I HAVE DISCOVERED MY MOTIVATION. (And it will probably be obvious to everyone here.)
I haven't been able to make myself exercise consistently for my health, for my wardrobe, or even at the direction of John Tesh (the ERGWK). I haven't done it despite the needling of family members (love you guys!) or in the face of rising gas prices. I won't exercise even though it will increase my core strength and improve my energy and the quality of my sleep. There are all kinds of other logical reasons to exercise, and I haven't done it for any of them.
I will, however, exercise for pastry.
This morning I took off on a round-trip 3-mile walk/jog, the pivotal destination being a grocery store that carries German Chocolate danishes. (Coconut + caramel + chocolate frosting in butter pastry = superYUM.) I came home with only one of them, having developed at least a teensy modicum of self-control - AND my impulse purchase of the day was a small Chef's Salad!
Some people "do it for love", I do it for carbs.
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Please go browse through this blog for some wonderful pictures of Utah's fall foliage - we are having some lovely days of autumn-blue skies and crisp fresh air. My sister-in-law also has some beautiful pictures that she's taken up on her blog, but it's private so I'll see if she'll let me re-post some of them here. I hope you're all enjoying the season!
2 comments:
Wow! I'm honored! The other day I saw that you have my blog listed on the side as "Kyle the Photo Guru" and I was planning on thanking you for that... and right when I was about to, I read this post just now and am even more surprised. Thank you for the compliments (as well as the plug for my blog)!!
By the way, I completely understand "doing it for carbs." I love all tasty pastries =), brownies, cookies, doughnuts, ice creams, and of course chocolates! Way to go with that self-control, too. That's something I've great need to work on. Congratulations on discovering your motivation!
This reminds me of my time on the high school track & field team. I seemed to achieve a Personal Record only when my dad promised me a dinner out after the meet. Hmm...
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