AM WORKOUTS

How do you motivate yourself to get out of bed???

I'm not a morning person, although I'd like to workout in the AM to make the most of my day and jump start my metabolism.

I hit snooze at least 3 times before I'm finally out of bed. Still half asleep, I grab a cup of water and get on my exercise bike and start pedaling. Within a couple of minutes I'm wide awake, pedaling away catching up on shows I've DVR'd. An hour later, I'm done. I am so lazy in the afternoon. I would never workout if I didn't get it done in the mornings!

I have to get up anyway to go to work. Might as well cut out half my internet time and work out instead. I feel better all day if I do.

I think it depends on the kind of person you are. I've always been a morning person so no matter what, I'm up by 7am. With working out, I need to wake up at 5am. I thought it would be awful but within a week, I just started waking up without a problem. I do night workouts when needed (e.g. getting to bed after 12 the night before) but I find that I have more energy in the morning and I'm not thinking about the fact that I still need to save time to do it after I'm home.

Also, for morning workouts, I always have something to eat to kick start my metabolism before working out. Otherwise, I'd wouldn't have the same amount of energy because I would be hungry throughout my workout. I have "pb protein bites" that I make on the weekends and eat a few just before my workout. Something like this may help with your energy in the mornings.

I'll keep it real: I don't do it if I don't have to. The only times I force myself out of bed earlier in the morning to work out is if I've got something going on after work (son's t-ball practice, volunteer work stuff, etc). I am NOT a morning person either. For me to get to work on time and get in a work out, shower, etc, I have to be up by 4:30. So not my thing. Plus, when I work out in the morning I can't go as hard as I can in the afternoons and I'm tired the rest of the day. Yes, my diet is on track, yes I'm getting plenty of sleep, and yes I drink plenty of water. It's just me.

That said, my mom gets up every morning at 5, gets in a great workout and is energized and ready for a full day of teaching high school, sometimes followed by personal training sessions (she is a trainer as well). She's told me many times it just takes a while to get into that routine, but once you're in it, it's very easy to get up earlier. Just stick with it, and after a few weeks you'll find yourself naturally waking up a bit earlier and going to bed earlier as well. Good luck!

I set my alarm, snooze it once and then tell myself, "You can stay in bed and stay fat, or You can get Your *kitten* up and change that..."

make a committment to someone. If you work out by yourself, tell someone you know that you plan on working out in the a.m., and have them hold you to it. Committing a plan to someone holds you accountable.

i find that really works ! they just bugg uu untill u do it. i did a deal with my mommm and now i give her 50 bucks a paycheque untill i lose 20 pounds then u think crapp im loosing all my moneyy hahah really motivates me

I have to walk to the gym, which is ten minutes from my house on foot. I just roll out of bed and before my body realizes what is happening to it I am halfway to the gym and wide awake. I always lay out my gym stuff the night before. That way I just throw my sweats on and go.

Made a commitment by paying for a program. I cannot see wasting money I have already spent by not going. I attend a bootcamp 4 days a weeks which starts @ 5:30AM. I am up at 5AM, workout at 5:30AM, done by 6:30AM, and head home to start my day. I work from home so I get myself ready, have breakfast and I am good to go. I love the fact I have my workout complete since I can always find excuses during the day for reasons not to workout in the afternoon/evening.

By the way, I am NOT a morning person so this has been a challenge but so worth it.

I get up at 4am to work out. I put my clothes in the bathroom so I have to put them on when nature does its morning call. If I don't want to get out of bed, I remind myself that I have NEVER regretted working out. Plus, my evenings are full and I just don't feel like it. When I get to work, I know I have already done more than most people will all day. That is my secret pride.

Time management, you just do it.

I'll keep it real: I don't do it if I don't have to. The only times I force myself out of bed earlier in the morning to work out is if I've got something going on after work (son's t-ball practice, volunteer work stuff, etc). I am NOT a morning person either. For me to get to work on time and get in a work out, shower, etc, I have to be up by 4:30. So not my thing. Plus, when I work out in the morning I can't go as hard as I can in the afternoons and I'm tired the rest of the day. Yes, my diet is on track, yes I'm getting plenty of sleep, and yes I drink plenty of water. It's just me.

That said, my mom gets up every morning at 5, gets in a great workout and is energized and ready for a full day of teaching high school, sometimes followed by personal training sessions (she is a trainer as well). She's told me many times it just takes a while to get into that routine, but once you're in it, it's very easy to get up earlier. Just stick with it, and after a few weeks you'll find yourself naturally waking up a bit earlier and going to bed earlier as well. Good luck!

This is me to. I find that my evening workouts are better than morning!!! I am also tired the rest of the day to.

The really sketchy "Target Metabolism" commercial (I don't even want to know...) that's usually playing when my alarm goes off is more than enough to get me out of bed.

Keep Trying!

What worked for me was asking myself this question in the early morning hour, "You can choose to get up and lose weight today or choose to stay in bed and stay the weight you are, which do you choose?"

I've never been a morning person, then I went and married a bartender... that didn't help. I have, however, found that I kind of love working out in the morning -- nothing crazy, just a half-hour cardio kickboxing tape more often than not. If I do, I have more energy during the day, and I don't HAVE to work out in the evening if I don't want to or if something comes up (though I usually do work out in the evening, too).

I have to set three alarms... one the time I SHOULD get up to work out before work. I almost always sleep through this one. The second is for the the absolute latest time that I can get up and still get a work out in before work. For the first few weeks, I woke up at this alarm a lot. The third, sadly, is for my old wake up time, which leaves no time to work out before work.

For me, it was all about making it a habit. After a few weeks, I found myself getting out of bed in between the 1st and 2nd alarm without trying too hard. That being said, there are still nights where the hubby wakes me up at 3am when he's coming to bed, and then I can't get back to sleep, and I curse at the first to alarms and get up at the third... but then I feel crummy all day, which actually makes for excellent motivation to get out of bed all the earlier the next morning. :-)

I think about how lovely it is to finish early at the end of the day. It means more rest at the end of a day which is so lovely.

I just remind myself I'm not going to enjoy getting out of bed at any point so I might as well jump out quickly now! ^__^