Words of motivation for those in need of some :D

Like so many here, my struggle with weight is a lifelong one. I tend to go through phases where I'm uber fit (never have been thin, haven't seen my 'appropriate' weight since high school, but FIT does not equal THIN), and then I'm uber lazy. I've been off the wagon about 6 months now, and today I finally took control of the problem, joined MFP, wrote down some weight loss goals, some workout routine goals, etc, and put that plan into action.

While I was up on my treadmill (after I dusted off the pollen from LAST fall, how sad), I turned on my iPod that was still cradled in the jack on the console of the treadmill and fired up my old playlist. The one that was so familiar to me last time I was fit. The feeling of raw POWER and ABILITY overcame me when my power songs came through the rotation of music and I was just amazed that something so simple as a song could get me so enthusiastic. I've heard these same songs a zillion times over the last 6 months, but always in my car, never in my workout clothes, never on the treadmill.

Just being in my old familiar location with those old workout songs cycling through....it was empowering. If you're like me, phasing in and out of being in shape, having a hard time getting off the couch and on the treadmill or whatever your choice of workout routine may be, go dig out some of your old workout music, suite up, and see what happens. You might be surprised! For me, I was instantly transformed from dreading the 30 minutes on the mill of doom, to kicking some butt on that thing, almost like I never stopped in the first place. Yay!