i need to exisersize but it's so tempting to lay down tips

livi102201
livi102201 Posts: 21
in Motivation and Support
the name speeks 4 its self

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  • leslisa
    leslisa Posts: 1,350 Member
    Go exercise! Get away from the computer.
  • RandomMiranda
    RandomMiranda Posts: 298
    I looked up a whole bunch of motivation quotes, posters etc. on pinterest a while back and now some of those come to mind when I don't feel motivated. Mostly though, you just have to suck it up and not lay down. Or find a different time of day to exercise.
  • dmf80
    dmf80 Posts: 60
    You either want to change or you don't. Which is it?
  • nay1228
    nay1228 Posts: 64 Member
    Just do it.

    I had a friend who convinced me to go to Zumba class with her. I sat in the parking lot and came up with a million other things I could be doing, but I went in anyway. I have been going consistantly since mid Jan.

    You have to decide if it's important enough to you. Once you get in the habit, you will honestly miss the days you can't exercise.
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    you'll never get the *kitten* you want by sitting on the *kitten* you have!
  • Polly758
    Polly758 Posts: 623 Member
    Coffee, 30 minutes prior to exercise plans. Then you will be all I LOVE RUNNING WHY HAVE I NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIIIIIGH ENOUGH

    Okay maybe not but close
  • sassafrasy
    sassafrasy Posts: 113
    Challenge yourself to workout for 5 days/week for the next 4 weeks. After the challenge see how you feel. Perhaps if you feel better after working out, you'll want to continue. I get aggravated if I don't get 5 days a week at the gym.
    Find a friend that can go with you to keep you accountable.
    Good Luck!
  • rprussell2004
    rprussell2004 Posts: 870 Member
    What tips are you tempted to lay down?

    Knowing would be helpful.
  • chergarr73
    chergarr73 Posts: 59 Member
    you'll never get the *kitten* you want by sitting on the *kitten* you have!

    Hahahahaha! Awesome!
  • frootcat
    frootcat Posts: 194 Member
    I had one of those mornings today. So you know what I did? I lay down on the couch, let the cat get on top of me, and we took a nap. Now I'm eating lunch and poking around here, and then I'm going to go exercise. To mess up an idiom, I ate my cake, and now I'm gonna have some too.
  • 130annie
    130annie Posts: 339 Member
    Sassy....That's a great quote!
  • lavsk23
    lavsk23 Posts: 24 Member
    Facing similar problem. I condition my mind throughout the day to work out after getting back home. I succeed sometimes and fail miserably the others and feel frustrated. Its just too much of procrastination and inertia holding back. Don't want to sound like a weak-willed person. But that is something that I am going through for sometime now.
  • tdmcmains
    tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
    I had to put it on my calendar. it's the only way I would actually commit. and for me, it helps to do it first thing in the morning or i make up excuses and other things to do. so just do it.
  • denisekh88
    denisekh88 Posts: 53
    you'll never get the *kitten* you want by sitting on the *kitten* you have!


    I love this...I think I might steal it for my Facebook page :laugh:
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    Sassy....That's a great quote!

    thanks-just a little something I live by!
  • JessicaCBranch
    JessicaCBranch Posts: 18 Member
    "Make progress, not excuses"

    I love this quote...sometimes when I'm feeling lazy and think about it, I wish I never read it because it forces me to exercise when it's the last thing I feel like doing!!
  • lavsk23
    lavsk23 Posts: 24 Member
    Awesome! n soo true!!
  • TarotAces
    TarotAces Posts: 3
    to : leslisa
    Joined Apr 2012
    Posts: 223
    Wed 05/09/12 09:51 AM
    Go exercise! Get away from the computer.


    Thanks.... I needed that. The computer was sucking me in and waylaying my plans for the treadmill and a busy day ahead. Amazing how quickly a computer can suck your will to live.

    Anyway, Thanks.
  • mrsnathanandrew
    mrsnathanandrew Posts: 631 Member
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    that helps me ^^
  • JessicaCBranch
    JessicaCBranch Posts: 18 Member
    you'll never get the *kitten* you want by sitting on the *kitten* you have!


    I love this...I think I might steal it for my Facebook page :laugh:

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • auria17
    auria17 Posts: 94 Member
    Resistence is one of those things it is there in the beginning. In your mind you see how hard it is to get dressed, get in your car and go to the gym. This is what holds you back.

    Instead, when your mind starts telling you how much you don't want to get ready, put on the workout clothes that make you feel and look your best. Tell yourself I will just do 20 minutes and if I still feel super tired I can leave and it is ok.

    But the funny thing is once you get there and do your 20 minutes the endorphins kick in and guess what? you will want to do more, and if you push through that resistance for 30 days then your mind and body will align and you will have set a new habit, and we all know habits are hard to break:-) especially when we start to feel better, and see results.

    And if you fall off the wagon..instead of beating yourself up about it, forgive set a small goal and get right back on.
  • mon696
    mon696 Posts: 64 Member
    Coffee, 30 minutes prior to exercise plans. Then you will be all I LOVE RUNNING WHY HAVE I NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIIIIIGH ENOUGH

    Okay maybe not but close

    LMAO! I'll be thinking of this on my run later.
  • Polly758
    Polly758 Posts: 623 Member
    Resistence is one of those things it is there in the beginning. In your mind you see how hard it is to get dressed, get in your car and go to the gym. This is what holds you back.

    Instead, when your mind starts telling you how much you don't want to get ready, put on the workout clothes that make you feel and look your best. Tell yourself I will just do 20 minutes and if I still feel super tired I can leave and it is ok.

    But the funny thing is once you get there and do your 20 minutes the endorphins kick in and guess what? you will want to do more, and if you push through that resistance for 30 days then your mind and body will align and you will have set a new habit, and we all know habits are hard to break:-) especially when we start to feel better, and see results.

    And if you fall off the wagon..instead of beating yourself up about it, forgive set a small goal and get right back on.

    This really is true. My dad used to run marathons, and I used to run cross-country, and he used to tell me there's days when you just don't feel like it, but just put on your shoes and jog 1 mile-- 9 times out of 10 you'll want to keep going, and if 1 mile is all you can do, well, at least you did that.

    Adjust it to your level of fitness, I realize some people would be like JUST DO 1 MILE are you kidding me?? In that case put on your shoes and go around the block once. Same idea.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    When I get home from work, I put on my workout clothes. Then I wear them until I work out - usually after the baby is in bed. It works really well to get me to work out and hey, I change my clothes when I get home anyway! So, instead of putting on my jammies, I put on my workout stuff.
  • JessicaCBranch
    JessicaCBranch Posts: 18 Member
    When I get home from work, I put on my workout clothes. Then I wear them until I work out - usually after the baby is in bed. It works really well to get me to work out and hey, I change my clothes when I get home anyway! So, instead of putting on my jammies, I put on my workout stuff.

    Great idea!
  • RedefiningMe
    RedefiningMe Posts: 44 Member
    Facing similar problem. I condition my mind throughout the day to work out after getting back home. I succeed sometimes and fail miserably the others and feel frustrated. Its just too much of procrastination and inertia holding back. Don't want to sound like a weak-willed person. But that is something that I am going through for sometime now.

    You are not alone...I go through it too!!! I think it is the disadvantage of working out at the end of the day - you have to motivate yourself to wo after facing all the events and tasks of the day. Yes, I know the logical solution is to wo in the morning, but that isn't going to happen, so I will have to decide do I want this bad enough to find my motivation! A wo buddy really helps too!

    To the OP...all the advise given makes sense and I would concur with finding something you like to do, then it won't be another task on your list; it will be something to look forward to!!

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