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Long day at work

jordan_vakil
jordan_vakil Posts: 45
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
I've had a long day at work and am really having to fight through it.... Still another hour to go and I need to go go the gym. I want to go, but I'm just fighting back and forth about it...
Maybe once I get there I'll be more motivated... I can't start flaking out on my first week being serious!!

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  • jmarie9
    jmarie9 Posts: 108
    i feel the same way a lot of the time. i hate driving to the gym even though it's super close! but once i am there i am super motivated! i try and not go home before the gym, or when i wake up, go straight there cause if i dont, it's wayyyyyy harder!

    just do it! youll feel better!
  • Samantharose8akaDebbie
    Samantharose8akaDebbie Posts: 407 Member
    Fight through it, drink some water and you will feel better once you get motivated. Keep your eye on the prize:wink:
  • pkgirrl
    pkgirrl Posts: 587
    Just drive yourself there, and get on the treadmill at an easy pace. Seriously, when I can't talk myself into a real workout, I just go, and say I'm going to take it easy on the treadmill and relax. 9 times out of 10 I wind up working out =p
  • pkgirrl
    pkgirrl Posts: 587
    You could also bribe yourself with a little treat after =)
  • kittytrix
    kittytrix Posts: 557 Member
    I can't make it to the gym at all so I work out at home. I have a heavy bag and that really helps be decompress from a stressful day. Even if I only hit it for 20 minutes, it's a great work out. And usually after that, I'm all pumped to do some rope work or sit ups.

    Hang in there. You'll feel great once you get going!
  • kpnuts23
    kpnuts23 Posts: 960 Member
    Im in the same boat - but then i think if i go home ill eat and once i start i wont stop - soooo if i go to the gym ill avoid over eating! Plus i feel so much better after a workout - clears my mind completely!
  • jordan_vakil
    jordan_vakil Posts: 45
    Thanks for all the advice... I get off work in 15 minutes and I'm driving straight to the gym...(its seriously 2 blacks from work) and I'm gonna get in there and just go to town! lol. I can go get it over with and get home and eat some delicious food thats been in the crock pot today!

    Again, appreciate all the advice, this site is aweome. :)
  • kpnuts23
    kpnuts23 Posts: 960 Member
    did you make it?
  • NinaMyers
    NinaMyers Posts: 37
    Soryy to hijack your thread here, but it's a huge stumbling block for so many folk.

    I know myself after a long day in work, knowing you've to get home, prepare dinner, get some of your housework chores done etc that the gym seems such a huge daunting prospect.

    I'm not a gym goer myself, i try to swim.

    I've lost count of the number of times I've debated with myself whether to go or not!


    Always get a push in the right direction on here though!
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