PROCRASTINATION

September Challenge
#fitfinesse
Mind.Body.Soul

Sept 1st

B: Honey Tea, overnight oats

L: Sushi, fortune cookie
D: Chicken & Brocoli

Pushups, situps, 1 mile run & squats

Sept 2
B: Coconut milk, honey bunches of oats, strawberries
S: Luna Smores protein bar
L: Chicken dumpling soup, left over sushi

D: Tilapia, squash

S: Whole wheat tortilla w/ sugar free strawberry jelly & peanut butter

Pushups, situps, squats

Sept 3
B: Coconut milk, honey bunches of oats, strawberries

L: Salad, eggs, garbanzo beans, pinto beans, dried tomato basil dressing

S: Organic fruit and veggie gummies
D: 1/2 Cesar Wrap
S: 1/2 Cesar Wrap

Pushups, situps, 1 mile walk sprint, legs, squats

PROCRASTINATION NATION

I wanted to talk to you guys about procrastination. What it is, why we do it and how we can manage it. Procrastination tends to cause problems for us and other people. When we’re tired, stressed, depressed or anxious it’s even harder to get done what we know we should get done! Speaking of which it took me two weeks to get my thoughts together to write this post. From one procrastinator to another, let’s talk about a few coping strategies to increase productivity so we can fight off this procrastination nation.

Procrastination is the thief of time. For all you perfectionists out there don’t let your perfection become procrastination. It’s a funny word really because if you combine two Latin words pro meaning forward and crastinus means “belonging to tomorrow”. Have you ever said to yourself, meh, I’ll just do it tomorrow?

We often procrastinate when we don’t want to do unnecessary work, we get lazy and we make excuses like “I can’t run today because ____.” or “I didn’t do my homework because ____.” Procrastinating sometimes negatively affects people around you who rely on you to get certain things done, so not only is this a personal issue but it can cross over into being troublesome at work and other areas of our life.

Sometimes we get stuck in our cycle of procrastinating which makes it hard for us to start or get anything done! We make excuses, we feel remorse, guilt and in extreme cases those feelings become internal so eventually we think there is something wrong with us, that we can’t do something, we’re not disciplined enough, we lack a certain skill that others have, we’re not brave enough or we fear failure. Which leads us to our final choice of not wanting to do what we planned to do in the first place.

Take a look at something in your life that could use a bit more attention what are you procrastinating on and what is your procrastination cycle like?

What I’ve found are great ways to be more productive is by moving! I like to start my day off with a mini workout that I plan in my head the night before. Anything as small as 10 jumping jacks to a full blown workout routine, something is better than nothing. Writing down goals is also helpful.

Gain that sense of accomplishment by getting those tasks you want to procrastinate out of the way, enjoy the positive feelings and sense of accomplishment that comes with completing a difficult task.

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The Three D’s

Make a decision to discipline yourself until it becomes a habit, be determined for three weeks and soon it will become automatic. That is the philosophy behind my fit for September challenge! Visualize where you want to be and know that in just three short weeks you can increase productivity by following these three D’s and gain some clarity in life!

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