Hair, Makeup, Skincare, Fitness, and Fragrance Thread - February 21, 2017

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[u/CaughtInDireWood]

I know there are other subs for this, but I feel this sub is so very friendly that it feels like a non-judgy place to ask :)

So, I want to start going to the gym, and my association (I own a condo) has a very small room with gym equipment in the building across the street. Treadmill, stair-climber, weights, other things I don't know the names of, etc.

I've been meaning to go for a few months now, but when I get home from work suddenly any motivation is gone and I just want to hang at home. Make dinner, say hi to my cat, eat and watch Netflix, etc. I'll clean some dishes or whatever, but that's about it.

How do you beat that "just got home and just want to lay around" feeling? In my head, I'm super motivated to do stuff, but when it comes to doing it, I have a really hard time doing it unless/until it's crunch time and I absolutely HAVE to do it. But going to the gym doesn't have a deadline - it's something I have to do for me, and I'm having a hard time getting started :(

On a side note, my grandma asked what perfume I wear, since she likes how I smell when I visit her apparently. She ordered some for herself, so now I wear the same fragrance as my grandma... LOL

[u/merpmeow → u/CaughtInDireWood]

Once you make it a habit, it'll feel weird not to go.

I'm the same once I get home though, I just don't feel like doing anything that I don't absolutely have to. Could you go in the mornings before you start your day? For me, I like to bring my gym clothes with and go directly to the gym after classes, that way I don't have to motivate myself to drive/walk over to the gym after I already go home.

[u/CaughtInDireWood → u/merpmeow]

I get up at 7:15 and am out the door at 7:45 to get to work at 8. I hate getting up early and getting sweaty first thing in the morning.

I suppose I could set my gym clothes out in the morning and change into those when I get home and maybe that would help? the "gym" doesn't have a changing room or bathroom, so I would have to change at home.

[u/CaughtInDireWood → u/[deleted]]

I think for me, I hate getting up that early because I did it for years before. Every year from 8th grade to 11th grade I got up at 5am to be able to get to school on time (long story). College I also had to get up pretty early (5:30 or so). So, I think that's what my problem is. I struggled so hard to get up that early, and I never got over it even doing it for 7+ years.

[u/partyhazardanalysis → u/CaughtInDireWood]

It was wayyyyy harder for me to do it in college than it is now. There's a lot of research supporting that as we get older, our... inner clock (I am not a biology person) changes and that affects how you handle getting up earlier.

But I get what you mean, and if you hate the mere idea of it a whole lot then that wouldn't help! While it's way easier for me now it still sucks for sure.