Obsessed with fitness/nutrition?

The saying goes :

"Obsessed is just a word used by lazy people to describe the dedicated"

For the most part, I agree.

I think you are focused. And I think if we want to accomplish things we focus on it.

Yes my husband also says the same about me. I have been on so many different weightloss plans- and started exercise routines that I have enver stuck to outside of about 5 weeks tops (until now) For me, learning to tell my family (I have 4 children) that "mommy is going to the gym tomorrow morning so I can't take you anwhere until x..." was the hardest thing to learn. But now that I have, I am able to prioritize myself and my habits and turn things around. My family no longer gets upset- instead, my teenage and 11 year old daughter joined the gym (their want) and now we go together when we can.

I think as women- and mothers and wives- we are so used to doing for everyone else around us that we feel selfish doing for ourselves- the thing is- with exercise and healthy eating, it makes us much better mothers, wives, and people.

I think what you are is committed and you have found a way for exercise and health to be a big part of your life- which is a GOOD thing. Stay strong and don't let anyone bring a negative vibe to what you are doing.

Well remember you are going to get very different answers from people logged into a fitness website in the middle of the workday than from the average person.

I would say - if you can't workout, do you get angry, irritable, or frustrated? If you gain a pound or two unexplectedly, does it affect your whole day and how you feel about yourself? Do you subconsciously send messages to your children (maybe especially female ones, if you have them), that being in shape makes you a better person, a more valuable person, or more likely to be liked/accepted? If the answer to any of these things is yes, then maybe you are obsessed. If not, then you are fine.

And as for the "lazy people call dedication obsession" quote (paraphrasing sorry)...yes. Sometimes. Other times, if enough people are telling you that you are obsessed, maybe you should take a step back and really evaluate yourself. Maybe you are.

A balanced life is the best life for me.

The saying goes :

"Obsessed is just a word used by lazy people to describe the dedicated"

For the most part, I agree.

...agree as well. my husband pretty much feels the same way...., but usually doesn't verbalize it. i am making a career out of it. just ignore non-helpful remarks and stick with what you are interested in and passionate about. hopefully he will embrace the fact that you are interested in living a very healthy, well-rounded life.

The saying goes :

"Obsessed is just a word used by lazy people to describe the dedicated"

For the most part, I agree.

I will be putting this in my tool box

"a fanatic is someone who is interested in something you aren't."

I completely agree with this. It's easy to call someone obsessed when they are spending time every single day doing something that you don't do, but it's completely unfair.

I think it's also hard for people to accept someone else's healthier lifestyle because it highlights the fact that their lifestyle isn't as healthy and that can be hard to face. I think I used to be like this. I had a friend that worked out 3-4 times a week and tried to eat healthy 80% of the time. My friends and I all thought she was crazy. Why? Because we would rather sit around stuffing our faces while we watched tv.

But deep down I didn't like that she was healthier than me because it made me feel bad about myself. Had absolutely nothing to do with her.

I now work out 6-7 times a week and try to eat healthy 90% of the time and do not at all consider myself obsessed.

Obsession is all relative I guess!!!

I think it's also hard for people to accept someone else's healthier lifestyle because it highlights the fact that their lifestyle isn't as healthy and that can be hard to face.

This is the battle I have with my family every time I'm around them. My mom understands to a certain degree. She lost a lot of weight a few years ago and though she's gained some of it back, she still hits the gym 3 or 4 times a week and makes healthy food choices most of the time. But the rest of my family (dad, brother, sister, and their respective families) pay no attention whatsoever to their diet or to getting any exercise. So I have gotten used to the jokes they make about me bringing food with me to make my own meals if they're eating something I can't eat (which they usually are) or getting up early to work out while they're all still asleep.

I think part of their problem is not so much that they feel badly about themselves but that they see how much effort I put into it and that reminds them of how hard it is. Everyone is looking for an easy way out, but if you actually stopped and had a conversation with the next really lean, fit-looking adult that you see about their diet and exercise habits, I guarantee it would all sound like a giant pain in the *kitten*. They didn't get that way by accident, and that was one of the first things I learned when I started trying to lose weight. I have so much more respect now for people who are committed to fitness because I understand how much work it takes.

I would describe being obsessed as looking at everyone else's food calories, checking to make sure their exercise is correct and ensuring they are eating right..........................................and you don't even know them.

So THIS is my problem. I had no idea.