In light of the HOLIDAY season, and with the knowledge that, in the near future, I will be eating my weight in HOLIDAY candy and yummy family dinners, I have thought alot about exercise. Not in the way of "I'm fat and need to lose weight" but in the "I really should be more active, its just all part of being healthy" way.
And I'm not saying that I need to lose weight to be happy and feel better about myself, I just need to be more active.
Only one problem...I have absolutely no motivation what so ever. NONE.
I know that there are many pros to exercise. You sleep better. Well, I sleep fine now thank you. My head hits the pillow and I'm out. Your body metabolizes food better. I have no problems eating a hefty bowl of ice cream or a nice dish of pasta. You have more energy. Got enough of that...its coming out my ears. A plus side all girls like...You lose weight. In the last year I have exercised a max of two times a month and haven't gained a single pound...in fact, I have lost weight, so thats not a problem.
I just have NO motivation.
Until this week.
I was talking to my mom about this, and we were joking back and forth about how much I DON'T exercise. Side note: for those of you that don't know, my mom is a fanatic about exercise. She does triathalons and crazy junk like that. The woman exercises like its going out of style. But back to the story. As we were joking about how I never exercise and how I have no motivation to do so, she simply reminded me of one little fact that I rarely think about.
One day, far in the future, I have to fit into my cousin's wedding dress.
Now, don't freak out...I'm not engaged, nor am I dating anyone.
But when the day finally comes that Erin Page does get married, I will need to fit into said dress. One fact many of you may not know: my cousin is TINY! Now, I'm no giant...in fact I consider myself small...but this girl is TINY (I love you Teig!!!).
And that folks, is my key motivation factor. I need to one day fit into the dress that I had pictured for years in my head that my cousin just happened to buy and that she is graciously saving until I get married. I am MUCHO grateful for it too! I don't know how I am going to do it but I will!!!!!!!!
My goal is to start exercising at least 30 minutes a day. I just hope I can keep on top of this goal...I'm not the greatest at excersing on a daily basis...obviously. We'll see how this goes.
For now, though, I'm going to drag my skinny-fat butt off to bed :)
