I'm SICK of the excuses...

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  • SelkieDiver
    SelkieDiver Posts: 260 Member
    Try this. Bring your workout clothes and shoes with you to work and change into them right before you leave for the day. That way you're all decked out by the time you reach your front door. Take the dog out for a nice fast-paced walk, or a jog and then you're warmed up. Go in the house and put on one of the DVDs. Don't think - just do it!

    I have to workout in the morning - if I can't do it until after work something is always going to come up or I'll make some excuse why I need to put it off to the following a.m.
  • cobaltis
    cobaltis Posts: 191 Member
    That was the sum of my life as I climbed all the way up to 327 lbs... eventually you have to just workout, then deal with everything else after!

    I found I had more energy after exercising so I cleaned up and did chores faster etc anyway.

    I will admit I need a boost after work so I take pre-workout supplements (basically caffine, but im tolerant to caffine so i use workout supplements instead of coffee, help a bit with weight lifting too with nitric oxides...)
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    I wo first thing in the morning and have been doing it for years. It might be tough at first but u have it done. It's tough when u have a lot during the day. Wish u the best.
  • RNmomto4
    RNmomto4 Posts: 143
    With 4 kids under the age of 6, a full time job, and starting full time college again next month, I am so nervous about the excuses I am going to come up with. Right now I am up every day at 545 to run/do the elliptical/use my weights. I am training for my 1/2 marathon coming up and that is my biggest motivation right now. If i oversleep, I always get my workout in after the kids go to bed.

    At some point, I had to learn that my exercise was my priority. I want to live a long healthy life and be able to see my kids grow and become parents themselves. So I had to learn that my house doesnt need to be spotless all the time...and that dishes can wait until the next day if need be.

    You can do it! No excuses!
  • anikisa
    anikisa Posts: 39 Member
    Well you can also try doing the bodyrock. tv interval work outs all you need a an interval timer which you could find online and 12 minutes if you push yourself then you WILL see result :) and its better to these interval training work outs first thing in the morning after a nice breakfast :) good luck
  • direwolfprincess
    direwolfprincess Posts: 261 Member
    I am with you on this! It is tough forcing yourself to workout at home when there are so many easy distractions.

    Eat a snack before coming home for the day and workout before dinner. Or the great suggestion of changing before leaving so you are mentally prepared.

    And if nothing else do supported wall chairs or calve raises when you brush your teeth at night, do 100 sit ups and 10 push ups just before bed. It isn't overly taxing but will make you feel like you did a little something. (You can even do it while cooking dinner)

    Good luck, make your workout a priority!
  • Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet
    Mrs_TrimWaistFatWallet Posts: 486
    DO IT LADY!! There will ALWAYS be excuses. When I was training for the Ironman, I had every excuse in the world to go home and just chill out, but I had goals let me tell ya, and excuses wouldn't stop me. (Ok maybe a few nights they did, but I didn't let it get in the way of my goals).

    Try practicing ways to remove excuses from coming up. If you have trouble eating before the gym, don't have food around. I go straight to the gym so I don't putz and end up not going. I keep my gym bag in my car. I plan out my food so I don't have the 'too hungry' excuse, etc etc

    You can do it :)
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