Not a morning person

by Heidi on January 30, 2008

Reason number ONE MILLION I will not be a morning gym person.

Though i went yesterday morning, I didn’t have to be on the hill till 10am. Well I should have been there at 9:30 but that’s neither here nor there.

I was planning on waking up at 7am to be to the gym close to 7:30 or so. Instead I think I got out of bed at 7:30 and was at the gym by 7:45. I was home by 8:30 so it was a short work out – 25 minutes on the elliptical and some quick arms and abs workouts.

So this morning, because i’m working tonight, I tried for probably at least the fifth or tenth time to get up at 6am and go to the gym. I figured if I could be there by 6:30 and home by 7:30 I could still leave by 8:25 to be on time for work.

5:45 the alarm goes off.

Slap. Snooze.

5:55 alarm

slap. snooze.

6:05

Slap. Swat. Snooze.

I swear I’ll get up at 6:15.

6:15

snooze.

6:25

snooze

Sometime between 6:25 and 6:45 i stopped snoozing and the alarm turned itself off because it does that after an hour of snoozing.

7:20

shit. fuck. Oh well…
Wake boyfriend up, jump in shower, get ready and get out the door at 8:25.

I suppose…and I know I’ve said this before but I really need to come to terms with not being a morning gym person. BUT I ENJOYED IT YESTERDAY!!! COME ON!

I was even in bed by 11pm! On a PRIMARY NIGHT!! (normally on primary nights I’m up until at least midnight writing for Blast!) But no no, dragging my ass out of bed before 7am seems nearly impossible. I can do 7am. I can even do 7:05 but 6:00-7:00 is strictly reserved for snoozing says my brain. So I write you this…

Given that Ash Wednesday is next week, I’ve been trying to decide what to give up for Lent. I read on a blog (forgive me for not remember. It was before I had any caffeine) on my reader someone giving up the snooze button. I refuse to give up alcohol (if only for the sake of wine. Does giving up beer count? I can do that…though it’s not really a sacrifice), I won’t give up caffeine per the MONSTROUS headache I had after 2 days sans caffeine in Vermont two weeks ago. Seriously I thought I was going to die. So this girl indicated she was giving up her snooze button.

Snooze button eh?

I could do that. Boyfriend, upon my telling him this, kind of scoffed at me and said “yeah right” as I have a habit of setting the alarm for ONE HOUR before I need to be up and snoozing in between. Boyfriend hates it, previous ex’s have hated it…it’s just a bad bad habit.

But maybe, giving up the snooze button for Lent will GET MY ASS TO THE GYM AT 6:30am!!! I mean I don’t need to go at 6am. I don’t even need to go at 5:30. Just..between 6:15 and 6:30.

I can do this. Forty days of getting up early. And if I don’t want to go to the gym I can sleep till 7am.
I can totally do this. Right? Ya’ll can start making bets now on how long this will last.

And no I won’t cheat by setting the second alarm on my alarm clock. That’s cheating…or is it????

What are you giving up for lent?

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  • http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/necharl/ Natalie

    That sounds like a great thing to give up, you can do it! I’m giving up sweets like I do every year. It’s usually only hard for the first 2 weeks then I wonder why I ate so much of the crap and I start feeling awesome. Oh and I usually drop a few pounds along the way, can’t complain about that!

  • http://www.jqlounge.com Julie Q

    gym is IMPOSSIBLE in the morning- but i think its every worse because its winter. b/c during the spring you can at least go for a run outside

    rocco and ellie- best pup pals forever!

  • http://redshrt04.wordpress.com/ Maxie

    If I was catholic I would totally give up shopping for lent. I’m pretty sure my habits have gotten a tad out of control.

    Or reality tv. because it sucks up my life.

  • nicoleantoinette

    I like physically can’t work out in the morning. Aside from the fact that I cannot get out of bed, like, ever (especially if it’s for working out. I can get out of bed for.. say… chocolate chip pancakes), my body is too stiff in the mornings to accomplish any sort of workout.

  • http://juliezilla.blogspot.com Julie

    I think I am giving up being lazy for lent.
    Will that work?

  • http://juliezilla.blogspot.com Julie

    OMG! The Jen Lancaster books are amazing!

    I read them last year on my commute and I would literally laugh out loud on the T.

    You are going to LURVE them.

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