Average Jane Stays Up

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My sleep schedule this week is all screwy and doesn’t appear to be getting any better. I keep staying up far later than I ought to and then getting up at the crack of dawn anyway.

Every morning I wake up with the most recent songs I wrote running through my head, which tells me that I’m not quite finished working out the melodies. Ever heard of a recording session as an insomnia cure? Me neither, but that might be what it takes.

I should really use some of this extra awake time at the gym. It’s open 24/7, so I could go either in the early morning or late evening. Instead, I plant myself on the couch in front of the TV with the laptop on my legs until the battery gets uncomfortably hot and I have to take a break. Man, I’m lazy.

I feel as though I have a pretty good handle on all of the things I’m supposed to be doing these days…except exercise. Do you have any advice for a chronic gym procrastinator? Is there some cool, new class that I might like? Is there a secret to establishing and keeping up a workout schedule that I don’t know about? I’ll never flatten my abs and tighten my triceps at this rate, so I’ll take all the help I can get!

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5 responses to “Average Jane Stays Up”

February 8, 2006

Tickled Pink

I’m going through the same thing. Why is it that something that will make us feel so good, and look so much better, is so hard?!

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February 8, 2006

Huts

I have to go to a structured class to get exercise. I just can’t discipline myself to work-out by myself.

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February 8, 2006

cagey

As a yo-yo gym aficionado myself, I have noticed if I commit to going 3-4 times a week and stick with it for 3 weeks straight, by the 4th week I am hooked. That’s the only advice I can give. I know my sister is pretty regimented about going certain days of the week and she plans accordingly. Those days are “set in stone” and I don’t even bother making plans with her on those days.

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February 8, 2006

pharmgirl

Go through their class schedule and find ones you think sound interesting, then put them in your calendar, appointment style. It’s hard to just start “going to the gym” but if you have a specific times to make, it’s easier. Plus, you’ll work harder in a class setting. Call and see if you can get an introductory appt. with a trainer. Maybe that will help jump start you, too. Two or three weeks of being disciplined and it will become habit!

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February 8, 2006

Mel

I’m very busy (aren’t we all?) and so I exercise at home while I watch t.v. and/or read and/or talk to my husband. I ride a recumbent bike. I started on December 1 and haven’t missed a day yet. I am all or nothing. Either every day or I find an excuse not to every day.

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