Totally in love with food, hate exercise. s new.

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  • zarianna23
    zarianna23 Posts: 1
    hello everyone,
    i am new to the site and im looking for new friends and people to help encourage and support me in my weight loss goals. like many, i love all types of food but excercise is not enjoyable. feel free to add me :)
  • fstephanie4
    fstephanie4 Posts: 196 Member
    Thank you all for your support! I didn't expect so many people to respond!

    In all honesty I even hate walking the dog....the only thing I love walking to, is the fridge.

    But this is a new start and I am looking forward to it! With my first day of the 30ds done I am looking forward to a healthier and slimmer future where exercise isn't off limits!


    We can all do this! Feel free to add me.


    Steph
  • jonwv
    jonwv Posts: 362 Member
    I hated to exercise, would always find an excuse. It is still a love hate relationship with exercise now. The more you do it the more you want to do it. It gives me a rush.
  • runzalot81
    runzalot81 Posts: 782 Member
    I think we all love food. LOL

    The good news is, you are very young. I hated exercise when I was 21. I discovered running when I was 22. In the last nine years, I've had to discover everything else just to support my running :)
  • RiyaO
    RiyaO Posts: 19
    I'm a huge foodie too- it's more about just learning to work with your body. As far as exercise you may experiment with running, dancing, zumba- anything that you might find enjoyable. Any movement, is good movement : )
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Do you like dancing to good music? That chould be your exercise. Maybe look around online or at your library for workout DVDs and try different things. A lot of people like Zumba because it's basically just dancing to good music. I like doing Hip Hop Abs for the same reason. The moves are pretty simple, it's fun and you're still burning calories!
    Or maybe you'd enjoy weight lifting instead? When I started out, I had this mentality where I really didn't want to do cardio but I loved doing weights becuase I was better at it and could FEEL the results. Point is, keep an open mind...don't just say you hate it because I'm sure there's something out there you'd enjoy. Keep trying things until you find it!

    Trust me, I'm a big foodie too. So the things I learned this time around are
    1) You can still have all the food you enjoy, just make some small adjustments (more veg, less pasta, leaner meats) and keep your portions under control. If you think you can't have it, that's all you'll want.
    2) Exercise to make up the difference.

    P.S. One more thought on exercise. Sometimes it helps to find someone else to do it with you. Don't rely on them so much that you won't go if they're not going but use them to help get you into the routine. Or maybe sign up for a 5k walk event with a bunch of your buddies. Or do it on your own and enjoy the people watching (that's my fave part).
  • Jalare
    Jalare Posts: 103
    I love food too. No allergies or real dislikes of anything. I will try almost anything once. Even though I still eat what I want, MFP has helped me curb the amount of food I do eat.

    Exercise is another thing. I like cardio, but strength training is a little intimidating to me, so that is my next thing to tackle. I'm not as strong as I could be. I do set exercise goals to achieve by the end of each month. Now it's stationary bike and walking. I've reached the point now my mind is always telling me, "get on the bike."
  • Shekky12
    Shekky12 Posts: 4
    I just started today myself. My sister encouraged me to join, and keep track of my food, which is good, I like that is automatically counts your calories, carbs. etc..Your young, and you can do anything you put your mind to..I don't like to exercise either, but I have recently started walking, and I really love it, I enjoy it so much. Try to find something you might enjoy like maybe swimming..That is a great exercise, and it isn't hard on you..Have a great day..:smile:
  • ElviraCross
    ElviraCross Posts: 331 Member
    It's definitely possible to lose without exercising. Healthy eating is 80% of losing weight in my opinion. It's MUCH more important than working out.

    I lost about 10 pounds with just diet on here.

    I would recommend joining a gym if I were you and doing some kind of structured class workout.

    I'm in my 2nd week of CrossFit and the nice thing about that is they tell you what to do and how long to do it for.

    You could do spinning, yoga, pilates, etc. It doesn't have to be as high intensity as CrossFit.

    The structure really helps me. Instead of just going to a gym full of equipment I don't know how to use.
  • thekyleo
    thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
    anyone have any experiences with the fitbit?

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