TRICK #8 - How To Keep Getting Your Lazy Behind To The Gym

I also joined the gym last night.... another expensive decision, but a good investment. I worked out so hard last night! If I told you everything I ate yesterday and last night, you'd s*** yourself! I had cookies, muffins, a slice of pumpkin bread, and about 2 pizzas. I stepped on the scale this morning and I gained maybe two pounds.... normally that would have added about 5-7 pounds to the scale. I realize now that I can never stop going to the gym. With my goals and my desire to eat whatever I want when a party is nearby, I can't stop going. But normal days like today, I can work out more than I eat.

My boyfriend signed up for the membership with me; i.e., it is always good to have someone to work out with! This person can keep you motivated as you can with him/her. Another benefit to this concept, is the fact that you have to someone to hold you accountable; not to mention that if you go to the gym and your gym partner is working out and you decide to be lazy, ask yourself how that is going to make you feel and look as you just sit/stand around the gym and do nothing. If you're like me, it is going to motivate you to work out so you don't look like a loser.

Another thing about joining a gym.... make sure it puts a small dent in your wallet. Don't spend money that you don't have; but if you have a difficult time committing to a gym, don't get a bargain. Seriously. Don't. Because I am an employee at Middlesex Hospital, I only pay $5 a month for a premium membership for the inland WOW! Fitness centers. Now, the inland centers are no long affiliated with the centers along the shoreline; so I had to sign up last night at the one in Groton. I pay $30/month to go to this gym. For $30/month, you think I'm not gonna use that gym? When I'm making so little money at my job? Hell No!! I'm gonna get my ass off the couch and get to the gym. Again, this isn't breaking me financially, so I can do it. But it's a lot more money than $5 every month; and on top of it, $2.50 is taken out of every paycheck to pay for the WOW! Fitness center in Middletown. So I barely even see the money that is being taken out. But I now pay $50/month from my bank account to pay for my and my boyfriend's gym membership (he got a $10 discount 'cause he's a student and am a graduate, now). So now, I need to make sure that for the 1st of the month, I have $50+ in my bank account. Again, it is in my face that nearly a gas tank's worth of money is being taken out of my bank account every month. Believe me, it's a motivator to not waste my money and to get my ass to the gym!

CONCLUSION:
Try to find yourself a gym buddy. He or She can keep you motivated to continue working out and you also have someone to hold you accountable for your actions (or lack thereof). Also, go to a gym where the membership fees are relatively high; not high enough to put you in financial ruin, but enough where you cannot brush it off and not go to the gym for.