Do you feel bad/guilty when you miss a planned workout?

smashley_mashley
smashley_mashley Posts: 589 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I missed one on Tuesday b/c I got slammed at work.. Now I wish I had gone
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  • 12pillows
    12pillows Posts: 81 Member
    A bit, but then I get over it :)
    Sitting around feeling bad doesn't help. I relax, and work out another day.

    I finished work early on monday, got into my gym gear, and starting walking to the gym, but then felt tired and hungry and just went home and ate ice cream in bed instead :#

    Whoops.

    Went to the gym last night though, and there's plenty more days in the week with gym going potential, so I'm not worried. I used to be super strict about gym days, but life happens, and if I'm gonna stick to this long term I need to be a bit more flexible.

    I try and make sure I don't have too many skipped days in a row, as after a while it gets harder to get back into it, but generally I don't stress it :)
  • loribethrice
    loribethrice Posts: 620 Member
    Yes, I feel guilty every single time. I also feel guilty if I eat at all over my calories.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    Nope. I just change one, or more, of my other sessions to compensate.

    If it's a speed session then I try to reschedule it, or build in an alternative like a longer distance. If it's a recovery run then I'll probably add the distance across a coupleof other recovery runs and my long run.

    The main thing is to keep my weekly mileage up.
  • thump418
    thump418 Posts: 251 Member
    If I don't work out I feel guilty and automatically feel like I am going to go back to the way I was. this is probably the biggest hurdle that I have.
  • runmathfast
    runmathfast Posts: 1
    I often end up combining the two: great successful workout + great low calorie eating OR skipped workouts and bad junk food binge. Luckily these only last one day! In the end everything will balance out long-term so don't give up. Exercise is necessary to lose weight. The dang calories add up so quickly that you MUST exercise to eat more.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    no, I have not experienced guilt over missed workout. Regret over my calorie allotment being lower, for sure - but not GUILT.
  • Maquillage_
    Maquillage_ Posts: 194 Member
    Not really, I don't feel guilty if I miss a workout, but I know I would feel better if I had have done it. But I always make up for it by pushing the rest of my workouts a day ahead and doing the one I missed, or doing 2 in the same day if I've the energy.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    runmathfast wrote: »
    Exercise is necessary to lose weight.

    No it's not, but it does make achieving a calorie deficit more easily achievable and sustainable as it avoids a miserable existence.

    Celorie deficit leads to weight loss, CV work helps endurance and capacity, resistance work helps retain lean mass, strength and injury risk mitigation.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    No, but I do feel disappointed. I don't try to compensate for it though.

    Life happens.
  • klbaierwalter
    klbaierwalter Posts: 308 Member
    I feel disappointed. I couldn't workout on Monday because my husband was in the ER. But at the end of the day, I know that life does happen and that I can always work out the following day. I was and am more concerned about my family.
  • Silentfool
    Silentfool Posts: 189 Member
    I feel angry at myself.... there is no excuse for missing it. If I cant make it on time I should re-arrange it, but all to easily I skip one.

    I will aim in the future not to be angry with myself, but to stick to the plan and re-arrange when necessary.
  • jvs125
    jvs125 Posts: 223 Member
    Yes and no. It's extremely rare that I miss a workout. Usually when it happens, it's a choice I make because I really need a break for some reason so I don't feel guilty. Then there are days where I just can't fit it in (like yesterday when my two kiddos woke up before 6 and didn't nap and were just difficult to deal with all day...) and I feel guilty for missing it because it wasn't my choice, and I also feel like this would be the day where I needed it the most, to evacuate the stress of the day. So then I either feel bad about it, or I at least do a 25 minutes workout as soon as they're in bed. I don't like to workout at night though because it gives me energy when I should be cooling down and because it's the precious 90 minutes of "us time" for DH and I.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    It depends on why I miss it. If I'm ill, injured, or so tired that I wouldn't drive a car, I feel no guilt at all. If it's because "I don't feel like it", definitely.
    Consistency in working out is one of the cornerstones of continuing to make progress.
  • mzjenn2u
    mzjenn2u Posts: 78 Member
    Any more than 2 rest days per week and yes I feel guilty....I am a single mom who is also a special education teacher....exercising is my stress relief and my me time....I need it to stay sane :-)
  • velocityc6
    velocityc6 Posts: 2,137 Member
    I was on vacation last week and only worked out once, very guilty feeling
  • civilizedworm
    civilizedworm Posts: 796 Member
    edited November 2014
    I only feel remorse if I missed a workout that I could have gone to, but for lack of motivation I didn't. Luckily that has only happened once since March, and it wasn't due to lack of motivation, it was injury.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    edited November 2014
    Not anymore but I train a lot so I can always use an unexpected rest day.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    I give myself 24 hours to make up any workouts I miss.

    I have 2 rest days planned each week. If I miss a workout day, guess what - that was my rest day - and my missed workout is now rescheduled.
  • jstrun
    jstrun Posts: 70 Member
    12pillows wrote: »
    A bit, but then I get over it :)
    Sitting around feeling bad doesn't help. I relax, and work out another day.

    I finished work early on monday, got into my gym gear, and starting walking to the gym, but then felt tired and hungry and just went home and ate ice cream in bed instead :#

    Whoops.

    Went to the gym last night though, and there's plenty more days in the week with gym going potential, so I'm not worried. I used to be super strict about gym days, but life happens, and if I'm gonna stick to this long term I need to be a bit more flexible.

    I try and make sure I don't have too many skipped days in a row, as after a while it gets harder to get back into it, but generally I don't stress it :)

    ^^^^ THIS!
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I don't feel guilty but because I love training, I sometimes get disappointed if I have to skip a session.
  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,372 Member
    I used to. Now that I work out 7 days a week first thing in the morning I'm more consistent and the only time I "skip" is if I sleep in a bit (which is pretty rare). So now I think of a missed workout as a well-earned "rest" day.
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    I use to, but I just rework the week and use the skipped day as my rest day. I try to remember that I am not perfect, no one is, and as long as I keep that in mind I don't feel guilty.
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 809 Member
    I don't feel guilty. I feel like I would feel if I missed a great concert or play, like, darn, I really wanted to do that and I missed out!
  • sus49
    sus49 Posts: 94 Member
    Oddly enough, I lose more weight on the days I do not work out and only eat 1200 calories. I work out to eat more food and because usually it makes me feel better. But don't beat yourself when you let a day or two slide. There is not point to that at all. Just admit to yourself that you needed a rest and you took it! Good for you!
  • vamaena
    vamaena Posts: 217 Member
    Sometimes. It really depends on why I miss it. If it's because I'm not feeling well then no. I'd rather be home relaxing so I can get better quicker. If it's because I get home late from work and feel too rushed then yes. In those cases I get over it pretty quickly by making sure I go for a walk after dinner and combine it with a bit of a run. I figure I may not have gotten in my planned workout but at least I did something.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    msf74 wrote: »
    No, but I do feel disappointed. I don't try to compensate for it though.

    Life happens.

    this.

    Sometimes I get frustrated b/c I know if I had just gotten up at 5 I would have gotten it done (I'm not a morning workerouter- but sometimes you gotta)... so usually it's irritation. Rather than guilt.
    -
    But we are all busy- we all have things to do- it happens. Press on- don't let it derail you.
  • michelle2016
    michelle2016 Posts: 1
    I always feel bad about it. I feel the worst when I made plans to do a short 10-15 minute long ab or yoga session at home and don't even do that. I emotionally beat myself up about it. On days when I don't leave my house (normally a weekend day) I end up telling myself, :"and this is why you're fat"
  • 33Freya
    33Freya Posts: 468 Member
    edited November 2014
    Not often, but I do try to make it up. For example, I missed my workout yesterday so took a walk instead and did the workout today. otherwise it's like a prescription: you just get yourself back on schedule and press on.

    I don't believe it's helpful to beat myself up over it, because what's done is done (or not done), and we can only control what we do in the present and future.

    Success looks more like a child's scribble than a straight line :)
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    I never miss a planned workout. Hence the word "planned". :D:D I might have to alter it, though.
  • kingjethro
    kingjethro Posts: 17 Member
    I've worked out daily for the past 12 years. I might miss a workout perhaps once a month due to a work conflict or an early morning appointment. When I miss, its not so much remorse...but I feely crappy and thus, I'm in a bad mood.

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