But I don't have TIME to exercise!
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anyway you should consider badminton0
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atypicalsmith wrote: »I hear and read this all the time. Whenever someone says, "I don't have time to (fill in the blank)', it just means it's not a priority. Exercise isn't a priority to those who don't make it a priority.
Do you have time to watch television? You can exercise while watching it instead of sitting on the couch. Do you have time to play computer games? Play a game, then do a bunch of jumping jacks or whatever, then play another game. Do you have time to time to talk on the phone? Take a walk while you're talking. Do you or your neighbor have a dog? Walk the dog. They love it, and you don't look silly just walking around aimlessly.
Make a list of all the things that you DO have time for, and then figure out how you can substitute and/or supplement them with exercising. You'll be surprised at what a difference it will make.
Of course if you aren't committed, you're never going to have time to exercise, weigh your food, stop eating junk because you worked hard one day out of seven and "deserve" a treat for the next ten days, or whatever. We're all in this together.
If we just make time a priority for planning our meals, weighing our food, and exercising even if it's only ten minutes here and ten minutes there, we will succeed.
Sorry but no. I am in this for me and me alone. Someone else's weight loss, stall or gain does not effect me in the slightest. There really is no we.0 -
Cardio is a good appetite suppressant.
Running is exhilarating, when I can do it. I make time to walk. It helps give me a little wiggle room in my deficit. It's not bad. People who can't exercise can still lose weight, but usually when people want to lose weight, it's because they want to be healthy, and exercise is involved in being healthy. 0 -
Exercise also helps lower bad cholesterol.0
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It's necessary for cardiovascular health.0
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Exercise is necessary for bone health.0
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It's pretty great for brain health and mental acuity as we age too.0
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Not to mention that exercise is fun and often social.0
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I could go on and on.0
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »I could go on and on.
But not weight loss0 -
I despise the anti-exercise attitude here. It is so idiotic and short-sighted.0
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Ok I have a serious question - do people really work out while watching tv? Not like, they just have the tv on to keep themselves from jumping off the treadmill. But I can't imagine doing squats while I'm watching my favourite show (if I had one, I don't right now, but say I did). That to me would be relax time.
I do sometimes. I pull my bike out and watch a few episodes of something while going at a nice clip. Usually it's because I've over done it on dinner and need to get back under lol. I don't do it every time though. I do a lot of just relaxing. Trust.
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »I despise the anti-exercise attitude here. It is so idiotic and short-sighted.
But I really don't like it.
Seriously though. You don't need to exercise to lose weight. That's all about being fit. Two different things. One not more important than the other.0 -
berlynnwall wrote: »Ok I have a serious question - do people really work out while watching tv? Not like, they just have the tv on to keep themselves from jumping off the treadmill. But I can't imagine doing squats while I'm watching my favourite show (if I had one, I don't right now, but say I did). That to me would be relax time.
I do sometimes. I pull my bike out and watch a few episodes of something while going at a nice clip. Usually it's because I've over done it on dinner and need to get back under lol. I don't do it every time though. I do a lot of just relaxing. Trust.
Lol, ok, I do I don't know, I'm not a multitasker like that. I am mostly trying not to hurt myself when I'm working out, which involves a fair amount of concentration. I wouldn't get the most out of a good show, which is a shame, because they went to all that trouble to make it etc.
(Music is different, helps me get more into what I'm doing. Although sometimes that gets me into trouble, because I'm trying to keep up with a beat and maybe ignoring little pain signals that I need to be paying attention to [because, accident & injury prone. Ok probably not everyone has this problem, lol.])0 -
As long as you have time to eat, you should have time to exercise, that's what I believe.
I work 70+ hours per week, and still have time to exercise, practice my instrument, etc.0 -
Wooow... I suddenly remembered why I stopped coming on here. This whole, "OMG. HOW DARE YOU SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME!"
I'm a single mother to a toddler with autism who works not 2, but THREE freaking jobs to care for that precious baby. I get MAYBE an hour of peace and quiet. Do I want to use my only hour to run laps around our apartment? No. I want to sit down and relax.
I often skip out on eating because 1. We can't afford it and 2. I don't have the time to bother with it.
Tell me again how I don't give a rip about losing weight because I don't have the time?
In the future, maybe you should be a smidge less judgmental and mind ya business.0 -
sinfulsweetie wrote: »Wooow... I suddenly remembered why I stopped coming on here. This whole, "OMG. HOW DARE YOU SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME!"
I'm a single mother to a toddler with autism who works not 2, but THREE freaking jobs to care for that precious baby. I get MAYBE an hour of peace and quiet. Do I want to use my only hour to run laps around our apartment? No. I want to sit down and relax.
I often skip out on eating because 1. We can't afford it and 2. I don't have the time to bother with it.
Tell me again how I don't give a rip about losing weight because I don't have the time?
In the future, maybe you should be a smidge less judgmental and mind ya business.
You dont get assistance for costs and medical care/therapy???-2 -
ogmomma2012 wrote: »sinfulsweetie wrote: »Wooow... I suddenly remembered why I stopped coming on here. This whole, "OMG. HOW DARE YOU SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME!"
I'm a single mother to a toddler with autism who works not 2, but THREE freaking jobs to care for that precious baby. I get MAYBE an hour of peace and quiet. Do I want to use my only hour to run laps around our apartment? No. I want to sit down and relax.
I often skip out on eating because 1. We can't afford it and 2. I don't have the time to bother with it.
Tell me again how I don't give a rip about losing weight because I don't have the time?
In the future, maybe you should be a smidge less judgmental and mind ya business.
You dont get assistance for costs and medical care/therapy???
Assistance here is a joke. We do get some help, but most of the money we get goes towards rent and then we cover therapy for my son, and if I'm lucky, I can get to and from work. He gets some medical help, but doesn't cover therapy.0 -
sinfulsweetie wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »sinfulsweetie wrote: »Wooow... I suddenly remembered why I stopped coming on here. This whole, "OMG. HOW DARE YOU SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME!"
I'm a single mother to a toddler with autism who works not 2, but THREE freaking jobs to care for that precious baby. I get MAYBE an hour of peace and quiet. Do I want to use my only hour to run laps around our apartment? No. I want to sit down and relax.
I often skip out on eating because 1. We can't afford it and 2. I don't have the time to bother with it.
Tell me again how I don't give a rip about losing weight because I don't have the time?
In the future, maybe you should be a smidge less judgmental and mind ya business.
You dont get assistance for costs and medical care/therapy???
Assistance here is a joke. We do get some help, but most of the money we get goes towards rent and then we cover therapy for my son, and if I'm lucky, I can get to and from work. He gets some medical help, but doesn't cover therapy.
Wow. Come to Az. Occupational therapy for small children is free and so is healthcare for parents who make below poverty level. Huzzah Obamacare.-1 -
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Why is the last post I view have bars over it???0
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Well diet matters more than exercise for weight loss. However, some people do have issues working out based on time, sometimes you can't make exercise a priority. I unfortunately have to work over 10 hours a day and then I am a mother of 3. So, when you work over 10 hours a day and have to take care of children, then it is not always easy to workout. However, why I cook I do some push ups or something else while waiting for something to finish and that helps. However, my diet does help me a lot and is the reason I continue to lose weight when I can get a consistent workout in.0
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This thread is excellent haha.0
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Yes u don't need to exercise to lose weight and then again you see posts from people who didn't do any strength training and then the term skinny fat is used.
I am not offended by ops post, if u don't want to exercise don't. If u truly don't have the time you don't. I work from home and used to use the ex cuse of having no time and truly believed it0 -
ogmomma2012 wrote: »Why is the last post I view have bars over it???
In jail for being naughty0 -
[/quote]Wow. Come to Az. Occupational therapy for small children is free and so is healthcare for parents who make below poverty level. Huzzah Obamacare.[/quote]
Unfortunately many Autism treatments aren't covered by health care to begin with because it's not considered a medical condition, insurance calls it a developmental issue. I have a 14 year old with it and have had full health care the whole time and it's been a long, expensive road.
Sorry to hijack the thread.0 -
berlynnwall wrote: »Ok I have a serious question - do people really work out while watching tv? Not like, they just have the tv on to keep themselves from jumping off the treadmill. But I can't imagine doing squats while I'm watching my favourite show (if I had one, I don't right now, but say I did). That to me would be relax time.
I do sometimes. I pull my bike out and watch a few episodes of something while going at a nice clip. Usually it's because I've over done it on dinner and need to get back under lol. I don't do it every time though. I do a lot of just relaxing. Trust.
I have watched so much more TV since I got a treadmill. I'm on there running off the cakes I'm seeing baked onscreen!
But if it's something like Always Sunny, I want to catch all the jokes so I plod along.0 -
Its pathetic seeing people make excuses.Don't have time to exercise? FIND *kitten* TIME. I get up at 5:30 every morning to go to the gym, people who don't and then claim they don't have time are finding excuses.-1
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If you've found time to log in and read/contribute to forums then you've definitely got time for a bit of exercise! From my point of view exercise has meant I haven't had to cut my portion sizes as drastically as I would have otherwise. It's also greatly improved my posture, stamina, mood and commitment to losing. Even dancing around whilst you're washing dishes can help!0
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WaterBunnie wrote: »Even dancing around whilst you're washing dishes can help!
I would like to point out that this is a safety hazard. Can people really be that good at multitasking?0
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