Obsticles we face when working out

Time...I feel like I am way to busy all the time to do it. That is the biggest challenge for me...I am dedicated to making the time for it! That's the only way...dedication!

Oh, I can come up with some good excuses! How about not having anything to wear?? I use that one a lot

Oh, I can come up with some good excuses! How about not having anything to wear?? I use that one a lot

not a problem when you work out at home as do i, but i do have several obstacles in my living room, such as the couch, love seat, & coffee table...the tv is another big one when there is a good show on, good show vs workout dvd is a very tough call sometimes

LOL, for me it's pretty much all of the above. A lot of the issue is my feet as well. I've been diagnosed with severe arthritis, plantar fascitis, some nerve issue i can't remember the name of, and a broken bone that healed badly because it was never treated (didn't know it was broken). I just always figured my feet hurt because i was carrying so much weight on them, but they started getting worse when I started going to the gym. My doctor says that the only thing I can do as far as exercise is the eliptical since it doesn't flex your feet, so I'm trying to buy one soon. Hopefully that will get me back into the swing of exercising

I also have flat feet, which makes foot wear a challenge. In addition, I have an ankle with a lot of hardware. I need surgery again...the first two failed. So working out can be a very painful experience for me. I cannot workout in tennis shoes. I actually have to work out in steel toe work boots; otherwise, my ankle cannot even take me walking on a treadmill for more than 15 minutes. I even wear these boots to work when I have to be on my feet all day from either teaching or doing patient care. Trust me these boots are not very attractive with cute work out clothes or dress pants. I have been wearing them for 9 years. So I know how you feel and I feel your pain. I have lost 30 lbs so far, but it has taken me almost a year. I have another 35 lbs to go. The one thing I found out through this site is that I am actually eating less than what I should be...so for years I have been starving myself on and off. No wonder why I have yo-yo'd so much. Now I am seeing a steady decline. It is a slow process for me because I am older (almost 45) and I have years of yo-yo dieting and emotional eating (bad marriage) that I need to counteract. I currently belong to a club that is big--it has a pool, wts, and tons of work out equipment. I like that. I do not feel self-conscious despite my lovely work boots because everyone is there for the same reason and no one knows who I am. I do not workout with anyone because I do not want to be influenced by anyone else's agenda. You have to find an exercise program that works for you. So try different things. I do a lot of swimming because it is the one exercise that does not hurt my ankle. I am also a single mom and trying to find time has been difficult. I often work out late at night...sometimes I do not get home from the club until midnight and I am up at 6 am. However, despite everything I am finally starting to feel healthy again. I take it one day at a time.

Tess

Besides laziness and making up excuses not to?

Nope. Got nothing. *sigh*

...obstacles for me is time - when around basketball, wrestling, work, family -- when is there me time. So for me its the time...but in the other end...4 wonderful, calm, patient, non fighting and helpful (cough cough cough) kids sometimes have the nerve to PUSH me out of the house and onto a walk or to the gym just to get away....