Have you ever felt left out because of your healthy lifestyle?
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HWIN_16
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Have you turned down invites because you want to get your sleep?
Turned down drinking with friends because that's extra calories & slows down your metabolism?
Said "No" to going out to eat because you wouldn't be able to stay within your calorie &/or macro range?
Stayed in because you have a 5k in the morning instead of going out clubbing?
I just want to know so that I don't feel so alone, because I've turned down people, & each time I do I feel like a loser. Especially because I'm 21 & not like most girls my age. But my body, my health, & the way I look is more important to me, so I shouldn't feel sorry for that.
Right?
Turned down drinking with friends because that's extra calories & slows down your metabolism?
Said "No" to going out to eat because you wouldn't be able to stay within your calorie &/or macro range?
Stayed in because you have a 5k in the morning instead of going out clubbing?
I just want to know so that I don't feel so alone, because I've turned down people, & each time I do I feel like a loser. Especially because I'm 21 & not like most girls my age. But my body, my health, & the way I look is more important to me, so I shouldn't feel sorry for that.
Right?
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Nope I enjoy my life and fitness5
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Good for you! I am here now because I had trouble saying "no" when I was younger. When they are "old" and having health issues, you will still be running around.5
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I'm trying to change my eating habits. So , I'm on my way.0
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Have you turned down invites because you want to get your sleep?
Turned down drinking with friends because that's extra calories & slows down your metabolism?
Said "No" to going out to eat because you wouldn't be able to stay within your calorie &/or macro range?
Stayed in because you have a 5k in the morning instead of going out clubbing?
I just want to know so that I don't feel so alone, because I've turned down people, & each time I do I feel like a loser. Especially because I'm 21 & not like most girls my age. But my body, my health, & the way I look is more important to me, so I shouldn't feel sorry for that.
Right?
No way. You need to learn balance or you'll burn out.
FYI...drinking doesn't slow down your metabolism.7 -
Yes, but not because I lived a "healthy lifestyle". It was because I wasn't into what my then-friends were into.3
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Have you turned down invites because you want to get your sleep?Turned down drinking with friends because that's extra calories & slows down your metabolism?Said "No" to going out to eat because you wouldn't be able to stay within your calorie &/or macro range?Stayed in because you have a 5k in the morning instead of going out clubbing?I just want to know so that I don't feel so alone, because I've turned down people, & each time I do I feel like a loser. Especially because I'm 21 & not like most girls my age. But my body, my health, & the way I look is more important to me, so I shouldn't feel sorry for that.
Right?
But IMO, don't be over obsessive about it if you want to still hang out with your friends. Part of being healthy is also being HAPPY. You can be the physically healthiest person in the world, but if your sad and alone, that lowers that "healthy" lifestyle.
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chunky_pinup wrote: »Have you turned down invites because you want to get your sleep?
Turned down drinking with friends because that's extra calories & slows down your metabolism?
Said "No" to going out to eat because you wouldn't be able to stay within your calorie &/or macro range?
Stayed in because you have a 5k in the morning instead of going out clubbing?
I just want to know so that I don't feel so alone, because I've turned down people, & each time I do I feel like a loser. Especially because I'm 21 & not like most girls my age. But my body, my health, & the way I look is more important to me, so I shouldn't feel sorry for that.
Right?
No way. You need to learn balance or you'll burn out.
FYI...drinking doesn't slow down your metabolism.
I agree.
I don't turn down life because of my health and fitness.
I allow for indulgences when they are presented most of the time. I don't say yes all the time...I say yes when I want to do it.
If you don't want to then there is nothing wrong with it...but if you feel like a loser I suspect you want to go out...
mind you I do have more friends that aren't into fitness than friends who are...they ask me how I do it tho...I tell them...as they eat their chips and dip, cheese and wine.3 -
I try to strike a balance between things. I will go out for a bit and then if I want to hit the gym in the morning, I just turn in earlier than the others. Sometimes they try to guilt me into staying out for longer, but I just say (and mean it) "I had a great time. I just need to be up early." and they usually understand.
Not everyone has to be into the same things as you but as long as they understand that those are important to you, they can try to be supportive.5 -
Yes.
Do what makes you happy.2 -
I have turned down invites to happy hours and gone to workout, but generally that is because I don't want to go to the happy hour. Or I have gone to happy, drank water and then gone to workout.
I have turned down going out when I have a race of some sort to go to in the morning...mostly only the one triathlon I do every year. The other 5Ks I do are things like the Wicked Wine Run and the Hot Chocolate Run or a Color Run and I am not much of a runner and not trying to PR anything.
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Have you turned down invites because you want to get your sleep?
Turned down drinking with friends because that's extra calories & slows down your metabolism?
Said "No" to going out to eat because you wouldn't be able to stay within your calorie &/or macro range?
Stayed in because you have a 5k in the morning instead of going out clubbing?
I just want to know so that I don't feel so alone, because I've turned down people, & each time I do I feel like a loser. Especially because I'm 21 & not like most girls my age. But my body, my health, & the way I look is more important to me, so I shouldn't feel sorry for that.
Right?
What you are doing is the opposite of being a loser. It's just another instance of taking care of yourself and making sure you're healthy in the long run.
Perhaps suggest something that doesn't involve clubs or partying until the wee hours of the morning, such as meet up for lunch at a place that has healthy options or ask if they would like take a gym class with you.
It's basically a part of growing up. You're on the right track.2 -
I wish I would have got it through my head like that at your age. Keep pushing you are on the right track.2
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I would encourage you to try to make friends who will share your healthy lifestyle and support you.3
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Find a balance.
I have fitness friends, and crazy friends, some are both.
For my first year I had a class on MWF from 6-7 pm and everyone knew I would not go out until 8 on those nights. They also knew I was serious about my goal so we worked around it.
Once I had been at it a bit longer and was comfortable with my goals I learnt how to balance the fun nights out with my preferred way of eating and exercise, and when to prioritize one over the other.
It takes time- eventually you will find your own rhythm.
Cheers, h.3 -
You just have to find friends that have the same interest you do in fitness and health then. Unfortunately, some of your childhood friends may not have the same aspirations you do and could hold you back rather than help you step forward.
But IMO, don't be over obsessive about it if you want to still hang out with your friends. Part of being healthy is also being HAPPY. You can be the physically healthiest person in the world, but if your sad and alone, that lowers that "healthy" lifestyle.
Boomsauce. Can always count on Ninerbuff to drop the knowledge. Balance. Go out, have a little & have some FUN. And if you find that what your friends are doing isn't fun anymore, find some new friends. I certainly had to so that at one point. "Clubbing" had stopped being fun, so I had to go out and make an effort to hang out with different people who liked doing the new/other things I liked doing.2 -
Have you ever felt left out because of your healthy lifestyle?
No ... my husband and most of the people I associate with are into cycling like me.
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I love to game but it's something I've had to give up doing as much in order to get 8 hours of sleep and it really sucks. But that's life, no one said it wouldn't suck. Better to be healthy than indulge every whim like so many people do nowadays.2
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Have you turned down invites because you want to get your sleep?
Turned down drinking with friends because that's extra calories & slows down your metabolism?
Said "No" to going out to eat because you wouldn't be able to stay within your calorie &/or macro range?
Stayed in because you have a 5k in the morning instead of going out clubbing?
I just want to know so that I don't feel so alone, because I've turned down people, & each time I do I feel like a loser. Especially because I'm 21 & not like most girls my age. But my body, my health, & the way I look is more important to me, so I shouldn't feel sorry for that.
Right?
Yes, yes and yes! You are not alone because lately I have been doing the same. Although it's mainly saying no to coworkers for happy hour and seeing friends less often because all they want to do is drink booze and then eat. I also have signed up for a 5K that's in 2 weeks and I just can't run the risk of drinking too much on the weekend because then I feel like crap the whole next day. I find the less I drink, the less I really feel like I want to.
I do try to invite my friends to something active instead- hike, gym class, yoga etc and if we go to a spot after to eat, I just look over the menu and pick something I know won't be calorie overload. If there is nothing healthy, I will just have half the portion. Also my friends like to shop so I suggest going shopping bc I really do add up the steps like crazy on my pedometer!1
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