This week was my 10% week (meaning not so great). I have had ranges of what my week is like from 100% to 0% weeks. I check in with myself daily and get a rough idea of how the week will hold. It is a way of preparing myself knowing that this week was not going to be good. I knew this past Saturday that this week was going to be a low, unmotivated week. It all started Saturday night where it was a late night, so my Sunday was ruined. On Monday I was just exhausted from the weekend and had zero motivation to be at work. The rest of the week pretty much stayed the same.
So what does my 100% week like:
- Waking up before 5:00am on Saturday and Sunday morning
- Heading to my gym classes on the weekend
- Meditating
- Getting my lunches prepared for the week.
- Lots of reading during the weekend
- Lots of time spent with the kids
- Waking up at 3:45am Monday -Friday to hit the gym for an hour
If all of the above happens then I know the start of the following week will be at least 80% or above. Mentally, here's how I feel:
- Strong, full of faith and hope
- Feel positive
- Lots of motivation
- Inner calm and peace
- Less stressed
- Emotionally strong
- Clear headed
- Brave and confident
What does my 10% week look like:
- Waking up at 7:30am on Saturday and Sunday
- No gym on the weekend since I woke up late
- Too tired to prepare lunches and go grocery shopping
- No reading or maybe couple of pages here and there
- Less time spent with the kids since I am too tired
- Waking up at 4:15am to work out for 1/2 hr Mondays to Fridays.
- Physically drained
So the rest of the week is pretty much a 30% and below week. Mentally, I feel:
- Low in faith and hope
- General negativity towards life
- Stressed out
- Clouded
- Emotionally drained
- Lots of fear
So my friends, what I do on Friday night and Saturday night highly impacts my week ahead. Is it reasonable to assume that I will always have 100% week. No its not. In fact its more the other way around. Am I too hard om my self , maybe but I have goals and things I want to accomplish so I generally aim for 100% week. Or if there are not at 100% , then the weekend better be well spent with people who lift me and not with people that drain me,(as was the case this last weekend).
We all can't expect to have 100% weeks. As much as you plan, stuff happens and something unexpected will come up. Its just the way life is. So its always better to prepare but know that anything can happen anytime.
I realized that if my weekend is not at 100%, the following week gets tough and so I end at a 10%week. All the things I want to do gets put off, I am cranky and too tired to get in a full 60 min workout, my kids are tired, everyone around me is irritating. My motivation levels are at 0%. So lots of fluctuations in my energy levels which directly impact my motivation. We all have daily ups and downs and some days we feel like 100% and the next day can feel like 5%. It all depends on the day.
Ideally, its better to have a 50% and above week. I know that I have to make better choices so I start my week well.
For me, I know when the day or week is up one and down another and I am absolutely fine with it. When it gets to be below 50% and only going downhill the next few days, I know the kind of week I will have.
Sometimes I can do something about it but a lot of times, its just the way the week works out due to choices I make over the weekend. I know I can't change it but I do make every effort to change my attitude. I know why I am having a 10% week and I expected it. .
What I do during the 10% or below week is really more self care. I bring awareness to the week I am having and I know that I will have to use the time this weekend to fully recover to get back to my 100% for next week. I do everything I can to stay positive and read a lot more motivation quotes. I go to bed earlier and don't beat myself up over it. That's the key point here. You know that you are having a low week so don't be hard on yourself. Pour more love and care to yourself so you are able to get through it.
The low weeks can last for a long time too. You maybe at a low 10% or even lower for extended weeks depending on whats going on in your life. It is normal and don't think you are alone. We all have it and sometimes it lasts longer then we like. Our motivation and energy levels are down. We may want to just go home and lay on the couch....and by all means please do.
I have done that this week. I have gone home and instead of the usual spending my spare time reading, I have been watching episodes of chopped or house hunters. And boy do I feel jealous when I see the episodes of house hunters where people are buying homes on the beach. I so want that to be me!! ah!!! a way to escape to the ocean.
For me, it is more about not allowing myself to recover 100% during the weekend So this week, its time to recoup, and this weekend I know that I will back to my normal schedule and my happy motivated self. For now, more loving to myself and to my kids and home made food.
Wish you love my Friends!
Peace,
Monita
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