Okay, I need some motivation

Here's the deal. I need someone to motivate me to get up and go work out even though I'm tired. I never got to go to bed today, so have been up for 24 hours. (I work nights as a nurse) I am really feeling guilty for not going to the gym today. My goal is to go to the gym Friday thru Tuesday, take off Wed and Thurs. This is due to my work schedule. I work nights Tues, Wed, Thurs.

I know this sounds silly. There is that part of me that knows I need to go, and then the other part is saying oh it's okay, you've worked hard, your tired, it won't hurt to skip a day. But if I skip am I heading down the path I always seem to go on, you know the one were you begin to make excuses for why you quit doing things. Or am I being anal retentive and need to relax and get over myself.

Anyone got any answers?

i am just hoping that everyone will come on here & tell you that sleep is very important too  :D  maybe you should be a little more lenient on your work out days & switch them if you have to, or yes...  miss a day now & then

Hi daisylove

My Name is Kitten I know what you mean. I do the same thing. I know I must workout, but sometimes I hear myself saying oh I'll do it next time and before you know it you don't do it. Then the weight will just keep piling on. for works to get you going.

 YOU CAN DO IT WHY? BECAUSE YOU ARE WORTH IT. I'm rooting for you GO DAISY LOVE GO DAISYLOVE.  Remember you can do anything you set your mind to. maybe as far as your job as a nurse (great job by the way) try planning a time you will go to bed  so you can be ready for work. Just some ideas I'm throwing your way. but always remember you can do it you're worth it. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you I'm rooting for you. from Kitten36

Thanks.  Trust me, today is not my normal day. I am a big beliver in sleep. Try for 8 hours at minimum. Just had doctor appts with the kids and other stuff that needed to get done today. I take off exercising on Wed and Thurs because I need to sleep since my shifts are 7p to 7a.

I guess inside I just have a major fear that it I miss one of the days I have scheduled to exercise, I'll mess up my mind set and once again fail at losing weight.

Thanks for responding. In the end I guess I just need to pull up my big girl panties, take a deep breath and go work out and bite the bullet.

If you're exhausted and sleep-deprived the very LAST thing you should do is trying to work out - exhausted people make careless mistakes and careless mistakes can get you hurt! Think on your whole day as a giant workout - since you've been up continuously instead of having your normal eight hours sleep, your body is working overtime and burning a lot more calories to keep you going than it usually does. The gym will still be there tomorrow!

I know the feeling exactly; I'm have a very obsessive personality about everything, but particularly about diet and exercise.  If I go over my maintenance level, I go and do extra aerobic to "justify" it to myself, even though I know it doesn't matter if one day here and there is more.  Just some part of me wants to validate every calorie, so I just go along with it, lol.  I have a hard time forcing myself to take off 2 days a week and I definitely feel that if I skip a day like it's going to instantly affect me.  So if you can, relax and don't be OCD about it like me, lol.  Everyone needs days off, and if you take an extra one here or there it's not a big deal as long as over time your stay with a solid routine.

Just a note to say thanks to everyone who responded. I did end up going and am glad I went. Made it a lighter workout than usual, but that seemed to settle my mind and made me get off my own back!  :)

Haroldandmaude, about the OCD, forget about it, I already am aboard that ship!!!

Daisy

as a nurse, you're probably on your feet for 12 hours at a time and walking 15k or more.  sleep should be a bigger priority than working out, after all that. 

PRAYER HAS BEEN MY KEY!

Original Post by daisylove:

Here's the deal. I need someone to motivate me to get up and go work out even though I'm tired. I never got to go to bed today, so have been up for 24 hours. (I work nights as a nurse) I am really feeling guilty for not going to the gym today. My goal is to go to the gym Friday thru Tuesday, take off Wed and Thurs. This is due to my work schedule. I work nights Tues, Wed, Thurs.

I know this sounds silly. There is that part of me that knows I need to go, and then the other part is saying oh it's okay, you've worked hard, your tired, it won't hurt to skip a day. But if I skip am I heading down the path I always seem to go on, you know the one were you begin to make excuses for why you quit doing things. Or am I being anal retentive and need to relax and get over myself.

Anyone got any answers?

 I don't think you are going down the wrong path. If you work nocs, you need sleep. Just relax. Don't be so hard on yourself if you miss a day of going to the gym. Just make going to the gym flow with you. If you really don't want to go to the gym today, but go, and do the same the following day and day after that, I think you attitude will just get worse. This reminds me of when people go "ahh, i will gain 23724lbs of weight if I have a splurge day/that brownie" In reality, most people wont eat 3600 calories over the total of what they burned that day(in my case, thats 6000+ calories). So, if I ate that brownie or splurged on chow mein, etc., there shouldn't be a drastic gain on the scale- especially over the long haul. 

AMEN to that sister!

go get some sleep!

and pick up a pedometer to see how much you are really walking while at work!