Hey, what’s up snack cast? Welcome back. Hey, hey there. Dr. Transue, he’s not really a doctor, but he plays one on TV.
All right, so today we are moving on with our motivation series. I don’t even know that we meant to make this a series, but it’s kind of turning into why I like that. So day two motivation. Yesterday, we talked about being grounded in the reasons why you’re starting and not letting hey, I need to lose five pounds by Easter be my concern, or I need to fit into that wedding dress I need. Those are ulterior motives, the real motive should be grounded in love for yourself. And I want to do this for me to get healthier to be a better human being for my kids, for my family, for my spouse for my blah, blah, blah. I want to do this to take care of myself, for me the way you would others, right, let’s do it for me.
I wanted to clarify that, but also really kind of move into some of the excuses and some of the rationalization that people go through. You know, I know it’s hard out there. I remember (using my analogies), I remember when we were going to start a family. My wife and I were talking about it. And one of the things that kept hitting me over and over again was like, I don’t have enough money. Right, you could never do that. Ding, ding ding. And I think one of my friends told me that he’s like, Listen, man, my wife and I, we had started having kids when I was 20. Barely out of high school and we didn’t have two nickels to rub together. And he goes, like, if you wait, if you wait until the opportune time, you’re never gonna do it. I think that that kind of put me at ease, and it just kind of translated to me to what we’re talking about here is excuses around time and or money, and we can get into money on the next one. But let’s go with time right now.
The old saying is, not the old saying, something I’ve heard is that we simply invest in the things that are important to us. I’m sure that there are a few people who truly are jammed from 5:30 am to 11. Not a second to spare. But I think most people, if we fairly digest what our day involves, and you know what we have to do? We can find the time what’s the recommendation? I think if it’s 20 minutes of moderate exercise a day. That’s all it takes. We’re talking about just exercise here. We’re not talking about dietary food choices. Today, in this particular snack cast series, we’re talking about exercise, and this is moderate, this isn’t sprinting or heavy lifting. This is gotta take a spin. Going for a decent walk, 20 minutes a day. Maybe mixing in other things that are more advanced push-ups, sit-ups, squats, whatever. But simply a good aggressive walk for 20 minutes a day, and you’re checking the minimum.
I think you’re hitting on something that’s probably what you’re alluding to maybe that there are people who are busy from 5:30 to 11. Is their full day action-packed and jammed with things? You’re telling me an honest assessment of somebody from 530 to 11, that I don’t have 20 minutes to spare for me. And I think that gets back to the intro. This isn’t for anybody else this is so that I can be a better parent so I can be a better husband. This is so I can be a better employee. This is so I can be better spiritually. I mean, this goes back to finding time, I think you’re alluding to it, finding time in your day for the things that are important to your life. And that might be 20 minutes of meditation, might be 20 minutes of peace, might be 20 minutes of exercise. It’s absolutely necessary.
For myself, I know that I will rationalize. I will find a way not to and then go Oh, I was too busy. Okay, well, how do you not do that? I mean, I cannot do it again. I go back to having an accountability buddy. That’s a good way to do it. There are all kinds of ways and I think we’ll get to do a segment where we talk about what the plan is. How do you really solve for these things?Â
Time is one of those that again, I think if you do a true audit, you can find the time. And I might argue that even if you got to go out at 11, you’re probably going to sleep better. Right here, your 20 minutes. But I think those people truly are few and far between with an honest audit, an honest assessment of where they spend their time.
Yeah, my Netflix and Hulu skills are not up to par. It’s because 8:30 pm is my bedtime. Otherwise, I get really, really, really cranky. Just really crass with my kids. It’s because 4 am comes really early. I still have to do school lunches, get the kids up and ready and take them to school. And exercise is a priority over Netflix. I think that’s what it gets down to. What’s gonna get shoved out?
Literally, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not worth it. I’ll tell you as much, like on the weekday, I really would like a beer or two after work, right? And then I’m going feel like garbage come four o’clock in the morning. I am going to sleep terribly. Then I’m not gonna want to go to the workout and it’s gonna be a terrible workout. It’s noble. So I think it’s all about prioritization. And if it’s important to you, and it should be important to you, again it’s because it makes you so, so much better in other areas. Yeah, I agree. I think we’re out of time. I could go on and on. Yeah, I can tell you’re passionate about it. And I mean, that’s what we’re here to do. Right? I’m also convincing myself in the process. I’m not perfect. It’s a battle all the time, constant. You’re not gonna win and one day you wake up and go I love waking up at 4 am It stinks.
So with that said, thank you for tuning in. Tomorrow we’ll get into I think maybe money. Yeah, money is an obstacle. Thoughts, comments, criticisms, or concerns send them to us at Snackcast@Yes.fit. Thank you for tuning in. Stay moving soon.
