What motivates me?
In the past, it's been the way I feel when I'm healthy and at my optimum weight (really, muscularity and reasonable level of body fat). In the past few years, it's been a summer time need to be in shape to ride Bike MS with my dad, who is in his early 70s and has done the ride for the past 31 years. This is the first year in the three years I've done the ride that I've waited so late to start. I've got exactly 3 months to get ready, from beginning with very little fitness left from last fall to ride-ready: 75-100 miles on Saturday of the event and 50-75 miles on Sunday.
Last year, I combined cycling fitness with P90X, of which I completed the first two months following a one-month boot camp in April. But I'd put in more cycling time before that boot camp in April. This year, I plan to do the same, without the boot camp but with the third month of P90X.
The TV show, "Biggest Loser," is another external motivator. Seriously, if Danni can lose 121 pounds in four months -- that's 30 pounds a month -- what is the big deal about losing 30 pounds in 4 months? As I mentioned in an earlier post, I go in for the drama. For me, drama would be losing 30 pounds in 4 months. The equivalent, losing 30 pounds of fat and adding ? pounds of muscle, is definitely possible within 4 months.
Ah, the drama. Definitely good for a sustained adrenaline rush. Getting ready in 3 months to ride 150 miles over 2 days is drama. I have no doubt that I can do it. The trick will be to stick with some level of realistically maintainable fitness after the event -- and work on increasing my overall health.
What motivates me? Whatever works to get me started. Once I'm all in, I start to feel so good that I can reach my external goal with relative ease. Then, I'll want to set a bigger goal: to stick with a routine that works.
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