staying motivated

sometimes even the fact that i still need to lose 15 pounds isn't enough to keep me motivated to exercise. i have, however, found a few things that seem to be keeping me very motivated lately.

1. coco. running with coco is always an interesting experience. first of all, i know that she will be a force of destruction and annoyance all day long if i don't get out with her and let her release some of her pent up puppy energy. that's usually enough to get me going.

i know that i look completely ridiculous when running with coco. my arm is always being stretched as far as it can stretch without detaching from my body. i'm usually running sideways in an attempt to keep coco from pouncing at anything which attracts her attention, which includes but is not limited to grass, robins, cars, trees, power lines, water puddles, other dogs, and garbage cans. coco keeps me going, though, because i know that if i stop, she will take advantage of the slow down and succeed in pulling my arm out of its socket so that she can catch that bird, or she'll probably strangle herself on the choke collar. either way, it's not pretty. so we keep going.

2. new workout clothes. i owe my mother a huge thanks here because whenever i see her, she has a new something for me to exercise in. i finally have matching workout clothes, and when running outside, i feel like a much more official runner when i at least have matching workout stuff.

3. a new playlist. i have to switch up the playlist weekly or the music puts me to sleep instead of keeping me going. here's this week's list. judge all you want, but if the dog pulling my arm out of its socket isn't enough to keep me motivated, zach effron and a little high school musical can definitely do the trick.

escape: enrique iglesias
lose yourself: eminem
goodnight goodnight: hot hot heat
mr. brightside: the killers
viva la vida: coldplay
fabulous: sharpay, high school musical 2
ignition: r. kelly
crazy: gnarls barkley
up & go: the starting line
what time is it: high school musical
young folks: peter, bjorn, and john
sexy back: justin timberlake
teenagers: my chemical romance

happy exercising :)