"Obsessed" with working out?

Doesn't make you nuts at all. We all work it in when we can. I get up at 5 to hit the gym for an hour before work. Some of my friends don't get it either. I'm really hard-core or something. I'm not, I'm just committed to working out and that's the only time I can squeeze it in. If you went after work, you'd be "normal". A lot of people just don't understand how we can get up early to work out.

Nuts, no I would say driven or dedicated toward your goal. Well done!

This does not make you obsessed or nuts. It makes you committed to your new healthly life syle. I thought about getting up early to work out but I am already up at 4:45 am.

It is someone that envies your dedication. Go with what works for you and ignore those that don't get their workouts in regularly and want to complain about it.

Nope! ive wanted to get up at 4 am for a while to get my workout in...but my mum said that im crazy. Well im not, and neither are you. Youre just dedicated and youre good at managing your time!

I have learned that the word obsessed is actually dedication and the people who are not working out and eating right will call it obsession where we call dedication! I actually had my mom say the same thing to me and I do think a lot of it can be the big green jealous monster!

I also get up at 5 and go to the gym before work. Ive noticed that I can actually shower and get ready quicker at the gym than I can at home. I used to go in the evenings but that is time taken away from my family, so when I go in the mornings they are all usually still asleep. It works out better for me. No, Im not a morning person...I never have been but Ive decided that this is something that I need to do for me....and Im loving it. I feel so much better! When I get to work now im not sleepy or tired, im alert, awake and ready to go! :bigsmile:

You do what you gotta do girl! Dont let anyone discourage you. Maybe you will even inspire others around you.

You have to do what you have to do. It takes me 55 minutes to get to work and if I want to get a good workout I have to be up by 445 - 5 am also. Then get walk in a breaks and possibly get a little in the evening. I have slacked some lately and was more dedicated before I had a child, who is now 3 :-)

I agree you are just DEDICATED!!

You're not nuts!! It's just good planning in my opinion. I used to start my workouts at 4:30am so I could fit it in before work especially on days when I couldn't in the evening. If you're able to wake up that early, I say do it.

No way! I love my exercise. And I was an exercise hater before. The rush it gives you and how it makes you feel in general is wonderful. If that's the best time for you to fit it in, I say go for it! Ugh, mothers are great, but sometimes they don't think before they speak! My mom is a wonderful person, but sometimes she says things that upset me too and she doesn't realize it.

You are doing awesome!

if you have the energy to get up that early because you're well rested, then why is that crazy!? i think that's awesome! good for you.

I also have to be at work by 7:00 and I know that if I wait until I get home I'm less likely to actually do my workout so I get up between 4:00 and 4:30 and workout until 5:30 when it's time to get the wife and kids up to get ready to go. For me it's a great way to start the day. I have more energy than I did before and I sleep a whole lot better at night after having been up so long and having worked out. When the weather is cooler I like to walk on my lunch hour also.

Obsessed is what the weak call the dedicated.

I am up at 4:30 every morning to work out. I wouldn't have it any other way!

You know, its funny....I just recently lost almost 40lbs since mid-June due to lifestyle change which includes a healthy diet with MFP and working out. Working out ALOT. I am at the gym every night. I do cardio M-W-sat and weight training Tues-Thurs-Fri (due to class schedules). I only do Zumba and Racquetball for cardio and Kettlebell & Bodysculpt classes for weights. I enoy all IMMENSELEY.

Moreover, the nights I am at the gym I'm only there for about an hour on average and it affords me some "quiet" time away from my 3.5 year old and 15 month old sons who are both QUITE active. As a stay at home mom cant even tell you how AWESOME it is to see friends at the gym (its a private gym so the people there are close) and have some time to myself during the day. Aside from the fact that Ive lost weight, my blood pressure is normal for the first time since having my second son, and my cholesterol went down 30 points.

All sounds nice right? Well if you can believe it I've actually had a couple of friends tell me i'm "obsessed" with the gym. It gets to the point with one friend where I dont even want to TALK about my success lately because she scolds me constantly. I made a remark that I was happy with how my body was looking but need to work on my stomach because I still have that tell-tale Mommy pooch. Shes like "well youre never going to be PERFECT ya know." I know that I feel good, and am healthier because of the changes Ive made but cant understand why people have to automatically assume that the choices I make are an obsession? EVERYONE should work out if not every day for a short time then every other day for their own health benefits. I do take days off if I am sore and usually dont work out on Sundays but I ENJOY it and it frustrates the crap out of me when I come across unsupportive individuals.

From now on, only positive people in my life who support me. I'm not at the gym 8 hours a day, I'm not on a severe diet. I've lost an average of 2lbs a week or so and I'm doing it the healthy way. If they cant deal with it thats THEIR problem not mine. Stay the course and ignore the haters!