{"id":472,"date":"2016-11-09T09:43:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T15:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagingtops.org\/wellness-wednesdays\/?p=472"},"modified":"2018-05-03T13:50:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T18:50:25","slug":"the-reality-of-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/the-reality-of-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reality of Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a previous blog I wrote about motivation and I have to admit that I\u2019ve been thinking about this topic a lot lately. In particular, I feel like we tend to be too hard on ourselves when we aren\u2019t feeling motivated. As I was cleaning up after dinner last night and doing dishes I started thinking, do I ever feel motivated to do household chores like clean or do dishes? Unsurprisingly, the answer is no. But, I do these things because they are a necessary part of my daily routine and they make life better if only in the smallest of ways. After all, who wants to stare at a tower of dirty dishes every day?<\/p>\n

It may sound strange to compare exercise to household chores, but it\u2019s easy for these two things to fall to the bottom of the \u201cThings-I-Want-To-Do List.\u201d Some days we may feel more motivated than others to do the things that will help us and make our lives a little better. But a funny thing can happen when you start something that you\u2019re not motivated for\u2014you get motivated in the process. Did you ever start cleaning a room and then ended up cleaning your entire home? Think of how good you felt afterward, albeit a little tired.<\/p>\n

At TOPS, we\u2019re all about Real People. Real Weight Loss. and, the reality is, we\u2019re not always going to feel motivated. All we can do is continue to show up and do the best with what we\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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