Not a Morning Person!

Posted on October 10, 2014

I am NOT a morning person, yet for some reason, I do best when I exercise first thing in the morning. For the past year or so, I tried working out right when I got home from work. That didn't work out so well, as I get home and I am tired from working all day and I am ready for dinner. This resulted in many skipped work-outs.

Since I started Dietbet, I knew I had to move my work-outs to the mornings to be consistent. So far I have stuck with my morning work-outs and it really isn't so bad. I have been waking up a full hour earlier and I seem to have more energy throughout my day because of it. Today, however, is a completely different story. I snoozed a little after my alarm initially went off, then I woke up 15 minutes later than I should have. I didn't have time to drink my morning cup of coffee to wake me up, and I tried to go straight into my work-out. For the entire warm-up I continuously gagged.

I have always had this problem of gagging and being slightly nauseous super early in the morning if I try to do anything... even eating too early in the a.m. Does anyone else have this problem? Typically, I have to wake up 30 minutes before I actually need to be awake, just so I can wake up and not be nauseous from still being half asleep, if that makes any sense. I could not continue with my workout this morning because of it. I am not sure why my body has this problem. Nevertheless, I get off of work early today since it is Friday and I will reschedule my Butt, Hips, and Thighs Daily Burn work-out to right after work. No flaking out today!

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Soup

10/24/2014 6:51PM

I have been reading lots of articles about workouts and metabolism. A lot of the articles suggest that you eat before your work out. They say that an empty tank isn't good to burn calories when you work out. You may think it is burning all of your fat but it isn't. I noticed a difference when I ate an hour or half hour before a workout.

I liked women's health magazine on Facebook and they post tons of informative stuff. Some of the tips I take with a grain of salt but majority of them are very good. I am glad it is getting better.

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Brit

I never knew that. I'll definitely check out Women's Health and read up on it. Your advice is very helpful.

Brit

10/24/2014 6:33PM

It's getting better, but I still feel nauseous sometimes. I was actually wondering if maybe I need to eat a little bit before I work out. I usually drink a little bit of water when I wake up, but I might try drinking a full glass before exercising.

I'll see if the water helps. If not, then I'll try eating something small before working out. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Soup

10/24/2014 4:57PM

I know exactly what you mean about waking up nauseous. When I was doing my 4 am workouts I made sure to eat something with protein to help with the nausea. I read something recently that you can feel that way because you are usually dehydrated in the morning. I have been drinking a big glass of water every morning and that has helped as well. Since I do not have an office job morning work outs can happen when I want in the morning but I an not lie I sort of miss waking up at 4 or 5 and being one of the only people in the gym. Now I wake up to the screams of a 6 month old or my sister bringing my nephew to me in my bed(also crying or making some sort of crazy noise). I hope your morning work outs are getting easier and waking up is much easier. :-)