4. When I take rest days, the desire to go back the day after is almost non-existent.
No lie, you guys. I want to give a serious shoutout to the men and women that don’t struggle with this. I do my best to listen to my body and be realistic, so I understand the importance of rest days. But when I know my body is feeling good after that rest, my mindset is literally saying, “Girl, you do not need to go to the gym today, your job is done!.” Sure, I could take another day off to rest and reset, but what a disservice I am doing to myself. This is, again, where discipline will trump motivation any day.
So, my advice is simply this – discipline will be there when motivation isn’t. I asked my father a while back in he was disappointed in me (for a reason well beyond what I’m writing about today). But hear me out. He told me, “not really, but I would love to see you find your calling in life and someone to share it with. But not at the expense of losing yourself.” That resonated with me on a heavy level and I love my father to pieces for always speaking his truth. He doesn’t see everything I do…i.e. my lifestyle of working out and staying healthy. He knows I’m big into it, but my family as a whole doesn’t see all of it or understand. And that’s okay!