Motivation

I use Outlook and schedule myself for appointments.

No excuse for missing them... I wouldn't miss a business meeting on my schedule, why should an appointment for me be any different.

It also sends me reminders :happy:

I'm a full time mommy of 3 busy boys, wife, student and employee (among other things like lanudromat, cook, maid....you get the picture). My motivation comes from me wanting to do this for ME! And to help me currently I've got a really cute dress I'm trying to get in to this summer. I have a lot on my plate and I have found that SURPRISINGLY when I kick it in to gear and work out hard I've actually got MORE energy to get other things done and I'm overall more productive. It doesn't make sense logically, but when I slack on working out I notice that I slack on everything else. I get up between 5-5:30 so I can get my workout in before work, then the rest of the day I dedicate to the other bazillion things I need to get done. Just search for what YOU want and use that as your focus and motivation. Now.....GO WORK OUT!

I make sure I do it first thing. I get up at 5am to get my run in before work. I work two jobs and have two kids so I am busy too and I was finding that everytime I said I would do it in the evening it never got done, I always found something else to do or was just too tired. The morning workout gives me energy and wakes me up and plus lets me eat more!!! LOL

And, once you have it "scheduled"......make sure you have your bag all packed the night before, etc. IPod charged, water bottles, whatever you need. If not, you might get sidetracked and not go at all

Great idea! I pack my gym bag and go right after work, so I don't have any excuses. If I go home, I know I'm not coming back up. Somehow, the couch will force me to lay on it...and it's a wrap after that. lol! You can also include the family so it doesn't feel like a chore. Go out for a game of play football, or take them to the park while you jog around it. Make it fun for everyone. Exercise doesn't have to be a dvd or the gym only. The wii is also fun! I did 15mins of boxing and 45 mins of dancing to MJ experience. And it's all movement so I was able to track it on here. Best of luck!

My motivation is that I truly enjoy working out. I love challenges. If you don't look at it like an arduous task, it could help motivate you. It's easier said than done, but definitely changing up your perspective does create favorable results.

I just joined the gym last week and up until then I kind of put it off because I would always think well the hubby gets home around such and such time and then we eat dinner, then we put the little one to bed and then we relax. I have an elliptical at home and I would do that sometimes, but never consistantly. My hubby goes to the gym close to his work that has a day care in it, but that is a little far for me to drive from home not to mention there is one less than a mile from our house (no day care though). After wanting to join the gym for a couple of months I finally just did it one day. I was thinking, everyone else is taking care of their self and I am taking care of them also and putting my self last. Since last week, I get up every morning a little before 4 and go to the gym. I find that I look forward to going every morning. Even this morning when I was super tired because I went to bed a little later than I should have I still jumped out of the bed and headed to the gym. Before I would try to do the elliptical at home in the morning and I would 9 out of 10 times choose to go back to bed. I feel so great when I leave the gym too! This is one of those things that you have to just push yourself to do even if you really don't want to knowing that you will feel great afterwards.