Just me?

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  • ToniSG
    ToniSG Posts: 12
    I hated any kind of exercising in the beginning but I love seeing the results at the end of each week. Now I can hardly wait to get started every day...seriously! Something about sweating that does the body good :-)
  • CarolinaGirlinVA
    CarolinaGirlinVA Posts: 1,508 Member
    Depends on the exercise. I love to ride my bike. I love to dance (as long as no one is watching). I love to walk. I love to hike.

    However...I have been trying to run for 5 months now and I SUCK at it. I hate it. And I wonder if the world will come to an end if I never try again. My husband tells me I am not going to lose my "gut" as he lovingly puts it, unless I run. He said I am not burning enough calories and need to up it to 1,000 per day. I hate it. Honestly, I would rather just eat one pea a day if it meant never having to look like a fool running again.
  • Sasssy69
    Sasssy69 Posts: 547 Member
    I don't love to exercise. I love the endorphin high I get after I work out.

    I also love to read. So as a motivation, I pick out a really good book. And the only time I allow myself to read that book is when I'm on the elliptical or bike. I find that 30 minutes into it, I bump my time by about 15 because I don't want to stop reading.

    But this is what works for me.

    I also exercise so I can eat more. Because I cannot stay at the 1,260 MFP has me at (I've set myself at 1,400 - Please don't jump all over me MFP community about eating 1,200 calories a day - I DON'T. I always go over - everyone is so SENSITIVE lately. I hesitate to post this!). I exercise daily, burning about 400 calories a day, which gives me about 1,600 - 1,800 calories a day.
  • Briski1411
    Briski1411 Posts: 296 Member
    I love the habit of working out. It is easy to skip the gym and just go home or sleep in, but when you are in the habitof working out you crave it. You become very disappointed in yourself when you miss the gym.

    Going to the gym is my time away where i can strech my muscles and TRY as hard as possible to move the weight. It's heavy and with practice I lift like the big guys at the gym. To me it feels good I need this exercise in my life. It is also a tremendous stress reliever. Plus everyone wants to look sexy !!! :o)

    Think of it like a beuatifull painting. Your body is the canvas, every painting starts with one. The paint is like your food. everybody eats so every painting has paint, but the weights are like the artist that perfectly sculpt your body into a masterpiece!!!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    I DO! But I wanted to love it, so I trained myself to love it and then somewhere in there I started loving training myself for it and now, well, now I honestly would be miserable without it.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    I love working out!! And I like a lot of healthy foods and they way they make me feel BUT......yea I wish I could eat unlimited amounts of ice cream and cheetos lol!!!
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I like to exercise, but I love to eat unhealthy delicious foods too. I frowned at my lunch today because it looked repulsive bc it was so healthy.
  • Asharee011
    Asharee011 Posts: 129 Member
    I don't mind exercising. But I hate having to cut out some food and whatnot.
  • korsicash
    korsicash Posts: 770 Member
    Love to exercise, I actually hate to eat and hate to cook. If I had a private chef that made me delicious food I could graze on all day I would easily be skinnier having someone else do the work so I could play all day.
  • wareagle8706
    wareagle8706 Posts: 1,090 Member
    I really do love it. All of it. I am so passionate about weight lifting and trying to see how much better I can make myself. LOVE IT. even the veggies! That isn't to say I DON"T like a bacon cheeseburger. But I am still happy with my veggies and fish.
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Depends on the exercise. I love to ride my bike. I love to dance (as long as no one is watching). I love to walk. I love to hike.

    However...I have been trying to run for 5 months now and I SUCK at it. I hate it. And I wonder if the world will come to an end if I never try again. My husband tells me I am not going to lose my "gut" as he lovingly puts it, unless I run. He said I am not burning enough calories and need to up it to 1,000 per day. I hate it. Honestly, I would rather just eat one pea a day if it meant never having to look like a fool running again.

    Your husband needs a nut slap. If mine every told me that, that is what he would get. As long as you are burning more than you eat, you will lose weight.
    I am awful at running too, but I do it.
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    Really? Thats sad. You do not view being healthy the right way.
  • domgirl85
    domgirl85 Posts: 295 Member
    Making sure I have time to workout is what I don't like. I enjoy doing it though. Both my strength and cardio workout have enough "change" in them that I don't get bored.

    As for food, I usually look for healthier versions of things I love so I'm not really bored. I've found a really good recipe for Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce, Vegan French Toast, and Blueberry Barbecue sauce. I get to feed myself without all the extra calories. Try fitness magazine, they have TONS of really good recipes. My mom is a picky eater and she loves a lot of my "health" food :)
  • mtaylor33557
    mtaylor33557 Posts: 542 Member
    I do really enjoy exercising, especially Zumba and I'm starting to enjoy running a bit more.

    However, I do not enjoy small portions. But I've found that with exercise.. I don't have to eat small portions.. So that's a win!
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    I like eating well and treating my body right. I like having energy. I like being covered in sweat and feeling like a total badass. I like vegetables. I like water. I like being able to do the things I want to do because my body is in better condition than it has ever been in my life and I no longer have to sit back and watch other people accomplish the things I want. I like running five miles at a time two times a week. I like hiking and fresh air.

    I like cookies.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    I love rock climbing so much I could throw up on my shoes.
    I love weight lifting.
    I love the way I feel when I run.
    I love dancing (ballet, hip hop) more than anything or any human being.

    I hate the elliptical.

    I LOVE VEGETABLES! And bacon cheeseburgers.
  • Azzrielish
    Azzrielish Posts: 44 Member
    So really, dig deep down before you answer this. Forget the positive attitude just for a minute.

    Who REALLY likes to exercise? Who REALLY likes to eat mini portions of boring food?

    Hell no, not me.

    I see people... "Ohhh my green beans and mushed cauliflower was super! So tasty!" and "I am so excited to go out and run/go to the gym"

    Me? I hate it. I do it because I don't want to be fat. It is THAT simple!

    I'm with you.
  • Begood03
    Begood03 Posts: 1,259 Member
    The trainer that got me started toward my fitness goal once told me "No one likes to workout, what you like is the results"! And I completely agree!
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Really? Thats sad. You do not view being healthy the right way.

    This
  • mevalentina
    mevalentina Posts: 362 Member
    Believe me it isn't just you if I could take a magic pill and be at my goal weight I would in a heartbeat!! Not that I don't enjoy the exercise part I just like food way to much, and wish I could eat whatever I wanted...
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    I love it! I eat more than I ever have in my life, and I eat whatever I want! Plus on workout days I get to eat an extra 400-800 calories and still lose 2lbs per week!
  • sthrnchick
    sthrnchick Posts: 771
    I find eating healthier mundain...but I dont hate it! Its a lot of work preparing all what I eat...I feel ya on the cardio- the closest thing that I do that I dont loathe is running, still not a huge fan yet! I do LOVE lifting weights though- never in a million years would have figured that...so...you need to find something that you like and it will be a lot easier!
  • ummlovelovesyou
    ummlovelovesyou Posts: 1,024 Member
    I think people have their preferences. There are some workouts people like to do, and others that they don't like.

    For example, I love surfing vs. weight machines at the gym. Which choice can I fit into my regular schedule more often? The gym because I work in the morning. Yes, you must also factor in all of life's gifts, such as work, kids (not a mom yet hehe), and social life. It can be exhausting. It just depends on how all of these factors mesh together.

    As for the food---I love broccoli, which I never ate in my life before I started MFP lol. There are healthy meals I DO enjoy eating. BUT most preparation does suck...especially after a long day! I want nothing more than my food to be prepared when I get home! I don't hate it either, just as with exercise, it just depends on your schedule.

    I suppose it depends on how badly you want to achieve results as well.
    :flowerforyou:
  • La_Lola
    La_Lola Posts: 10
    Really?
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    there are two types of people in this world: people that hate exercise, and MUDDERF**KING LIARS!!!
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    I am getting to where I like exercise. It's helping me clear my mind, its helping me have "me" time.. I have some amazing friends on here that are helping me with advice on training for a triathlon... 3 months ago, I never would have thought I would be doing this. I have a goal and a focus.. Its amazing.
    I am learning to cook fulfilling healthy foods. I do have splurges.. but overall, I feel 45094860578 times better when I eat healthy foods vs quick easy crap.

    Sorry you aren't happy with life. :flowerforyou:
  • wolfi622
    wolfi622 Posts: 206
    The food part I'm fine with. Small portions of food that's prepared right is very enjoyable. During any phase of life when I "ate whatever" I've always felt physically rotten, even if I wasn't overweight. Exercise is another matter. I LOVE to run and do other cardio activities - but mostly run. I religiously do the weight lifting because I know I need to, but I don't really enjoy it. I don't lift so I can eat. I lift so I can run.
  • CarolinaGirlinVA
    CarolinaGirlinVA Posts: 1,508 Member
    I realized today on my walk/run/gasp that yes, I hate running. But I hate being fat more. So I run.
  • madamepsychosis
    madamepsychosis Posts: 472 Member
    I love exercise. I love being able to go a little harder and/or faster each time and realising how fit I've become since last year (when I started regularly exercising). I love it when my top is drenched in sweat and my face is red. I also love having a plate full of healthy, colourful food that I can have tons of because it's low in calories.

    I also love beer (in fact, most alcohol), pizza, chocolate and watching truly terrible TV under the duvet. I still have all these things in my life. I just don't eat food like that to excess anymore and I've grown to hate sitting still for too long.

    What I REALLY hated was being heavier than I'd ever been in my life, feeling bad about the way I looked and having bad skin from all the crap food I was eating. Exercise and a healthy diet totally trumps that.

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