The Weight Game...or Gain

I am more then fully aware that in only weeks I will be getting infront of the camera for our engagement pictures AND only a few months until I take my bridal portraits. However, this does not seem to be motivating me to get my butt to the gym whatsoever. Maybe because it seems so far off that I keep procrastinating, or maybe I'm just lazy.

I tend to think it's getting up at 5:30 in the morning to take care of the dogs and get ready for work, followed by getting home late in the evening, taking care of the dogs and cooking dinner. By the time I make it to feeding the dogs, I’m already ready for bed.

My commute to work is a good 45 minutes to 1 hour trek each day, each way. I know that I chose to do this to myself, and, if I didn’t like my job, I wouldn’t have lasted with the drive I have everyday. The drive seems to take two hours of productive time out of my day and, by the time I get home, I’ve had an hour in the car to talk myself out of going to the gym.

I am one of those body types who has skinny times, and has very chubby times. Right now, I’m borderline getting to my chubby times again. After 26 years of having my weight go up, then go down and back again, you’d think I’d go out of my way to keep it on the low side…and I did…until Mr. Hydrangea and I became serious. Time spent going to the gym became time for going out to dinners or cuddling on the couch. After months and months of this routine, my motivation completely disappeared.

Recently I started tracking my calories on Spark People and it has helped a lot! Everyday I log what I eat and it automatically calculates the calories, and recommends how much I should eat in order to get to my fighting weight. It also has you track your workouts, has motivational articles, recipes and pretty much everything you could look for in a website...and it's free. I definitely think this has helped me get on the right track, and now I just need to get my butt to the gym as well.

Have any of you all had this happen to you? If so, what have you done to change your routine and make the time to workout? Any suggestions on how to get my butt out of bed at 4:30 in the morning to get in a workout?