But I've decided to embrace and love Mondays. Come on ya'll there's more than 50 Mondays a year. If we go all our lives hating this beginning to our week, then that's over 50 days each year that we choose not to be happy. Now, Mondays will still probably never be my favorite day of the week, but I've found a few ways to make it better.
1. Wake up a bit earlier. Mondays used to always be my days when I slept to the last possible second before jetting off to class, due to the fact that I was still tired from the weekend. But I find that if I wake up with enough time to fix a nice mug of coffee and a fantastic breakfast, my day is so much better!
2. Morning workout. I find that I tend to lack motivation come Monday afternoon so getting in a nice run (especially if I can go outside) starts my week off great.
3. Group exercise classes. Sometimes, particularly with my class schedule this semester, I would have to wake up at 6:00 to workout before class. Yeah, not happening. But when I wait till the afternoon, I want to skip my workout. Solution? I usually just do group exercise classes at the gym for a few hours or so instead. They keep me motivated and accountable. Plus it's a nice change of pace.
4. Have a (small) dessert. Mondays are hard enough as it is and depriving myself from a little something sweet only makes it that much worse. So, indulge a little! Have a half of a brownie/cookie/anything or a small piece of chocolate. Just a little something to remind you that this week is going to be okay!
I started my Monday with an 8:30 class. Boooooo. But then my roommate and I went to breakfast where I enjoyed half a grapefruit, sauteed vegetables, yogurt, and strawberries and granola. And of course a cup (or two) of coffee.
And I plan on going to a body pump class this afternoon before diving into studying, whooohoooo!
Hope everyone is having a fantastic Monday!
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