I'm so lazy

Zuznana

I need kick in a butt. I'm beyond lazy. I have a cross trainer, exercise ball and weights at home. All the things I need to help me get back into shape. I have done it before with a trainer, so I know what do do. I don't work (1 child at school and 1 at nursery 2 days a week, so am stay at home mum).

I will find any excuse under the sun not to do it.

I'm doing good with the food and calories counting. That is great and even though I want to eat, I'm not going to. It's funny how putting something down makes you more aware of how much you eat. But comes the exercise, I just have no will power whatsoever.

I suppose, this is just a moan rather then seeking advice, but I just need to get it off my chest. My hubby is probably not interested, so I have no one else to talk to (wish I had some fitness buddies around).

Anyway, back to my mundane life of silly excuses and sitting on the sofa, playing a games......I think couch potato fits quite well here. :sad:

barbosa22

U can do it! Come on now! Get off that couch!!

Edestiny7

Perhaps make a deal with yourself that for every 30 minutes you exercise, equals 30 minutes of games or TV time. Some sort of an equation.

GuamGrly

We all have days where working out is the last thing that we would even think about doing and actually getting up and doing it is completely unfathomable. I hate getting to the gym but absolutely love the feeling when I am done and all sweaty...I feel like I have really accomplished something and I am getting closer to my goal weight. I know that once I get to my goal weight, I will be able to look in the mirror each and everyday and be more than proud of the person looking back at me because I know that I am the only reason that the person looking at me looks and feels the way she does. People have encouraged me along the way but in the end, it was my choices and decisions that will have me looking and feeling the way that I want to. You have to do it for you and you alone!! We will all have bad days...thats inevitable. But its your life so make it one that you are proud of!!

Ely82010

What about a walk with your children, take them to the park and play with a ball, push them in the swing or any other activity that you may all enjoy?

Think that when you exercise you are also sending a message to your children about the importance of keeping your body moving.

I don't know how young your cbildren are but you can use the equipment that you have at home to exercise with them, sort of a game.

Many members exercise at home with DVDs, and I know that they are some programs in the TV as well. If there is a will there is a way.

Excuses are not allowed, insead of calling yourself lazy, JUST DO IT!!

Lisa__Michelle

Right when I find myself making an excuse in my head, I tell myself to stop and I change my way of thought to I AM going to do this because if I don't I never will!

TabiHerbalifeCoach

I use to be where you are, I'm a single mom of two kids, and active duty navy. I at one point weighed 230lbs, and was on the verged of being kicked out of the Navy. I too was queen of excuses, i mean after all i didn't have the time, as a single working mom with two kids right? I made excuses sound so good everyone else agreed with me. I say all of this to tell you, when people tell me they need a kick in the butt, I say to them what I wish people had said to me, and sometimes its a bit harsh. so if harsh doesn't work for you then don't read any further and I wish the best for you in what ever route does work for you. If you truely need a kick in the butt.....

YOu don't feel like it? Really you don't feel like what? Reaching your goal? being healthy? You don't feel like sticking around for your kids? You don't feel like being a good example? What excatly is it you don't feel like doing?

You have a cross trainer at home, so you don't even have to miss tv to do it and your kids are away school/daycare etc 2 days a week. C'mon now. get it together.

You don't feel like it? or is it more you don't feel like you deserve it?

Zuznana

Thank you guys for your words. Harsh is exactly what I need. But I have to say the comment about sticking around for my kids also made me cry. I think I'm borderline depressed atm as everything makes me sad, lol

I know I use to really like exercising and jogging, but to jog no on my own in the evening doesn't sound safe to me. And no one to do it with, so that will have to wait till it's not so dark and rainy outside.

I think that after reading around a bit more, it sounds like a good idea to get up in the morning a bit earlier and just do it before everyone wakes up.

And as for the games.....good idea. I should do that. I I have to fight for the controller as it is, so now I can also teach the kids that they have to deserve the time they are allowed to play games.

I just have to remember.....whatever I do, the kids will pick up on it and even now they are always going on about how hungry they are (they are 4 and nearly 7). If I don't do it now, they will grow up like me, lazy and comfort eating. And I can't do that to them.

Thank you again, it's nice to have the support. Don't get much of it from my husband.

TabiHerbalifeCoach

I know what you mean about being depressed. I was married for 7 years, verbally abused cheated on, and ultimately my husband left me for someone much younger than me. I couldn't pull myself off the couch. I cried ALL the time about EVERYTHING. At one point my doctor wanted to put me on meds. At first I had to FORCE myself to do something anything just one thing, some sit ups in my house, maybe some push ups, then a work out video, it took a long long time for me to be able to push myself through the depression the "i don't feel like it" but I did. I have two kids 3, and 5 and thats what woke me up my father, uncle, grandmother, and grandfather are all passed away due to weight related issues, I did not want to be that way, i did not want to not be around for my kids wither that meant passing or way or i was stuck on the couch while they lived their life. I didn't want to be a side line mom, I didn't want to be an example of what not to be. when you're depressed you just have to force your self through it, cause you won't ever feel like it unless you do and eventually you will feel like it and before too long you'll be kicking depression out the window.

Zuznana

Sounds like a hard time...and there is me just pointlessly moaning about nothing. You are right though.

And perhaps I want too much from my husband, when I ask for support. After all, I'm the one doing it and not him (he should though). I think I got so use to just not be independent that anything I want to do, I feel like we have to do together. Whatever happened to "me"? I'm saying this with a hint of joke rather then self pitying tone of voice. :laugh: