Make Burning Calories a Part of Your Daily Routine

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I can’t remember the last time I skipped the gym during a weekday.

I feel guilty if I don’t go to the gym on one of my normal workout days (Monday through Friday).  When a holiday restricts the hours or closes my gym, usually I still have the urge to go, regardless of what I’m doing.  Even when I’m sick and know it’s best to stay home and rest I still feel guilty missing the gym.  It’s part of who I am.

The gym is a part of your daily routine.  Get that through your head.

You have to think of going to the gym and/or burning calories as irreplaceable.  It’s something that you can’t skip, much like eating, going to work, or brushing your teeth.

No, you cannot stay home and watch television.  I understand it’s the season premiere of Nanny Cams 4, but I don’t care.  No, you cannot go out tonight with your friends at 7 — tell them to wait until you’re done at 8.  Losing weight is a priority, right?

That makes burning calories a priority, too.  Consistently.

Yes, it might seem like a chore to you at the beginning.   It is a chore.  Eventually, you’ll come to love burning calories.  You’ll enjoy the quality “me” time (especially if you burn calories at a gym) and the results you get out of it.  I can’t lie and say that it will ever feel fun to you, but I can say that you’ll come to enjoy and look forward to it.

Until you do though, force yourself to go.   Don’t give yourself the option to be lazy.