Re: Loathe Exercise!-Help!

September 20, 2002

I have three suggestions, all of which I've used.

1) Get a workout buddy. If you have someone knocking on your door, you can't say

no.

2) Visualize someone in your life, who is supportive, picking you up from your

chair, and walking you out the door to exercise. You can get into this as much

as you'd like. Such as, one person in your life is getting your keys, and

warming up the car, another person is pulling at you to get out of your chair,

another person is getting your workout clothes. How can you say NO to three

people all pulling at you wanting you to do the same thing. Sound weird? Maybe,

but whatever works.

3) The most difficult part about exercising is going from a resting state to an

active state, I think. I always have alot more difficulty just getting myself to

go do it than I do actually doing it. When I'm finally working out, it feels

good and I enjoy it. So, what I do to get myself to just get out there to do it

is to think about other things and not about the fact that I'm going to

exercise. If my mind is involved in other things and my body is well on its way

to do the workout before I'm even thinking about what I'm doing, by the time I

think about what I'm doing I'm almost finished.

4) Just thought of one more. Come up with a reward you really, really want and

can only have if you lose the weight. Keep that thought in front of you...every

day...to motivate yourself to do what you need to do to lose the weight.

I know many of these probably sound weird, but they've worked for me.

Terri

Loathe Exercise!-Help!

Geez guys, I keep telling myself everyday that I am going to do it but I

don't. I did do it about 4 times last month but then I just didnt keep up with

it. It is not something that I just get excited to do or make time for. Please,

if anyone has any good tips or suggestions, I would love you sharing them with

us all. I know that it is really good for you but I just can't seem to make

myself. I dread it SO much!

Spanking myself for being bad!!!

Tina

September 20, 2002

I have three suggestions, all of which I've used.

1) Get a workout buddy. If you have someone knocking on your door, you can't say

no.

2) Visualize someone in your life, who is supportive, picking you up from your

chair, and walking you out the door to exercise. You can get into this as much

as you'd like. Such as, one person in your life is getting your keys, and

warming up the car, another person is pulling at you to get out of your chair,

another person is getting your workout clothes. How can you say NO to three

people all pulling at you wanting you to do the same thing. Sound weird? Maybe,

but whatever works.

3) The most difficult part about exercising is going from a resting state to an

active state, I think. I always have alot more difficulty just getting myself to

go do it than I do actually doing it. When I'm finally working out, it feels

good and I enjoy it. So, what I do to get myself to just get out there to do it

is to think about other things and not about the fact that I'm going to

exercise. If my mind is involved in other things and my body is well on its way

to do the workout before I'm even thinking about what I'm doing, by the time I

think about what I'm doing I'm almost finished.

4) Just thought of one more. Come up with a reward you really, really want and

can only have if you lose the weight. Keep that thought in front of you...every

day...to motivate yourself to do what you need to do to lose the weight.

I know many of these probably sound weird, but they've worked for me.

Terri

Loathe Exercise!-Help!

Geez guys, I keep telling myself everyday that I am going to do it but I

don't. I did do it about 4 times last month but then I just didnt keep up with

it. It is not something that I just get excited to do or make time for. Please,

if anyone has any good tips or suggestions, I would love you sharing them with

us all. I know that it is really good for you but I just can't seem to make

myself. I dread it SO much!

Spanking myself for being bad!!!

Tina

September 20, 2002

i used to be exactly like you, I hated the mere thought of exercise! But, I

tried several things out until I found something that I enjoyed and got

hooked. For me it is walking and Tae-Bo tapes, and Kathy tapes...she

is wonderful and has tons of tapes out there with every imaginable need in

mind. THere is something for everyone in her line up. I got hooked on Tae Bo

because it is challenging and FUN! I punch and kick and think of people that

I hate, it's so much stress relief.

But before I found that I liked these things I tried tons of exercises, gave

them all a few days to a week, then knew it wasn't for me...didn't hold my

attention, wasn't enjoyable, whatever. Eventually I found what I like and

now just try to rotate and vary them. I suggest trying different things, no

committments to stick forever, and eventually you will find things that you

can get into. This may not work for you, but it did for me!

Theresa

September 20, 2002

just wanted to add one important key: don't let time lapse between not

liking one and starting another. Just keep going, keep changing until you

find some things to do regularly. This way you're still losing weight while

you're searching.

Theresa

September 20, 2002

just wanted to add one important key: don't let time lapse between not

liking one and starting another. Just keep going, keep changing until you

find some things to do regularly. This way you're still losing weight while

you're searching.

Theresa

September 20, 2002

I think repitition is the key to maintaining on a new eating program or exercise

, whatever it is your trying to take control of.....the first day is hard, it is

HELL but then the second is just a bit easier then 3rd even better and so on and

so forth, i have been on WW now for 14 days now and i have lost 14 pounds, I did

not think I would ever loose any weight, but i found if i took it one day at a

time, kept my journal, my food diary, religiously every day, it would work, I

started exercising on my eliptical traineronly maybe 2 mins at a time it was all

i could do then wnet to 3 and so on you know the story hehe....now i am addicted

to exericising and eating right ( i mean in a good way), the more you stick with

somthing, the more you want to keep on the right track, just take it one day at

a time, dont over think things, and it will happen for you, i know you can do

it, justu belive in yourself, and be your biggest fan, you can only do it for

you, noone else and until you are ready to do it for you, your not ready....dont

start out with a boot camp type regimen i have noticed sevral posters doing that

here, that is very dangerous esp if your very outof shape like the women who

over heated, start slow your body is not ready for boot camp yet, all the ideas

here seem great, just pic what works for you and go for it

stacy/akira

September 20, 2002

That sounds like a wonderful idea Theresa. You know my son had a punching bag

and when I would get so frustrated and angry at the ex I would punch it and it

surely did help get all my frustrations out. Maybe I should try something like

that. I think my sister has those tapes. I do love the Sansone tapes but

I did get a little bored. Of course I only did the 1 mile walk. I have just

started working and that is the kind of exercise that I love, Work!

Tina

Re: Loathe Exercise!-Help!

i used to be exactly like you, I hated the mere thought of exercise! But, I

tried several things out until I found something that I enjoyed and got

hooked. For me it is walking and Tae-Bo tapes, and Kathy tapes...she

is wonderful and has tons of tapes out there with every imaginable need in

mind. THere is something for everyone in her line up. I got hooked on Tae Bo

because it is challenging and FUN! I punch and kick and think of people that

I hate, it's so much stress relief.

But before I found that I liked these things I tried tons of exercises, gave

them all a few days to a week, then knew it wasn't for me...didn't hold my

attention, wasn't enjoyable, whatever. Eventually I found what I like and

now just try to rotate and vary them. I suggest trying different things, no

committments to stick forever, and eventually you will find things that you

can get into. This may not work for you, but it did for me!

Theresa

September 20, 2002

That sounds like a wonderful idea Theresa. You know my son had a punching bag

and when I would get so frustrated and angry at the ex I would punch it and it

surely did help get all my frustrations out. Maybe I should try something like

that. I think my sister has those tapes. I do love the Sansone tapes but

I did get a little bored. Of course I only did the 1 mile walk. I have just

started working and that is the kind of exercise that I love, Work!

Tina

Re: Loathe Exercise!-Help!

i used to be exactly like you, I hated the mere thought of exercise! But, I

tried several things out until I found something that I enjoyed and got

hooked. For me it is walking and Tae-Bo tapes, and Kathy tapes...she

is wonderful and has tons of tapes out there with every imaginable need in

mind. THere is something for everyone in her line up. I got hooked on Tae Bo

because it is challenging and FUN! I punch and kick and think of people that

I hate, it's so much stress relief.

But before I found that I liked these things I tried tons of exercises, gave

them all a few days to a week, then knew it wasn't for me...didn't hold my

attention, wasn't enjoyable, whatever. Eventually I found what I like and

now just try to rotate and vary them. I suggest trying different things, no

committments to stick forever, and eventually you will find things that you

can get into. This may not work for you, but it did for me!

Theresa

September 20, 2002

Thanks for the tips. Tina

Re: Loathe Exercise!-Help!

just wanted to add one important key: don't let time lapse between not

liking one and starting another. Just keep going, keep changing until you

find some things to do regularly. This way you're still losing weight while

you're searching.

Theresa

September 20, 2002

Thanks for the tips. Tina

Re: Loathe Exercise!-Help!

just wanted to add one important key: don't let time lapse between not

liking one and starting another. Just keep going, keep changing until you

find some things to do regularly. This way you're still losing weight while

you're searching.

Theresa

September 20, 2002

Thanks so much . I have been battling this exercise hatred all of my life.

I am 46, soon to be 47 in Oct. I did the walking tapes for about 5 days but it

didnt make any difference to me. I have always had this problem with this issue.

I know it takes commitment and I just dont have it. I just have to keep trying I

guess.

Thanks, Tina ps..........I will try again sunday or soon. Where's Ang, I

know she can relate to this! LOL

Re: Loathe Exercise!-Help!

I think repitition is the key to maintaining on a new eating program or

exercise , whatever it is your trying to take control of.....the first day is

hard, it is HELL but then the second is just a bit easier then 3rd even better

and so on and so forth, i have been on WW now for 14 days now and i have lost 14

pounds, I did not think I would ever loose any weight, but i found if i took it

one day at a time, kept my journal, my food diary, religiously every day, it

would work, I started exercising on my eliptical traineronly maybe 2 mins at a

time it was all i could do then wnet to 3 and so on you know the story

hehe....now i am addicted to exericising and eating right ( i mean in a good

way), the more you stick with somthing, the more you want to keep on the right

track, just take it one day at a time, dont over think things, and it will

happen for you, i know you can do it, justu belive in yourself, and be your

biggest fan, you can only do it for you, noone else and until you are ready to

do it for you, your n

stacy/akira

September 20, 2002