I don't know about you, but I hate going to the gym. Working out? No, I love working out and feeling so much better afterwards. But that first step, you know the one where you get in your car and drive there, is one I can't seem to take.

Right before Thanksgiving I decided to join Planet Fitness, seriously the best gym. When I joined, I really thought I was going to go everyday, they have a great cardio section, tanning beds, massage machines and an amazing vibe of "judge free"; everything I was looking forward to when I joined.

The first couple of weeks was AMAZING, I was going to the gym everyday and I was starting to feel better about myself. Unfortunately, I'm better at talking myself out of going to the gym then actually going...

Here are my top five thoughts I have that talk me OUT of going to the gym:

1) "I REALLY worked out yesterday, so an unscheduled cheat day is okay... Right?..."

You know when you have a really good day at the gym, all your old exercises come really easy to you, you ran that extra half a mile and you feel amazing? I believe that this feeling is the gym telling your body, "Awesome job, feel free to not come back tomorrow... or the next day... or the next day..."

2) *8 AM* "Oh geez, I slept in... Imma close my eyes for five more minutes, then I'll go to the gym"

Yeah, I know... 8 AM is early and I really should have gotten myself out of bed and gone to the gym... But I did not and just allotted myself three more hours of sleep. :)

3) "I've been going for two weeks now!!! Where are my results?!"

I am one of the most impatient people alive, I will sit there and watch water boil because I think it will make my pasta cook faster. So when I started going to the gym, running 30 minutes everyday and doing arms/legs/abs, I expected to see results... that day. I mean I even started reading workout articles...

4) "I've pinned enough workouts on Pinterest.. that's the equivalent to going to the gym right?"

Pinterest has become my best friend during this new gym in my life. I am constantly on it pinning/ saving different types of workouts, work out clothes and motivational quotes, that sometimes I find getting in the car and actually driving to the gym is way too much. Pinterest does not sit there and laugh at me the way the treadmill does at the gym, it gave me confidence by telling me all about this new "10 Minute Workout You Can Do at Home."

5) "I really just don't think that it's a good idea today."

Have you ever just had a bad feeling about something, like, "I know if I go to the gym today, I may not make it back out?" Yeah, that happens to me almost every time I decide to go to the gym.

I really commend everyone who takes the hour or two out of their day to go the gym and better themselves. I mean, I truly wish I had your motivation and dedication but the honest truth is, I do not.

So here's to my peers, that keeps the gym running by paying membership fees and really only going for the tanning beds. You're my heroes, and I hope to see you one day at the gym. I mean, "do you even lift?"