One of the many agonies of being fat is that I can't find a workout partner on my level. One of my BFFs is a big girl like me and has a Planet Fitness membership like me. We plan to go just about every weekend, but one of us always cancels. This has been going on for a few months now.
Then I have my skinny work friends who want to workout with me and I'm so frustratingly slow and NOT on their levels that I just can't make myself go with them. These are girls who run and spin and do all the other things I dream about. So when I'm out of breath 10 minutes into a walk and they are yelling "let's go, pick up the pace!" I feel terrible about myself.
My husband has a very physical job and is so wiped out by the time he gets home that he doesn't want to do anything except sit on the couch.
I just need to find my own motivation. I need to worry about my health and take control of my own lifestyle.
I realize this post sounds a little whiny, but maybe someone out there can relate.
I'm in a fancy hotel room in Atlanta tonight because we have a work seminar thing all day tomorrow. I'm not very excited about hitting the rush hour traffic tomorrow evening, but it is what it is.
I would love to "run with the big dogs" on the exercise front, but I am not there at the moment. Could you meet the work friends at the gym, but then do your own thing for awhile - hit the treadmill while they spin. Then maybe meet up at the end of the workout to do some of the weight machines. When I go to the gym with my husband I can not even remotely keep up with him, but it is nice to know he is there even if we are doing our own things.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to have a workout partner.....more specifically a running buddy. But it has just never worked out for me. I can't find someone that is even remotely close to my level. (slower than a turtle going through peanut butter is my pace!)
ReplyDelete1. Excuses
ReplyDelete2. You and your "big girl" BFF should hire a personal trainer to do five or six small group sessions with the two of you to teach you some proper techniques and effective workout scheduling. Maybe if you put some $$$ on the line, you'll be motivated to actually show up.
3. Planet Fitness is basically a gym for people who don't want to do much, but maybe ask your location about doing a one-day seminar for beginners to get them acquainted with the equipment, etc.
4. Your weight is determined 80% by your diet. No workout can out-work poor choices/overeating. You can't atone for eating sins with exercise, nor does exercising earn you the right to eat more or eat junk. Eat for nutrition, exercise for fitness (cardiovascular endurance, muscular/skeletal strength & flexibility).
5. Accept that big, meaningful, permanent changes need to be made to achieve what you want. Then implement them.