Fish Out of Water

So today was my first day of my new 90 day challenge and I get to the gym only to discover a lack of headphones. Awesome. I get onto the treadmill and pressed start anyway...I stared at the headphone jack for almost an entire minute, wondering what I would do to fill the void of hearing every machine pulley, every foot hit the treadmill, along with any random gym conversations...?! Lucky for me the gym offered an easy compromise. On Demand TV.

My original feeling, like a fish out of water, was gone within seconds, but then it happened. I looked around and EVERYONE else had headphones. Great. I tried to focus on what had the potential to be the longest workout ever and decided to read lips of the people on tv. My timer went off 40 minutes later, cardio was over!

It seems like an insignificant post but small positive thoughts make all the difference. I can think back to at least one other time, a while ago, that I actually got up and left the gym because I had forgotten headphones and I just wasn't in the mood to face the gym noise and couldn't focus without them. Reading lips was something small but made all the difference in my success for the day. I was even able to scope out what kind of new headphones I may want to purchase to keep me on top of my game but people watching!

The moral of today's story is simple; getting into shape and being healthier-- be it eating better or working out, may have times where we feel like a fish out of water, it's how we jump back in and "swim" that counts. My self motivation even called for a reward--a protein shake (Body By Vi) with peanut butter and banana!! So let's get and keep out heads in the game today!