This morning I woke up and checked my training schedule – it’s a gym day! I had to eat right away so I didn’t have any excuses to not go.
I have “America’s Favorite Pumpkin” in my pantry, so there are no excuses to use another, lesser pumpkin 
I was wavering between PB&J toast versus oatmeal and decided oatmeal. Since we all know I like toast better than oats I have to admit it was just an excuse to use my cute new spoon. 
I got it yesterday when I was supposed to be Christmas shopping for other people.
This guy made iced coffee…
so I had no excuse not to partake 
And I’m already in my gym clothes so I don’t have an excuse for being late. Well, unless you count blogging instead of leaving for my 8am gym class…
Question: How do you prevent excuses from getting in the way of exercising?
I love the look of your new spoon!! Mind telling us where you found it?
Costplus World Market 🙂
Ooohhh I love World Market!! I wish they had them here on the East Coast 🙁
i love using little spoons to eat too! i always just remind myself how great i will feel once I’ve exercised and that usually gets me off my toosh!
I do it first thing in the am (5:30am). Once the alarm goes off, I know I wont fall back asleep so I just go. Plus I like the idea that most people are still sleeping when I am done with my workout for the day by 6:30am! Don’t think, just do!
Sadly, sometimes I do not. Like when I rode the elevator all the way down to my condo’s gym, then pushed the button to go back up so I could get back in bed. 🙁 fail.
If I think about it too hard, I just won’t go sometimes. Less thinking and more moving gets me there.
Hey, love your blog.
I just tell myself that if i don’t go out for a run/gym sesh at that moment i will have to do double the amount the next day, and the thought of that normally motivates me! Or I make sure I fit exercise in around my days off so i know that’s the only chance i have to go, since I never have time after work.
Those oats look yummy! x
I had pumpkin protein pancakes for breakfast this morning and yesterday morning! pumpkin never gets old! When I’m not feeling motivated, I either call a friend for motivation or I try and remind myself how much better my mood is after my workout!
I lay out my gym clothes, hang my work clothes to take with me, and pack my breakfast. If I decided not to go I would feel really stupid for doing all that work…so I go!
I’ve actually SLEPT in running clothes before, when I’ve have to get up waaaaaaaaaay too early for races, and it’s been too cold.
It eliminates a step in the morning, and they’re pre-warmed. hahahahha.
I almost never have to talk myself into going to the gym. I just love it. I have to get up and out the door every morning, anyway, to take my daughter to school, so it’s just as easy to head straight to the gym.
I love little spoons. BB&B has cute ones too. Where did you get that one?
I prevent excuses by going to the gym right away. I am up at 5:00 and usually at the gym by 5:45 at the latest.
Hey lady! I still eat pumpkin oats allllll the time. I don’t care if it’s not fall anymore and there’s tons of snow on the ground 😉
To prevent skipping out on the gym I try to schedule it at a time when I’m less likely to bail. Also going to a gym class rather than using machines also keeps me motivated.
Have a great day girl!
It still kind of feels like fall here, so I have an excuse I guess. Stay warm and have a good day 🙂
Luckily my workout routine is so ingrained in my schedule now it’s like brushing my teeth or showering. It’s just part of my schedule!
I’ve been pretty good about not shopping for myself when shopping for others, though that spoon might have been difficult to resist. 🙂
I know, I seriously stood there trying to talk myself out of it for so long a sales person came to see if I had questions about it. I obviously caved 🙂
I remind myself that I have never regretted a workout, but I HAVE regretted not working out.
The only surefire way I’ve found to force exercise into every week, is to hire a personal trainer. That, and my weight lifting form is AWFUL. But, having scheduled, twice a week, every week, there are no excuses. It doesn’t matter how tired I am, how lazy I feel, I HAVE to be there.
I wish I could find a running buddy who inspired the same. My running friends all live too far away, or are flakier than I am.
I remind myself of all the good reasons to do it – like how much more I’ll appreciate being warm and dry after the post-run shower.
When I am lying in bed and don’t want to get up to run or workout I just try to think about how I want to feel later on – a sense of accomplishment or guilt and lack of energy? It usually works.
My best thing to stop the excuses is to just go outside, once I start my way to the gym there’s no turning back. Especially since it’s walking distance from my job 😉
that is an adorable cute little spoon! i love it. as far as excuses i just kind of guilt myself into working out by telling myself that it’s going to suck if i don’t get that pr i’m chasing. probably a bad game to play though haha!
I struggle with getting up for a morning workout. I have the flexibility to work out at night so “now or never” doesn’t work for me, but when I do get it together to work out in the morning I’m always so happy and energized for the rest of the day!
Ooh, what class are you taking today?
KB! We’ll see if it’s as good here…
I am so sad I used my last can of Libby’s last night 🙁
I love that little spoon of yours! so cute!