14. Know that Excuses are the Tools of the Incompetent or Maybe the Fat?

Skinny People know that there is no excuse that can stand in the way of a good workout.

In the spirit of my New Years Revolution, I woke the whole family up to attend a Saturday morning group run with Black Girls Run-LA. Even though I gave the family two days notice that we would be attending this early morning run, there was no shortage of wailing and  teeth gnashing when I went to wrangle up the posse at 6 am.

There was also no shortage of excuses! Here are some of my favorites:

• The sun isn’t up!
• It’s cold
• I don’t have enough time to eat first
• When else can I sleep in – I work all week
• I am out of Gatorade
• My iPod isn’t charged

Through everything, I managed to overcome the excuses and get the family out the house.  Even though they had frowns on their faces, they had smoothies in hand and ended having a great work out.

Group picture of BGR-LA

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Do you struggle with getting friends and family to work out with you?  What excuses do you K.O. before you workout?  Let us know in the comments below!