Monday 3rd June 2013

Please do not leave advice or feedback.  Thank you.  Prayers welcome.

The commitment is thirty minutes of exercise before midnight of any of
the following format: running, jogging, a combination of
running-walking-jogging, swimming, walking, attending a fitness class
(something that requires me to leave the house), stationary biking,
biking, dance class, aerobic class, yoga, karate (or other martial
arts).  I am not requiring myself to wear the running clothes, but on
days I have running in my schedule I would like to remind myself that by
doing the running, I am moving forward, and that it is the only way to
move forward in my schedule.  Also, everything is easier after I've
already acclimated my body to do it once or n times.  I am doing
this because:

1. My main reason for continuing is that I want to move forward with my
   running/jogging plan.  I made some progress last week of running 2
   minutes, walking2 minutes, repeating that seven times, but I want to
   finish that week within a timely period and move on to running 2 minutes
   and walking 1 minute (times 10).  The ultimate goal is to be able to
   run/jog for 30 minutes.  I want to run a marathon at the end of this
   year or January of next.  (I have always wanted to run the Honolulu
   Marathon; I don't even know if this is something I can do, but I want to
   do it.)  I have year after year pledging to do a second marathon and
   have not, b/c I did not make headway on my running plan.
2. I feel that running or exercise will force me to own up to other
   commitments in my life, because challenges in the running sphere force
   me to have other commitments in my life met so that I can exercise
   unimpeded and feel good that my investment in myself is going somewhere.
3. I want to feel good about myself when I go outside, and
4. I don't trust myself to exercise at the end of the day or at some point
   before midnight unless I make the commitment here to do it.  
5. Being accountable to others by making a commitment here, helps me to be accountable to myself.
6. The objective is to stick to the running plan by doing at least one
   training unit per day of the 28-week running plan I came up with, which
   is a slower version of the eight-week Rodale run/walk plan.  
7. practicicing being on time with this commitment, will assist me in being on time in other areas.
8. It will also help me to practice willpower for other activities that require energy.
9. Exercise helps me to feel comfortable in what I am doing, b/c I am not
   constantly fidgeting at my desk or feeling like I SHOULD be
   running/swimming/walking or getting out in the sun or that I SHOULD have
   done those things last night.
10. Exericse helps me to avoid feelings of not  being adequate, because I
    have confidence in myself as a person interacting with others.
11. I want to build trust in myself by committing to something small that
    positively affects my whole life.  Since I'm making a promise here to do
    it, that's going to help me to keep my promise to myself so that I have
    faith in myself that at some point during the day I will exericse,
    instead of feeling like crap because I don't even trust myself to get to
    the gym or go on a walk.
12. Exercise makes everything tighter, which makes me feel more comfortable
    with myself and helps me to be able to live with myself.
13. I want to be able to wear the clothes in my closet, and throw out the ones that are not useful to me.

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Walked 11 minutes, 56 sec, thus far today.  Ran 2 minutes, walked 2 minutes, times 6.  Then ran 2 minutes, walked 1 minute and fifty seconds.

today I start by forgiving myself completely. then i will attempt to make massive progress on my MIT!

I did make progress! I reached my target for the first time in ages! So, will let myself enjoy the evening because I want to be ready to repeat this tomorrow. 

I need to catch up on everything as I spent almost all my time during the past two weeks on school work.

My task list for today is:

High priority

email elert 11:30 to noon

Misc tasks noon to 12:30 pm

• Call John IABC
• Call City Hall for food
• Book appt with JLP
• Email Geoff
• renew IABC
• order Daytimer (order later)
• email City Hall catering

Afternoon - with revisions

• 2:20 pm to  3:00 - email elert
• 3 to 5 pm - review CC
• 5 to 6:30 - run, buy fruit, photocopying
• 6:30 to 8:00 - CC
• 8:00 to 8:30 pm - dinner
• 8:30 to 10 - CC
• 10 - 12 - (if CC finished) observation journal, email to Claudia

or

• 10 - 12 - finish CC
• Task list for Tuesday
• Expense report

Bed by 1 am

Finished client work at 3 pm! But at least it's done! 

show up (done), exer, plan

great starter jalla, grateful habit of "showing up" possible here.

people say motivation won't last. neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily

zig ziglar

so much to do, am in chaos don't know where to start, not going gym to concentrate on on chores

have to make decisions and break it down

PRIORITY, FINANCES, BED EARLY B4 10, CLEAR DESK, TIDY BEDROOM

OK GOING TO START WITH BEDROOM...SUCH A MESS, GOING TO USE TIMER 10 MINS X3

I WANTED TO ALLOT TIME BUT JOBS ARE ENDLESS

1ST PUT GYM KIT ON TO WASH, THEN HANG CLOTHES..SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE, USE NEW STORAGE CASES, PUT ASIDE IN BLACK BLACKS STUFF I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH FOR NOW..

AIM..BY 4.00 O'CLOCK BEDROOM FLOOR CLEAR & HOOVERED...OK THAT'S 2,30 HOURS, WORK IN 10 MIN POMS..GOING FOR IT NOW.. BREAK EVERY 3 POMS FOR 15 MINS

REMEMBER..PRIZE IS CALM CLEAR AND CLEAN BEDROOM FOR TONIGHT..DONE BY 4 TO MOVE ON TO OTHER JOBS

have done 3x10 hasn't made a dent, it feels hopeless, good time for a break...have to make decisions on which clothes are scrap, sell, keep, so glad i logged in to see my earlier comment of 'don't know' just black bag them for now, i know it's not ideal but it's too much decision making for now..

break time 15 mins (even going to pom that)

ok decided when back use timer on bedroom clock and be ruthless