[boogiesmash]

What will people think of me; let's just go tomorrow; have to go now if I want to lose weight and look good; ok let's go; let me check phone first; what if I get hurt; I don't want to feel sore tomorrow; I'll feel better once I finish my workout; why can't I just go; let's go in a few; let's go later; I don't want to go now; I do want to go now; let me take a klonopin and I will go in half an hour once it kicks in; I feel sleepy; I don't want to go; let's just go; lets look at motivating items on internet; ok i'm ready to go; lets go later; what if I just skip today and promise to go tomorrow; why is this such a pain; I want to lose weight; let's just go.

This is a usual fight I have inside my head before heading to gym if I make it, sometimes it is an hour fight sometimes all day. Can anyone share some insights? I use to be an avid goer and was in shape and loved it now i'm overweight and know I have to go to get back in shape but it is just a hassle. I know the benefits of going to the gym both mentally an physcially but my mental preparedness is just a complete bag of crazy cats. I think i'm going to print this so my psychologist sees this.

[Cocosurviving]

Some days I don't want to go but when I do go I feel so good. It feels like I've accomplished something plus I'm going to get a nice surprise at certain obstacles levels (lose more weight and start seeing my body changing). I try to go Mon-Thurs for hr but I might not make it all four days. I stay a minimum of 30 on a day I'm pressed for time.

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[boogiesmash]

Today it took me almost 2 hrs before I finally went and yes I do feel better and accomplished, but it's a daily battle with these thoughts.

[lindamine]

Oh my God---sounds exactly like me....an entire dialogue in my head to get me there I have bad panic and anxiety and it's like I have to coax myself into getting there. Now that I've been doing it for a few months my little "head chats" don't last quite as long...but still-I have a whole conversation of things about going to the gym before I go.

So many say it has made such a difference for them. I wish I could say the same. It's been 4 months and down 26lbs. but I don't feel any extra endorphines from this. Just sorer bones. I know, I know.....it's still good for me. Just can't wait to feel the love....

[boogiesmash]

Originally Posted by lindamine

Oh my God---sounds exactly like me....an entire dialogue in my head to get me there I have bad panic and anxiety and it's like I have to coax myself into getting there. Now that I've been doing it for a few months my little "head chats" don't last quite as long...but still-I have a whole conversation of things about going to the gym before I go.

So many say it has made such a difference for them. I wish I could say the same. It's been 4 months and down 26lbs. but I don't feel any extra endorphines from this. Just sorer bones. I know, I know.....it's still good for me. Just can't wait to feel the love....

How did you get over the head chats? Thanks for sharing.

[CopperStar]

I just work out alone at home.

[boogiesmash]

Originally Posted by CopperStar

I just work out alone at home.

I feel as at home they aren't as good as at gym.

[CopperStar]

Originally Posted by boogiesmash

I feel as at home they aren't as good as at gym.

Might be some truth to that. I use resistance stuff and just use gravity for the most part, as opposed to machines. I have always had my own poor man's gym at home ha. Like filling milk jugs with water and using them as lifting weights. Going to the gym and actually having professional trainers, spotters, etc is probably better. Getting out into the world and socializing is probably healthy in and of itself. But since I'm usually too petrified to go to a gym I figure trying my best at home is better than nothing.

[lindamine]

Originally Posted by boogiesmash

How did you get over the head chats? Thanks for sharing.

I can't say that I "got over them"....whereas they are now including some more positive messages that I try to focus on. I have to tell myself that this is just panic and my brain is on the wrong channel....I need to change the channel and I literally envision myself turning a knob to change my channel.....lol...but it helps me. I don't know if I am aloud to say or not-another web site that has helped me enormously with this. Let me know and I will share it.

But for me...it is basically my anxiety and panic that prevent me and for all the trouble I have getting there, I eventually do and get to feel real good about the fact that I worked through my panic. I feel better about that than I do the workout itself hahahaha.
Linda

[boogiesmash]

Originally Posted by lindamine

I can't say that I "got over them"....whereas they are now including some more positive messages that I try to focus on. I have to tell myself that this is just panic and my brain is on the wrong channel....I need to change the channel and I literally envision myself turning a knob to change my channel.....lol...but it helps me. I don't know if I am aloud to say or not-another web site that has helped me enormously with this. Let me know and I will share it.

But for me...it is basically my anxiety and panic that prevent me and for all the trouble I have getting there, I eventually do and get to feel real good about the fact that I worked through my panic. I feel better about that than I do the workout itself hahahaha.
Linda

What other website?

[Crazy Hitch]

I hope you find a balance between your physical needs to go to gym and your own mental health

[lindamine]

Originally Posted by boogiesmash

What other website?

healingwell.com Hope you find the help that I did there. Nice folks and great
resource page.

[boogiesmash]

So my pdoc thought of a new strategy and to think of going as a second job. Let's hope it works better. Her rationale I don't have dialogue going to work it is something I have to do.