Re: waking up is hard to do

[Guest guest]

Try having your alarm clock on the other side of you bed room, but

to where you will still hear it. That way you will have to get out

of bed. I hate doing it too, at least you have a treadmill. I have

to go to the gym and do mine, either that or freeze outside, no

thankyou. Try that, and see how it works.

> For all you early-risers: I need tips for making it easier to

> motivate my butt out of bed at 5:15 and do my cardio!! I only have

to

> get dressed, into the spare room, and onto the treadmill for

pete's

> sake (I do my weight workouts at the gym in the evenings)! I know

a

> lot of you not only get up, but venture out in the cold to the gym

at

> 5:15 or earlier, so please help.

>

> I've always been the type that needs a little time to ease into

being

> up in the morning. It's so hard to just jump up and go for me. But

if

> i'm going to get my cardio in and still get to work on time, I

need

> to get over myself. This morning, I woke up, forced myself out of

> bed, started to get dressed, but was so sleepy that I sat down for

a

> minute and dozed off! I really need to do my cardio in the

mornings

> or I'm forced to double up cardio and strength workouts on the

same

> day (have done that twice now, but I'd prefer not to make it a

> habit). I know i have to force myself to go to sleep earlier (it's

so

> hard). Any other tips or tricks? I know I can do it, but I'm

having

> some trouble getting into the rhythm. thanks for any help.

>

> Pam

[Guest guest]

Hey there - I'm a morning workout person too (usually). The thing is, if

you don't get up at the same time every day, then I think you'll always have

a problem getting up. In order for me to get up, I have to be asleep no

later than 9:30 pm, which normally is not a problem for me. If you get into

a routine of doing the same thing every night, then your body will adjust.

Like last summer when I first started BFL, I started reading at night while

eating my last meal (usually a shake). I whizzed through all 5 Harry Potter

books in like 6 weeks, which is amazing for me since I hadn't read in ages.

So try getting up at the same time every day - on your weight days try doing

something like watch the news, have a leisurely cup of coffee or maybe even

a walk or slow jog as opposed to HIIT. And I always warm up with a 5 minute

walk before I jump into the HIIT, and try to take my time stretching, too.

We are very fortunate to be able to just get up and go into another room to

do our cardio!

Good luck - I hope that gave you some ideas...

waking up is hard to do

> For all you early-risers: I need tips for making it easier to

> motivate my butt out of bed at 5:15 and do my cardio!! I only have to

> get dressed, into the spare room, and onto the treadmill for pete's

> sake (I do my weight workouts at the gym in the evenings)! I know a

> lot of you not only get up, but venture out in the cold to the gym at

> 5:15 or earlier, so please help.

>

> I've always been the type that needs a little time to ease into being

> up in the morning. It's so hard to just jump up and go for me. But if

> i'm going to get my cardio in and still get to work on time, I need

> to get over myself. This morning, I woke up, forced myself out of

> bed, started to get dressed, but was so sleepy that I sat down for a

> minute and dozed off! I really need to do my cardio in the mornings

> or I'm forced to double up cardio and strength workouts on the same

> day (have done that twice now, but I'd prefer not to make it a

> habit). I know i have to force myself to go to sleep earlier (it's so

> hard). Any other tips or tricks? I know I can do it, but I'm having

> some trouble getting into the rhythm. thanks for any help.

>

> Pam

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everybody for your suggestions. I'm going to try a

combination of

1) pre-workout coffee

2) Earlier bedtimes (this will be hard because I have classes some

evenings that don't get me home until 10 or after)

3) Consistent wake-up time every day

It's funny because in my previous challenges, I used to get up early

every day and go to the gym before leaving for work (on cardio AND

weight days). Once I got into the habit, I was fine. It was those

first few days of getting my body into the rhythm that were torture.

-- you are totally right that you have to get up at the same

time every day or it's a lot harder. Every time I've " fallen off the

workout wagon " , it's because I went on vacation or had to start work

earlier, or some other routine change that threw my wake-up clock off.

It doesn't help that my husband lays blissfully sleeping while I try

to get up and get moving in the dark without waking him! But I am

committed to doing this. I'd like to start doing yoga one morning a

week and/or spending some early morning time on my writing, so

getting up early every day makes sense anyway. thanks again to

everybody. On Monday, the new wake-up routine begins! (be prepared

for some cranky posts those first few days)

Pam

> Hey there - I'm a morning workout person too (usually). The thing

is, if

> you don't get up at the same time every day, then I think you'll

always have

> a problem getting up. In order for me to get up, I have to be

asleep no

> later than 9:30 pm, which normally is not a problem for me. If you

get into

> a routine of doing the same thing every night, then your body will

adjust.

> Like last summer when I first started BFL, I started reading at

night while

> eating my last meal (usually a shake). I whizzed through all 5

Harry Potter

> books in like 6 weeks, which is amazing for me since I hadn't read

in ages.

>

> So try getting up at the same time every day - on your weight days

try doing

> something like watch the news, have a leisurely cup of coffee or

maybe even

> a walk or slow jog as opposed to HIIT. And I always warm up with a

5 minute

> walk before I jump into the HIIT, and try to take my time

stretching, too.

> We are very fortunate to be able to just get up and go into another

room to

> do our cardio!

>

> Good luck - I hope that gave you some ideas...

>

>

> waking up is hard to do

>

>

> > For all you early-risers: I need tips for making it easier to

> > motivate my butt out of bed at 5:15 and do my cardio!! I only

have to

> > get dressed, into the spare room, and onto the treadmill for

pete's

> > sake (I do my weight workouts at the gym in the evenings)! I know

a

> > lot of you not only get up, but venture out in the cold to the

gym at

> > 5:15 or earlier, so please help.

> >

> > I've always been the type that needs a little time to ease into

being

> > up in the morning. It's so hard to just jump up and go for me.

But if

> > i'm going to get my cardio in and still get to work on time, I

need

> > to get over myself. This morning, I woke up, forced myself out of

> > bed, started to get dressed, but was so sleepy that I sat down

for a

> > minute and dozed off! I really need to do my cardio in the

mornings

> > or I'm forced to double up cardio and strength workouts on the

same

> > day (have done that twice now, but I'd prefer not to make it a

> > habit). I know i have to force myself to go to sleep earlier

(it's so

> > hard). Any other tips or tricks? I know I can do it, but I'm

having

> > some trouble getting into the rhythm. thanks for any help.

> >

> > Pam

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Here's something that works for me. Just before I fall asleep-- when

I'm really groggy/tired, I repeat to myself " I want to wake up at

5:00am " (or whatever time). I repeat it as many times as I can

before falling asleep. The next morning I automatically am awake

either at that time or a little earlier. It sounds wacky, I know,

but it does work. I've done this for a while now and when I use it,

I now have to say it only a couple of times before falling asleep to

make it work. When I first tried this, I had to work on it for a few

weeks before it started to " kick in " .

Visualization is also good. Before falling asleep, try to visualize

yourself getting up, having a kick a$$ workout and feeling great the

rest of the day. Positive visuals help to motivate, too.

If, after I'm awake, I have a hard time getting up and all else

fails, I remember the words of my 10-yr old daughter, " Well, do you

want to stay the same or do you want to change? If you lay there,

you aren't going to change. " Gets me out of bed every time.

Also, sounds like you do need to get to bed earlier. Just make

a " bedtime " appointment and keep it. Just one hour earlier can make

all the difference.

HTH,

Marie

[Guest guest]

What a great post! I'm going to try the " i want to wake up at.... "

thing, and also the visualisation. And I love your daughters quote,

that's fantastic! I'm going to use it on my partner next time he's

trying to delay me with snuggles :-)

> Here's something that works for me. Just before I fall asleep--

when

> I'm really groggy/tired, I repeat to myself " I want to wake up at

> 5:00am " (or whatever time). I repeat it as many times as I can

> before falling asleep. The next morning I automatically am awake

> either at that time or a little earlier. It sounds wacky, I know,

> but it does work. I've done this for a while now and when I use

it,

> I now have to say it only a couple of times before falling asleep

to

> make it work. When I first tried this, I had to work on it for a

few

> weeks before it started to " kick in " .

>

> Visualization is also good. Before falling asleep, try to

visualize

> yourself getting up, having a kick a$$ workout and feeling great

the

> rest of the day. Positive visuals help to motivate, too.

>

> If, after I'm awake, I have a hard time getting up and all else

> fails, I remember the words of my 10-yr old daughter, " Well, do

you

> want to stay the same or do you want to change? If you lay there,

> you aren't going to change. " Gets me out of bed every time.

>

> Also, sounds like you do need to get to bed earlier. Just make

> a " bedtime " appointment and keep it. Just one hour earlier can

make

> all the difference.

>

> HTH,

> Marie