Jen - hope you don't mind this suggestion

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Hi Jen,

I hope you don't mind this suggestion - but I've been

reading how hard it is for you to get on schedule with

exercise. You can ignore me if you don't like the

suggestion!

I know it is hard with your evening work schedule to

fit in a workout in the afternoon or evening. But,

maybe you can try to do it in the morning - not

necessarily the crack of dawn (realizing that you

don't get to bed until later with your work schedule)

- but say, within an hour of waking up. I know some

people can't get right out of bed and exercise -so how

about you get up, and for the first hour you can

putter around - read e-mail, eat a light breakfast,

hydrate, etc. then after that first hour is up (set a

timer!) - get to your workout. Most " success " in

sticking with exercise is from people who do it first

thing in the day before other things can interrupt

you. It doesn't have to be 4 a.m., but say you get up

at 9 - make 10 a.m. your workout start time. And, it

doesn't have to be every day - set a goal to fit in 3

workouts a week this way - and with your volleyball

and bowling, I bet that will do the trick. Or, set a

goal to do 5 days a week, with 3 being morning and 2

being " floating " times.

Before I had my DD I was an evening exerciser, and the

thought of waking up at the crack of dawn was

unappealing to say the least - but it also was the

only time I KNEW I could get it done so I just

basically re-trained myself. Now, I can get out of

bed and within 20-30 minutes be exercising. Like I

said, you don't ahve to get up at dawn, maybe a half

hour earlier than usual to make sure you have enough

time - and you don't have to do it every day - and you

don't have to exercise as soon as you get out of bed

(I notice I'm stiff unless I walk around for awhile).

And, you don't even have to exercise for an hour,

maybe start with 30 minutes and add in 10 minutes here

and there (same for wake up time, adjust it in 10

min. increments if need be).

Anyway, just a thought on how you can build up the

habit!

Take care, I really want to see you succeed in your

weight loss goals!!!

Donna

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