I Try to Think About... Running Toward My Goals

If you haven't noticed by now, my playlist is filled with a lot of older country music. I could blame this on my husband's limited music collection, but I enjoy it. I could download my own music, but I just haven't yet. Anyways... today "I Try to Think About Elvis" by Patty Loveless popped up in the rotation. It got me thinking about what I think about while I'm walking/exercising. A lot of the time I focus too much on just getting it over with... how many more minutes? how many more miles? how many more times am I going to have to walk up that @#%&*! hill? and such is generally what's running through my mind. Using the Cardio Trainer (NOOM) app has helped because it gives me updates and stops me from checking it every few minutes, but I've decided I need to focus more on my goals... WHY I'm doing this. 

 

What goes through your mind while you're working out/exercising? What helps get you through? Maybe I'm not working hard enough if I have so much time to think  

The lyrics of "I Try to Think About Elvis" if you're unfamiliar with it... 

Artist: Loveless Patty 
Song: I Try To Think About Elvis 
Album: Classics 

Loveless Patty Sheet Music 
Loveless Patty CDs 


Send “I Try To Think About Elvis” Ringtone to Cell Phone 

I try to think about Elvis 
Memphis 
Oprah in the afternoon 
I try to think about palm trees 
Fig leaves 
The creature from the black lagoon 
I try to think about high heels 
And good deals 
Anything to get me through 
I just can't concentrate 
You're all I think about these days 

I try to contemplate the cosmos 
What goes 
Round and round the sky at night 
I try to think about champagne 
Freight trains 
Slowly rolling out of sight 
I try to focus on the headlines 
Street crimes 
Everytime I think I might 
I just can't concentrate 
You're all I think about these days 

My mind wanders where it will 
When it settles right on you 
I forget what I should say 
I forget what I should do 

My mind wanders where it will 
When it settles right on you 
I forget what I should say 
I forget what I should do 

I try to think about Shakespeare 
Leap year 
The Beatles or the Rolling Stones 
I try to think about hair-do's 
Tattoos 
Sushi bars and saxophones 
I try to think about the talk shows 
New clothes 
But I guess I should have known 
I just can't concentrate 
You're all I think about these days 
You're all I think about these days