So after my great success at a meet in July, where I made a bunch of new PBs, I kind of took a break for a little bit (two weeks), then I resolved to get back into it. But then my mother drew me down south for a family reunion and I was away for a week. Then I came back home, hit the water for a few days, and thought I needed another break. Right when I was ready to come back to the pool, I got drawn back south to babysit my nephew and pregnant sister-in-law, who was contracting, since her husband, my brother, is in residency right now, and my mother was going off to NY on business. That left just me, since school hasn't started and my blogging job can be done on a laptop.
The extended babysitting trip was cut short, however, when my dad had a small stroke and I flew back home with my brother. That was at the end of last month. My dad's alright now, it was just a warning shot- it was good that it happened when it did because he got to learn a lot about his health that he wouldn't have otherwise, and it would've been worse down the road.
Ever since, I've not been on a plateau or anything, but I've been in a bog, you know what I mean? Missing every other practice, sometimes two or three days in a row.
ITT, I would appreciate if you all tell me to get my ass into gear. I think I'm being lazy. I thought it just lack of motivation, but it's not. The laziness is the root cause.
Throw all your worst insults at me, please.
Break the process down into smaller, manageable bites: When the alarm goes off, I tell myself to get up and go into the bathroom. Then once I am up I always say to myself, well, I am up now I might as well head to the pool. Once I get out the door I say to myself, when I get to the pool if I am still not feeling it I will just not get in. Then once I get in if I am still not feeling it, I tell myself I will just do part of the workout. But usually by then I do the entire practice. See? I have tricked myself into swimming! And even if I only do part of the practice its better than none. Its easier if I am going to swim with my team as I look forward to seeing my teammates. Right now the pool is closed for yearly maintenance so I am swimming at the club pool on my own, which is lonely and boring but better than nothing. So try and make a manageable goal of getting to the pool and swimming part of a workout.
Break the process down into smaller, manageable bites: When the alarm goes off, I tell myself to get up and go into the bathroom. Then once I am up I always say to myself, well, I am up now I might as well head to the pool. Once I get out the door I say to myself, when I get to the pool if I am still not feeling it I will just not get in. Then once I get in if I am still not feeling it, I tell myself I will just do part of the workout. But usually by then I do the entire practice. See? I have tricked myself into swimming! And even if I only do part of the practice its better than none. Its easier if I am going to swim with my team as I look forward to seeing my teammates. Right now the pool is closed for yearly maintenance so I am swimming at the club pool on my own, which is lonely and boring but better than nothing. So try and make a manageable goal of getting to the pool and swimming part of a workout.
