work it, baby
It is official - I have worked out 4 days straight this week! WOO HOO!!! Go me!
And then I learned tonight that workouts are MUCH more effective first thing in the morning, before you eat. You burn many more calories then. And, of course, more fat too.
Alas, my precious body just will not get up earlier in the a.m. I'm just not hard-wired that way! But I am also INCREDIBLY tired of being as chunky as I am. It is not that I do not love my body - I do love it! But it is somewhat unrecognizable as "mine" these days. And it definitely is not recognizable to my wardrobe. I know this because just about every morning, as I open the closet, my clothes look at me and say "It's not you, it's me - we just aren't a good fit for each other." Sad.
So, any ideas for how to haul my a** out of bed earlier each morning? And coffee doesn't cut it for me - caffeine, for better or worse, has no effect on me in terms of providing a kick. Any added energy I need has to come from sleep and natural vivacity.
Anyway, before I wax philosophic any longer, I am open to suggestions for early morning cardio routines that are motivating enough to get me out of bed.
Comments
[insert dramatic doom and gloom music here...or that organ music from radio soap operas]
Posted by: lacey | November 11, 2003 01:18 PM
even lattes don't do anything different, other than give me a headache and dry out my sinuses. and as for bedtime, i was afraid of that.
Posted by: delara | November 10, 2003 01:26 PM
I just can't believe that caffeine has no effect on you...I think you should try espresso drinks like americanos, cappuccinos, lattes, that kind of thing.
The key to getting out of bed earlier, in all honest-to-God honesty, is going to bed earlier. That's the only way. Sorry, kiddo. :)
Posted by: lacey | November 10, 2003 12:25 PM