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  • Tinydancer106
    Tinydancer106 Posts: 3,678 Member
    edited March 2020
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    @1sphere wrote: »
    I find that the only thing that works to cure an unknown sadness is to repeat a mantra in my head, but you have to constantly repeat the mantra.

    Been there yo - just keep grinding man. Chit will get better eventually

    this ^^^ so this^^^....I'm so sorry you're struggling and I think we all do to an extent but some have it worse and it sounds like you're suffering which so sucks! just keep that mantra going if its working and maybe talking to someone could help...I know it helped me tons!

    I really do hope you find your evenness ....I would say happiness but I think when we feel evened out happiness follows...big hugs...and for what its worth...you seem like a super guy! B)🤗
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    when you are helpless when someone is suffering, and there's nothing you want more than to take that away from them.

    it's like throwing a life preserver to a drowning person, and they keep pushing it away with the attitude:

    "I'm good, I've got this on my own.... I don't need your help."

    When the actual truth is about 180 degrees from their warped sense of reality.

    It's frustrating beyond words, amiright?
  • cdubks88
    cdubks88 Posts: 3,573 Member
    when you are helpless when someone is suffering, and there's nothing you want more than to take that away from them.

    Yep. All the time.
  • cowsfan12
    cowsfan12 Posts: 6,523 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    when you are helpless when someone is suffering, and there's nothing you want more than to take that away from them.

    it's like throwing a life preserver to a drowning person, and they keep pushing it away with the attitude:

    "I'm good, I've got this on my own.... I don't need your help."

    When the actual truth is about 180 degrees from their warped sense of reality.

    It's frustrating beyond words, amiright?

    Nah. Sometime there are just situations when you can't do anything for the person.

    Musta been a drive by disagree- but i would say your statement is correct
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  • mi_nina_lola
    mi_nina_lola Posts: 767 Member
    cowsfan12 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    when you are helpless when someone is suffering, and there's nothing you want more than to take that away from them.

    it's like throwing a life preserver to a drowning person, and they keep pushing it away with the attitude:

    "I'm good, I've got this on my own.... I don't need your help."

    When the actual truth is about 180 degrees from their warped sense of reality.

    It's frustrating beyond words, amiright?

    Nah. Sometime there are just situations when you can't do anything for the person.

    Musta been a drive by disagree- but i would say your statement is correct

    sometimes - all a person can do is listen and* hold space* for that other person.
    so you're right on that R.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    Cardio, dreadful.
    Weight training, no problem.

    Depends on the cardio *wink*
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    Cardio, dreadful.
    Weight training, no problem.

    I need to find a weight training thing I get excited for because *kitten*.
    What do you do??
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    Cardio, dreadful.
    Weight training, no problem.

    I need to find a weight training thing I get excited for because *kitten*.
    What do you do??

    I lift heavy most everyday and take maybe 2 rest days a month.

    Still.... hitting the gym is the fun part; restraint in the kitchen is key.

  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    Cardio, dreadful.
    Weight training, no problem.

    I need to find a weight training thing I get excited for because *kitten*.
    What do you do??

    I lift heavy most everyday and take maybe 2 rest days a month.

    Still.... hitting the gym is the fun part; restraint in the kitchen is key.

    When you first started, did you like it? Or did it take you some time to start feeling some sort of joy?
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    Cardio, dreadful.
    Weight training, no problem.

    I need to find a weight training thing I get excited for because *kitten*.
    What do you do??

    I lift heavy most everyday and take maybe 2 rest days a month.

    Still.... hitting the gym is the fun part; restraint in the kitchen is key.

    When you first started, did you like it? Or did it take you some time to start feeling some sort of joy?

    Loved it from day one.

    I still like cycling, but its becoming more and more dangerous.

    Running? Ive run a couple of marathons and for me, the training is verrrrry boring.
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?

    That’s the discouraging part, you put on all this work, but if you stop all your work disappears, you have to keep going to maintain it.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    Cardio, dreadful.
    Weight training, no problem.

    I need to find a weight training thing I get excited for because *kitten*.
    What do you do??

    I lift heavy most everyday and take maybe 2 rest days a month.

    Still.... hitting the gym is the fun part; restraint in the kitchen is key.

    When you first started, did you like it? Or did it take you some time to start feeling some sort of joy?

    Loved it from day one.

    I still like cycling, but its becoming more and more dangerous.

    Running? Ive run a couple of marathons and for me, the training is verrrrry boring.


    I enjoy it, you just put on your music and go. But training, counting reps 1,2,3 borrring.
  • bojack5
    bojack5 Posts: 2,859 Member
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?

    That’s the discouraging part, you put on all this work, but if you stop all your work disappears, you have to keep going to maintain it.

    Thats life isnt it? In order to succeed in anything its usually from a regular routine or habit no? You can have financial security because you work at a good job.....but if you decide to stop working that security goes away right? Similar to maintaining health and fitness.
  • mi_nina_lola
    mi_nina_lola Posts: 767 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?

    you need to weight train for a that BC you like... eternal purgatory etc etc.

    maintaining nutrition and mere and proper logging isn't going to do it. take it from me, K.

    *sad but true - drrrrrrrrrrr* :|
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    edited March 2020
    bojack5 wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?

    That’s the discouraging part, you put on all this work, but if you stop all your work disappears, you have to keep going to maintain it.

    Thats life isnt it? In order to succeed in anything its usually from a regular routine or habit no? You can have financial security because you work at a good job.....but if you decide to stop working that security goes away right? Similar to maintaining health and fitness.

    What’s healthier ....cardio or putting on muscle?
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.

    I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.

    ...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)
  • mi_nina_lola
    mi_nina_lola Posts: 767 Member
    edited March 2020
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.

    I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.

    ...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)

    i was a dancer and a runner and had all the lean muscle. and now - not. so there's that. so if it's not consistent - you have to do weights. cardio isn't going to cut it. :s
  • mi_nina_lola
    mi_nina_lola Posts: 767 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?

    Just wanted to say....they definitely do seem to be “hostile meanie” threads. Omg. I’ll stay away from now on. Lesson learned. Loud and clear. 🤪

    For real!
    like have a Snickers and settle back there little buddy...people can have different opinions and it doesn't require a hostile debate, just state your opinions without debasing someone elses, and try to open your mind to other ideas besides your own, ffs

    this and extra ffs sauce
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?

    Just wanted to say....they definitely do seem to be “hostile meanie” threads. Omg. I’ll stay away from now on. Lesson learned. Loud and clear. 🤪

    For real!
    like have a Snickers and settle back there little buddy...people can have different opinions and it doesn't require a hostile debate, just state your opinions without debasing someone elses, and try to open your mind to other ideas besides your own, ffs

    @MelG7777 don’t let them run you off. If you have a question ask!...just block the annoying ones.
  • cdubks88
    cdubks88 Posts: 3,573 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    MelG7777 wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    vanityy99 wrote: »
    Cardio, no problem.
    Weight training, dreadful.

    I hear you.
    I wish I could like it too....I do like the soreness.

    My thought process is that if you start weight training, you have to do it forever - and that idea is dreadful.

    I was wondering (my question from a few weeks ago that I didn't want to go ask in the "hostile, meanie" threads) if you weight train, and get to a body composition you like, can you then maintain it with proper nutrition? Or is weight training just some sort of eternal purgatory you have to endure to maintain it?

    Just wanted to say....they definitely do seem to be “hostile meanie” threads. Omg. I’ll stay away from now on. Lesson learned. Loud and clear. 🤪

    For real!
    like have a Snickers and settle back there little buddy...people can have different opinions and it doesn't require a hostile debate, just state your opinions without debasing someone elses, and try to open your mind to other ideas besides your own, ffs

    this and extra ffs sauce

    😆😆😆😆
  • Tinydancer106
    Tinydancer106 Posts: 3,678 Member
    1sphere wrote: »
    @Tinydancer106 I’m not suffering, just finding ways to stop my mind thinking too much, because that ends up with negative thoughts. might not be in a super happy place but that’s ok..life is a big training ground and we are always learning from it

    Cool ....sorry my bad I totally misunderstood🤗
  • Tinydancer106
    Tinydancer106 Posts: 3,678 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    Hmm, was gonna counter with "what about dancers, gymnasts, etc..." But I imagine the same is true, if they stop their regular activity.

    I wish I could like it, get the same "high" as with running or cycling, like I never want to stop.

    ...guess I also wish I was a morning person...truth - I'm a zombie 'till noon, and resistance training is a chore to me (I'd rather clean a toilet)

    i was a dancer and a runner and had all the lean muscle. and now - not. so there's that. so if it's not consistent - you have to do weights. cardio isn't going to cut it. :s

    Oh yes do I get this and worst of all I'm clueless to strength training ....i have started watching YouTube videos because I dont want to do anything wrong and I'm too intimidated to ask people at the gym .....i wish they had trainers or did classes for the clueless like me 😣