Meredith Vogel

The Cookie Chrunicles

Motivation is driven by mindset. It’s all about mindset and working with your mindset. Some days are better than others but overall, you just have to want it.



You have to want to feel good about yourself and understand what it takes to make those feel good moments happen.

You have to want to make a change and you have to want to push yourself even when you would rather sit on the couch.

It takes time to find and build on this type of mindset and routine. It takes time to develop the habit to the point where you feel lost without it.

There's no quick fix. There’s no miracle workout plan or diet regime that's going to magically make you a fast runner or have you dropping the pounds you want to drop without putting in the work. You can't expect it to happen in one day or one week but over time, it will happen if you make running and your workout routine a priority.

I also realize that no one can run for me. If I want to exercise, I have to make it happen for myself.

Running is not always easy. Some days I can feel great, get outside to run and feel awful. Some days I can feel awful, get outside to run and feel great.

Not every run or workout will be amazing but the feeling when I finish is always better than when I start.

Running is a priority for me and it's important to have my own priorities.

I don't run to burn calories and I don't care that much about races but I do run to stay healthy, balanced and in shape.