ugh...

mamashrub
mamashrub Posts: 128
edited September 19 in Motivation and Support
ughhhh..
today, I put on my work out clothes, and I just look at my stairs, my ball and my weights and thought, "really?? reeeeaaallly?? do I really want to do this today? you know you should...is it really even going to work??"
I just feel like i am in a rut, and I dont even know if this is going to work..my problem is I want it RIGHT NOW. I dont want to wait 6 weeks..even though its been 2 weeks.
I know im rambeling ( and procrastinating) I just want to know if anyone else deals with this, and what do they do to get your butt in gear and spirits up??

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  • mamashrub
    mamashrub Posts: 128
    ughhhh..
    today, I put on my work out clothes, and I just look at my stairs, my ball and my weights and thought, "really?? reeeeaaallly?? do I really want to do this today? you know you should...is it really even going to work??"
    I just feel like i am in a rut, and I dont even know if this is going to work..my problem is I want it RIGHT NOW. I dont want to wait 6 weeks..even though its been 2 weeks.
    I know im rambeling ( and procrastinating) I just want to know if anyone else deals with this, and what do they do to get your butt in gear and spirits up??
  • sarabear
    sarabear Posts: 864
    ughhhh..
    today, I put on my work out clothes, and I just look at my stairs, my ball and my weights and thought, "really?? reeeeaaallly?? do I really want to do this today? you know you should...is it really even going to work??"
    I just feel like i am in a rut, and I dont even know if this is going to work..my problem is I want it RIGHT NOW. I dont want to wait 6 weeks..even though its been 2 weeks.
    I know im rambeling ( and procrastinating) I just want to know if anyone else deals with this, and what do they do to get your butt in gear and spirits up??

    It gets easier, believe me I had those days, and still do, but once I get going, it's easy. I also do not work out at home just because if I'm at home it's too easy to give in and go upstairs and be like okay 10 min of treadmill is enough:laugh: Keep up the good work! Be the little engine that could, I think I can I think I can, I KNOW I CAN!!!
  • nopogal
    nopogal Posts: 162
    Wow, I had that same feeling this morning.

    it's just a feeling though. You'll get past it.

    I try to remember this quote I saw from a trainer who was talking about how hard it is for even him to get out of bed in the morning to run. He said, "I will do what I need to do in order to do what I want to do." I have that posted by my bed to remember that this process is just there so I can live my life the way I want to.

    And sometimes you lose the battle. But it's ok...you'll win the war!
  • finallyproud
    finallyproud Posts: 154 Member
    I know how you feel. Yesterday I was so tired and draggin butt all day. Then when it came time to put on my tennis shoes and go outside to walk I thought to myself "what's the point"?:ohwell: But I put them on and forced myself to open the door and take that step outside. Once I warmed up and really got into it I felt the burst of energy I needed. I actually felt better and more energized when I was done. Just put on your shoes and do it! You'll feel better once you do :bigsmile:
  • craigc155
    craigc155 Posts: 22
    Think how good you feel after you have FINISHED your workout....and how bad you'll feel if you DON'T do your workout. That is usually what motivates me. It's also good to add variety to your workout - don't always do the same thing. You can do it!
  • AugustBaby1973
    AugustBaby1973 Posts: 144
    It's okay, Mamashrub! :flowerforyou: We all have those days. As a matter of fact, I had that same feeling last WEEK. I had a sinus infection, and working out was the last thing I wanted to do. And, guess what? I didn't move. I ended up gaining a pound! :grumble: But, it was my fault because I didn't get any exercise. So, just don't let that rut from today last all week like I did! Go ahead and work your body and show it that you love it! :heart: :bigsmile:
  • hmo4
    hmo4 Posts: 1,673 Member
    Get your lazy butt movin'!jk:laugh: I actually rely on this site some days and the guilt of not moving to head down my stairs. Try something new today, mix things up, your muscles need confusion to grow! I have a motivator ticker on my homepage. I am saving $ for Mexico one day. $5/day for eating well. Do something like that to reward your exercising!:wink:
  • amhughes2312
    amhughes2312 Posts: 2
    I feel that way everyday!!! I usually don't even get to two weeks, so congrats!!!!!!! I hate working out, but I find once I start it is much better - not easier, but I feel better. Hang in there and so will I.
  • TRLTAMPA
    TRLTAMPA Posts: 824
    Those days peter out after a couple weeks. I feel great after a workout now. I still snooze the alarm once in a while, but I love my workouts now. You'll get there. Put on some good music and go to work.

    P.S. I drank coffee before my workouts for the first week to give myself that forced motivation. Now I don't drink it at all and I don't miss it.
  • mandersen16
    mandersen16 Posts: 261
    I have this feeling A LOT!!! Then I think of what happened when Bob exploded on Joelle for being lazy and giving in/up (The biggest loser).

    I think, I don't want want Bob to yell at me for being lazy and I don't want people to look at me like I'm being a lazy piece of crap like Joelle!! (Not that anyone would) So I use Joelle as inspiration to get off my @ss!! :laugh:

    And everyone else is right. Once you get going you always feel better that you did!! :heart:
  • mamashrub
    mamashrub Posts: 128
    gasp!!! BLASPHAMY!!!
    I love love LOOOOVE coffee, and I drink it everyday regardless..I could never ever give it up. but every girl needs a vice....and chocolate goes right to the hips soooo:drinker:
  • mandersen16
    mandersen16 Posts: 261
    Get your lazy butt movin'!jk:laugh: I actually rely on this site some days and the guilt of not moving to head down my stairs. Try something new today, mix things up, your muscles need confusion to grow! I have a motivator ticker on my homepage. I am saving $ for Mexico one day. $5/day for eating well. Do something like that to reward your exercising!:wink:

    What a great idea!! Reward yourself with saving money!!!!
  • TRLTAMPA
    TRLTAMPA Posts: 824
    I never liked the taste of coffee....so I put way too much cream and sugar in it...defeating the purpose. I was very addicted to the starbucks frapps!!
    but of course chocolate will always be my first love.
  • heather0mc
    heather0mc Posts: 4,656 Member
    :bigsmile:
    Those days peter out after a couple weeks. I feel great after a workout now. I still snooze the alarm once in a while, but I love my workouts now. You'll get there. Put on some good music and go to work.

    P.S. I drank coffee before my workouts for the first week to give myself that forced motivation. Now I don't drink it at all and I don't miss it.

    OT: Hey TRLTAMPA - I love your new picture! What a GREAT smile! :happy: :bigsmile: :happy:
  • TRLTAMPA
    TRLTAMPA Posts: 824
    O Goodness.....
    :blushing: :blushing: :blushing:
    :heart:
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    I have those mornings regularly but I don't have any choice

    my husband and I work out at the gym together and he was in the Marine Corps for 10 years

    no mercy at all
  • TRLTAMPA
    TRLTAMPA Posts: 824
    that would be a great motivator....sometimes.
    blessing and a curse i guess.
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    I'd have to say it's a good thing. He makes sure I go at least 5 times a week.

    And I make sure he eats better

    It works both ways
  • justdoingit
    justdoingit Posts: 185 Member
    I felt the same way this morning!!:grumble: It is foggy, cold, and rainy where I am at and I didn't want to get up. Of course if i don't, the kids don't get to school. I MADE myself get up, walked the kids to school and continued on to do my daily walk. And yes, it was still cold, rainy, and very foggy.

    All of this only to ruin it all with a mac and cheese lunch!! Now I will be over my calories anyway so I have to figure out a way to add an extra work out today so I could eat dinner. All I really want to do is go home, crawl into bed and go to sleep. UGH!!!
  • neeterskeeter
    neeterskeeter Posts: 571 Member
    I just to just do it, automatically, without thinking, and then I won't have time to talk myself out of it! :laugh:

    Like someone else said, at first it was a chore but I just made myself go to the gym every day after work (as much as I possibly could fit it in... I allowed myself no excuses.) I told myself I had to be disliplined, and pretended I was in the Army or training for the olympics. I'm weird like that.

    But after it became a habit, the "chore" aspect went away. Now I truly love working out and if I don't get to, I feel more stressed. You have to do it consistently for awhile until your body and mind start to realize the long-term benefits of exercise (and eating heathfully... which I'm not as consistent about yet, unfortunately), and then it will become second nature and you will think, "how could I have ever not craved working out?" At least that's what happened to me.

    Another thing I tell myself when I'm feeling tired/ lazy is that "nothing good comes easily." You have to be discliplined and work hard to get the results you want.

    Best wishes!
  • livinwell
    livinwell Posts: 47
    My advice to you when you fell this way is.....look ahead to the future and say to yourself; even at a pound a week I will be ____ lighter by _____.

    Here is a good thing my friend sent to me to help me stay motivated:

    "We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons." ~Jim Rohn, Motivational speaker

    Now for something kind of fun!!

    If I Lost Just One Pound Each Week in 2009

    By Valentine’s Day I’d be 6 pounds lighter!
    I’m telling you – I’m loving it!

    By St. Patrick’s Day I’d be 11 pounds lighter!
    With the luck-o-the Irish I’ll make my goal!

    By Easter I’d be 12 pounds lighter!
    I’d be a cuter bunny!

    By Memorial Day I’d be 21 pounds lighter!
    Won’t let it rain on my parade!

    By Flag Day I’d be 23 pounds lighter!
    Boy, could I wave my flag then!

    By Independence Day I’d be 26 pounds lighter!
    That’s a neat declaration of independence from overeating!

    By Labor Day I’d be 35 pounds lighter!
    What a wonderful reward for all my hard work!

    By Columbus Day I’d be 41 pounds lighter!
    What a joy to discover what I can do!

    By Halloween I’d be 43 pounds lighter!
    I didn’t think I’d have had a ghost of a chance!

    By Thanksgiving I’d be 47 pounds lighter!
    I’d have so much to be thankful for!

    By Christmas Eve I’d be 51 pounds lighter!
    Talk about being merry!

    By New Year’s Eve I’d be 52 pounds lighter!
    It’s not just a new year, it’s a NEW ME!!

    For those of us with less to lose, how about 1/2 lb per week!! 26 lbs by the end of the year!! Or a 1/4 lb a week for 13 lbs by the end of the year. Whatever your goals, STICK WITH IT!!!

    "You may have the loftiest goals, the highest ideals, the noblest of dreams, but remember this: nothing works unless you do." ~Nido Quebein, Author of How to be a Great Communicator
  • mamashrub
    mamashrub Posts: 128
    I felt the same way this morning!!:grumble: It is foggy, cold, and rainy where I am at and I didn't want to get up. Of course if i don't, the kids don't get to school. I MADE myself get up, walked the kids to school and continued on to do my daily walk. And yes, it was still cold, rainy, and very foggy.

    All of this only to ruin it all with a mac and cheese lunch!! Now I will be over my calories anyway so I have to figure out a way to add an extra work out today so I could eat dinner. All I really want to do is go home, crawl into bed and go to sleep. UGH!!!

    I KNOW, hey!!!!:mad: its jus tso frusterating..but I am going to console myself by making myself clean my house at a fast pace, get the heart rate up a bit at least...that can count as a work out, and you are getting your place tidied too!! Score!!:tongue:
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