I'm just wondering if any of you girls also feel like maybe you didn't "run enough" or "should had stayed longer" at the gym. Like today I felt kind of guilty/lazy only walking/running (mostly fast walking, SOME running) on the treadmill for 40 mins and then going home. Especially when I saw people who were there BEFORE me, still running their butts off lol.

How do you know when you've done enough? Since I'm overweight I feel like I've NEVER done enough.

I definitely have this problem, I can relate totally (though I think walking/running for 40 mins is v impressive hun!). Sometimes doing too much can be worse because you dont want to go back...yesterday I made myself ill by aiming for 700cal in an hour and 10 mins...not worth it because Im heading back to the gym in a min and I know I'm going to feel a bit worried! I think you're doing fine, look how well you're doing with your weight loss!!! Keep it up! x

Never. Sometimes your body just feels like it needs to do a little less, needs some recovery time. It's just part of the process and I won't worry about it. You're there, getting some exercise, and doing more than 90% of people do. That's all good.

Agreed. Bodies need a day or two of less exercise sometimes. As long as you're doing something, most days, you should be fine.

I know what you are saying... sometimes I feel like I "only" did 30 mins of exercising... but geez! 30 mins is 30 mins! If everyone got 30 mins of exercise a day, the US would be a lot thinner/healthier. 30 - 40 is quite sufficient... unless you are training for a marathon.

No. I count any exercise as a victory. 40 minutes? That's awesome, even if it was just walking! Yes, I aim for at least 25 minutes of light jogging or 30 minutes interval run/walking, but today I did laps at the pool and was definitely tired at 15 minutes. I'll take it. While I consider exercise an important component, it's not my main focus. To me, it's all about sustainability, and there's no way I'd sustain doing hour long work outs every day for the rest of my life.

Unless you are barely challenging yourself at all, I'm a little concerned at the mentality that goes in to feeling guilty for not doing enough, especially when you're all ready doing more than most people. Seems... obsessive. I'm not sure that's the right word though, so let me think on that...

i guess i just feel like i need to run for 2 hours every day to even make a dent in my weight somewhat soon.

I feel like that all the time and I know it's not healthy. I've lost a lot of weight but have gotten very obsessive lately.

I always feel like the more I work out, the more efficient my weight loss will be. Not that I actually end up doing more than an hour/hour and a half per day, but I often feel like if I could JUST get the willpower (and find the time) to do more, I'd clearly reach my goal more rapidly.

I know the logic is not always there, but I do feel the same way as you often!

Yes, but ...

... I feel that about a lot of things in my life -- I can never quite do enough, at work, or in housework, or keeping up with reading, you name it -- and ....

.... I don't feel too badly about leaving the gym like that because I believe it evens out, over time, and I'm trying to look at the big picture on this eating healthy & getting exercise thing.

Also, there are just some things in life that I have to let myself be just okay at, and be fine with having that attitude. This is one of them.

I always feel like I've never done enough. Today is a typical day, here's what I did excluding moving about at work.

Walked home 5 miles at a quick march, in 50 mins

Walked to the gym at a quick march, 30 mins

Did 5 and a half mins on the treadmill ( fast walking and a bit of jogging ) the reading said 50 calories on the screen. I have no idea if these machines are accurate but that's what it said anyway.

Did 6 mins on the crosstrainer, 50 calories

Did 7 mins on the bike, 50 calories

Did about 7 mins going **** for leather at the punchbag. The terminal where I put in what I did on things that have no emectronics, like the punchbag, said I'd done 80 calories doing this

Did some crunches

Did 5 sets of 5 pushes on the chest press at 15 kilos.

Walked home from te gym at a quick march, 30 mins.


I am now dead. And that to me seems pitiful yet I am physically incapable of doing any more. It's excessively depressing

i usually feel that way. HOWEVER, my past method of doing something for an hour straight only 3x week REALLY DIDN'T WORK.

So i figured i would have to be more RELAXED about it, and just stick exercise in when I can. 20 minute sessions, don't seem like a lot. But when I am consistently doing them--then it adds up.

do what you can when you can.

Oh god yes, I know what you mean.

Today, though, wasn't one of them. Sure, for a lot of folk I didn't do much today - but for ME it was a significant push on what I have done previously, and I felt great for it. Try to remember it's all subjective - so long as you did something, you're on the right track xx

Just feel good you went ot the gym and did something good for your body! You're doing more than most people! Congrats yourself!

i feel that way sometimes after a morning run but then I remember how hard i worked to walk/run up that hill even at my penguin pace and then I'm pretty much over it LOL.

I have found myself getting a bit obsessive too! I really try to work out 7 days a week and even taking one day off makes me feel guilty! I mean some days its 30 minutes of cardio and thats it but I convince myself atleast its something! I know 5 days a week would be fine but if I can do 7 days why shouldnt i? Atleast thats what I yell at myself when I am feeling guilty!