Tim is Sleazy of course! I’m Lurky 
Lurky is kind of an inside joke with me and Tim – based on the awesomest clip from the TV show Community I posted a while back.
I have been seriously slacking on the running lately. The worst thing is that I am motivated and excited to run. But at the last minute I come up with some excuse.
Here are my most common exercise excuses:
1. I had a long day at work.
2. It’s too cold out.
3. Tim is busy so its too dangerous to run outside by myself in the dark.
4. I hate the treadmill.
5. I’m too hungry.
6. I’m too tired.
Pretty lame excuses aren’t they? Something I need to make a priority is my health. And lately I have been eating a lot of junk and not exercising. I DESERVE better than that, and my excuses only hurt myself.
I am not a morning person. At all. I don’t like to be spoken to for several hours after I have woken up and definitely not before I have my tea. I don’t function in the morning.
I currently start work at 8:00 am. However, now that Tim doesn’t need the car anymore (aka I am not dependent on his schedule for a drive) I am thinking about changing my work start time to 9:00 am. This means working until 5:30 instead of 4:30 – but it also means I could easily work out in the morning and still not have to get up ridiculously early. It takes 20 minutes to drive to work in traffic and get a tea at Tim Hortons, and I take 30 minutes max to get ready – meaning that if I get up at 7:00 am I can easily have an hour for working out.
Now, I would really love to be able to start my day off with exercise. However, every time I try it I always fail. If I even make it up to work out, I have no energy and just barely do things.
Anyone have any helpful hints on how to get up to exercise in the am if you are NOT a morning person?
Hmmmm…I am an early a.m. exerciser but I have to get my butt to the gym. Are you working out at home? or at a gym?
The key thing for me is being prepared so that I don’t make the excuse that “I’m not ready”. Have your breakkie & lunch for the day prepared (I eat both at work), have your workout clothes set out as well as your work clothes. Go to bed early so that you are well rested. Tell yourself before you go to bed that you WILL do this! It takes 21 days to form a habit (so *they* say). Give it a try for just a couple of weeks and see how it goes…seriously what is a couple of weeks in the grand scheme of things right??
**Just think how good you will feel when after work…your done and you don’t have to worry about working out!**
I am the same way in the morning…SAME way! I “want” to and always “wish” that I was that morning exerciser person, but every time I try it’s too early and I can’t function or power through the workout. If you think you can do it with a little later start on the work day, it might be a good thing that will help you out with your energy levels in the long run. You’ve got the facilities right there in your building, so that’s a major plus!
One word: coffeeeeeeeeeeeeee. And all the smart ideas that are listed above – be prepared, it will do wonders for your energy levels (early morning exercise endorphins are the best!), and just keep with it. After a while, it will be second nature!
I have actually become more of an evening exerciser and I never thought I would be. I just plan it out to have dinner way earlier and it also helps me to not just sit around like I usually would at night. (helps the snacking as well!)
I am no help, I am NOT a morning person. I have the only 2 year old in the world that sleeps until 9:30 and darn it I’m not getting out of bed before him
All of my running is during the day or evening. Good luck!