Tommie Mooney

Are You Addicted to Chocolate &/or Wine? Find Out What It’s Costing You!

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  “Every decision you make in life is to either avoid pain or gain pleasure.” –   Sigmund Freud – The Pleasure Principle   It sounds like a bold statement from what some would think of as a Coo-Coo Psychoanalyst.  But, as I got to thinking about it more, it’s pretty darn true!  We are ultimately avoiding pain or gaining pleasure through our daily actions and decisions we make in each moment.   For instance, think about all the pleasure we get from: reading & learning something new to advance your life planning our next travel adventure scrolling through FB for a quick distraction working out & eating healthy going to work volunteering for a worthy cause saving money for the future socializing and hanging with friends and family   On the flip side, look at some of things we do to avoid pain or painful feelings: binge on foods high […]

Motivation Isn’t a Feeling, Stop Waiting For It!

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Ever sit around waiting for that feeling of motivation to wash over you so that you’ll stop procrastinating and get started on a goal or project?  It happens to all of us, at one time or another.

 

I’ll start off by saying that motivation isn’t a feeling at all.  In fact, Google, defines it as, “the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.”  As you can see, feelings aren’t mentioned once.  But, don’t worry, I’ve got some steps for you to follow.

 

Watch the Video below to learn two reasons you’re feeling unmotivated and what to do about it.

 

“The Secret To Getting Ahead Is Getting Started!” – Unknown

 

The Motivation Plan

 

Identify Your WHY —-> TAKE CONSISTENT ACTION —-> Feel Motivated —-> Gain Momentum —-> See Results —-> Feel Motivated to Take MORE ACTION —-> Rinse & Repeat.

 

The most important step of making the above process work for you is to identify your WHY. Without it, you’ll be lost and stuck.  For any behavior change to occur, this step has to be identified. This has to be important to you and connected to your core values, or it will be hard to take action, when you don’t feel like it or when the process gets tough.

 

Let me know in the comments below, how you stay motivated and on track to reach your goals.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Tommie

 

P.S.  Are you feeling frustrated because you’re eating healthy and all the right foods to lose weight, but still aren’t fitting into those skinny jeans? Join my FREE 3 Week Mindful Eating Challenge —-> http://bit.ly/1RI5NV3 to see if you could be eating too much of a GOOD THANG because one of these key nutritional strategies are missing in your daily routine! Give #HabitBasedEating a try.

How I Finally Learned to LOVE My Thighs

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  For as long as I can remember, I disliked the way my legs and thighs looked.   These thoughts started around puberty and lasted well into my late 20s and early 30s.  I thought they were too white, too stubby & big, looked fat, and I was pretty sure that I had thunder thighs.  I could also add that I didn’t appreciate the dimples and cellulite, that had found a comfy home nestled on the backs of my thighs, not too mention, the stretch marks that showed up during my rapid growth spurt.   So what did I do about this predicament?   Well, I spent many years exercising excessively and dieting, so that I could have legs like Cameron Diaz!  But really, doesn’t she have the best legs?  If only Cameron knew how many miles I ran striving to get legs like her!   Boy, do I wish I could get some of that time back, considering Cameron and I have […]

How Do I Get Motivated To Go To The Gym?

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Are you sitting there waiting to “feel” motivated to get off the couch and go to the gym? That’s how I felt the other morning. Just Blah….NO Energy….No Inspiration to do ANYTHING, but to sit and stare at my phone! Don’t you wish staring at your FB Feed would energize, motivate, and inspire you? Well, that hasn’t magically happened to me yet!  How about you?

 

 

I think we sometimes think motivation is a feeling that will wash over us and make us want to take action on something, but it’s not. We actually feel motivated when we take ACTION! I knew the other day that the only way to change my emotional state was to workout, even though I didn’t want to.

 

But, I went to the gym anyways. I turned on my gangsta rap, and started my warm up. In less than 5 minutes, I was feeling more energetic and motivated. I went on to complete the Spartan Workout (it’s brutal), and even set a new PR in my Dead Lift. I left the gym in a whole different state of mind and then went on to accomplish my daily tasks with some energy.

 

If I had let my feelings dictate if I went to the gym or not, none of that would have happened, and my day would have gone very different.  Some of the best workouts that I’ve ended up having where on days that I didn’t “feel” like working out!

 

The Lesson

 

You won’t feel more motivated or energetic tomorrow or next week.  We have the power to change our emotional and physical state at any time, and one of the ways to do that is thru physical movement. SO, get your lazy butt off of the couch and MOVE today! I don’t care if it’s for a walk, to dance, or to hit the gym.  DO SOMETHING, and watch your energy increase and you’ll start to feel good!

 

“Motion creates E-Motion!” – Tony Robbins

 

Thanks for Stopping By,
Tommie

 

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Manage Stress to Feel Happier & Have More Self-Control

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    Would you say that you feel stressed about work projects, money, taking care of your spouse, parents, or kids, all the household chores that have to be done, getting the body you want, & finding the time to do ALL of these things?   Great!  Welcome to the club called HUMAN, and guess what…no one gets out ALIVE or STRESS FREE!  In fact, I have bad news, you won’t ever be able to eliminate stress or completely avoid it.   Last week, I found myself tempted and distracted by every thing imaginable. I was craving chocolate, chips, frozen yogurt, and other fatty,fast foods. Not too mention, I felt tired, exhausted, & unable to think clearly or focus! Just straight up BLAH!   Now, because I have a Fitbit, I can track my average sleep over a week’s time, and what I found was that I had averaged 5.5 […]