Not a Morning Person

As soon as its daylight, I'm up.

If you're cutting your sleep from 7-8 hours to 5-6 to work out, that's not the greatest idea.

Your best bet is start getting into a regular sleep routine, that'll yield about 8 hours for you, while still allowing you to wake up early. Therefore you should feel more rested , and less like you woke up waaay too early. Start brushing come 9pm, get into bed, shut the lights, etc..or read. You'll naturally get more and more tired if you have the same sorta routine.

On the opposite end, if you're up til 11 or 12 every night, workout at 8 or 9pm. Shower then do whatever it is you do, then wake up at your normal time.

I had a gf who used to be able to sleep til like 2 or 3pm. Or later. Like wtf....

treat it like you treat your job. Or school. set your alarm, and do it, don't flake out on yourself. If you can hang in there for a week, I promise it gets easier. Also go to bed early!!!

This^ once you take this lifestyle as serious as your job you won't mind getting up earlier.

I have the same problem....Thank you for the ideas

It does take a while to get used to it. When the alarm goes off I have to remind myself how good I feel all day after I've worked out. I have a noticeable increase in energy level throughout the day.

One thing I did for awhile was put a picture with the alarm clock- choose anything that inspires you to be who you want to be. And yes, put your alarm clock across the room. Have your husband wake you up as soon as he gets up to get ready for work. Convince your husband to work out with you - hold each other accountable.

I'm not a morning person either. I'll set my alarm and then hit snooze for 45 mins. I'd always read that it was better to work out in the morning (gave you more energy through the day) but for me to actually get up.....well, it rarely happened. So now, I just workout in the evenings, no matter how late it is and my track record is much better.
I don't have a husband or kids so my evenings are my own. My suggestion? Maybe workout 2 evenings in a row and then on the 3rd day workout in the morning. Do that until you get used to getting up. Then switch to alternating mornings and evenings

Its hard to say...I guess I actually am a morning person (not the bright cheery in-your-face kind, but once I'm up...I'm up). I go to a gym early and dress for work there, so I pack my bag and put it in the car the night before, prep the coffee machine so all I need to do is push the button and lay out my workout clothes in the other room. I've asked my husband for a little shove, but he's usually afraid of getting punched (One time only...I swear...LOL!). Now if I miss a day, I'm really mad at myself, so it doesn't happen very often anymore.

Like other people have said, it DOES get easier once you get into the habit, and its really nice to have my workout done for the day by 7AM, but don't try to force something that isn't in you either. Find a time that works best for you, because you want to be in a routine that you can keep doing...not something that feels horribly wrong to you. Good luck!

I wasn't great in the mornings either when I started out. Transitioning from running in the afternoons to running in the mornings was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but I did it, and now I can't imagine how I ever worked out in the afternoon again. Getting it out of the way first thing is awesome. Here's what helped for me.

1) Give yourself some extra time. Seems counter intuitive because you'd want to sleep in, but I give myself an extra 15 minutes to get up calmly and get adjusted.
2) Have everything set to go the night before. Not having to fumble around for socks in the dark definitely helps.
3) Black coffee. not sure if you're a coffee drinker, but if you are, have about half a cup to get going.
4) Anticipate a few really crummy workouts and mornings. I have to say my first 5 morning runs were gross. I felt like I was running through sludge and thought I might throw up afterwards, but I didn't and after that they got a lot easier. If you can get through the first 5, you're golden.
5) Be consistent. I try to wake up at the same time every single morning, so my body can get used to that time. Even if it's a rest day, I'll get up and do some yoga or get some stuff done for the day. Sleeping in an extra hour just makes it that much harder to get up the next day.

You can do this!

I'm the same as you definately not a morning person i'd love to be able to get up and do my workout in the morning but my kids get up at 5am every day and theres no way i'm getting up at 430 am to workout!!!!

I cant wait till they sleep till 7 so i can do morning workouts!

I do love mornings, but there are still some mornings when I just want to sleep in a little longer and not workout. Here are some things that help me:
1. Have your entire outfit/accessories ready for you. Shirt, undies, bra, pants, socks, headband, water bottle, shoes, keys, gym pass, anything you need for morning, ready to grab and go.
2. Drink a ton of water before bed, and anytime you get up at night. I always have to pee when I wake up. So if having to pee actually wakes me up (which it does now that I'm in a routine), then awesome! I'm up!
3. Caffeine. People will say caffeine is bad, but whatever. It works for me. On the mornings that I run (which I would consider an intense hour+ workout), I eat/drink a PowerBar Gel 2x caffeine. My morning runs are awesome. On mornings where I do a video or something, I'm cool with just water. I've tried coffee too, but it made my heart pound too fast and I had to slow down my workout. But my husband drinks coffee before his morning workouts and is fine, so just an idea.
4. Go to an early morning class. I don't do this anymore, but it was super easy for me to jump out of bed and get to my kickboxing class - I caught flack if I wasn't there, and it was genuinely fun, the people/atmosphere made it worth getting up at whatever ridiculous time it was.
5. Put your alarm across the room. Just somewhere out of arms reach so that you can't just roll over and turn it off.
6. Instead of thinking "It's dark out, I don't want to get up", think "Hell yes, I'm going to have my workout done before the sun comes up! Take that!"

I do like mornings, I always have. Regardless, it can be really hard to get up in the morning. But you've just got to do it once and it WILL get easier. Since January, I've been getting up between 4:30 and 5am to workout, and it really has gotten better. There are still some days where I just want to sleep, so I let myself do it once in a while.
And I do usually get up early at least one day per weekend and workout before the rest of the house wakes. A good "sleep in" is until 7am for me, and that's only if The Kid agrees. So a lot of times I'll just get up leisurely at 5, rather than 4:30 and go for a run, and still be back before wake-up time.
You CAN do it!!!

Change your mindset of not being able to get up in the morning. Every morning make the choice to get up early and workout. Go to bed earlier (which will take care of itself once you are getting up in the morning)

I am a reformed night person. I hated getting up early. When I decided that I wanted to get healthy, the only time to workout was first thing in the morning. It's hard. Every morning I make the choice of staying in bed or getting up. When I choose to stay in bed, my furkids remind me that is the wrong choice, and I have to get up anyway to let them do their business. :-)