I'm incapable of being regular at the gym!
Posted 10-02-2008 at 02:08 PM by Zoots
It's a cycle! I get all excited from something like... for example, the super athletic people at Beijing 2008 and then go and workout regularly for about a week. Then something comes up and I can't go that following monday. Tuesday, say, I'm too tired cos I didn't get enough sleep the previous night and that's it. I end up not working out that whole week! If I get off to a bad start, it's damn near impossible for me to get the motivation to do it towards the end of the week. Then again the following week I'll feel all energetic and go workout for a couple more days and later again lose interest.
Plus there's distractions galore... Interference, itunes, msn... 
I really do want to be regular at the gym but half the time find it hard to get motivated. 
It's probably the instant gratification mentality. I don't see any results yet... does this even work?? ah, fuck it!
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I hate gym bathrooms too
Posted 10-02-2008 at 03:09 PM by snowbunny00774
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Posted 10-02-2008 at 03:44 PM by Zoots -
what kind of results are you expecting?Posted 10-02-2008 at 04:21 PM by unico 
- To lose some of the extra fat I have and get toned.
Posted 10-02-2008 at 04:46 PM by Zoots -
I'm surprised by how well I've been able to keep at it. I actually start feeling guilty if I go more than a few days without a trip to the gym. I think my work schedule helps out a lot because I end up going to the gym when most people are still at work, so it's never crowded.Posted 10-02-2008 at 06:11 PM by Diemen - The more I look at this blog title, the more Exlax pops to mind.
Posted 10-02-2008 at 07:27 PM by Diemen - Did you gain the extra fat overnight? Things take time, whether it's getting in or out of shape.Posted 10-02-2008 at 07:29 PM by unico
- Yeah I realize things take time. But I need something to motivate me to go workout. Otherwise it just becomes a routine chore... like work. But at least with work you have instant gratification in the form of salary, lol.
Actually, I was pretty regular for my spinning class twice a week.. cos it was a lot of fun! But now I'm doing the evening shift at work for a month so consequently have to miss spinning. I can still workout in the mornings but it will be by myself. Classes are so much more fun! Oh well.Posted 10-02-2008 at 08:50 PM by Zoots - Oh btw, staying regular... LMAO.. I didn't even think of that meaning! How else would you describe working out in a regular fashion?Posted 10-02-2008 at 10:54 PM by Zoots
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Zoot totally clueless
manPosted 10-03-2008 at 12:48 AM by RedRocksU2 -
Posted 10-03-2008 at 01:18 AM by Zoots -
Zootlsk, drop and give me 20!!Posted 10-03-2008 at 04:45 PM by kafrun -
Make sure the workouts are hard enough to be effective and you will see results that will keep you going.
Go before or directly after work, have your gym bag ready the night before and don't think about it; make it automatic like brushing your teeth- you don't think of that as optional do you?
When I need a new habit I do something every day for 10 days, then you can lighten up to 5 but you'll find you miss going on your days off.Posted 10-03-2008 at 05:21 PM by redkat - That's great advice, Kat! Thanks.Posted 10-03-2008 at 06:07 PM by Zoots
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I wasn't motivated enough to go to the gym regularly.
I have found that walking/getting the train to work, cycling instead of taking the car - when it's possible - and not owning a set of scales is really starting to pay off though.
Posted 10-04-2008 at 12:29 PM by Laura M
