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I'm still waiting for the "feel good" part of exercising to kick in. Been doing it for years, managed to lose nearly 100 pounds, and still feel like shit whenever I do it and afterwards. I'm at my happiest during the days I don't do any exercise on my days off of work. My therapist doesn't really think much of it since I get enjoyment from other things like frequent theater trips and talking to friends. Like if I could lose weight another way without paying a fuckton for surgery I'd rather do that so I can stay away from the depressed feelings.
Id highly recommend intense cardio if your havent tried it before. For like an hour or almost an hour
I find that I too feel 'not good' after exercising (I dont feel like shit just not good) but specifically when I do weightlifting or calisthenic exercises....
Intense cardio on the other hamd makes my 'self-deletion thoughts' disappear for a few days.
If you have tried it before and it didnt help? ....Aww π«π₯Ίπ«
80% of weight loss is diet, exercise is a very inefficient way to lose weight, while you burn a few more calories, you get stronger more muscles and that makes you hungrier.
If you just jog for a half hour three times a week that's really all the exercise you need to be healthy. The weight control comes from diet.
Did....did I not say I lost a ton of weight? Like yes I know this. I said I don't get the joy from the exercise part of losing weight others get since exercise was the example used. Dieting wasn't brought up at all so I didn't feel a need to mention it.