The Gym and Me
I'm really getting frustrated with myself. I REALLY want to go to the gym and get back in the shape I was in a year ago. Ok, so I might have been a little too skinny then, but I would like to get relatively back to that size. I'm not feeling 'fit' anymore. One of the main reasons I haven't been going to the gym is because of my back. When I have gone, I've only been doing lower body things, but even that can cause my back to hurt it seems. I use the treadclimber for cardio, but apparently, the way it makes you walk (up and down like a stair stepper while also walking on a moving belt like a treadmill) makes my hips move in a way that makes my back hurt after a while.
I'm really not sure what my problem is. I went to the gym almost every day for a over a year. I felt better, I slept better, my appetite was better.... why can't I convince myself that I really want to go?
Part of it could be that I'm not really going with anyone anymore. Another part could be that I'm not as depressed as I was and so I don't NEED it to keep me happy. I also have more going on in the afternoons to not want to spend more time at school than I have to.
Maybe I could get some kind of goal set up between myself and some friends where we keep track of what's going on with each other to make sure we stay on track. Anyone interested?
Another issue is that I think I am getting bored/not enjoying what I am doing. I was thinking about trying to go swimming at the gym in order to spice things up a little.
I'm really not sure what my problem is. I went to the gym almost every day for a over a year. I felt better, I slept better, my appetite was better.... why can't I convince myself that I really want to go?
Part of it could be that I'm not really going with anyone anymore. Another part could be that I'm not as depressed as I was and so I don't NEED it to keep me happy. I also have more going on in the afternoons to not want to spend more time at school than I have to.
Maybe I could get some kind of goal set up between myself and some friends where we keep track of what's going on with each other to make sure we stay on track. Anyone interested?
Another issue is that I think I am getting bored/not enjoying what I am doing. I was thinking about trying to go swimming at the gym in order to spice things up a little.