fell off the workout wagon, trying to get back on

[dl]

This home school thing is my excuse. I stopped going to the gym, but was trying to take walks and hikes with the kids instead... sort of okay. But with weather and trying to keep up with school work, I've gradually started working out or walking less and less. My weight was staying about the same though, so I wasn't as motivated as I should have been to pick back up. Then, suddenly my weight started shooting back up again. I gained 8 pounds just from breathing. I guess my metabolism decided that there was no reason to stay at exercise rate if I wasn't going to be exercising.

So I have been making attempts at going back to the gym everyday and only manage to go maybe two days in a row. Pathetic! Here I KNOW that my back will go out again, and my blood pressure will go up again, and all that weight I lost will come back again if I don't get off my duff and STILL I have a hard time doing it.

I went to the gym on Saturday and had a really good work out. I went yesterday and I was walking kind of slow on the treadmill , but I put in my entire time. I have a time planned to go today, 1:00 pm, and I am posting this so that I have some accountability. And so that I can post later that I made it!

[dl]

I made it to the gym yesterday! Let's see if I can make it back today... It's a busier day and it will be easier to find an excuse not to go.

I hate it that the scale always shows that I gain a couple of pounds when I first go back to working out. I know there are reasons for that which don't have anything to do with getting fatter, and I should avoid the scale for a few days. But I still don't like it

[Trailpal]

Glad to see you are back to the gym!

My own excuses run something like -
ow! I hurt my ankle
ow! my knee is messed up
eww! it's cold
oh man! I'm tired

well, ok, my ankle is healed, my knee is now at the point where I need to get it moving to rebuild the muscle around it, it's almost not cold - just put on another jacket and at least walk the dog and if I put in a little more exercise, I would suddenly not be so tired.

So - this weekend, I will at least walk the double block with the dog (that is just about a mile, according to my GPS)

[Trailpal]

hey - I rode an hour after work, then got home and walked the dog! planning for more tomorrow.

[Marci]

I hate the machines and sweating, that is why I swim. I LOVE it. I find I can hardly wait to get there most days. Course its not like I have a life anyways. LOL But sadly the scale has stayed at the same amount. 20 lbs til goal. Sigh, guess I will have to really watch the diet, eat more salads. Less ice cream. Well maybe after this weekend.

[Sheryl]

Exercise is funny... when you are out of the habit you hate it, but when you are in the habit.. it is like you can't live without it. i am currently in the habit, but scared off falling off said wagon too!

Keep on trying.. don't need to be perfect, don't need to go everyday, just keep moving!

[dl]

Still having a hard time making it to the gym, but I"m trying to find creative ways to expend more calories while doing things that I need to do. I have a job where I do a lot of washing at a sink and running back and forth and I'm by myself, so I've been putting dance music on and doing "The Twist" at the sink and actually running back and forth.

I weighed in this morning at 166... down 12 pounds from my worst weight, when I had started working out every day, but up 8 pounds from where I was before school started last fall.

[Trailpal]

So how's it going? Maybe you can track the days you do your workout/exercise - that is something you can control. Weight sometimes has other influences, despite our best efforts, at least for the short term.

I just got back to my old, pre-fall-on-my-head morning workouts. Yeah, I fell on Father's day last summer, was required to take a couple of months off from strenuous work - but um, it's been almost 11 months! I'm ramping into it for now... after 15 minutes of exer-bike to warm up, I'm doing stretches from a poster. Ugh, I can feel those all day long, and I'm only doing the baby versions this week. But it sure explains why I'm not able to do the things I think I should be able to do. I've lost some comfortable range of motion and some of my ability to balance. It shows up in the saddle!