Who else gets in a funk if they don't exercise daily?
I worked out last Thursday. Had a raging headache, so didn't work out on Friday. Had plans on Saturday, so I didn't work out, then Sunday I was busy all day. I worked on Monday (finally) and my gosh I felt better!
Wanted to work out yesterday, but couldn't. By this morning I was in a serious funk. I didn't even want to go to my last PT session. Afterward? I no longer feel I'm in a funk!
Part of it is, I think, that I have Seasonal Affect Disorder. Exercise helps with that, but I also get in funks other times during the year if I just sit on my duff. Of course, the more of a funk I'm in, the more like I'm going to want to skip exercise even more! It can be a vicious cycle!
Anyone else like that? Exercise is a HUGE mood booster for me. Like HUGE.
I have exercised every day except about 4 days since I started my plan back over the summer. The only reason I missed 4 days was because of surgery and recovery and even then I was considering how I might get a little in. Apparently anesthesia and exercise don't mix!
Yesterday I was out doing errands and actually wasn't in the mood to stop at the stores to browse as per my usual routine. I came home, changed into my workout clothes, jumped on the treadmill for 75 minutes.
I felt like I was another person! Who skips shopping for exercise? I was just jonesing to get my exercise done and felt like pounding the treadmill. I track my exercise in my food journal and a 0 minute entry makes me sad. But the 75 minute entry to my journal and MFP? Exhilarating!!
The difference now is, I don't think I exercised 4x total in the year before starting my plan. I guess I really am a new person!
I feel like I never actually "need" a rest day and am lazy for taking them. Today for example I was planning on taking a rest day but now I'm considering going to the gym for 20 minutes just cause.
I would go every single day if I had no other obligations and never had any aches from jogging. I average 5-6 days a week at the gym, last week was 7 days in a row.
And that's just it too. I have been going 5-6 times a week. So for me to miss a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and a Tuesday is excessive. I'm going twice today as my 7 year old is begging to go to the "nice" gym.
I don't feel "lazy" for taking a day off. Like I don't get this nagging feeling of "oh no, you might never go back" Or, "Hmmm... if you go, just imagine how many more calories you will burn today than if you don't go."
It truly is a downward steep slope of falling into a light depression if I don't exercise. Missing one day, OK. I usually need one day off a week as I really push myself hard when I work out. But more than that and I want to sleep. I want to just sit and do nothing. I start to get sulky and snappy.
On days I work out, I'm perky, smiley, happy and energetic. my husband notices too.
Last edited by berryblondeboys; 02-27-2013 at 05:13 PM.
I don't take a day off per se, I'm afraid to in case I never go back (I'm dead serious...). But some days I just do 30 minutes or whatever to get in something and the checkmark in my book.
And I agree, I'm happier and more energetic when I get mine in too so I try for the mornings usually.
Last edited by elvislover324; 02-27-2013 at 05:15 PM.
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i do start to miss my running when i'm not able to get there for awhile...the longest i've missed in a row is 4 days in the last 15 months since i first started at my gym...and if i hadn't been so sick i would've made some time and gone...
i find that it impacts my eating and my energy levels when i don't go...my routine is off and so i tend to eat more and sometimes my energy levels drop, but sometimes not
I'll be the opposing voice. I have dealt with depression for about 8 years and I never felt better after exercise. I still exercise but it doesn't affect my mood quite that much. I am less "stressed" after exercise which certainly helps me feel better anxiety-wise but I'm still in the "funk".
I am the same way! For me, if I don't get my workout in by 10am, I start getting antsy and blah feeling.
Today was a horrible day. We had to put our yorkie to sleep. This afternoon after losing him, I went walking with my pitbull for 3 miles and it helped me feel a bit better for a while after. It really helped me get out some of the sadness I had. It helped that today was a beautiful sunny day.
If I miss a day of exercise (which hardly EVER happens) I always feel crappy.
I do absolutely feel funky when I get out of my exercise groove. I just don't know if it's a physical thing or an emotional one. Probably both. I think unconsciously I think I might not be able to lose weight without going to the gym...which I know isn't the case.
I'm definitely a fan of daily exercise and I definitely notice a difference when I don't...
But several months ago I finally got a treadmill workstation for my office and now instead of sitting all the time I actually just walk really slowly while working... so I've been able to get in another 2 to 3 miles (although I have done as much 5 or 6 miles some days) of walking in on top of my workouts... And all I can say is it has made a HUGE difference in my mood and motivation in general... actually I liked it so much I got one for my home as well, so now instead of just sitting while I'm on the computer I can get some "activity" in as well... It really has been a game changer for me...
Sorry to sound like a fanatic, but I just can't say enough good things about it... I mean if I'm going to be on the computer, why not get some added "activity" in as well, right?
Who else gets in a funk if they don't exercise daily?
