I'm really struggling to find the time to get exercise of any kind in right now. I'm gaining weight which should motivate me to make time, but instead it leaves me more frustrated and pouty. I keep trying to be positive and tell myself that I'll get it together, but this positive thinking has been going on for months and I'm not figuring it out.
My alarm goes off at 5am every morning so that I can get up and either run or do yoga, but every morning at 5am I shut the alarm off because I'm just too tired. I don't even try hitting snooze anymore.
I don't know how to make myself put running on the top of my priorities list.
Last night the whole family went to the gym. Dave ran on the track while I stayed in the family exercise room which was totally crowded because of the weather. The only piece of equipment free was the elliptical which I did for 30 minutes. Seeing as how I'm being in a pouty frame of mind, though, I was irritated that I didn't get a treadmill and didn't run, so instead of feeling good that I got out and did 30 minutes of exercise I'm grumpy that I didn't do the exercise I wanted to do.
Sigh. I'm being a big baby and I know it, but knowing it doesn't make me change it.
Ugghh....
It's only 3 miles...
3 days ago
4 comments:
It sounds like you should change times..... I couldn't do the 4-5 am workout either and it made me feel horrible. So I moved my workouts to after my wife and I get the kinds down for bed 8 pm. It makes for a cold dark workout - but it's still the same as a cold dark workout at 5 am.
I hate that frustration when you can't be proud of yourself for getting off your butt because you didn't do such and such. "I didn't run 4miles, I only ran 2" or "I had to do the eliptical instead of the treadmill". So sad. Most people didn't get off the couch today and you did 30 whole minutes on an eliptical. You should be proud. I am. Way to go!
And I have not words of motivation other than, maybe if you set your sights on a 5K for the spring you'll have something to look forward to?
Wow, thank you both for the suggestions. I feel a renewed sense of inspiration. I'm going to run this evening and I'm going to plan on running in two upcoming 5Ks so that I have something to work toward. I feel amazingly better already!
Yay. Good luck on your run tonight!
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