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That sinking feeling of resentment & reluctance towards logging & exercise?
Orphia
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That sinking feeling you get when you think about having to log your calories or do a workout?
You get the feeling, then it makes you think the activity will be hard, so it lets you put it off, and put it off.
Then you get guilt for putting it off, and it makes you think the activity is even harder.
So you feel more resentment towards logging and exercising, and more guilt - a vicious circle…
Challenge your thoughts.
Don’t believe everything you think.
Those feelings are far worse than the short time it takes to exercise or log.
Logging on MFP means 3 less minutes spent getting annoyed on Facebook or Twitter.
Exercising gives you happy hormones that create a positive feedback loop that means you do it again.
When that old resentment and reluctance hits you in the guts, zap it with the logical part of your brain, and recognise it as just a feeling that will only get worse the longer you leave it.
Don’t wait around for motivation to log or exercise.
Just *kitten* do it.
You get the feeling, then it makes you think the activity will be hard, so it lets you put it off, and put it off.
Then you get guilt for putting it off, and it makes you think the activity is even harder.
So you feel more resentment towards logging and exercising, and more guilt - a vicious circle…
Challenge your thoughts.
Don’t believe everything you think.
Those feelings are far worse than the short time it takes to exercise or log.
Logging on MFP means 3 less minutes spent getting annoyed on Facebook or Twitter.
Exercising gives you happy hormones that create a positive feedback loop that means you do it again.
When that old resentment and reluctance hits you in the guts, zap it with the logical part of your brain, and recognise it as just a feeling that will only get worse the longer you leave it.
Don’t wait around for motivation to log or exercise.
Just *kitten* do it.
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Excellent thoughts! Thank you.0
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Great post @Orphia
And, don't forget, if you are using MFP to log your exercise, you can pre log it.
I was lousy at pre logging food, but when I first started, and did aqua fit Mon, Wed,and Fri, I would pre log it weeks in advance, it encouraged me to go as I had already made the mental commitment.
My alternate day walking, once I started, got that treatment too. In fact, all the time I was losing, through to when I stopped logging (~18 month), all my exercise was pre logged.
If I signed up for a class I would log the whole 8 week course.
Exercise was much harder for me to stick to than eating at a deficit, this worked for me.
Still doing an hour a day almost 10 years later.
Cheers, h.8 -
It's winter here, and the main thing I struggle with at the moment is having to take my shirt off on a cold day to put my sports bra on. Nevermind that I get very hot and sweaty once I get going. I just have an argument in my head until I get changed, and I always feel glad that I didn't listen to my inner sook.6
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Great reminder! We're often so focused on avoiding momentary discomfort that we put up with a more drawn out and persistent discomfort. It makes no sense. Yesterday I found one of my "mind maps" that I made a while back to deal with the lies I tell myself when I'm hungry. It made me smile how far I've come by combating these lies. Now I need to look for my other mind maps to see if there is still something I need to stop lying to myself about.
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I quit facebook. Pure freaking drama.5
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The sinking feeling of being an overweight slug...
I got over any reluctance to log because of results. In maintenance, I am scared not to log. Reluctance is not nearly strong enough of a word to describe how I now feel about giving up logging. that's not going to happen any time soon.
I am being active - paddling and walking/hiking - far more than I am doing dedicated exercise. I paddle hard a long ways a couple of times a week and that has me in really good shape; better than i have been in for decades. No reluctance because I enjoy and I get results.9 -
Thanks, all!
@amusedmonkey That mind map is beautiful! What did you use to make it?CarvedTones wrote: »The sinking feeling of being an overweight slug...
I got over any reluctance to log because of results. In maintenance, I am scared not to log. Reluctance is not nearly strong enough of a word to describe how I now feel about giving up logging. that's not going to happen any time soon.
I am being active - paddling and walking/hiking - far more than I am doing dedicated exercise. I paddle hard a long ways a couple of times a week and that has me in really good shape; better than i have been in for decades. No reluctance because I enjoy and I get results.
@CarvedTones Yes! After doing it over 3 years, there is no reluctance.
Rather, there is a habit of keeping up the streak and the success, and all the wonderful health benefits that go with it.
Got excellent results on a full blood test recently, and ran a 50 km run in June. I'd say things are working pretty well.4 -
I don't remember the exact name, but it was an app in Windows app store that allows you to automatically generate mind maps using text (I formatted my computer since). No manual adding of nodes or fussing with the arrangement of nodes, but that made it more rigid - you couldn't drag nodes around, for example.
ETA: looked for it and it's still available in Windows store. It's called "Textize MindMap".4 -
After failing many times because of laziness and resentment, I've made tracking non-negotiable. It's like drinking my water and getting in my exercise. I just do it! Tracking first thing in the morning is key for me. I can always go back and tweak later if I need to. I find it keeps me much more on track and I know how much exercise I need to get in to get my deficit.
@amusedmonkey, love that mind map you made! I stole it for my motivation folder.
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@RespectTheKitty Aww, Love you too! That's certainly the right thing you said! 1 -
I'm happy to log if it gets results! I've lost almost 100 lbs.5
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No resentment but starting to get lazy and reluctant about doing it, not because of the results which are all positive but simply because I've been doing it for 28 months and am getting a little tired of still doing it.
Will however continue to do so because I think it is,best that I do.6 -
LOVE the mind map. So much truth.
@Orphia , I agree 100%. My mantra is, “It’s just what I do.” For some reason, it’s then easier to do!2 -
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so true: "Those feelings are far worse than the short time it takes to exercise or log."
When I was a little kid I apparently hated showers/baths. I would stall and find excuses and whine, etc. One time my mom timed me, the amount of time I fought against it, and the amount of time it took me to shower and dry off. When she showed me the difference, and explained to me how "in all that time you spent fighting it you could have finished and moved on to something fun." I never fought it again.
I take that same mentality into my exercise. I wake up early, tell my brain to shut off the excuses and get it done, so I can move onto something more fun/productive with my time.7 -
Dude.... right on!1 -
emmies_123 wrote: »so true: "Those feelings are far worse than the short time it takes to exercise or log."
When I was a little kid I apparently hated showers/baths. I would stall and find excuses and whine, etc. One time my mom timed me, the amount of time I fought against it, and the amount of time it took me to shower and dry off. When she showed me the difference, and explained to me how "in all that time you spent fighting it you could have finished and moved on to something fun." I never fought it again.
I take that same mentality into my exercise. I wake up early, tell my brain to shut off the excuses and get it done, so I can move onto something more fun/productive with my time.
When I was a little kid I used to fight getting into the tub, but once I was there I was happy as a clam. The same is often true today for exercise, so I just remind myself that I will be fine once I start.3 -
Even though I still do it (log, stay active) it's the tediousness, the same old, same old, the "another day, another $.50", "I'm successfully doing what I need to today but, tomorrow, I start again at zero and do it all over again ad nauseam. What is the point....it's not like I'll live forever. Why not just lie around and eat whatever, whenever?" that drags on me periodically.
I eventually get over it, and get on with it, but boy do I dread when I start feeling that way.2 -
Even though I still do it (log, stay active) it's the tediousness, the same old, same old, the "another day, another $.50", "I'm successfully doing what I need to today but, tomorrow, I start again at zero and do it all over again ad nauseam. What is the point....it's not like I'll live forever.
Why not just lie around and eat whatever, whenever?" that drags on me periodically.
I eventually get over it, and get on with it, but boy do I dread when I start feeling that way.
cuz the quality of your life would dwindle until you became a lump in a chair...that's the point.
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