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I slept in today, and have just have felt sluggish and not with it in general, so it's no surprise that I decided to skip my morning workout. Usually, this is when I'd go all "screw working out" and quit, but I've been so proud of me the last two days that I guilt tripped myself instead. While my lunch heated up, I did my push-ups and squats. When I go back to nuke my popcorn, I plan to do my crunches and plank. I'm 1,779 steps in toward my 3,000 step goal, and plan to go for a walk when I get home as my warm up before Les Mills.

Motivation can be an interesting thing - you can ride the wave for a while, then suddenly crash. It's even harder when you don't have people that have your back, cheering on your progress. I have a great group of friends (several of whom are also into fitness), a wonderful husband, and a fabulous group on Facebook to cheer me on and help me with my motivation through the good and bad times. A few of people in that group I've known for years, the rest I've just met along the way and have never met in person. We help build each other up when we get low, and make sure to put up articles, photos, and anything else that may help someone else, as well as rejoice in the others' successes, help build them back up after an off day. I truly don't know what I would do without that group of ladies, in addition to the rest of my friend and family circle.

If someone tells you you suck for being skinny, eat a cheeseburger, or you're too big, eat a salad, just smile sweetly and go about your day. Don't let them into your head, as they're just jealous because THEY aren't doing what you're doing. Are they capable? More than likely, they just lack the motivation it takes to get up off the couch and do what needs doing. The little voice in your head that keeps saying you can't? Tell it to shut up, as it's a lying whore. You can, and you know how I know? Because I have, and if I can do it, anyone can. My tactic is this - any time that little voice shows up in my head, "You can't do this. They're going too fast - you'll never be able to get there, so why try? Feel that pain - that's from yesterday. Why would you want to feel like that all the time?" etc. - that's when I say, out loud so I can HEAR it, "I can do anything through Christ who STRENGTHENS ME." I'm not doing this alone. I have a support group of my dearest friends, family, and my spiritual father, and everyone else can be jealous from afar.

Give it a try. You know you want to.