The Mood bucket
The first 4 weeks…
Ingredients to having habits stick. Consistency and showing up in different moods.
The temporary MOOD “bucket”
The Mood bucket helps paint a visual of the many moods you are going to be in while sticking with a training routine on a weekly basis.
As we begin our journey on the exercise habit and working towards making it stick, it’s important we understand the “mood bucket” analogy because often when we start a new habit we tend to think it comes easy and remains “easy, effortless and perfect”. Fast forward and boom we have our ideal body.
I like to categorize the Many moods bucket into 3 broad categories.
Bucket 1 – Not Feeling it
Bucket 2 – Kinda Feeling it
Bucket 3 – Feeling it
The trick is trusting the pain / pleasure reward system.
BEFORE workout: 50% of the time not feeling it
AFTER workout: 100% of time feel like you accomplished something
Sample “Mood tracking” & “What to expect ” for 16 workouts
Week 1
Training Session #1 – Feelin it
Training Session #2 – Feelin it
Training Session #3 – “kinda Feelin’ it
Training Session #4 – “kinda feeling it”
Week 2
Training Session #5 – Feelin it
Training Session #6 – Kinda feelin it
Training Session #7 – “not feeling it”
Training Session #8 – “not feeling it”
Week 3
Training Session #9 – “feelin it”
Training Session #10 – “not feeling it
Training Session #11 – “not feeling it”
Training Session #12 – “not feeling it”
Week 4
Training Session #13 – “Kinda feelin it”
Training Session #14 – “not feeling it
Training Session #15 – “not feeling it”
Training Session #16 – “not feeling it”