Anybody single?

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  • yourenotmine
    yourenotmine Posts: 645 Member
    When you're as ugly as I am, it's easy to be single and not worry about motivation from others.

    Yeah, right Joshacham. Reeeeeallll ugly. Bah.
  • louiselebeau
    louiselebeau Posts: 220 Member
    I am so much better at being motivated when I am single. I tend to date men who hate vegetables and exercise. They do however love large women, which just throws any good habits I have under the bus for some reason.

    I am not even trying to date until I get fit enough for me. Maybe then I could score someone who gives a damn about themselves and knows how to take care of them self. Maybe I will just stay single because I tend to do better than way. I always end up with mewling man children who have no idea how to do anything and perhaps my motivation is to stay single and fit. :P
  • louiselebeau
    louiselebeau Posts: 220 Member
    When you're as ugly as I am, it's easy to be single and not worry about motivation from others.

    I hope that is sarcasm my bearded friend.
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    Self Motivation FTW!!!!

    i do this for ME.....after all...i'm the one that gets to touch this body 24/7.....

    MUAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

    and I do....i SO do.
  • BamsieEkhaya
    BamsieEkhaya Posts: 657 Member
    I think it's easier, actually. More time and energy to devote to my goals.
    This is true for me. And I know a lot of people who put on weight when they got comfortable in a relationship.

    I am one of those people...still in a relationship and it's so hard when your OH cooks or wants to be all romantic and go to a restaurant or just likes eating out !

    It's easier because its a LDR but when I do see him I have to have a serious amount of cals left or we go for walks, it's too easy to get comfortable and just eat everything when you're with someone who isn't on a diet or anything
  • SweeDecadence92
    SweeDecadence92 Posts: 218 Member
    I find staying fit and healthy significatly easier without a SO. It's became such an important part of my life that having partners whom i feel hinder me in regards to my fitness and weightloss goals usually don't last long.

    My health and fitness is a complete solo operation, having someone backing me up is great but absolutely unnessesary.

    If you need an external source of inspiration, well thats what the MFP community is there for. Also, there are a lot of inspiring health blogs out there.
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    I agree 100% that it's easier to not have to worry about somebody else or their feelings when trying to get back into shape. No guilt trips, no skipping the gym because he wants to stay home, etc etc. You can eat what and where you want, too...my biggest issue. Now I'm not saying that I wouldn't LOVE to have a bf right now, but I'd like to wait until I feel better about mySELF. It gives me more motivation having somebody...keeps me going just knowing I'll be seen without clothing, lol. :wink: :noway: :blushing:
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    I actually love training, so it's not really a problem. I understand it can be after being inactive or having an illness. I had a cold yesterday and just said $%& it and forget the gym, but I had a hot shower and felt much better and went to go and lift weights and felt great at the end of the day.
  • ArianaLuvsMe101
    ArianaLuvsMe101 Posts: 138
    Im single and I certainly find it hard. I try to put a recording that plays all the time in a funny voice to remind me every morning not to hog food!
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    Yes, I am.

    As a single person, you have to stay fit because you have to market yourself as a quality partner. Competition is intense, particularly if you're looking for attractive single females in their 20s who have a plethora of options.

    When you have a long term partner, it is easy to adopt the mindset that they'll be around and let your fitness slide. Being single is so much more difficult than being in a long term relationship because it is easier to maintain a long term relationship than make the efforts to court someone new.
  • Missallison7691
    Missallison7691 Posts: 73
    Thanks for the feedback guys! You're all making a lot of sense
  • LittleMiss_WillLoseIt
    LittleMiss_WillLoseIt Posts: 1,373 Member
    I'm doing this for me, myself, and I. No need to have a partner to help motivate me...seeing the results is enough motivation. :)
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    I'm doing this for me, myself, and I. No need to have a partner to help motivate me...seeing the results is enough motivation. :)

    werd to yo motha.
  • Papalov100
    Papalov100 Posts: 1,593 Member
    I'm single and I'm doing this for me and the family and maybe one day have a guy who will love me for me
  • lachesissss
    lachesissss Posts: 1,298 Member
    It's easier, single. If you want to go to the gym or eat something, you just do it. You don't have to check and cross check with someone else that it's ok. In terms of motivation, you have the ultimate scenario for conquering your own self doubt, as the only person who's opinion matters, is yours. The only person who could naysay you, is you. Because there isn't anyone else there to hold you back or to influence your behavior.
  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    Sex.

    All the motivation I need
  • Lucy177
    Lucy177 Posts: 35
    You're not ugly at all!!!!

    Some people don' t understand singleness. I tried to have a relationship many times but when it ended, it destroyed me. People's reaction is , " Ahh don' t worry, there is someone for you". However I feel liberated and free and proud to be single! I feel like a woman in the 50's who has been given the chance to have a independent life, a job and a home. Being able to do and see who you want to. I am so happy being single......it would take Keanu Reeves and a total unconditional love to rock my ship! It's probably fantasy - so I'll carry on doing what I' m doing. On the other hand I do believe that true love exists fo those clunky enough to have found it!

    Keep calm and be healthy x
  • Lucy177
    Lucy177 Posts: 35
    Is that DIY ?
  • Trueray
    Trueray Posts: 1,189 Member
    I don't workout for anyone except myself. I want to be fit and healthy for me.
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Because me being healthier and fit isn't about an SO..it's about me.
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  • mommycordillia
    mommycordillia Posts: 259
    Its not about a SO for me....I work out and diet as hard as I do because I disgust myself.....and if I disgust myself I can't even think about what other people think. Because its not about them. Its about me being happy and healthy so I can be around when my daughter grows up.
  • stephross88
    stephross88 Posts: 846 Member
    I'm not single and sometimes I wish I was. haha
  • dave_ham
    dave_ham Posts: 39
    everytime i get in a relationship, i start gaining weight because i lose track of my gym goals and omg the increase in food intake. single me is motivated because i want it for myself.
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    I actually think it is easier to stay on track being single. I don't have to worry about a partner pressuring me either to work harder OR to not work as hard. I don't feel ashamed of what I eat or pressured to pick up their bad eating habits. I can do my own thing exactly how I want to. I'm a solo exerciser, too. I've never been drawn to the "gym buddy" idea. I just want to work out and get done without all the yip yap!
  • intrepidity
    intrepidity Posts: 110
    I'm single. I don't think it has a correlation to my workouts. If anything I have more time and its a plus.
  • sissiluv
    sissiluv Posts: 2,205 Member
    I'm confused-why should I need an SO to back me up in my weight loss goals? I am an adult who can make decisions for myself thanks.

    This is just one of them. Ta da~
  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    my motivation is to not be fat, slow and sick
  • R0asted
    R0asted Posts: 83 Member
    Every girlfriend I've ever had has openly admitted to me that they hate me loosing weight as it makes them incredibly insecure. Women are insecure creatures for the most part. Luckily this doesn't effect me as I stay fit for myself.
  • mjhedgehog
    mjhedgehog Posts: 249 Member
    Because I'm doing this for me not a SO. And I have to be happy with myself before I can be happy with someone else. so I'm perfectly ok with being single and working on improving myself.
  • erinxo13
    erinxo13 Posts: 892 Member
    I stayed motivated because I am single.
    Being single is motivation enough for me :p

    this lol

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