Flaky

Allow me to introduce myself.

 

I am Flaky.

 

Not the good kind; the crescent roll kind that we all savor and secretly steal in excess of 5 at Thanksgiving dinner. 

 

The kind that is all enthusiastic and blazing guns at the beginning of things, only to be distracted and move on quite shortly.

 

Up until very recently, I was Flaky & Co.; the “& Co.” being none other than our beloved Mimi.  I’m not sure what in particular has gotten a hold of her to be so passionate about this Exercise Blog.  Really, I’m not.  Again, in the Past, it would have been something we would have discussed at length and then never done.

 

So I am perplexed, yet happily surprised, that it has gone gangbusters so far.  As I told Mimi today, she’s practically famous!

 

Back to me.  I, like Mimi, am not one of those “athletic” types.  I have been known to sport full athletic garb from time to time, once when I had surgery and had to wear sports bras for two weeks (prompting athletic gear shopping trip to Marshall’s to outfit myself appropriately as “sporty” instead of, “why is that woman wearing a sports bra with her shirt?”) and another few times when I didn’t get around to showering before I left the house.  Somehow wearing athletic garb made even me feel like maybe I was just about to exercise.

 

Now, I will say that I too “do” Pilates.  Full confessional:  1.) I own a VERY good DVD and 2.) I have attended two Pilates classes at my local Y.  I like to think of myself as a Pilates-doer.  I also like to think of myself as having quite a bit of Yoga experience, as I did pre-natal yoga whilst pregnant with my son.

 

But back to the point. (See?  I told you I’m flaky.)  So, yes, it was indeed my idea to do just 5 minutes a day.  But AGAIN, full confessional:  1.) With the motivation to back Mimi off a little bit and 2.) get myself off the hook from being a true exerciser.  NO noble, cool marketing ideas of doing something new and trendy, as it seems.  Sheer laziness.

 

As it were (what the HEK does that expression mean anyways?  Eh, I like it) I have only ONCE done my “5 minutes” (as you read in earlier post).  However, I got clearance from Mimi that it would be ok to discuss my Theories on Exercise until I feel up to squeezing in my 5 minutes a day.

 

Okay, so Theory 1:

 

1.)   In order for something to be a habit, you have to link it with something that is ALREADY part of your routine.

 

This may or may not be news to you, dear readers. (i.e., it is part of the secret language of FlyBabies).  However, my mother told me this so she gets first credit.  So here are my options of things I FOR SURE do every day of which I can link my 5 minutes:

·      Brushing my teeth

·      Showering

·      Arguing with my 2 year-old as to whether or not he actually has to sit in his chair to eat his meals

·      Making and drinking coffee

·      Googling “good mental health:  definition”

·      Talking to Mimi

·      Vino Hour

·      Watching a Friends episode

·      Losing my phone, keys, shoes, self

 

So I would love to hear your input as to which of these items seems most probable to link my 5 minutes of exercise.  Perhaps I should automatically disqualify showering and losing things, as the first may cause injury and the latter may cause excessive bad language.

 

 

Anxiously awaiting your suggestions…