Murder of Your Motivation

The Murder of Your Motivation: A monthly series by Fred Williams

Part 1:

New Years Eve!
You are the host of a party and all the guests have arrived and have settled in. The catered food is great and the bartender keeps pouring the drinks. Sometime during the commotion, you are left alone with your thoughts, and you pat your belly or rub your bigger hips; you do not like the way you look.The inches have slowly crept up on you like a tiger in the brush. You long to once again fit into the dress you passed on to your younger, naturally slimmer (thanks to dad’s side of the family), sister. You want that dress back.This is the moment you decide to dedicate yourself to getting in shape for the New Year. Dick Clark starts counting down and you are counting the days until you can say. “Give me back that dress!”

You want a new you and you are ready. 3, 2, 1! Happy New Year… or is it?More… You begin your weight loss journey like most people: dust off those running shoes, dust off the treadmill, and or visit the local gym. The shoes still feel okay and you have one more year on that $900.00 membership you paid for three years ago on a whim with your best friend whom you have not seen or heard from since you coughed up the cheddar.

Day one is a tough workout but it feels great as you’re stretching-out at the conclusion of a tough two hours of running, bicep curls, and shoulder shrugs.

Day two goes just as well, and here comes day three. Something comes up at work and you have to stay late.

Day four: the kids have a recital you must attend.

Day five: that dark spot on your bedroom ceiling has grown and you have to wait at home waiting for the plumber who has the punctuality of the cable man. Next thing you know, one month has passed and the New Years Resolution has dissolved behind your daily life. You actually gained weight the first month.As you suck in your gut to force the button through the top hole of your pants, you wonder how this could have happened.The reason is simple; you tried adding something to your already filled plate (no pun intended). Your daily life was pretty full before you made your New Years Resolution and the, because of a lack of motivation, you gave up.

After seven years of staying on course by working out at least four days a week doing cardio, free weights, and eventually teaching classes myself, I will now solve the mystery of “who murdered your motivation”! I bet you already know that one of the suspects is you.The judge hereby sentences you to re-program your mindset and I’ll show you how.

I will show you how to stay motivated on your own so you won’t have pay a trainer to scream at you or call you with reminders in the morning.It didn’t take long for me to get the picture and I hope my experiences will help you. This year, you will make a resolution not to make resolutions!