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In reply to the discussion: 70 lbs. down. Now I can rant about obnoxious fitness fanatics. [View all]AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)123. Your Mileage May Vary
The crux of your argument, which I touched on above, is that exercise can and will always be an unenjoyable or even intolerable activity for many people. I tend to think (barring some sort of physical ailment like arthritis or some other extraordinary disability/disease/injury) that this is baloney. When you first take up any strenuous physical activity it is going to suck/hurt/whatever because your body has not adapted to handle the stress being placed upon it. Your body/brain is basically telling you that you're insane and that you are going to kill yourself. The key (for myself and many other friends/family members etc.) is to just acknowledge that regular strenuous exercise is going to be miserable for a good two to three months before it moves into the tolerable zone. And that at some point during the tolerable zone, especially if you can get up to doing 30-60 minute strenous aerobic workouts, your body will adapt to the activity and you will actually start to enjoy it and look forward to the mental and physical benefits that a good workout provides.
Just because it worked that way for YOU means it works that way for everyone????
Do you prefer your baloney on rye or whole wheat?
The OP indicated that he had been at it for 9 1/2 months, and for considerably longer than that in the past, and had not observed any such thing.
I do enjoy it now, but it has taken many years, not a few months, to get to this point.
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When I lived overseas I had no problems in losing weight. We walked everywhere.
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#37
I can't imagine burning 50 calories dancing, but I have friends who dance for hours!
we can do it
Feb 2013
#11
It's possible I might like yoga, but it goes against one of my coping strategies...
Silent3
Feb 2013
#53
I escape while doing yoga by tuning in to my body sensations. For the elliptical
diane in sf
Feb 2013
#60
It does take concentration (I have an teacher for my excellent beginner's class)
we can do it
Feb 2013
#113
I love yoga, I put on a routine on the lap top, have a TV or Kid in the backround and go to town.
glowing
Feb 2013
#82
I totally agree about relief for lower back and hips, that's one reason I started yoga.
we can do it
Feb 2013
#114
Let me add my heartfelt congratulations and understanding before the fitness nazis show up
Hekate
Feb 2013
#16
I've managed to do something that I know a lot of the "experts" would recommend against...
Silent3
Feb 2013
#58
Once you've made progress, you really don't need to expend as much effort to stay that way.
randome
Feb 2013
#39
Occasionally I find it hard to respond to a post without expressing amusement...
Silent3
Feb 2013
#136
I'm fine with what I said in my OP, especially given that I called it a "rant".
Silent3
Feb 2013
#147
Great post! I have not found a way to make exercise anything other than work to me.
Lisa0825
Feb 2013
#49
It wasn't until I'd lost about 30 lbs. that I went back into the health club...
Silent3
Feb 2013
#73
There's the issue of whether the exercise makes you feel better while you're doing it...
Silent3
Feb 2013
#106
Try "Truvia" the 'natural' substitute for sugar. I have cut (added) sugar completely and
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 2013
#95
fat free milk doesn't have added sugar. it's just that when you take out the fat, lactose becomes
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#99
I think the demonizing of sugar (especially refined) has to be taken with a grain of salt...
Silent3
Feb 2013
#102
I've lost a lot as well, almost 100lbs, though it has been over more than half a decade
high density
Feb 2013
#126