How to get past being so bloody lazy

Some of my best workouts are when I'm mad as hell. Put the energy into something useful and you'll feel better after you've burned it off.

I started out basically just MAKING myself ride my bike for 10 minutes, after a few days I pushed myself to go a bit longer and then longer......sometimes it's still tough, but It takes like 21 days to make a habit? After while you can't go without doing it. Hang in there!

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I always find it impossible to go back out when im home. What about going to the gym straight from work that way there are no excuses. Even if you only do half an hour when you get there its more than you do by not going at all. As for the junkfood thing what I found useful was finding out how many calories are in it then working out how long it would take to work off. I looked at a UK Big Mac, would have taken me 1.25hrs on the running machine at fast pace to work off, didnt taste so nice then

K x

You should start with baby steps. Exercise is the key. Start by taking a half an hour walk everyday and try to push yourself to go further every week. As far as cravings go, eliminate all that junk out of your home. When you start exercising, you may feel more will power not to eat junk or overeat because you wont want to wreck all that you accomplished. Dont look at the over all big picture. Set small goals for yourself and work your way up. Also, I can relate to your work experience. I find that working out relieves alot of work stress for me and helps me better cope with any stressful situation:)

i am soo like u...I paid for the gym did my fitness test with the instructor... never went back!! I now have a fit bit... and have set my self small goals 3 miles a day... 5000 steps is quite easy to achieve... did 12000 the other day with a brisk walk.... it measures ur activity and sleep patterns and shows how often u are not moving!! and there is a link between myfitness pal so i enter all my food on this site and it transfers over and vise versa... it is dear... but not as much as a gym membership... and no subscription...

So many excellent replies!!! Since I LOVE to read, one trick I do is that I reserve one book for reading while I am on the treadmill, or elliptical, or bike. I get the large print so it is easier to read when the body is moving. I will not allow myself to read it unless I am exercising. Sometimes I go to the gym just because I want to finish the book. I do the same with audio books on my mp3 player.

I also try to remember that the more I am resisting going the more I actually need to go.

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One step at a time. You don't have to go to a gym to burn a few calories.

Look at each piece of junk food before it goes into your mouth and imagine how many minutes you would have to walk to work it off. Come up with an actual number based on the calories in the junk food. Try it. I dare ya.

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Yes! That's actually what worked for me- I realised I didn't *want* the biscuit (I'm a custard cream demon) as much as I *didn't want* the calories/walk. And then after a while it just kicks in naturally I think..

Also if you break out and know you're going to go well over, try still logging everything just so you know how much each thing was. It can help you isolate the worst offenders and also give you a healthy dose of guilt

If you want another friend for motivation and accountability, feel free to add me.

Food is much more important for weight loss than exercise. So try taking one step at a time. When you feel a crawing for junk food, pick up berries or carrots or any other vegetable. Or have the junk food IN MODERATION.

My first step to stop being so bloody lazy was realising that I needed to take it step by step, like programming one method at a time - not the whole program in one go. So pick one thing, stick with that. Then add another. After a while you will be surprised where you are at

Another one suffering from lazyitis here! I'm just this week trying to start doing some regular exercise, in the form of doing zumba on my daughters Wii, I also try and do at least a 10 min walk in my lunch break at work. I have joined a group on here that is starting the 30DS next week (a kind MFP friend lent it to me to try) so I'm hoping that might spur me on a bit. Like others have said, small steps from which hopefully good habits will form! :flowerforyou:

take it one step at a time. For now forget the gym workout if that is too physically daunting for you. Just move your body. Get a pedometer and wear it faithfully. Each day after work get out and go for a walk. The more you move the better you will feel. Before you know if you will be challenging yourself to get more steps in. This has worked wonders for me. I will not stop until I reach my step goal for the day. As you continue to move you will see the results on the scale and that will motivate you to keep moving, eating healthy and eventually getting to the gym. Good luck. You can do this.

Get up early and get your exercise done first thing in the morning. Then, no matter how bad the day gets, your exercise is done and out of the way.

There's some great advice here! Avoid the junk food, but find something to snack on that is healthy. If you're craving salty and crunchy, try some nuts or roasted chick peas. If you want sweet, maybe some fruit will help. For me, I have certain "trigger" foods that I know if I eat them, I'm done for, at least for that day and maybe more. I avoid these at all costs.

I too was lazy and did not want to get started. For me, accountability was a huge factor. Find someone that you trust and you know cares about you to keep you accountable. If they can do it with you, that's even better, but even if they are just checking in with you regularly to see how you are doing it is helpful, and be honest with them and yourself. And call on them if you need a boost of confidence of if you're struggling. If you have a day where you binge, that's OK. You can do better the next day.

As for the expense, you're right - it does cost more to eat healthy. That's always been a mental struggle for me. Maybe you could find someone that could go in on one of those home delivery fresh fruit and veggie services. Buy in bulk and share with a friend or two.

Don't give up. Take small steps and watch what happens. I believe we're all stronger than we think we are and can do more than we think we can.

Oops, forgot half of my reply!

On the lazy front, when I started doing this I was mega-lazy! My family still don't believe me I don't think, when I say I'm working out etc. Laziness seems to be a defining factor of my personality as far as some people are concerned. So if I can do it anyone can!

Few things that helped to keep me at it until the habit was formed:

-Have a piece of clothing around and visible that you love and want to fit into or want to be more comfortable in.

-Every time you reach a workout goal give yourself a non-food related reward. Do your nails, have a hot bath, give your hair a deep condition, soak your feet, get a face mask... something that relaxes you and makes you feel pampered.

-Probably the biggest factor in pushing me harder- I signed up to walk the Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin to raise money for an organisation I support, so now if I fail I'm not just letting myself down, I'm letting down a lot of other people too. I would recommend doing this to anyone who's finding it hard to get into the habit. Took all elements of choice out of it as far as I was concerned!

Don't give up on yourself x

Right, tough love, cos this is what works for me. Just make yourself do it. give yourself no choice.

I have to exercise immediately upon getting home. i don't even sit down before I get changed and either go out for a run or stick on a home exercise DVD and get my weights out. If I sit, i'll slump and I'll stop.

Junk food, well, if it fits in your macros its OK. If you exercise you CAN have junk food some of the time.

^^^ I love you.