Your Morning Oatmeal #6: Mental Toughness

There is no bad source of motivation - Matt Fitzgerald
I'd like to thank my husband and his scrapbooking skills for this post. My husband cuts out TONS of articles from his favorite magazines. He then places them in there pretty little plastic covers and catagorizes them. This morning as I was digging through his special binders when I found this article by Matt Fitzgerald. Matt talks about how our MIND is what gives up first, not our body giving out, and that we can train our mind to become tougher. I saw this photo and thought of the evil monkey that sits on my shoulder that constantly tells me to give up, and though he is EVIL it is also a sense of motivation. That evil monkey pisses me off, and makes me KEEP going.
So whatever your NEGATIVE thoughts are, whether they be an evil monkey or devil on your shoulder, DROP KICK THEIR ASS! Use that to fuel you to KEEP going.
What doesnt kill you makes you stronger right?
-Christina

Your Morning Oatmeal #5: Where the magic happens

Sometimes  Many times, and MOST of the time it we NEED to step out of our comfort zone to progess. How can you go further and push the body to achieve great things if you cant step out of you comfort zone?
Challenge yourself today. Throw in a couple race pace minutes into your run, add some hill sprints into your bike, sprint a couple of laps in the pool. We need to apply the stress so the body adapts, and leaves you wanting more.

Your Morning Oatmeal # 4: You are what you eat

Remember to FUEL your body, dont use it as a waste basket.

Your Morning Oatmeal # 3: Just 3 Little Words

Sometimes all it takes is three little words, and they aren't "I love you".

Your Morning Oatmeal #2: Log Off & Shutdown

If there is one thing I can promise you, it is that Facebook/Pinterest/Twitter will be waiting for you when you get back today. So get up, get out, and get moving.

* Unless a Zombie Apocalypse happens, then things are out of my hands.*

- Christina

Your Morning Oatmeal #1

Source: healthy-is-the-way-to-go.tumblr.com via Christina on Pinterest

Miserable.

Hot. Humid. Summertime.

Ah, the joys of Summer. The season we wait all year for. Summer vacations, summer dresses, summer nights, but no one remembers the summer runs.

Runs that when you get home you can wring out your shirt. Summer runs that leave you covered in bugs. Summer that leaves 14 different tan lines.

Misery? 

How about enlightenment? 

How ever you look at summer, its your choice.