be there every morning! You can't miss it once you've told the chief otherwise!
ANSWER 14
I mostly tell myself these things:
- Getting out of bed at 7 or 7:30 is absolutely no easier than 5!
- The entire day (mood / energy / eating / blood sugar---doesn't apply to anyone else, but it's honestly at least 50% of my reasoning sometimes!) will be better if I just go to boot camp.
ANSWER 15
For me, not getting up was not an option. If I was not going to boot camp, it had to be for a really good reason, like working early or a sick child. If I gave myself the option to choose whether I went or not every day, then I would not go or I would get used to not going and get out of the habit. I made a deal with myself that I was going and not going was not an option.
That worked really well until I got hurt and kept having to stay off of it but even now, I still get up to go do water aerobics and it’s not an option to not go.
ANSWER 16
Let your mind go so your body can do the work.
Two things I know for sure: I NEVER regret going to boot camp; I ALWAYS regret not going.
My mental strategy is simple: I am worth it, and I am doing this for ME. I am THRILLED that I can do something so amazing for me. Today I had the thought that my body really does love me. It does what I ask it to do. If I ask it to lay around and eat junk, it will. If I ask it to be strong and take care of me, it will. If I have abused it, it still hangs in there as much as it can, doing its best to get me where I need to go, and the minute I stop abusing it, my body responds. If I love my body back, it responds to that as well, and the minute I treat it well--move it, fuel it--it will immediately change course and begin on a new path to take me through life with strength and vigor. My body loves me, so I want to love my body. It is a part of me.
This is the ONLY body I have to take me through life. The way my body feels and functions affects my spirit. My spirit affects others. I want to always be strong, healthy, and full of life. That gets me out of bed in the morning without a complaint.
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