That's it, that's the post. I'm feeling good about myself. Also it's kind wild how working out always makes me feel better but I still have to force myself to do it.
Like it's either: feel like shit -> Don't work out -> continue to feel like shit
Or
Feel like shit -> absolutely force myself to get up and go work out -> don't feel like shit anymore
Yet it's always an enormous mental effort to work up the will to go work out
Yet it’s always an enormous mental effort to work up the will to go work out
if you stick to the schedule long enough, it will stop taking so much willpower and will transform into a habit. if you're consistent with your schedule, in a couple months it'll be a lot easier
Death to America
I've been consistently doing workouts at home this last couple of months. I'm starting to lose some weight. I'm still depressed though.
I get what you mean. I still struggle with depression even after my own weight loss journey.
I've always been a big boy. From like 16-26 years old I was like 250 at my lightest and 330 at my worst. I can barely remember the times when I wasn't big.
I am in better shape than I ever was when I was a kid and it still fucks with me. I still get depressed or anxious. It feels like A LOT of leftovers from just about anything from when I was big. It sucks so bad because it fucks with your confidence. Waning confidence just makes things worse and worse.
I still have loose skin and weird looking dude titties. I still lose all confidence in myself sometimes or my own perception of my body gets warped to hell and back. It sucks but thats life.
All of that gets erased though when someone randomly compliments my legs or ass. I worked hard on that shit and despite the fact that I can't take compliments well at all, I love it. Don't convince yourself that it doesn't feel good because I've fallen into that trap a few times.
Also you're awesome for even sticking to it for months. KEEP AT IT.
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Yeah I find the only hard part about working out is starting.
It’s like having a shower. I don’t want to start. I don’t want to stop. I really like it and I resist doing it.
Why are we like this?
Based
I've been trying to go consistently but I work odd hours which makes it difficult. I just count every time I get myself down there as a little victory and try to keep on truckin
I'm at about the same amount of time as you comrade. I find I'm sleeping better too, which is nice.
Keep it up, let's get swole together
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Well done. The longer you can achieve, the less you'll see the gym as a chore and the more it'll be a highlight of your day. It's now my favorite part of work days by far.
I'm one year in and to be honest it only got a tiny bit easier to force myself to go.
I'm still happy I made myself push through in the end but I'm never really enjoying it.
I've had gym memberships since I was 18 years old, and convincing myself to get up and go to the gym is always terrible. And then I feel great after having gone
I have this image in my head if stagnant blood producing pond scum and the only way to get rid of the scum is to get the blood pumping.
Let's fucking go, comrade!
I hate that it works.
my issue is the getting there. once i go, i really love it.
when i was in grad school it was convenient to just go to the campus gym, but now i work and the nearest gym is still far away and i just cant be botherd. have a few weights in my guest room i throw around sometimes but i know the gym would be better.
My apartment complex has a modest workout room with some barbells, weight machines and treadmills so I've just been using that. I think if I can stay consistent enough I may get a membership at a real gym near me though
one thing I like about pole dancing is not paying for a gym membership.
So much easier to go to the gym when you've got a time and a place blocked out and you're doing it regularly. I've completely fallen out of it and now I'm a wheezing lump. But when I was going, and it was part of my weekly rhythm, it was quite nice.
Nice. Congrats!
The thing that helped me start going to the (bouldering) gym consistently was finding friends to do it with.
