Why am I so lazy?

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  • hollyNhollywood
    hollyNhollywood Posts: 426 Member
    Sounds like you don't want it badly enough yet. You're not at that motivation level. For the first time in about 7 years, I finally have it again. Sure I've had bursts of motivation along the way, but they never stuck around long enough. My profile quote explains it quite well -- "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

    Why don't you exercise in the morning? I find it's easier to do first thing in the morning.
    I work West Coast hours from home (I now live on the East Coast). So I am sitting on my sofa working from noon-ish til at least 9pm but sometimes as late as 1am or 2am (looong work days sometimes)
    So there's no way I'm motivated to hop up off this couch that late at night and do my exercises. Instead I get up early every morning, walk my dog, make a nice healthy breakfast, and I do my exercise before showering/getting ready for the day. I get it out of the way and keeps me motivated to eat healthy (and get another dog walk in later on during my dinner break)
  • Go1096
    Go1096 Posts: 83 Member
    I am lazy and impatient. I will look in the mirror and hate myself, belittle myself, and yell at myself. Then I would go back to doing what I do. Eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. Then I would look at my reflection in the mirror and cry. I'd look at old pictures of myself and cry. I to this day have to talk myself into working out. But I keep looking in the mirror in disgust and that makes me want to go work out. I have been this overweight for most of my adult life and have looked in the mirror and blamed everything and everyone else for being as big as I am. It's in the genes, my husband made me fat, I have health issues that make me fat. etc.
    Really believed it too. So with those excuses I had no reason to change my eating habits. When I'd diet, I would lose some weight then give up because it was taking too long. This time though, something clicked. I don't know but I just want to be healthy, I want to look good, I want to wake up and not dread each day. I want to show my daughter that it's important for her to be healthy too.
    I want to not be in pain anymore. I don't want the cancer to come back. I just want to be healthy and what motivates me are the results. When I eat junk I feel awful and guilty. Hope you find your groove. Once you do, it gets easier to get up and exercise.
    Try exercising during commercials. :)
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I agree with the suggestions to either work out in the morning or do something during every commercial break. And don't use your DVR's ability to fast forward as an excuse to skip them. LOL!

    You have to want it and you have to do it. There is no in between.

    I'm pretty lazy too but I also like to eat and that means I have to move my *kitten* and burn some calories so I can eat more. Find your motivation and stick with it!

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