What’s Your Relationship with Exercise?

[Alex Brecher 10,513]

Exercise…it’s not the only thing that’ll make you lose weight after weight loss surgery, but it definitely supports your weight loss surgery diet. It’s a lot easier to get your workout in when there’s something you love to do, but not everyone does. What is your relationship with exercise?

• True love. It makes me feel better, it’s helping my weight loss, and it keeps me sane. Couldn’t go without it!
• Love-hate. I know it’s great, and I love it when it’s over.
• It goes in the same category as medicine. Take my daily medicines, do my daily exercise, and try not to think about medicines or exercise the rest of the day.
• It’s good, in its place. I try to get something in a few times a week, and it’s not bad.
• What’s exercise?
• Other. Read my answer below!

Mark your answer and explain how you feel about exercise in the conversation below. P.S….if you haven’t yet found an activity you love, keep trying! Exercise can be great fun, and there’s something out there for everyone.

[onmywaytobeingfound 163]

Love-hate. I get so much energy from exercise, but I feel guilty sometimes because it seems as if everything I'm doing this year is all about me.

I've been able to increase my time and resistance on both the exercise bike and elliptical machines. My thighs and butt are definitely benefiting from the machines.

Edited March 9, 2015 by onmywaytobeingfound

[Babbs 14,681]

Love/hate. A necessary evil. I am starting to enjoy it....a little. It also depends on what kind of exercise. I find the treadmill soul sucking.

Edited March 10, 2015 by Babbs

[Elode 8,093]

I don't at all....but I will. I'm bad

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

True Love - Exercise was a requirement at first. I have traded years of food addiction to gym addiction. I'm a stress eater. No cookie or pizza has ever helped me cope with stress like working out does.

I have a distance run to raise funds for Vets. March 14th. The shamrock shuffle. Great charity and a good time at a beautiful winery. Just having fun with it and I'm involving my friends and family.

[Cupcake 801]

True love, exercise has allowed me to relieve stress in a positive way and feel great , I have also met some good friends as well as it helps me deal with boredom with a positive outlet.

[Djmohr 6,965]

Love/hate. I love how I feel afterwards and I always hate getting started.

It makes me feel like I have accomplished so much.

[MoosieGirl 25]

True love 4-6 days a week. Love - hate or worse the other days of the week

[Luvin_Life125 558]

True love most days, but there are definitely days of love/ hate mixed in there too! I actually enjoy exercising and it is my stress reliever. I work out my frustrations by sweating them out and distress too. However, getting ready to go in the morning when it is belo zero plus 30mph winds with wind chill warnings making it --50 to -60 with wind chill, those mornings I hate the gym. My gym time is one of the true alone time I have completely to myself. I don't have anything I need or should do, no chores staring me in the face, nobody calling for Mom, no planning schedules or meals or shopping or homework or etc. gym time is truly about me and only me. I put my headphones on, crank my music, and zone out. It helps keep a bit if my sanity intact which makes me a better wife and mother.

Great topic! It is very interesting to see what everyone's individual feelings and motivators are for fitness. It also makes me think differently about my reasoning.

[brandy31 32]

Hate... Only hate. I workout 5 days a week about 45minutes each time, & I hate every stinking second of it!

My husband is my accountability partner. He's supper athletic, so it's nice to have someone to go with... But it still sucks.

I hope with all my heart that I will one day like it!! Lol until then at least I can read my Nook while I'm on the elliptical!

[glitter eyes 1,398]

It's good in its place. I exercise at least three days a week and some weeks more. I will say this.. I have always hated exercise, now I find that I am starting to enjoy it more. I try to keep it mixed up with outdoor running, gym, and workouts at home. My husband and I are going to take rowing lessons when the weather warms up.

I don't think exercise will ever be a passion, but it isn't bad. Also, I am enjoying feeling more fit and increasing my cardiovascular endurance.

[Swampdoggie 477]

I like it when I'm doing it but its hard to get started. If I'm having a particularly hard time getting going, I tell myself I will do something for 10 minutes. If I still don't want to after that, I can stop. However, 9 times out of 10, by the time I hit 10 minutes I feel good and want to keep going.

[Elode 8,093]

@@Alex Brecher what kind of exercise do you like?

[LisaLouBop 181]

As the saying goes,

I always regret it if I don't exercise and I never regret it when I do.

I really want to love it though.

[Babbs 14,681]

@@Alex Brecher what kind of exercise do you like?

I think I saw in his last interview he was a runner. But I could be wrong....