Replace bad addictions with healthy addiction!

[treniasleevedlife 19]

Working out has become the addiction of choice for food addictions. I workout so much until i am becoming a gym fanatic! I went for struggling to muster up the energy to workout one day to working out 5 days! Down now 30 lbs but a lot of inches!  

Edited November 13, 2015 by treniasleevedlife

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I did the same thing. Now I'm trying to take it down a notch and incorporate being active into my everyday like. I now aim for 4 -6 days a week instead, but also aim to hit at 8 -12 k on my activity tracker each day. That means doing the usual things like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking farther away in the parking lot, etc...

[Elode 8,093]

@@treniasleevedlife I wish I had that addiction lucky girl!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Congratulations!

I have been getting a lot of pleasure from being able to work out longer, harder, and more frequently in the pool.

[Daisee68 2,493]

@@Elode - Me too! I have been working with a personal trainer and I hate EVERY. SINGLE. SECOND of it. Doesn't seem that exercise will be my new addiction...

[Elode 8,093]

@@Daisee68 lol!! Twin!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I love exercising and I'm pleased to see I can do more and more things. Even when the instructor has to correct my form I like. Just happy to see I'm not the only one. Now if only I could curb my shopping addiction....

[treniasleevedlife 19]

Elode and Daisee68......lol! Stop it ????????????! I like working out too! It helps manage stress! I was an athlete in school so it is apart of who I am and now that I have dropped some pounds I am getting back to my old activities! Blerdgirl keep up the good work in the pool.....we got this ladies! ☺️

Edited November 14, 2015 by treniasleevedlife

[treniasleevedlife 19]

Inner Surf girl I am trying to get where you are!

[glitter eyes 1,398]

Does a nail polish addiction count as healthy????

[Daisee68 2,493]

@@glitter eyes - Absolutely!

@@treniasleevedlife & @@Elode - I have not one athletic or competitive bone in my body. Seriously - you know how Charlie Brown always misses the football when he tries to kick it? Yep, that was me. Totally did that in school. Jumped right over it. So sad... Now I do like the "power" feeling I get from flipping that giant dang tractor tire across the room at the gym, but only 3 more sessions left and then no more! I actually did like old school aerobics (showing my age). Confession - I actually lost weight in the past with Richard Simmons Sweatin' to the Oldies tapes and guess what?! I just found them on DVD and ordered them! I am a total geek but hey if it is something I like doing at least maybe I will do it!

PS - the worst part of the personal training (next to the stupid exercises) is the trainers nutritional advice. UGH! I have told her about the surgery but of course she doesn't understand and I get that but leave me the heck alone with "you have to eat more calories". Promise I am not listening to her but it is a bit confusing. I meet with my NUT this week and have already emailed her about my confusion, so I will get that straight.

Wish me luck with my first try at "Sweatin' to the Oldies" tomorrow morning!!

[Elode 8,093]

@@Daisee68 I use to do sweatin to the oldies when I as a kid with my mom!!

[Daisee68 2,493]

@@Elode - Ha! See now I feel REALLY old. When you were a kid.... LOL. But still it is kind of fun....

[Elode 8,093]

@@Daisee68 ha! Well I did! That's the only time I ever saw my mom try to exercise!

[Dropzone 24]

I too have replaced yoga and working out for some of my old vises and it's been amazing my one thing that gives me my personal quiet time is just going to the pool and just swimming till I want to drop from exhaustion its puts my mind right and focuses me

Edited July 4, 2017 by Dropzone