I hate exercise

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  • Appleness
    Appleness Posts: 38
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    Wow so many responses! I'm a tad overwhelmed by all the supportive answers :)
    I really like alot of points you all made, about not calling it exercise and especially not saying i "have" to do it but i "get" to do it.
    I do have a lot of negative thoughts about myself and am slowly working on being more positive with everything.

    I ordered a Fitbit this afternoon :)
    I'm so excited and can't wait for it to arrive. It won't get here for about a week though. But I'm determind to start working on 10,000 steps a day with my old cheap pedometer until it arrives.
    I think working with walking alot more is a good place to start without throwing myself in the deep end and working up my motivation.

    So in the morning I've made the decision to either go for a walk or go for a swim. :)
    New positive me! No more negative thoughts. If I stick to it I can lose the amount I want by August 20th.

    I want to say thank you to everyone as well. Want to let you know your words have helped me kick myself into gear!
    :)
  • TheNewDodge
    TheNewDodge Posts: 607 Member
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    To reach goals you sometimes have to do things you hate. Would you rather be fat or do boring exercises?
  • Stacivogue
    Stacivogue Posts: 325 Member
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    A) Just Dance is AWESOME. There is one that has the song "Let's go to the Mall" by Robin Sparkles. It is very fun. If you do it with a heart rate monitor, you'd be surprised at how much you can burn.
    B) When I was struggling to start, I would make an appointment for either a massage or a facial - something expensive and relaxing - 1 week out. Then i promised myself that i would do some sort of exercise 5 days that week - anything over 20 minutes counted as an exercise session. If I made it 5 times, i would go for my appointment. If I didn't make it, I would have to cancel. So...around Wednesday when i was lazy and didnt' want to do it, I would say...do you want to cancel that appointment? And I would get myself on for at least 20 minutes. Sometimes after 20 minutes, i felt ok to keep going, but other times I didn't.

    Then, I made another appointment 2 weeks out, and said, i had to go 10 times in 14 days. It was a goal to get to, and even though i hated the exercise, I really wanted that massage.

    Anyway, it got me off the couch.

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