Ways to Stop Being Lazy and Unmotivated — Day 67

3 min readMay 9, 2021

I woke up a bit earlier than usual this morning, and since I felt adequately rested I decided to go for a brief run. I quickly fixed up a smoothie and drinking that really seemed to fill me with energy. The sun was still rising as I went on my walk, and it instilled in me a feeling of calm and beauty. I could get used to treasuring simple moments like this.

I had another uneventful, yet pleasant day at work. The only thing really worth noting was that one of my coworkers commented on how “radiant” I’d been looking lately (her words, not mine). I suppose “radiant” is an apt description of how I’ve felt the past few weeks, but I never would have guessed that other people could pick up on it so readily. This is all the more reason for me to value this journey beyond losing weight–I am visibly more alive, and it seems to be somewhat infectious.

Daily Image Year of Change Day 67 #YOC

Weight loss has hot a little wall on and off but the exercise and feeling good has not, going to keep moving forward and see were the year takes me.

For some reason I felt really motivated during tonight’s workout, so I decided to try a super-intense new routine with heavy lifting. I was doing surprisingly well until one of my kids came bursting in, which startled me and almost made me drop the bar on my neck. Luckily, I was able to drop the weights without hurting myself. I wanted to chew him out for barging in so suddenly, but it turns out it’s not so easy telling a kid he almost got his dad killed, especially over some weird little animal he saw in the backyard.