Lie to me

Do you lie?

Not to people. I mean, not intentionally, right? Just the small, comfortable lies that give those around you a soft place to land (wow, look at that haircut!).

No, I'm talking about big lies.

That's right. Do you lie to your workout app?

This came up over dinner with a group of ladies, some of whom admitted they lie to their app so they don't get the "it's been 37 days since your last workout" message. It started me thinking about the ways in which we lie about our exercise habits. For me, sometimes I lie to myself to get on the treadmill:

You only have to get on for 15 minutes.

​And most of the time, after 15 minutes, I'm on for the duration. I just needed that soft place to land. That bailout point in case I really hate it as much as I hated the thought of it.

Over the summer and into the fall, I dealt with kidney stones, and because I avoided the doctor, it was much worse than it should have been. The upside of being that sick: I lost 20 pounds.

Now that I'm feeling better, I can feel the weight creeping back. So what's a girl to do?

Lie?

No, lies won't cut it this time. So I'm going to try something new. People.

You see, it's easy to lie to an app, but people? That's harder, but then again, I was raised on guilt.

So, I'm looking for some accountability partners who are interested in working out together. Separately. Across time zones and countries. I'm not a workout guru and I'm not a doctor, so socialize with us at your own risk. And I mean that. Let's make it social. Everything's easier with the support of friends.

I'm posting this over on my reader group, and you're welcome to join us there. We'll post how we're doing, make it fun and social and we won't lie. Seriously.

Here's the deets:

We start easy:

​Cardio (walk, run, bike, swim) a minimum 22 minutes a day 3 days a week
22 pushups a day, every day, which I do in honor of military veterans #22pushupchallenge
8 glasses of water a day (minimum)

Head on over to the Facebook group if you're interested. Or, you know, keep lying to the workout app.