how do you guys avoid lazyness and get to it

You don't want it bad enough. The weather or calendar do not have anything to do with weight loss. A calorie deficiency is all that is needed to lose weight. For good health, there are tons of free exercise videos online.

I kinda play a game with myself in that I make myself at least get dressed and go to the gym. If I want to go home after I get there, I tell myself it's ok, but every time I'm there I tell myself that I might as well do 10 minutes on the elliptical and THEN I can go home if I want to. After the 10 minutes I tell myself I'll do 10 more minutes......and so on. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it works for me

My advice is simply start 1 day and then do the same the day after and keep doing it then it becomes routine. If we all did what we felt like the majority of the time nothing would happen. You need to find what motivates you if its money then pay yourself to do it if its a dress buy 1 smaller and that's your goal.

I put a pic of me looking awesome on the fridge it makes me think before grabbing naughty treats ( I have 3 children fridge full of treats) I have fit into a dress that was tight and it is now comfortable so ive bought some skinny jeans that fit but not comfortably that's my new goal.

Good luck feel free to add me I am in my last 10lbs to lose.

hoshizoraaaa wrote: »

Ive always had and still have been having problems with being lazy... thats why i stopped losing weight earlier and fell off track, now i want to come back to it but i dont want to make the same mistake.

It's so hard to get myself to do it when i usually spend so much time with school i just want to relax and have time alone to myself after a long day.

Especially now its winter, well at least for us canadians, and the weathers hitting the negatives, its so hard to get myself out of bed , cause its soooo cold outside I just wana stay in.

Is there any advice or tips on how you guys get yourselves to get up and go to the gym , other than force yourself do it. Right now i'm just forcing myself to do it but i'm not happy when i do it. I find it hard to enjoy working out cuase its hard and it makes me want to quit.

One of my favorite motivational quotes is: If it's important, you'll find the time - if not, you'll find an excuse.

When I'm feeling especially lazy, I always ask myself how will I feel tomorrow, next week, next month about my decision to skip exercise today. Some days I'm OK with it - most days it gets me off the couch (or out of bed) and gets me moving.

Another trick I've used is to just put my workout clothes on... usually I just feel ridiculous sitting on the couch in workout gear and just go to the gym.

Most importantly, you need to find an activity that helps you feel like you're getting your alone time. I walk / hike and that's my alone time. I used to take the winters off, but last winter I dedicated myself to continue despite the polar vortexes. I actually found that I began to enjoy being active out in the cold (properly layered up, of course).

Ultimately, motivation *does* have to come from within. If you're not feeling it, maybe you're not ready yet.

Good luck!

hoshizoraaaa wrote: »

seems like you guys all foud something you love, hopefully i find out wat i enjoy doing somtime soon.
although im pretty excited for weight lifting, it actuallly looks kind of fun hopefully ill have fun doing so. i think the reason why i hate working out is becuase im so out of shape, and that cardio exercising becomes sooo hard for me. but its only been the first few days so i yhink its bound to happen. ill just have to be patient

thanks for the tips, im going to try all of them!

Can you join a gym? That ended up being my saving grace when it got too cold for me to ride my road bike (Preference, not because I can't.). It took me a while to get into working out. At some point it turned into my "thing". Now that's what I do. I work 8am-6pm and workout.

I break it down into small steps and "trick" myself into doing it.

I tell myself I'll just put on the workout clothes.
I tell myself I'll just stretch.
I tell myself I'll just warmup.
I tell myself I'll just go to the place to do the workout.
I tell myself I'll just do the first 5 minutes. Then the next 2, the next 5, the next 3 and so on.
Next thing you know, I'm done.

It doesn't always have to feel happy. The happy lots of times comes after. When I realize I already did it in spite of not really feeling like it.

I got through a whole day of errands and meetings this way the other day. A whole day of
"optional" activities that no one would have blinked if I had not done, but that was way more rewarding to get through each item. I just packed the bag. Packed the snack. Gassed up the car. Did the first step. Then the second. Then the third. Etc. I had the fullest day of my life and a very rewarding one at that. For more than just me. Got about 29 compliments on something I wore that day too.

Just try finding the little motivations in life. You can do it. For me:

1) I hang a cute outfit that I WANT to wear next to my mirror. So every time I pass by it, I get the guilt trip since I did spend money on it and it would be a waste not to wear it at least once.
2) On the super un-motivating days, I stare at myself in my undies and make myself take in the hard truths. I give myself a prep talk stating that 'I don't want to be this size' and 'I'm beautiful on the inside, now lets make the outside SHINE!'
3) I watch older couples at the gym working out and they inspire me. I mean, if they can workout and support each other at their age, so can I.
4) I take in and feast on the eye candy at the gym. It is a distraction...lol. Then again, I workout on a military base full of Army Rangers...so...yeah...
5) And finally, I just make myself. It's hard, but after a while, you feel bad when you don't go to the gym. Make it a routine. You don't have to do long 3-hour sessions or anything. A little bit at a time will do.

Good luck!

For me it's all about forming a routine. I'm such a creature of habit that once a routine is formed… It practically takes an act of congress to break it! So, during that initial "honeymoon" phase of motivation where this was all new and exciting for me…. I made sure that I never missed a day of doing something. Even if it was just a 20 minute stroll around the neighborhood. Just something to get myself in the routine of getting some sort of exercise everyday. Now, I'm not sure what I would do with myself if I didn't exercise. I mean, what else do you do when you wake up?

This works for me.