falling off the wagon

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Registered: 04-06-2006
falling off the wagon
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Fri, 04-07-2006 - 12:52pm

Two weeks ago I was working out 4-6 days a week. I was only binging every two weeks instead of daily. Then we had houseguests........

We had family in from out of town and they stayed in the room that houses my gym equipment. So that was my first excuse for not working out. Not like they were here every minute of every day. There were hours at a time the room was vacant, if messy.

Then we had a niece move in. She is staying in that same room. But she has a job so she is only here to sleep. And yet I am using that as yet another reason not to workout. Because she is sleeping during the time I used to work out.

The final straw was some nasty virus that put my in bed for 5 days. I did move my bike into my bedroom but it has become a coat rack. I have ridden that bike only once in two weeks and I have not lifted any weights.

i am wondering if anyone here has also fallen off the wagon and how you got back on. Oh, one more thing. Since this all started I am binging almost every other day. Not good. I feel like such a slacker but that doesn't seem to be motivating me. Like I am talking a good game but it is all talk. I need my action back....... any suggestions?
theresa

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Fri, 04-07-2006 - 2:24pm

Hey Teresa - welcome to the board (or have you posted, and I'm just being forgetful??)

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Registered: 04-06-2006
Fri, 04-07-2006 - 3:53pm

Thanks for the welcome. I am new. Trying to get myself back on track.

Unfortunately, it is not realistic to move my bowflex to another place in the house. My house is not that big and we currently have 7 people living here. But the bike is in my bedroom. I did manage to do my workout today.

My issues with food have more to do with addiction. I do not need to feel hunger just overwhelmed. I think the problem really arose while lying in be with sinusitis and some mono like virus. So I got bummed and ate crap. No one to blame but me.

I just need to find a way out of this all or nothing mentality. It is like if I can't do my entire work out........ I won't do anything. Just wondering if there is a way to rewire my thinking.
theresa

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Sat, 04-08-2006 - 12:07pm

Good job on getting in that biking!

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 04-08-2006 - 5:52pm

Welcome to the board Theresa! I would agree with Miranda, after falling off the wagon for a while get up on it slowly-- with baby steps ;-)


Even doing some floor work; push-ups and the like will get you going. Glad to see you managed some

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Registered: 09-20-2004
Sun, 04-09-2006 - 12:15pm

Hi, and welcome.

I find that missing a day or two (or several) of workouts makes me anxious to workout again. Just the fact that you have posted here shows that you have the self-awareness that you used to be in a rhythm of working out, that rhythm was disturbed, and you don't like the way it makes you feel. Capitalize on that feeling! The suggestions everyone else already made are a great start. The annoyance I have with myself if I'm lazy or eat poorly only makes me more antsy to workout!

I can empathize with you, though. I bought an expensive treadmill and it was collecting dust in the guest bedroom. I also bought other fitness programs from TV which were a waste of money. I am a vegetarian, so my diet is often very carb-filled and not that nutritious with lean protein or anything. But for the past 6 months, I have been dating a great guy who is very health-conscious, eats well, and has always been very athletic and into taking care of his body (but not in an overly-annoying way!) So, I have been inspired to do the same... I have been on the treadmill for the past month, made very small but important changes in my eating (my main nemesis, and probably what I need to work on the most), and have started doing Pilates (no fancy equipment required, and a nice balance to the cardio I have been doing.) Surround yourself with like-minded people who will inspire you to be healthier and make positive choices. Plus, the desire to look good in a bathing suit this summer and being able to keep up with my boyfriend if we go hiking or biking is a huge motivator!

Good luck!

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Registered: 04-06-2006
Sun, 04-09-2006 - 2:53pm

Thanks ya'll. I managed to work out yesterday too. I had a mini come apart. I took our guests stuff and tossed it up onto the bed. It had been spreading and beginning to take over the entire room.

The one thing I had told her when she moved in is I need to be able to get to my bowflex. I have been working too hard to throw it all away. I just decided she will not be an excuse I use to avoid doing what I need to do.

I figure I am already waiting until late in the day so she can sleep. But I cannot give it up all together. I was really feeling terrible about it.

I have also found I feel resentful of anyone or anything that gets in my way. Am I the only one? I have also found I have little patience for those who do not admit their own failings and continue to make excuses. I have no idea when I got such a high horse. Heaven knows this is a battle I have battled within myself for years. And it is only recently I began to win.

theresa

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Registered: 04-28-2004
Sun, 04-09-2006 - 3:31pm

Hi Theresa!


I actually fell off the wagon for close to a whole year (2004, to be exact...LOL).

Accolade
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Registered: 12-04-2003
Sun, 04-09-2006 - 6:32pm

Hey Theresa, I can totally understand the whole "high horse thing" LOL.

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Mon, 04-10-2006 - 6:54am
Welcome to the board Shizzle! Love your name ;-)

~IslandGirl


Success is 10% talent and 90% heart!

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Registered: 04-06-2006
Mon, 04-10-2006 - 11:48am

I hear the year. I fell off for almost a year the last time too. I am just now getting into a routine. It has been a lot of work to get up and moving in the first place. The stuff was here I just didn't use it. I was "too busy". Why is it that it takes 3 months to get in the habit of working out but only 3 days to get in the habit of not?

I have a routine and I have to stick to it. Any deviation throws me all off kilter. There are times I think my son may not be autistic it is all genetic, or maybe I am autistic? We both have to have our routines or we cannot function.

Thanks so much. Nice to know I am not alone in falling off. Hope you are on the track of your chooseing now.

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