How To Beat The Top 5 Excuses For Not Exercising!

nyggirlie85 · 03-29-2008, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mcleary04

Here's my problem: I'll go to the gym, drive home right by Mcdonalds and Taco Johns.....too tempting! Next thing I know I'm in the drive through ordering everything on the menu!

hahahaha I have done the same thing in the past. I call it rewarding myself!

redkenup27 · 03-13-2009, 04:46 PM

I'll admit, one of my biggest excuses not to go to the gym is because of all the skinny little college students going to work out in their cute little shorts and belly shirts. I feel like the gym is for people who are already in shape just keeping up their figure. But when I go with a friend I don't even pay attention to who is there. and what they look like. But as far as the mcdonalds and taco bell temptations as you pass, I don't know if this will help. But I will think about something gross about the food, such as the nasty cook that works at mcd's or the greasy burgers, or how everything is frozen and has to be reheated.... (I hate left overs) I'm weird I know. But this helps me.

**pigpen065** · 06-06-2009, 03:41 AM

Guilty!! I just posted in my journal about how this last week was horrible because I didn't have time to exercise like I should have because the kids were out of school for summer....etc.....!!! Reading this gave me a little kick in the rear and I am going to go spend some time on the Gazelle before I go to bed!!! lol!!
Nice mental image, redkenup27!! I will have to remember that whenever they get too tempting!!! Gross mental pictures might just be the answer to staying away for me! I'm off to the basement to exercise!!!!

**imhappy123** · 06-10-2009, 09:10 PM

I'm guilty cus I always made an excuse not to go to the gym cus my bf didn't want to go..lol well, I'll try to motivate myself even more. Starting from today!

kdorsey · 06-22-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by imhappy123

I'm guilty cus I always made an excuse not to go to the gym

cus my bf didn't want to go..lol well, I'll try to motivate myself even more. Starting from today!

Done that too. I'm sometimes amazed by how many excuses I come up with, one for every day of the week. For example, Since today is Monday: I've run the excuse where Monday is the worst day to go the Gym, since its always packed.