What did you sacrifice to get your workouts in?

Generally sleep and a few after work meetings(very rarely the later), working out is pretty central in my life and my boyfriend's as well so it works out in the end.

Sitting on my butt during the workweek for breaks and part of lunch
Having my butt glued to the couch on Saturday and Sunday
Pretty soon, staying warm (I'm trying to find a way to keep the YMCA membership going once the "free" time runs out at month's end but it doesn't look like it will fit the budget...and so far, I'm not sure I can fit a different athletic membership in either. So I might have to go "old school" and let my workouts consist of outdoor run/walks, up/down our basement stairs, pushups/planking, and situps/crunches. :laugh:

I sacrificed comfort - turns out, only working out when you feel like it doesn't end up in very many workouts. And I definitely don't feel like running in the cold dark evenings!

I sacrificed laziness.

I sacrificed (still working on it) self-consciousness! It's hard to get into the free weight section alone.

I sometimes have to sacrifice some "couple time". I'd rather snuggle with hubby when he's home from work, but you gotta do what you gotta do!

I sacrificed finances. I don't typically buy shoes that cost more than $20, and I don't like having to budget for the gym. And hopefully I'll need new workout clothes soon

I sacrificed laziness.

Where's a "like" button when you need it?

Sleep. I work 14 hour days, 5 days a week. The only time I have to work out is at 5:00 a.m., which means the alarm goes off at 4:30.

Also, my Saturday mornings. All of the household chores that I would typically do in the evenings, are now pushed back to Saturday mornings so I can get a little more sleep through the week. I typically get about 6 hours of sleep per night.

My life is too important to sacrifice anything. Unless sacrificing bad habits counts! I w/o very early in the morning, so I don't take time away from my family.

Sleep, time with family, household chores, and time for myself to just relax. Still trying to get the rest of the family to realize that if Mommy's working out, she's not _________ (doing your laundry, vacuuming, packing the lunches, cleaning the bathrooms, etc) and that they need to pitch in a little bit to make things run smoothly.

The fat around my waist and thighs :bigsmile: oh yea and my lunch hour

I sacrificed time with "friends" who were not really friends at all. I always invite these old "friends" to join me for a Yoga or Spin class instead of sitting in their kitchen complaining about what clothes don't fit and eat everything in the cupboard. If their response is to call me anorexic/bulemic and criticize my efforts to keep myself in shape at age 50, then so be it. I was 172 pounds at age 47 and 130 now, not turning back for no one.

Reading, meditation

Beer on work nights. I wake up at 4 am to workout and if I had beer the night before there would be no way I was waking up for a work out. This has actually helped me hit my macros easier though

This too! :drinker:

I sacrifice sleep.

I thought about this for quite a while (30 seconds which in my mind is a very very long time) and I sacrificed not a damn thing.

for realz!

We do have to shift schedules around a bit since my partner and I must work out together (it's our connecting time) and we are both career individuals with busy schedules, plus there's a child in the mix to add to that...

but I didn't sacrifice sleep, I didn't sacrifice my career nor my life...in fact I've enhanced my life...

by the millions...

if I really sat down and thought hard about what I would probably be doing with my time was i not at the gym, I guess I would be watching TV which is funny, since I never turn on the TV. so sacrifice? not a chance.

not one bit.

cleaning+my+house,+and+laundry,+and+TV+programs....Really+not+much%2

The *kitten* print that used to be on my couch cushion.

That would make a great fitspiration! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1128928-mfp-fitspiration