[unlearninglaziness]

just want to say thanks to the posters. i love threads such as the anti procrastination one, and the daily goal setting ones. my current plan is to spend the next 30 days waking up when my alarm goes off, doing a 20 minute work out, then 5 minutes meditating/focusing on myself and my newly devised mission statement. i'd like to post every day, and do something every day that scares me (lots of things scare me, simple things that push me out of my comfort zone are things i want to do more - like talking to other people) but think i'd find that too tiresome and difficult. one step at a time. i recently made an iPhone app to have with me at all times, so i'm hoping it helps. (dm me for details if you're interested, as i don't want to spam, or detract from the main aim of the fred)

[RomanSunburn]

Hey! Welcome to PC! I just wanted to say that sounds like a great plan! How is it going? It does sound like a lot of changes at once, so try to be gentle on yourself if you don't do everything every day. I'm trying to get myself to do some sort of exercise every day, maybe a walk for 30 minutes or a bike ride or a pilates video. But my pdoc recommened at least 5 days a week, so I'm trying to be gentle on myself and remind myself I"m "allowed" to miss two days a week!

Keep us updated!

[unlearninglaziness]

Originally Posted by RomanSunburn

Hey! Welcome to PC! I just wanted to say that sounds like a great plan! How is it going? It does sound like a lot of changes at once, so try to be gentle on yourself if you don't do everything every day. I'm trying to get myself to do some sort of exercise every day, maybe a walk for 30 minutes or a bike ride or a pilates video. But my pdoc recommened at least 5 days a week, so I'm trying to be gentle on myself and remind myself I"m "allowed" to miss two days a week!

Keep us updated!

thanks for the reply! i found the exercise easy to do, and have been managing for a few weeks (6 days out of 7, i too like a day off)) but have found it difficult to remember to check my mission statement every day (either forgetfulness or fear of something!) and also really difficult to get up when my alarm goes off. i was trawling through many forums online to see if there were other tips i could pick up on. i was hoping having things on my phone so i would see them as soon as waking would help but it's not been as easy as i imagined. been aiming to do it for just 30 days to give myself a basis of a habit, and hoping that seeing my own custom made app when i wake up would motivate myself, but it's not been great so far. will try and do a weekly update, maybe every friday, and also if anyone else has any ideas for motivation i might try to include that too (either in routine or my app!) good luck with your exercising - very true about changing too many things at once, i've been told by sports psychologist that 2/3 is as many as most brians can cope with!

[RomanSunburn]

Perhaps setting your alarm a little earlier every day until you reach a target time to get up? Say you want to get up at 9 am. Start by setting your alarm at 10 or 11, and then work backwards, either by week or by day. Maybe week would be better.. Set it at 11 for one week, 10:45 the next week, 10:30 the following week, and so on. I"m not naturally a morning person (though, this week has definitely flipped that, and I'm really not sure how it did it!), so I definitely understand how hard it can be to wake up to an alarm. If I don't have something to do, I'd sleep all day.

What kinds of things does your mission statement say?

Try not to be discouraged, it sounds like you are making really good progress! Working out 6 days a week is fantastic! What kind of work out do you do?

You could also try post it notes (or lipstick) on the bathroom mirror. You could write good things about yourself, positive affirmations, or something like "I can do it!"

I'm looking forward to reading your posts!

[unlearninglaziness]

i've been trying to work backwards from a later start but my habit of snoozing is terrible! though it does seem my attempt to instantly break it isn't working, so i may try that again from Monday. twice this week i was up on time, 3 times it was up to 60mins late! i've found the working out a bit easier. it's just weights at home for 20-30 minutes, doing 2-3 exercises to the point of failure. it gets addictive after a few weeks! i love the idea of a message. i am going to write a post it note and stick it on the walls. it will say this: "today is a new day, what you do today is what matters most" i tried putting that into my phone but i just don't look at my phone properly in the morning. will see how things go over the coming week! also, if anyone is around and good at English, I have a 10 sentence sales pitch for my app which i've been told makes no sense. however, the people that tell me this are not familiar in any way with psychology or self help. if anyone has the inclination, would you be willing to read it and give me feedback (being as harsh as you like!!)

[Confusedinomicon]

Have you tried sleeping earlier and scheduling something in the morning you have to do?

[unlearninglaziness]

Originally Posted by Confusedinomicon

Have you tried sleeping earlier and scheduling something in the morning you have to do?

thanks, that reminds me i should try reading before bed instead of computer/tv since they probably keep me up!

[unlearninglaziness]

end of week 1. 4/5 days i managed to get up within 10 minutes of the alarm going off. sometimes i try to literally roll out of bed onto the floor so i become uncomfortable and get up. i think i really need to stop using the computer last thing before sleep as i can lose awareness of how tired i am. will definitely use that time to read instead. hopefully next weeks update will also be positive!