Re: Question on what motivates you

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Hey - whatever motivates you to keep up your great work is okay with me. I have certainly taken out my anger with my hubby, co-workers, parents, job, etc while doing kickboxing. It is a healthy and harmless release.

Kathy

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Hi Gang,

I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

Just reflecting about some nasty coworkers I have, who happen to be fat. Sometimes part of what motivates me is knowing I'm more fit than they are, that they can't do half the pushups I can, etc. It's kind of a mean spirited feeling, but sometimes I feel Fitness, in addition to be a generally nice person, is my only defense against these self-centered pigs.

[Guest guest]

With my line of work (sign language interpreting) I don't have "co-workers" per se....I may team with another interpreter for a semester or maybe two semesters so I don't usually "hate" someone enough to motivate my workouts. I did hate my former boss though (that's why I quit!) but she isn't fat now...she used to be...... I just think that when I get into better shape I won't care what other people say to me...hopefully I won't.

Remember, a$$holes come in all sizes!

Jen

I do find comfort in the fact that I can play volleyball pretty darn good for an over-weight/obese short girl (I'm 5') and that most people whether or not they are fit can't play volleyball as well as I do. The reason why??? They don't know how to play

Pink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...> wrote:

Hi Gang,

I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

Just reflecting about some nasty coworkers I have, who happen to be fat. Sometimes part of what motivates me is knowing I'm more fit than they are, that they can't do half the pushups I can, etc. It's kind of a mean spirited feeling, but sometimes I feel Fitness, in addition to be a generally nice person, is my only defense against these self-centered pigs.

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[Guest guest]

> I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel

good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

>

>

I would say Kickboxing definitely comes in real handy when I am

upset at work!! I love it when I have a really bad day. I love

exercising for so many reasons....I get such wonderful feedback (ie:

even my Pilates reformer teacher kept insisting to the class I never

had a child...yeah, right then who is that kid I am sending that

college tuition every semester...LOL), it keeps my mood elevated and

it gives me something to stive for. The benefits have been enormous.

Oh yeah....DH appreciates it. I do have to admit...I love to kickbox

when I am really pissed off...:-)

Robin

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hey laura,

you know i thought i was the only one who had those feelings at times. sometimes it could be the person who yelled a mean remark to me from down the street but mostly its my mother in law. she thinks she knows everything but she doesn't do anything to take care of herself. i keep that in mind when i workout sometimes. she is always putting me down for something she doesnt like about me and thinks makes me a bad mother so when i get home i hit the weights or tae-bo and i work so hard when i think about how she just cries about being overweight but would much rather sit in front of the computer smoking her cigarettes and eating her bag of chips all day, instead of working out.

i always felt bad for having those feelings, like i was being a mean person but sometimes you can't help what you feel and if it makes me work harder during a workout i usually roll with b/c when i am done whatever she said to make me feel bad has rolled off my back and doesn't bother me anymore.

kassia

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Well, my number one motivation was losing my Grandmother at age 56 from heart disease. That told me right then that I have to take care of my body so it doesn't fail me later in life.

But, when I went through the hormone therapy and gained all that weight, some of my motivation came from my co-workers at the time, much like what you are talking about now. I was working in an accounting office and decided to rededicate myself to a healthy lifestyle. I started working out daily and carrying a cooler to work with all my food. I'm not talking about a lunch box either. I'm talking a 12-pack cooler so I had 5 of my 7 meals for the day with me. They would tease and say things like "You aren't going to lose any weight eating like a pig all the time. Come to Craig or Weight Watchers or LA Weight Loss (depending on which one it was) with me if you want to lose weight." They had weekly parties in the office bringing in cakes and junk. To which, I would take my protein shakes, fruit, veggies, healthy sandwiches, etc. I'd hear comments about "Slimfast only works if you just eat it and not all that other

stuff." To which, I'd reply, "This isn't Slimfast, it's a protein shake." It got to be really annoying. Until about a month into my program, and they started seeing the results. At three months when I'd lost 75 pounds of fat, put on 25 pounds of muscle, and was 3 or 4 sizes smaller, they all shut up. I think I enjoyed that as much as I enjoyed losing the fat! LOL It gave me immense satisfaction to know that I had lost so much, with them picking on me about eating like a pig, while they all gained weight. I knew it was the exercise and eating right instead of trying to let a diet be a magic pill and still eating junk at every party and not working out. But evil woman that I am, I didn't design a program for a single one of them, even when they asked me to. They wanted me to design them a diet and wouldn't meet me at the gym. I wasn't about to do a half@ss job, and I knew they wouldn't stick

to it anyway, so there was no point in wasting my time.

I left that job about a month after that and went back to working in the gym. And I've never regretted it!

TonyaPink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...> wrote:

Hi Gang,

I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

Just reflecting about some nasty coworkers I have, who happen to be fat. Sometimes part of what motivates me is knowing I'm more fit than they are, that they can't do half the pushups I can, etc. It's kind of a mean spirited feeling, but sometimes I feel Fitness, in addition to be a generally nice person, is my only defense against these self-centered pigs.

[Guest guest]

We keep saying we're going to get a punching bag here at the gym for women to put pictures on to get out frustrations. I have a feeling we'd wear it out pretty quick! LOLkvetro60@... wrote:

Hey - whatever motivates you to keep up your great work is okay with me. I have certainly taken out my anger with my hubby, co-workers, parents, job, etc while doing kickboxing. It is a healthy and harmless release.

Kathy

-------------- Original message --------------

Hi Gang,

I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

Just reflecting about some nasty coworkers I have, who happen to be fat. Sometimes part of what motivates me is knowing I'm more fit than they are, that they can't do half the pushups I can, etc. It's kind of a mean spirited feeling, but sometimes I feel Fitness, in addition to be a generally nice person, is my only defense against these self-centered pigs.

[Guest guest]

Kassia,

Don't feel bad at all, girl! You're a great Mom! And a Fabulous Fitness Fanatic! (*I have a t-shirt that says Fitness Fanatic, I think we all need them here. LOL*) Anyway, I know what you mean, my Mom is the same as your Mother-In-Law. I'm especially hearing it right now because my kids go visit her every summer, and have just gotten back from their 2 months with her. Now they are being deprogrammed. LOL Anyway, I have had the same feelings you have, so I know where you are coming from. You know what I did? I called the gym about a mile from her house and got her on their mailing list. She knows it was me too, because it is the same chain I work for, but I don't care. When she gets off her lazy butt and does something to prove that she knows what she's talking about, then I might listen to her. In the meantime, I'm teaching my kids that we love Memmaw, we just don't always agree with her. I think

they are sick of her crap too, though, because they told me that they don't want to go next year. They'd rather stay home and come to the gym with me.

TonyaKassia <ldy_solana@...> wrote:

hey laura,

you know i thought i was the only one who had those feelings at times. sometimes it could be the person who yelled a mean remark to me from down the street but mostly its my mother in law. she thinks she knows everything but she doesn't do anything to take care of herself. i keep that in mind when i workout sometimes. she is always putting me down for something she doesnt like about me and thinks makes me a bad mother so when i get home i hit the weights or tae-bo and i work so hard when i think about how she just cries about being overweight but would much rather sit in front of the computer smoking her cigarettes and eating her bag of chips all day, instead of working out.

i always felt bad for having those feelings, like i was being a mean person but sometimes you can't help what you feel and if it makes me work harder during a workout i usually roll with b/c when i am done whatever she said to make me feel bad has rolled off my back and doesn't bother me anymore.

kassia

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[Guest guest]

LOL.. yes, I've thought about that several times myself, you aren't alone ! I have a few people I dislike too, who I know are just plain "jealous" that I like to workout and they don't.... It makes me want to workout that much harder when I think of it

Darcy

Question on what motivates you

Hi Gang,

I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

Just reflecting about some nasty coworkers I have, who happen to be fat. Sometimes part of what motivates me is knowing I'm more fit than they are, that they can't do half the pushups I can, etc. It's kind of a mean spirited feeling, but sometimes I feel Fitness, in addition to be a generally nice person, is my only defense against these self-centered pigs.

[Guest guest]

Great story Tonya! YOU GO GIRL!

Darcy

Re: Question on what motivates you

,

Well, my number one motivation was losing my Grandmother at age 56 from heart disease. That told me right then that I have to take care of my body so it doesn't fail me later in life.

But, when I went through the hormone therapy and gained all that weight, some of my motivation came from my co-workers at the time, much like what you are talking about now. I was working in an accounting office and decided to rededicate myself to a healthy lifestyle. I started working out daily and carrying a cooler to work with all my food. I'm not talking about a lunch box either. I'm talking a 12-pack cooler so I had 5 of my 7 meals for the day with me. They would tease and say things like "You aren't going to lose any weight eating like a pig all the time. Come to Craig or Weight Watchers or LA Weight Loss (depending on which one it was) with me if you want to lose weight." They had weekly parties in the office bringing in cakes and junk. To which, I would take my protein shakes, fruit, veggies, healthy sandwiches, etc. I'd hear comments about "Slimfast only works if you just eat it and not all th at other stuff." To which, I'd reply, "This isn't Slimfast, it's a protein shake." It got to be really annoying. Until about a month into my program, and they started seeing the results. At three months when I'd lost 75 pounds of fat, put on 25 pounds of muscle, and was 3 or 4 sizes smaller, they all shut up. I think I enjoyed that as much as I enjoyed losing the fat! LOL It gave me immense satisfaction to know that I had lost so much, with them picking on me about eating like a pig, while they all gained weight. I knew it was the exercise and eating right instead of trying to let a diet be a magic pill and still eating junk at every party and not working out. But evil woman that I am, I didn't design a program for a single one of them, even when they asked me to. They wanted me to design them a diet and wouldn't meet me at the gym. I wasn't about to do a half@ss job, and I knew they wouldn 't stick to it anyway, so there was no point in wasting my time.

I left that job about a month after that and went back to working in the gym. And I've never regretted it!

TonyaPink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...> wrote:

Hi Gang,

I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

Just reflecting about some nasty coworkers I have, who happen to be fat. Sometimes part of what motivates me is knowing I'm more fit than they are, that they can't do half the pushups I can, etc. It's kind of a mean spirited feeling, but sometimes I feel Fitness, in addition to be a generally nice person, is my only defense against these self-centered pigs.

[Guest guest]

,

I can kind of relate to what you're talking about. I wouldn't call it

hatred, but maybe more like--I dunno--superiority?

I'm in a line of work where the average person tends to be overweight.

I'm a minister, which means I sit behind a desk a lot. Many (if not

most) of my colleagues know they should eat right and exercise more

but many don't. I look at these pudgy guys in their 40's (or older)

and say to myself, " Not me! "

I also have a bit of a youthful mentality. Although I just turned 36,

I don't want to think of myself as that old. I'd rather be 25. So I

stay 25 (at least in my head). One part of that is eating right and

exercising so I can look as close to 25 as possible. It might mean

going to tae kwon do and competing against guys half my age (which

I've done), but it's my way of not letting myself give up.

> Hi Gang,

>

> I know that most of us exercise to be fit, have more energy, feel

good etc., but do any of you have hatred as a motivating factor?

>

> Just reflecting about some nasty coworkers I have, who happen to be

fat. Sometimes part of what motivates me is knowing I'm more fit than

they are, that they can't do half the pushups I can, etc. It's kind

of a mean spirited feeling, but sometimes I feel Fitness, in addition

to be a generally nice person, is my only defense against these

self-centered pigs.

>

>