Workout/Gym/Diet Rant thread
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This is perfect! My aunt was being super critical of my use of MFP. Told me I was obsessing to make sure I recorded every morsel of food and measured every bite. Then, 2 hours later, she has guts enough to tell me I have too many strawberries in the bowl. Right after I was criticized for measuring my food.
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Lifestyle change is a double-edged sword. While I enjoy carrying less poundage, I sometimes hate that I look at a treat differently. If I want a small Sonic slush or mini blizzard or something, I look at the calories then think to myself "Is it worth it for the 30-45 minutes extra on the elliptical?" It's so much harder to be spontaneous food-wise.4
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We have a group of guys (usually 3 and its the same people) and they'll chat/work out together and do split sets (I think that's what they're called.) Basically, instead of completing their sets on one machine and then moving to the next, they'll do one set, move to the next machine, and do the same for the second and third and so on. And then go back through them three or four times.
So they'll take up 6-8 machines for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. Its infuriating. I had one day where I literally ran out of improv work outs to do to pass the time but still be lifting and focusing on my intended muscle group. and my workout just completely stalled. I was SO frustrated. And they do this ALL the time. Its to the point that I'm about to put a little slip in the suggestion box that the gym owner puts a sign up banning sets like that unless the gym is empty.
I get you like working out that way, but this is a public space. Other people use it, too. Come on people, we can share.1 -
rhtexasgal wrote: »Lifestyle change is a double-edged sword. While I enjoy carrying less poundage, I sometimes hate that I look at a treat differently. If I want a small Sonic slush or mini blizzard or something, I look at the calories then think to myself "Is it worth it for the 30-45 minutes extra on the elliptical?" It's so much harder to be spontaneous food-wise.
Yess!!! This so hard. I still have room for small sweets, but I can't look at cakes the same way anymore. Or burgers, 99% of restaurant burgers are higher calorie count than my daily limit =(2 -
brittanystebbins95 wrote: »We have a group of guys (usually 3 and its the same people) and they'll chat/work out together and do split sets (I think that's what they're called.) Basically, instead of completing their sets on one machine and then moving to the next, they'll do one set, move to the next machine, and do the same for the second and third and so on. And then go back through them three or four times.
So they'll take up 6-8 machines for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. Its infuriating. I had one day where I literally ran out of improv work outs to do to pass the time but still be lifting and focusing on my intended muscle group. and my workout just completely stalled. I was SO frustrated. And they do this ALL the time. Its to the point that I'm about to put a little slip in the suggestion box that the gym owner puts a sign up banning sets like that unless the gym is empty.
I get you like working out that way, but this is a public space. Other people use it, too. Come on people, we can share.
You are talking about circuits. So what happens if you attempt use one of the machines in their circuit? Do they say anything? I'll occasionally do a circuit using 2-3 machines if no one is using them, but if someone gets on one of the machines I'm not using while I'm using another one I'm certainly not going to say anything. Because I don't feel like people can reserve a machine they are not actively using.6 -
mom23mangos wrote: »brittanystebbins95 wrote: »We have a group of guys (usually 3 and its the same people) and they'll chat/work out together and do split sets (I think that's what they're called.) Basically, instead of completing their sets on one machine and then moving to the next, they'll do one set, move to the next machine, and do the same for the second and third and so on. And then go back through them three or four times.
So they'll take up 6-8 machines for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. Its infuriating. I had one day where I literally ran out of improv work outs to do to pass the time but still be lifting and focusing on my intended muscle group. and my workout just completely stalled. I was SO frustrated. And they do this ALL the time. Its to the point that I'm about to put a little slip in the suggestion box that the gym owner puts a sign up banning sets like that unless the gym is empty.
I get you like working out that way, but this is a public space. Other people use it, too. Come on people, we can share.
You are talking about circuits. So what happens if you attempt use one of the machines in their circuit? Do they say anything? I'll occasionally do a circuit using 2-3 machines if no one is using them, but if someone gets on one of the machines I'm not using while I'm using another one I'm certainly not going to say anything. Because I don't feel like people can reserve a machine they are not actively using.
That's what its called! Don't know why my brain kept going back to split set. Goodness. They don't rerack their weights and they purposely leave their personal belongings, for example, a phone or a sweat towel over there to save their spot.0 -
Started half marathon training last month, I've planned a very slow build because I'm still overweight, have little time around my small children to train, and foot issues. When I mentioned my plans to a relative, they got excited and decided to enter as well, and quizzed me for my whole training plan, what am I doing this week, and then next week. I can manage just over half the distance atm, and was feeling pretty chuffed about that with four months to go, but they've just sent me a photo of them completing their first one, and a good half an hour faster than I could. Now I'm pretty bummed that the buddy I'd not planned for but got emotionally invested in probably just wanted the motivation of beating me to help their training. Trying to be happy for them, but honestly I just feel a bit disheartened now.20
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I am sick of the following inner monologue.
Body: "Yo lets eat that!"
Brain: "No"
Body: "Ooohh Lets eat THIS!"
Brain: "Dude, no"
Body: "Ok, ok but lets just have one of these!!"
Brain: "BODY SHUT UP!! YOU KNOW THE CALORIE COUNT!!"
We go to war everyday and only come together when the food diary is done and that sense of pride washes over us.
OMG! It's like you're in my head! I had the exact inner monologue this evening! Body wanted chocolate; brain reminded body of the weekend when homemade biscuits were made and Body wanted to continuously taste....1 -
Started half marathon training last month, I've planned a very slow build because I'm still overweight, have little time around my small children to train, and foot issues. When I mentioned my plans to a relative, they got excited and decided to enter as well, and quizzed me for my whole training plan, what am I doing this week, and then next week. I can manage just over half the distance atm, and was feeling pretty chuffed about that with four months to go, but they've just sent me a photo of them completing their first one, and a good half an hour faster than I could. Now I'm pretty bummed that the buddy I'd not planned for but got emotionally invested in probably just wanted the motivation of beating me to help their training. Trying to be happy for them, but honestly I just feel a bit disheartened now.
Other people's success is not your failure ♥ Keep at it, you're doing amazing!2 -
I hate how much I think about food. I hate how often my thought process goes like this:
1. I want *insert craving*.
2. No. I don't need *insert craving*. It's just a craving.
3. But that craving isn't going away.
4. Maybe I should just go ahead and get the food.
5. I don't need it.
6. If I ate it, I'd just feel bad about my will power.
7. Yeah, but if I ate it, maybe the craving will go away.
8. Okay. This is the LAST time I'm eating this.
9. Everything's going to change after this. I'll be good from now on.
10. Now that I've eaten it, I've completely screwed up.
11. Eh, since I've already screwed up, I might as well just do what I want today.
12. Well, now I'm ashamed of myself.
13. But maybe I'll do better tomorrow.
I'm really working to break this cycle!9 -
Gym equipment that isn't consistent. Yesterday got on the same stationary bike I was on Monday, set the level to 8 just like always, barley got halfway through my normal 15 minutes before my legs gave out, even after reducing the level some. Felt a lot harder than it usually does.0
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amybkatherine wrote: »I hate how much I think about food. I hate how often my thought process goes like this:
1. I want *insert craving*.
2. No. I don't need *insert craving*. It's just a craving.
3. But that craving isn't going away.
4. Maybe I should just go ahead and get the food.
5. I don't need it.
6. If I ate it, I'd just feel bad about my will power.
7. Yeah, but if I ate it, maybe the craving will go away.
8. Okay. This is the LAST time I'm eating this.
9. Everything's going to change after this. I'll be good from now on.
10. Now that I've eaten it, I've completely screwed up.
11. Eh, since I've already screwed up, I might as well just do what I want today.
12. Well, now I'm ashamed of myself.
13. But maybe I'll do better tomorrow.
I'm really working to break this cycle!
Absolutely agree, especially on the weekends.2 -
I love to cook, but I get stupid hunger cues every time I try to lookup new recipes! Even if I wait until just after I've eaten a very filling meal, my brain is like, "Oh that looks good! You should make that! You would like to eat that, wouldn't you? Well, if you can't eat that, eat SOMETHING!"1
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Ok, I have to rant about hubby. He was not very big to begin with but as a result of me changing the way I eat, he dropped weight really fast. I do all the hard work and he reaps the benefits.13
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People have to always say something about me eating a salad - what's in it, oh, u eating so heathy - wish I could do that etc. I was at a luncheon, passing around the roll basket. I did not take but the woman across from me had to ask "You're not indulging" I just said maybe later. And then I asked her if I could ask her a question, sure she said, whatever. Ok, so why did you have to comment about the roll? I could be gluten free and many different reasons - she said something about will power. You can't eat a salad without someone thinking or saying you are on a diet. Another time I passed up macaroons. A man said it's because I am on a diet. I said, no I do not like coconut. Like leave me along, stop commenting on my food and how much I lost and also wanting to know how much I lost. I recently called out another person but don't remember what was said - about my food again. I think I have to ignore them. I would like to say I am allergic to this or that but with knowing someone who is severely allergic to some foods, I don't want to trivialize an allergy.
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150poundsofme wrote: »People have to always say something about me eating a salad - what's in it, oh, u eating so heathy - wish I could do that etc. I was at a luncheon, passing around the roll basket. I did not take but the woman across from me had to ask "You're not indulging" I just said maybe later. And then I asked her if I could ask her a question, sure she said, whatever. Ok, so why did you have to comment about the roll? I could be gluten free and many different reasons - she said something about will power. You can't eat a salad without someone thinking or saying you are on a diet. Another time I passed up macaroons. A man said it's because I am on a diet. I said, no I do not like coconut. Like leave me along, stop commenting on my food and how much I lost and also wanting to know how much I lost. I recently called out another person but don't remember what was said - about my food again. I think I have to ignore them. I would like to say I am allergic to this or that but with knowing someone who is severely allergic to some foods, I don't want to trivialize an allergy.
This is why I rarely tell people I’m trying to lose weight. Today I went to lunch with my hiking group. We live in a rural area where beef is king. When I ordered a grilled chicken patty melt without the melt (cheese) and asked that it be on rye bread instead of a bun and then asked them to hold the mayo, the waitress joked that my order was too healthy. Like it’s any of her business what I prefer to eat!
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Just going to Rant here ... with all the bones in my body and muscles... its my Big Toes that suffer the most in BJJ... really such a tiny body part.... GRRRR get with the program toes....
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My left shoulder is frozen. It happened Wed night/Thurs morning, I have been doing a lot of back exercises and planks and chest press machines (could not do free weights while waiting for my back to heal). I think those chest press machines don't quite fit my range of motion.
I can do barely anything with that arm because it hurts and is stiff. Finding a comfortable position to sleep in is difficult.
I see the doctor Tuesday and start physical therapy a week later.
I just feel sick and guilty asking my husband to do so much for me (most cooking and grocery shopping). He is telling me to rest but he has a stressful job himself and I worry about him. And I don't want him to worry about me on top of it.
And of course I am frustrated at not being able to lift weights or run (high impact jolts that arm).
I will probably feel better once the doc sees me and I know what to do next. He'll probably give me a cortisone shot and at least I will feel some relief. And at least I can do unweighted squats.4 -
My left shoulder is frozen. It happened Wed night/Thurs morning, I have been doing a lot of back exercises and planks and chest press machines (could not do free weights while waiting for my back to heal). I think those chest press machines don't quite fit my range of motion.
I can do barely anything with that arm because it hurts and is stiff. Finding a comfortable position to sleep in is difficult.
I see the doctor Tuesday and start physical therapy a week later.
I just feel sick and guilty asking my husband to do so much for me (most cooking and grocery shopping). He is telling me to rest but he has a stressful job himself and I worry about him. And I don't want him to worry about me on top of it.
And of course I am frustrated at not being able to lift weights or run (high impact jolts that arm).
I will probably feel better once the doc sees me and I know what to do next. He'll probably give me a cortisone shot and at least I will feel some relief. And at least I can do unweighted squats.
I'm ranting at myself for getting injured as well. I went down in a pack playing roller derby and another skater fell on her knee directly on my fingers. Crushed my pinky and ring finger. I had pins put in on Tuesday and I've been in significant pain and not able to sleep well. I can't do anything with my hands exercise wise for 6-8 weeks. I'm away from home for the summer with no access to a gym to even do lower body. I enjoy roller derby, but honestly it isn't worth not being able to use my hands or suffer an even worse injury.6 -
Ok ok I got a dumb one...
I’ve lost 13.4lbs this last month and NOT one person other than my bestie who goes to the gym with me has noticed/said anything. I mentioned it to some people and they didn’t even acknowledge my achievement.
Like... heeeeellllloooooo?! Pats on head please?! 😂😂😂😱11 -
Well, not one to complain about gym stuff usually but it gets kind of distracting when kids are running loose (no parents in site or rationale why they are there) in the gym @ like 2am (around my usual time because of my schedule) & come up to me & start asking me questions about how to lose weight whilst I am smack dab in the middle of a set (just awkward as hell!). Have had youngins sneak into the gym once asking members for money...>< (thankfully they were kicked out eventually)0
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Keto_Vampire wrote: »Well, not one to complain about gym stuff usually but it gets kind of distracting when kids are running loose (no parents in site or rationale why they are there) in the gym @ like 2am (around my usual time because of my schedule) & come up to me & start asking me questions about how to lose weight whilst I am smack dab in the middle of a set (just awkward as hell!). Have had youngins sneak into the gym once asking members for money...>< (thankfully they were kicked out eventually)
Not for nothing, but depending on the age of the "kids", they may be breaking curfew. It may be worth your while to Google the ordinance in your town. I suppose being at the gym is better than other activities they could be doing at 2 am, but there are avenues to curb this, if you chose to.1 -
Keto_Vampire wrote: »Well, not one to complain about gym stuff usually but it gets kind of distracting when kids are running loose (no parents in site or rationale why they are there) in the gym @ like 2am (around my usual time because of my schedule) & come up to me & start asking me questions about how to lose weight whilst I am smack dab in the middle of a set (just awkward as hell!). Have had youngins sneak into the gym once asking members for money...>< (thankfully they were kicked out eventually)
Not for nothing, but depending on the age of the "kids", they may be breaking curfew. It may be worth your while to Google the ordinance in your town. I suppose being at the gym is better than other activities they could be doing at 2 am, but there are avenues to curb this, if you chose to.
Definitely under age...not worth it to stop everything I'm doing go grab a cell phone, etc. from out of my locker & report to authorities. Only happens rarely (twice in past year). Will bring up with the solo gym staff; still just annoying to deal with little kids who run amuck & show no respect in the gym (mess around with equipment & have no gym etiquette whatsoever).
I honestly don't give a damn as long as they stay out of the weight/cardio sections and just want to play basketball or something (beats heroin right)3 -
- The guy who sits on the bench behind me and stops his sets just to stare at my butt when I'm deadlifting. Dude, I can see you in the mirror. Stop it.
- The guy who doesn't work at the gym but comes to fiddle with my squat machine while I'm using it because it makes a weird clicking sound (I think it's because I'm taller than the average user). I'm not doing anything wrong and there's nothing for you to fix. You don't work here. Move along.
- The lady who stands behind me at the checkout line in the supermarket and comments out loud "See, this is why westerners are so fat" to no one in particular while pointing at all the boneless, skinless chicken breasts I was buying. Lady, I speak your language and understand your rudeness. And no, chicken breasts are not the reason people are overweight *facepalm*.4 -
Hungry_Shopgirl wrote: »- The guy who sits on the bench behind me and stops his sets just to stare at my butt when I'm deadlifting. Dude, I can see you in the mirror. Stop it.
- The guy who doesn't work at the gym but comes to fiddle with my squat machine while I'm using it because it makes a weird clicking sound (I think it's because I'm taller than the average user). I'm not doing anything wrong and there's nothing for you to fix. You don't work here. Move along.
- The lady who stands behind me at the checkout line in the supermarket and comments out loud "See, this is why westerners are so fat" to no one in particular while pointing at all the boneless, skinless chicken breasts I was buying. Lady, I speak your language and understand your rudeness. And no, chicken breasts are not the reason people are overweight *facepalm*.
Yep, boneless chicken breast macros just scream obesity and cardiovascular disease...#food label "edumacation"
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Today some guy really creeped me out at gym. When I got to gym I was doing my mobility work/warm up stuff and getting ready to do squats. A bunch of squat racks were empty, and this guy just stood around me, started walking back and forth in front and behind me multiple times, and it caught my attention because his hairy legs just kept going back and forth in front of me while I was in working on mobility and not really looking up. Then I looked up, and I see the guy was staring down right at me as he was walking away his face and eyes stays locked on to me while his body is walking away. I was like ".... OOOooookay... wtf?..." with my eyebrow raise.
About 7 minutes later, people started coming in, so I quickly went to get a power rack to start doing squats. In the mirror in front of me, I see the guy just standing like 15-20 feet behind me and just stares at my direction from behind. 3 warm up sets in, I put the barbell back on the hooks, the guy comes up to me and ask if he can set up and squat behind me, and I didn't really know how to answer him because I've had people ask to work in or spot them but never had anyone ask if they can set up and squat behind me, and with what he was doing earlier, it just weirded/creeped me out me out and it's like why now? You were here way before me, why didn't you squat before when all the squat racks were available? why is it when all the squat racks are being used now you have to ask to squat behind me and not other people? So then I just told him no, I don't feel comfortable doing that and he just left and came back later when the guy next to me left. Every time, I hold the barbell and get under it, he quickly stops doing his reps and just stands there and looks directly at me. The moment I was done with my set and put the barbell back to the hooks, he quickly acts like he's doing something and he kept doing it until I finished all my sets. It was weird AF and creeped me out.8 -
Ok ok I got a dumb one...
I’ve lost 13.4lbs this last month and NOT one person other than my bestie who goes to the gym with me has noticed/said anything. I mentioned it to some people and they didn’t even acknowledge my achievement.
Like... heeeeellllloooooo?! Pats on head please?! 😂😂😂😱
I hear you. I had lost 40 pounds when a friend asked me if I was still going to the gym or did I give up on that. I just wanted to cry. Good advice somebody told me...it takes 4 weeks for you to notice weight change, 8 weeks for your family and close friends to notice, and 12 weeks for co-workers and acquaintances. I was at about 10 weeks into my weight loss journey when I got the gym comment.
You're doing awesome. Keep it up!!
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amybkatherine wrote: »I hate how much I think about food. I hate how often my thought process goes like this:
1. I want *insert craving*.
2. No. I don't need *insert craving*. It's just a craving.
3. But that craving isn't going away.
4. Maybe I should just go ahead and get the food.
5. I don't need it.
6. If I ate it, I'd just feel bad about my will power.
7. Yeah, but if I ate it, maybe the craving will go away.
8. Okay. This is the LAST time I'm eating this.
9. Everything's going to change after this. I'll be good from now on.
10. Now that I've eaten it, I've completely screwed up.
11. Eh, since I've already screwed up, I might as well just do what I want today.
12. Well, now I'm ashamed of myself.
13. But maybe I'll do better tomorrow.
I'm really working to break this cycle!
Absolutely agree, especially on the weekends.
This has been an inner loop for me for years. I get going really well with a diet and exercise plan, then all of a sudden here come the cravings that I have to actively work to fight off. I feel lame for battling and even more lame the times I finally give in. It feels like it shouldn't be that difficult but...it is. Glad I'm not alone on that one.0 -
Getting older and not being able to burn off the calories like I used to (very frustrating).3
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Someone stole my treadmill at the gym this morning, I get there at 5am for gods sake and someone was already on it, there are 6 treadmills but I have claimed that one as my own.
And just to rub salt into my wounds about a minute after I started running the dude hopped off it and walked out of the gym.
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