Comments on: An Obsession with Exercise

By: jaya

jaya — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:06:04 +0000

Mam congratulations on getting grip on wild thaughts
ur story will open many eyes . Nice blog !

By: Rhetorical Questions « Fancy That…Fancy This

Rhetorical Questions « Fancy That…Fancy This — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:48:18 +0000

[...] I used to be obsessed with the gym….you can find that post here. I still exercise every day but no longer at the pace I used to. I do yoga 3-4 days a week [...]

By: taylor

taylor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:12:09 +0000

yummy! love your place!!!

By: Yasmin

Yasmin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:10:41 +0000

My version of over-exercising used to happen when I would “train” for races without a plan. Meaning, if I ran 10 miles yesterday and felt like I had the energy to run 12 more today, then I would force myself to do it. I used to exercise just by looking at the distance number– with no thought to recovery and quality.
This style left me with two stress fracture and a severe ITB syndrome.

I’ve become better than those days. In my own way, I completely undersand what you mean. It’s just not right to run your body to the ground when it’s telling you it is worn out.

By: brittac

brittac — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:43:56 +0000

Ugh! I HATE injuries and they seem to almost always be attached to running!

I had to defer a marathon this past year bc of a foot issue. I had trained all the way through my 20 mile run, had two weeks to go and BAM a step class took my foot out!

I am glad you are no longer obessing. I guess balance wins again.

By: spiceaholic

spiceaholic — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:19:53 +0000

Ameena,

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. It looks like you’ve found a way to get some balance in your life!

Like another reader, I’m trying not to obsess over dieting and weight loss, but it’s hard.

I think your dad’s advice is spot on and I’ll have to try to remember it.

By: Jasmine @ Eat Move Write

Jasmine @ Eat Move Write — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:15:58 +0000

I love this post. It’s so true. We do obsess about everything, actually. Food, television, exericse, whatever.

I’ve often heard people say they lose weight the easiest when they aren’t thinking about it so much. Go figure.

By: homecookedem

homecookedem — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:15:55 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story!! I’ve never been too obsessed with working out, but can definitely relate when it comes to obsessing over food. It’s so funny because Andrew, my friends, co-workers, and various family members tried to intervene and I didn’t take any of them seriously. It wasn’t until my father finally said something to me that I really should reevaluate how I was living that I finally listened. Fathers know best, I guess?

By: lowandbhold

lowandbhold — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:26:05 +0000

Great post! I can totally relate to thinking too hard about it. It really is best to just let our body lead the way.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:07:19 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story! I’ve injured myself several times already- just in the past year- from overuse.