No motivation at all....

do you have a gym around? Try looking into some yoga classes, or aerobics. You don't need to go with a friend for that stuff - and you can meet new ones while you're there!

I'm trying to find a good yoga place around... since I've stopped skating - I feel like I'm just not doing anything for myself anymore....and I'm trying to fix that! Not a weight thing with me - just a kinda health-feel-good-thing. I loved yoga when I used to do it.

 There's only the one gym around here that's the Rec Center and they're closed til the end of the month. But I don't know if I'll be able to go in there again. I felt so out of place there.

I was looking at the yoga classes but the prices are a little out of my league right now. I'm thinking of getting a work out DVD that I can do in the privacy of my room (once it gets done)

I think if you just make yourself get out and do the walking a few times after that you'll want to do it.  I love to walk but sometimes I just don't feel like it for whatever reason.  But, I make myself go, I just tell myself I'll just do 30 minutes today or something like that.  And, I always, ALWAYS, end up doing my full walk once I get started.  Just get out there and do it. 

Do you like to dance? If so, just put some music on and get up and dance!! That's a good way to get started. After a few days or weeks of that your energy level should increase and it should be easier to do the walking and/or workouts.

At least thats the theory I'm going by. I'm going through the same thing at the moment. *hugs* Hang in there, it will get better!!

I am like you with the gym.  I am terrified of it.  I went there for the first time in over a year last tuesday, and I felt so out of place, there were all these buff people there.  It was really difficult, but BF told me, those people don't care about you, they aren't watching you. Which is true.  So far I have gone everyday since last Tuesday and it gets a lot easier.  Though I am still at the point that I wear my gym clothes to walk there (it's across a baseball field from my house) and change my shoes there, then walk back after and change at home.

What about going to scope it out at different times, and go during the time there is the least amount of people?  Or ask the people that work there when it is least busy?

Once you start going it will get better! 

I don't like the gym either.  I can't stand all the mirrors and sweaty bodies!  Plus it's too expensive to have to pay every month and a waste of time driving there and back.  I bought my own elliptical for $250 and that is what I use.  Lately I've been running 30 minutes a few times a week but starting tonight it will be 50 minutes 6 times a week plus walking the dogs.  I've found that the more I run, the MORE energy I have.  The first week was torture. 

I feel self-conscious at the gym too, especially now that I'm 40 lbs heavier than when I was going there regularly.  But, I can always find someone bigger, older, etc. and they're there doing their thing, so I just remind myself that I'm not there for dates or admiration or acceptance.  I'm there for me, I paid the same money they did, and I'm going to do what I need to do.  You paid the money, make sure you use it, don't worry about the rest of them.  At home DVDs are awesome too because you can do them whenever you want and as much as you feel up to.  Yoga is a great way to start, especially if you do it in the morning, you just feel so much better for the rest of the day.  Do you have Netflix or a place that sells used DVDs, they can be a great way to try out a particular DVD without investing too much money.   

willowchow

I think if you just make yourself get out and do the walking a few times after that you'll want to do it.  I love to walk but sometimes I just don't feel like it for whatever reason.  But, I make myself go, I just tell myself I'll just do 30 minutes today or something like that.  And, I always, ALWAYS, end up doing my full walk once I get started.  Just get out there and do it. 

I really agree with this. If you wait to feel super motivated, it may never happen. Don't ponder it for a long time, just set a time that you're going to go and go. There's many time when I am dragging and don't want to go to the gym, so I tell myself that if I get there and don't feel like working out for long, I can leave. I never do though. I think stepping out the door is the hardest part but once you do, you'll feel better and then it becomes a habit. Set small goals and then increase them as you feel more comfortable. Worse than not working out at all is thinking each day that you should've and you didn't.

 Thanks! I needed that.  I'm gonna start looking to in Yoga classes once I start working so I can pay for them. Lol. Once the gym opens, I'm going to the introduction class to learn how to use all the machines and I'm hoping to buy my own equipment in the future.

I guess last night I was really depressed for some reason. *shrugs* Stupid hormones..

oranges81

Once the gym opens, I'm going to the introduction class to learn how to use all the machines and I'm hoping to buy my own equipment in the future.

I think this is the greatest idea a gym can have for someone. When I started going to a gym, I absolutely hated it and would kinda just stick to a treadmill. I had no clue how to work any of the weight machines and didn't want to look "stupid" trying to use them. But slowly I learned and got alot more comfortable at the gym, and now I go about 6 times a week! You'll get there, plus you will have alot more energy once you do start exercising. I do agree, the first 1-2 weeks will be the hardest, but then you will get into a routine :)

First of all dancing is a great way to exercise if you are uncomfortable breaking out into the big wide world yet & my advise get happy in yourself & your body. I recommend now don't laugh & I dare you to try it, you may need a bit of alcohol help the first time you do it but you will feel better about yourself.

Once home alone, walk around the house naked feel comfortable in your own skin. Seriously as nuts as this sounds it is a good thing to do sometimes heck I wonder around all the time it's thrilling hehe.

And with the gym thing it is very daunting going by yourself, one of my fav classes is Spin it's a cycle class really intense work out & heaps of fun. That's a class I was brave enough to do by myself, me and 3 girlfriends joined I was the only one to go regularly and had to be brave and do things by myself. But I still won't do aerobics I feel too much like a retard hehe Also love love love yoga it's great!

Hunterwayit

But I still won't do aerobics I feel too much like a retard hehe Also love love love yoga it's great!

hhahaha.... I feel the same way about aerobics. I used to take that class over the summer with a bunch of friends, but I don't think I'd do it on my own in the world. I've found a few places to do yoga nearby, now I just need to figure out which one I'm going to do.... I really miss it!

 I can't dance. I look like a retard and have no rythm at all. Lol And I'd love to walk around naked but I live with 4 other guys and I don't really want to give them a show.

I just wish I knew the differences between each yoga class.. *looks lost* Guess I'll just have to try and see which is for me. 

look for something that says beginner. You can call around and ask what they reccomend.

I'm torn between taking a class at the local community center (local, cheaper) or at a real yoga studio. It's not that expensive, and it's closer to my house.... the studio offers ''hot yoga" which is supposed to incease flexability because of the warmer temps.