Seriously lacking motivation page 2

[mike_h]

An hour and a half every day??? No wonder you're tired... Rest.

That was 3 months ago, not since Primality.

[counterpuncher]

And if you still have the problem even when fully recovered, just do it. I've wrecked my brain about how to get motivated until I decided that I don't need motivation - I just need to do it, motivated or not.

I find this to be true for me also.
My best training sessions are often on days when I feel less than motivated at the start.
Also, when I go into a training session relaxed and with the attitude of low expectations, I have a killer workout, as opposed to having the attitude of conquering the world.
Last night I was considering bagging my session because I was tired. But I figured that I would do it anyway, but not sweat it if I didn't have a good workout. I figured doing something was better than doing nothing.
Turns out that I had one of my best sessions ever.
Projecting on how my workout is going to go based on how I feel before doing it doesn't seem to be a good indicator for me. I'm better off just doing it. If I'm hitting a wall, and everything feels heavy, I'll bag it and live to fight another day. But more often than not, I end up having a good session.
There's a fine line between working through resistance to get the benifits of working out and pushing yourself too hard, and experience will define where that line is.

[Gadsie]

I had this problem when I wasn't eating enough. Also primal foods are not really calorie dense imo. Not even most meats. So maybe you're just eating too little

[arthurb999]

If youre new to primal, it takes a few weeks to get used to using fat as your primary source of energy... and you may feel lethargic.

[magnolia1973]

when I come home after an hour of driving the last thing I feel like doing is 90 squats.

I used to do the Primal Blueprint workout.... and the repetition and boredom with doing a bazillion squats drove me mad. I could probably squat all damn day.

I'm trying to get back on track now, after just saying f'it for a few months. Advice? Give yourself a week off but after that, reschedule in the time for fitness, even if it is just a stroll around the block. In my case, I just stopped exercise,..... and I had spent YEARS dedicating 5 hours or more a week to exercise. After a few months off, I have no idea how I used to get it done. So now, not only do I lack the motivation, I have a time management issue.

So yeah, don't go home tonight and do 90 squats. But do something active- walk the dog, stretch, do sweatin to the oldies (lol), dance, do pilates, get the bike out....just think of it as a placeholder so that when you do want to buckle down and do a big t workout, the time is there.

[PriFrance]

Try finding a tangible fitness goal. Sign up for a run or set a goal of a long trek or a certain strength number that is quantifiable. Make sure it is something that gets you excited and use that as your proverbial Carrot

[elan.joelle]

Thanks guys for all of the advice!

Basically I think I'm in the same rut as magnolia1973, I find the Primal Blueprint workout extremely boring. My motivation was lacking as my lack of actual results.
Yesterday I hopped back on the treadmil for the first time in 3 months, and I felt so much better. I think for me personally, it is about being able to track my progress and feel like I accomplished something in my workout in order to motivate me.
I know running on the treadmil is not Grok, but until I can afford a high tech watch that tells me how fast I am running every second I just am not satisfied and I stuggle with internal push your self motivation.
My solution: Eat Primal and do workout that I am happy doing. Also.. play more tennis.
My workouts will NOT be as intense as pre-primal because they won't need to be. So still 30 min or so workouts, but in a gym, where my motivation is high. (plus in a gym I'm stuck there, forcing me to do something, I mean what else is there to do in a gym but workout?)
I know some may not agree, but this is my mitigation plan cuz I CANNOT do this other kind of working out anymore.

[mthornton99]

Also, you might consider trying something new as exercise. You may just be bored with what you have been doing. I rarely stick with the same routine more than a couple of months because it almost always gets boring to me. Not necessarily easy, just boring and not motivating. Nothing like a new challenge to get you interested in working out.

[arthurb999]

If you like tracking progress... learn how to do the followin lifts and try to make lineral progress.

Squat, bench press, deadlift, overhead press, chin up.