Help! I need motivation

I play the music that I work out with. It pumps my up enough to get out of the bed at least.

I don't go all out on day 1, for each new thing I try. Creep up on your goals. Baby steps. Build a foundation of effort, and the desire to do it every day will build till it becomes a habit. You want fast results but will burn out before it shows results, cause you are asking the question that you are now. Tsk, tsk. Do the work.

I've learned to love exercise. I don't know how it happened because I used to not like it much or care, but I guess I started small with walking then hiking then at home exercises then going to the gym to lift weights and also now like running up & down big stair cases & doing sprint intervals... i truly find it fun & enjoyable!

I like to track my exercise and improve just a little more each time so it's a challenge and kind of like a game. If I was able to curl a 10 pound weight 10 times for 3 sets last time, can I maybe get 12 reps per set this time? Or do 1 more set? If I could do 8 push ups in a row yesterday can I do 9 today? If I went up and down the stairs on the hill by my house 5 times last week, can I do it 6 times this week? This way you're competing with yourself so you don't need a gym buddy.

I used to love staying in bed as long as I could, but now I love going to bed early so I can get up early and go do some exercise before work.

I am afraid that in the very beginning you may just have to drag.. Once you keep doing this, it becomes habit..

Layout your workout gear at night. What ever your wake up routine is, change that to putting on your gear first and get the shoes laced up.. Usually if you get the gear on and shoes laced up, you will most likely continue with going on with your plan..

I officially get into my exercise groove when I put my ear phones on.. It works like a charm even if I am little tired and might not be feeling "it" that day.

I wake up at 5:00 a.m. every morning for my run.. In the beginning I was exercising mid morning, but it took about a month of repetive tries to make this a great habit.

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an alarm clock not next to your bed so you have to get up and turn it off

A partner is always good! But I have one and still don't always go I'm so comfy and sleepy. So what I do alarm goes off and I get online on my phone scrolling through fb or whatever to kinda snap out of it lol then I get up up up an go

For me, I just remember why you want to do it in the first place. Having a clear cut , obtainable goal is another thing that has kept me going. I've lost over 180 pounds, but that was never my goal in the beginning. My initial goal was to eat healthier, by doing that I lost 50lbs. Then set my sights on 100, reached that and decided to do p90x , then insanity, then run a 5k, half marathon, full marathon,etc. once you start reaching goals, and have a mindset of why you're doing what you're doing...it becomes easier and addictive! Best of luck!

What kind of morning routine do you have? I have to get up because I have to get my kids up and ready, then take them to school. I get my gym bag all ready the night before and after I take the boys to school, I go straight to the gym. I'm already out, so that helps. Set small, achievable goals and then go for them! No excuses.

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What helps you be motivated to get up early in the cold morning to work out or do what ever? I'm always like ya I will tomorrow but then I'm to tired and to cold to want to get out of bed and work out! So I don't! Guys help I want to go but it's such a drag. I would do so much better if I had some one to go with that way I'm more willing to go!

I'm always up for additional motivation myself, especially during this time of year when we have to turn the clocks back just to try and get an extra ounce of daylight. Not to mention the fact that we'll be blanketed with snow soon too!! The goal is to stay as active as possible this winter, and not fall in to that easy mode of being lazy.

Add me if you like, so we can keep the motivation going!