Sticking To An Exercise Routine: What Works For Me

I have never been able to stick to a workout routine in my life.

In fact, I despise exercise.  I don’t like to sweat either,even if it is good for you. And,I don’t like to purposely inflict pain upon myself.

But this summer, I decided I had to do something. I was gaining weight, feeling achy and tired, and let’s face it, I am not getting any younger. It didn’t help that I saw a friend I hadn’t seen in two years (who was already beautiful in the first place)  finally shed the 20lbs she had been carrying along with me.  Hmph! I liked her better when better when were fat together I was so inspired by her accomplishment and thought if she could do it, so could I.

So I got determined. I took out a stack of books on exercise from the library. I wrote out my goals and asked my husband to keep me accountable.

And by golly it has been 4 months now and for the most part, I exercise faithfully atleast 3 times a week. That is a huge accomplishment for me. And I’ve lost 15 pounds too! And I feel good, and I actually have grown to like exercise and sweating- somewhat.

But I have found something that works for me in keeping with my routine. Hold on, it’s earth shattering. Are you ready?

I sleep in my exercise clothes.

Yep, that’s right. I bought myself some cute and comfy real exercise clothes to help me with my motivation and instead of pj’s I sleep in them. And when I wake up in the morning I am instantly reminded of my commitment to exercise. So I do it. And for some reason, wearing real exercise clothes just makes me feel like exercising. Actually they make me feel like getting lots of things done. So instead of waking up in my warm fluffy jammies that make me want to curl up with my coffee and a good book, I feel like hitting the ground running.   Maybe I should wear them all day?

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