Motivation for Change

When I initially heard we were going to have a personal project to improve nutrition or physical activity I was excited. I was planning on trying to get back in shape this semester anyway for various reasons and this project would be a good way of keeping track. My motivation for trying to take care of myself more and being more active is because it just feels better. I feel less tired, more alert, I have more energy, feel healthier and have more self esteem when I take care of my body. In addition, I am getting married this coming July (yay!) and have been putting off getting in shape for the wedding for sometime now. For the past five years of my life I ran cross country/track & field in college so I know what it feels like to take extra special care of my body (sleep, nutrition, etc). Since I stopped running last spring, however, I also now understand how crappy it feels to stay up late, eat poorly and not exercise. I'd much rather prefer to experience the benefits of exercise and taking care of myself, however, doing it is the hard part. So for motivation when I don't want to follow through I'll try and think of how bad it feels to be out of shape and not take care of myself and also how I want to look good for my fiance (did I really just write that).