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Well, if you're wanting the benefits of exercise but don't enjoy it then you're just gonna have to look on it as a means to an end.:D
We all go to (or have done) jobs we dont like for the sole purpose of earning money to pay for things we need (rent, bills etc) or may want. If exercise is so unappealing to you then just look on it as the same, something that needs to be done and, at the end of it, instead of a pay packet, it's your fitness and health thats improved instead of your bank balance.:thumbsup:
very true Gogs. i'll just have to think of something that i can be bothered to do on a regular basis :p
But there's gotta be something that's fun. Hmmm, laser tag? Paintball? There's jumping rope, pole vaulting (you could combine it with pole dancing... at least it would make the Olympic event more entertaining, long jumping, jumping hurdles, jumping motorcycles, jumping the shark....*tries to think of more fun somethings*
Vigorous sex?
:p to you too!:D
I wasnae trying to be sarcy or anything, sometimes i'm exercising and thinking to myself WTF am i pushing myself like this for, it's not enjoyable, and a couch and a bag of crisps, maybe some chocolate, seems infinitely more preferable BUT as soon as i'm finished then the buzz comes and the feeling of 'It's done, I feel far better now, i could never have managed that ****** months/years ago' appears. Satisfaction.
Then the couch and the crisps, lol!
ooh, gogs, i agree, it seems ok to laze on the couch after you've exercised! :lol:
i have nobody for vigorous sex, either, gorilla, pity we live so far apart! :D
what about a pedometer?
I know it isn't execise in itself, but may be encouraging?
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It's not the exercise per se that i enjoy ( apart from playing football, but that's a different matter, lol), it's the increase in accomplishment that comes with it and that takes time sadly.
I think because everything is bought and sold so quickly and easily nowadays, on TV and the media, that we include health and fitness into that as well and it just doesn't work like that( ever noticed that people that promise these dreams of a 'quick' health fix/weight loss/muscle build tend to be making a rather large amount of money out of it as well?:rolleyes:)
Any goal you should set should be over a minimum of a month if it's an exercise you're doing daily, you may not enjoy it but see when the months up and you find you're doing 2 or 3 times the reps or working out for twice the time without tiring ,THENS when it all becomes apparent and worthwhile!;)
An example is i'm doing these ridiculous gymnastic strength exercises at the moment. Now, they are 2 different actions of, literally, 1 min each a day!!! Sounds like nothing but when i started them i couldn't even get into the start position of one of them, lol, let alone hold for 60 seconds. I'd do maybe 6 sets of 10 seconds and gradually build but it was far from easy, it was tiring and exhausting.
But see the first time i managed to do both for a minute.....................all the pain became worthwhile.:) That's the feeling that you can't bottle and sell but it also doesn't come easy, sadly!
I think what i'm saying is if you want something fitness wise badly enough it wont happen quickly, the only way to achieve it is to push yourself from a comfort zone to get it and set reachable goals to aim for, not pleasant at the start but it's really worth it in the long run when you can see the actual gains.
'Couch and crisps' is easier though, lol!
that is very true, Gogs, it is so satisfying to see yourself accomplishing little steps in fitness. I was scared of the Leg Press machine when i first went to the gym, now it's my favourite machine and i press 100kg on it, 10 reps, not too much trouble atall.
i was also amazed how much easier it was to start swimming again than i thought it would be because of being fitter since using the gym for a few months. My confidence has also risen, too. Plus it's a great way of showing yourself that you care about yourself, looking after your body that way :cool:.
My new plan didn't work out so well. On the internet and in my head it seemed so easy. High calories one day, low calories one day, etc. But omg, it's so hard to eat low calories. I gave up after lunch. Ha.
yeah, i find it easier to just get used to one set amount.
:D :D
I haven't really lost any weight in the past month (stayed around the same), but did measure my height for the first time in years today and found that I am 3cm taller than I thought i was. Doesn't sound like a lot, but in terms of BMI makes a difference of a couple of kg less that I need to loose. Which means.... my BMI is 25.x not 26.x and I'm less than half a stone over 'normal' weight, which is very good :)
Of course, bmi is a load of bollocks anyway, but i am happy :)
I think that is me!
Lol - maybe! I have never been a sporty type, even at school I was rubbish at everything and always the last to get picked. The trampoline was fun at first but now I have to do it for 'exercise' I don't enjoy it. Also I like floating around in the water but don't enjoy actually swimming properly (in fact I can't swim well anyway).
There seems to be something about the idea of exercise that I resist. :rolleyes:
I bought one of those vibration plates (cheap version of the Power Plate) from a shopping channel. Not sure if it will be any benefit but I thought I could alternate it with the trampoline some days.
I also got ankle weights for when I'm on the trampoline. I've been using wrist weights for a while.
Gorilla, maybe when the new meds kick in you will feel more positive about doing something. In the meantime don't stress about it.
I was always one of the last to be picked for sports at school too Marrers. I can't catch properly or hit things with a bat and I can't run fast or jump high. But I grew up without a car and so we walked and cycled everywhere.
Most of my exercise now is still walking and cycling but I also do weights in the gym for about 30 mins a few times a week (this is all you need if you're doing your cardio stuff elsewhere). I also love dancing and this is the one thing I could do for hours without feeling like I'm forcing myself.
Interestingly, Im not a fan of actually going out for a walk or ride, I can only motivate myself to use it as transport.
Well done Mr F :D
well done indeed. i'm not doing so well unfortunately. i properly couldn't do my jeans up yesterday. :( i suspect my weight's creeping up unabated and other than stopping my meds i don't know what to do. i'm walking for an hour a day, too tired to do any more exercise and eating normally.
ah, you've done well there Mr F :thumbsup:
good luck gorilla. thats so frusterating.
Sorry about that Gorilla, frustrating isnt it? I'm on steroids for my lungs that cause weight gain (been for the past seven years!). I really have to restrict to lose any weight. :rolleyes: But with shit lungs, I wouldnt be able to exercize at all! Oh well... :rollseyes_ani:
thanks cobweb and ella. it really sucks. :down:
I'm sorry to hear that too Gorilla =-/ I can only imagine how frustrating that is.
2.5 months later and I'm back to where I started in July - 94.9kg :(
I had a cold that lasted about 6 weeks (and I still have to a degree) have been eating what I'd say is a 'normal' amount - 2000-2500kcals a day. I've been aware of regaining a bit, but it hasn't been until the last week or so that I've noticed my visceral fat suddenly increase.
I'm heartened to know that I can loose it, disheartened to know that I seem quite incapable of keeping it off once I've lost it, eating what I'd call a normal amount (given that I'm 6f2). Looks like it's the start of calorie counting, rice cakes and daily weigh-ins again.
sorry to hear that Mr F :(
i cut down quite a bit last month and lost about three lbs but i got bored and went back to eating normally again :p i haven't weighed myself since then but i've probably put it back on :rolleyes:
sorry to hear this, Flibble :(
i seem to be just the same and have put back on most of the weight i lost before. In the past i've lost a lot and always put it back on + more, so now i'm really a little scared of trying :satisfied:.
how do people lose several stone and keep it off?. Seems to me with each year that passes it gets harder to keep/get slim :mad:.
are you still gym-ing?
Yes, but not cardio - just swimming once or twice a week. Not a great deal of swimming at that.
My weight loss is due to getting a really stressful job and rushing around like a idiot :hmm:
:p i was going to ask about the job, Puffin but i was too scared
Hehe, thanks for the thought :D
Well lets say i have a new one lined up for the new year ;)
are you having a break in between?
I dont think so. Little one as a big back tooth coming through and was really upset so i am at home today. Trying to stick it out till i find out my starting date.
I haven't put back the couple of stone I lost in the last few months, but I have stayed the same now for the last month. Not surprising really as snacky things have started creeping back in. I'm seriously considering joining Weightwatchers Online thingy (don't have time to go to meetings) to see if that will keep me on the straight and narrow and get the scales moving downwards again. Meh, I don't know, I just hate the thought of paying for something I already know how to do...just can't be arsed too!!:p
ivy i've tried a couple of online thingies like that before but just wasted my money :o:(
i was reminded again this morning of my recent weight struggles when i pulled a pair of trousers out of the back of the wardrobe and found i couldn't do them up. :o i've been wearing dresses a lot lately because my bum has got too big to fit in any of my favourite trousers. i really don't want to buy new ones though because i don't want to stay this weight. *sigh* :down: