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Motivation Needed................................please

I am a few months away from getting a surgery date, but so far I have met with my surgeon, had my blood work done, get my sonogram next week, have my first meeting with the nutrionalist at the end of the month, and did my first support group meeting, so it is moving at a steady pace, and I am happy about that. Now here is the problem, I don't like working out. I joined a gym in April and am ashamed to say I have not went yet, not one time. The sad thing is, the gym is just twenty minutes away so there is really no excuse not to go.

 

I live in the Bronx and work in Jersey so when I get home from work I be so tired. The love of my life, my mother is in a nursing home so I go spend every Saturday, all day with her. So Sunday is really my only day to rest, and relax. The gym is open 24/7 and I know that I really need to try to go but I just can't, someone please help. I guess I really need motivation to make that first step and to get there, any suggestions?

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kiki19

LAP-BAND Patients

Try buying a workout DVD...like Demante Dance or something...they are fun. You can do it in your home right when you get in from work while your dinner is cooking...I have a gym membership that I rarely use, but when I did DVDs, I pretty much did them every day...I let someone borrow my favorite, and now I am not doing it as much...but I looked at one of the Leslie Sansome walking DVDs, because that is for five days a week and you average about 2.5 miles a day. I thought that might be something I could use cause it is so darn hot down here. Anyway, you don't need anything to walk in front of the TV...just the DVD...

ProudGrammy

Gastric Sleeve Patients

the idea of doing a DVD is good.

I have a lifetime membership to a gym - and i don't go often. So you are not alone in that

i can totally understand about you being so busy - and then going to see your mom. you must be exhausted. Try and go on a sunday

don't be hard on yourself

congrats on going to a support group, things will happen in there own time

good luck

kathy

Thyckness718

LAP-BAND Patients

Thanks ladies for the understanding. I am so happy I am not alone on this journey, and you both are right, I have dvds, and just need to take them down and start using them.

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