Do you ever have those days?

Some days I wish I could channel that inner bootcamp addict that appeared last year. While working out has become a part of my lifestyle there are still days when there’s so much going on, I just don’t feel good or I’m tired where it would be so much easier to hide behind my computer rather than put on my workout clothes and head out the door. Let me tell you, when I’m up at 7am getting the kids ready and off to school, then I’m sitting answering emails by 8:15am, it’s so tempting to skip my 9am bootcamp. 

My one year anniversary of working out is on the 18th and the last thing I want to admit is a loss of momentum because that’s not really it. I really do love working out. I love pushing my body to do things that I never thought I’d be able to do  and I consider the soreness and the inability to even squat down to sit on the toilet a triumph because it means that I was strong enough to challenge myself to push harder. It’s just some days are harder to get up and get motivated than others. 

But when I go and the work out begins, I’m immediately elated that I went. I won’t spend the rest of the day wondering if I should’ve pushed myself to go or if being tired was a good enough excuse to miss. Do you ever feel this way? 

Here are some things I’m trying to do to help motivate myself not to skip a day of working out.

1. I put my workout clothes on when I wake up. So when I get home from drop off and I’m sitting in front of my computer answering emails, I’m already dressed for workout. #elimateexcuses

2. I text a friend to tell them I’m coming. There’s no greater motivation than accountability. When I tell someone I’m going I don’t want to answer a million questions about why I was too lazy to make it after all.

3. I plan my day around my 9am workout. Now this works for me 80% of the time, but I truly do. I let people know my availability to talk or meet starts after 10am. If I’m unavailable, I have no excuse. 

Do you have things you do to motivate yourself to make sure you get in your daily workout? 

xo, Alissa