As much as I like working out, the lazy part of me likes NOT working out more.

Sure, the endorphin rush is awesome, but if I had the option, I would not mind sleeping in and skipping the gym altogether.

Yes, my love/hate relationship with the gym continues!

And as fun as not working out it, I just got a solid reminder of how easy it is to fall off the gym bandwagon.

Between pre-Sundance work, being in Park City and then post-Sundance exhaustion, I have not worked out for two weeks. Naively, I thought it would be easy to jump back in to the routine.

Then I went to the gym yesterday, tried to work out and wanted to crawl home.

I’m not even being slightly dramatic.

Then this morning, I went again and did better, but still was barely getting through my old routine.

Two weeks away felt like two years! It’s amazing how fast you can lose your momentum.

And what’s worse, is getting back in the early morning routine. The alarm goes off at 5:30 am and I want to knock it off the nightstand. But, I slowly get myself up and go, I mean, it has to get easier right?

I know this is only temporary and I’ll be back in the routine again soon but holy cow.

I definitely need to be better about working out while I’m traveling, why is that so difficult?

Do you find it easy to get back in your workout or other routines after being gone for a while?

There are two types of workout people: morning and evenings. And until recently, I thought the morning people were crazy. Get up early…voluntarily? To…work out? NO WAY.

I prefer to work out at night. I used that time to work off the days stress, clear my head and just relax. But working out at night takes a big commitment too. Home is very alluring when it’s cold outside, you work late, plans come up and suddenly it’s a week since you’ve been the gym. I found myself in that situation all too often and I started to fall behind.

And now that the holidays are coming up and things are busier, I just cannot go after work.

So, two weeks ago, I reset the alarm for 5:30 a.m. (OMG SO UNHOLY OF AN HOUR) and headed to the gym to work out before work.

The first day, it went really well. I was up, out of bed and out the door with a little spring in my step. Day two, yeah the reality set in. I was fussy and really wanted to go back to bed.  But I still made myself go. And turns out, working out in the morning isn’t so bad after all. I mean, it’s not puppies and rainbows, but it’s not awful.

To be honest, I’m not even really awake until that elliptical-induced endorphin kick sets in. Before then, I’m pretty much a zombie. But after? I’m all “good morning!!” and feeling good.

I’m going to try and keep doing morning workouts for now and see how it goes. Let’s just say, some days are better than others. But it’s better than not going at all.

Plus, it’s so dead there, I love the peace and quiet. But, the main downside is that I’m up at 5:30 a.m. and (for now) wanting to go to bed at 8 p.m. Still working on that adjustment, nothing’s perfect.

Are you a morning or evening workout person?

I’m not very good at break ups. Boys, hair stylists, manicurists, I don’t like it. I like routine, I like stability. Also, I like having a place where I can work out 3-4 days a week and know that it will be open and available for me (because I pay for it.)

Well, that rug got pulled out from under me yesterday.

Why? My gym broke up with me. Well, actually, it’s more like my gym closed because the electric was shut off due to them not paying the bills for a few months (to the tune of $200k).

Yeah, I was dating a gym that had money issues. SO UNLIKE ME.

My friend told me about the news and sadly, due to my trust issues, I didn’t believe him, so I ran next door to see it myself and yep, gym was closed, “until further notice.”

Turns out, further notice is likely forever, so I’m back on the gym market and I have no idea what to do. I’ve been dating my gym for more than five years! We were, like committed.

And now I’m getting back out there, visiting other gyms, hearing what they have to say and trying to decide where I want to go. But in the meantime, I’m getting outside to walk and exercise, even if I’m not burning as many calories as I was before. And it’s been kind of nice, especially after sitting in an office all day.

I just hate auditioning gyms and now mixing up the routine I had before. I know, it’s dumb, but it’s just a change. And hopefully, by this weekend, I will have a new place to work out.

Yeah I’m totally looking at this like my own episode of the Bachelor. Another gym mini date is tomorrow!

Are you good with breaking up with gyms, stylists, etc.?