Behavior Modification
Behavior Modification: I want to exercise 3 times a week for 1 hour.
My Summary
As I set off to do this modification, I thought to myself, how easy this will be. I thought, I can do this with ease. I knew I had it in me to obtain this goal. What I found out is it was not so easy for me. I am my worst enemy as the saying goes. I found myself giving negative thoughts and I had to push these thoughts out of my head in order to exercise for at least 30 minutes. I thought I would walk on Mondays and Wednesdays right after I got out of school. This rarely happened. I usually came home and took a nap. I had to adjust my sleep pattern because I was used to sleeping in until 9 A.M. but now I had to be in class by 8 A.M. So I had to force myself to go to bed earlier. I then got the bright idea that maybe I could sneak in a walk before class. That NEVER happened. I barely got on schedule to get up in time to make it to class let alone walk before class. I was struggling and I am still struggling to exercise. My worse week, was week 1 and week 3. Along with my negative thoughts in my head about why I shouldn’t exercise, I had to still make time for my husband, children, dog and grandchildren. Sure I thought, I had no commitments at home to hold me back. I thought I would start school and exercise and have all the time in the world. Boy was I wrong! I have a lot of family support about going back to school and about trying to exercise but in my own mind, I feel guilty if I am not readily available to each one of them. I plan to continue this modification. I hope I get better at it. It has helped me understand that I need to think more positively about exercising. Up until this point, I thought about exercising with negative thoughts. I know if I keep the positive affirmations that I can do
My Summary
As I set off to do this modification, I thought to myself, how easy this will be. I thought, I can do this with ease. I knew I had it in me to obtain this goal. What I found out is it was not so easy for me. I am my worst enemy as the saying goes. I found myself giving negative thoughts and I had to push these thoughts out of my head in order to exercise for at least 30 minutes. I thought I would walk on Mondays and Wednesdays right after I got out of school. This rarely happened. I usually came home and took a nap. I had to adjust my sleep pattern because I was used to sleeping in until 9 A.M. but now I had to be in class by 8 A.M. So I had to force myself to go to bed earlier. I then got the bright idea that maybe I could sneak in a walk before class. That NEVER happened. I barely got on schedule to get up in time to make it to class let alone walk before class. I was struggling and I am still struggling to exercise. My worse week, was week 1 and week 3. Along with my negative thoughts in my head about why I shouldn’t exercise, I had to still make time for my husband, children, dog and grandchildren. Sure I thought, I had no commitments at home to hold me back. I thought I would start school and exercise and have all the time in the world. Boy was I wrong! I have a lot of family support about going back to school and about trying to exercise but in my own mind, I feel guilty if I am not readily available to each one of them. I plan to continue this modification. I hope I get better at it. It has helped me understand that I need to think more positively about exercising. Up until this point, I thought about exercising with negative thoughts. I know if I keep the positive affirmations that I can do