https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 02:53:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1413227 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:44:06 +0000 autumnlove 1413227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to get addicted! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1413149 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:03:06 +0000 tysonja 1413149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: you are my hero!! alright... i'm going to have to try this :) it's worth it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412832 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:58:20 +0000 MsMamaBear 1412832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I was working out at the gym, but didn't get addicted until I started running. Now I HAVE to run! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412664 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:20:47 +0000 Running Elley 1412664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: I have 2 under 1.5 too and I've found, as hard as it is, early mornings work really well! I go at 5/5:30 so that I'm home by 6:30. When I get home I shower (since I can't guarantee ill get one if I don't before the kids are awake haha) and I've found that having the workout and shower done before they wake up really helps me get a good start to my day! It was really hard getting into the habit of waking up that early and going but now I depend on it! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412658 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:18:10 +0000 MrsSCB 1412658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've also been on a workout kick for the last five weeks or so. I've been exercising between 4 and 5 times a week and I'm feeling great! I've lost a little over five pounds and I can definitely see a difference, which is what's keeping me going. I hope I can keep it up, because I still have five-ish more pounds I'd like to lose and keep off :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412608 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:58:51 +0000 Sammyfab 1412608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: I know what you mean! Going back to work (and putting my son in daycare) really helped me to get back into my old routines and manage my time better. </p> <p>I'm fortunate that I have a flexible P/T (0.6) work schedule so I can work out in the morning on my days off or at 3:30pm before picking my LO up from daycare (but the 3:30 classes are really quiet so they're not as fun). A couple of nights a week I go to the 7:30pm class after we put LO to bed. I really like the night classes because they have a good vibe so I'm motivated to go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412582 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:50:29 +0000 tysonja 1412582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: thanks so much!!! reading about your schedule encourages me that i can do it too... haha..<br /> thankfully DH's job is physically rigorous, so he doesn't work out since he practically works out all day -- this should make it easier for us since we don't have to switch off. also, thankfully the boys are both sttn 12 hrs or so... i hate getting up in the morning though, and our evenings are often filled with meetings and other obligations. i guess i'll have to bite the bullet and do some mornings and some evenings!</p> <p>sorry for the novel, i think i'm just trying to motivate myself haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412548 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:38:31 +0000 mrsjyw 1412548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: I only have one DS at the moment and DH and I share our schedules to accomodate both of us being able to work out!</p> <p>DH and I both get home around 5 or 6 depending on the day and we do bathtime around 7. I usually go after DS is down around 8pm.</p> <p>DH goes 2x during the week before work at 630am. And then on the wknd we usually pick one morning and switch off (he goes, then i go); and we also plan on bringing DS to gym daycare so we can workout together (once it warms up a bit).</p> <p>The MAJOR part of our workout schedule working for me is two things: DS STTN and I am not sleep-deprived (unless of my own doing by going to sleep past midnight), and I wfh two days a week (those days I try to go at lunch if I can). while my mom watches DS. Also DH has a flexible morning schedule and I don't have to be in my office until 9am! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412543 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:36:17 +0000 heartonastring 1412543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: I'm hoping I'll be able to fit more workouts in once I'm back to work, but not sure because our daycare has a pretty early pick-up time. I'm so grateful to have a yearlong mat leave, and I don't want to complain about that, but there are some drawbacks to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412537 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:34:16 +0000 tysonja 1412537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: so awesome! if you don't mind my asking, where/how do you fit going to the gym into your weekly schedule? :)<br /> i would really like to go to the gym (shred is ok at home, but i like the treadmill etc..., and it's too rainy and cold outdoors for running), but i can't seem to figure out what would work for us. i'm a sahm with 2 under 1.5 at the moment... maybe the 30d shred is the best it gets for now! haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412486 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:15:03 +0000 Running Elley 1412486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in this phase too!! I really look forward to working out right now (even at 5am!) and I look at it as me time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412480 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:12:55 +0000 sandy 1412480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't felt this way about working out in so long. When I was single I loved going to the gym and seeing results. I miss feeling fit and strong. I feel like when I have down time I want to veg on the couch and relax but I really should get my butt back to exercising. I hate the showering and changing in and out of workout clothes...but that's just me making excuses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412438 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:56:08 +0000 Sammyfab 1412438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exercise in some form (gym, running, yoga) has been my main 'hobby' for the past 12 years. And ever since I started Crossfit 5 years ago, the gym has been my home away from home.</p> <p>@heartonastring: I felt like I had very little time, energy and motivation to crossfit during my mat leave (like, I worked out maybe 30 times in 14 months). As soon as I went back to work I ramped up my workouts to 4-5x a week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412392 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:38:34 +0000 heartonastring 1412392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Love it! Wish I could find more time to get back to Crossfit more than once a week, but so long as I'm SAH (2.5 more months) it just isn't going to happen. I long for the days when I was able to make it to the gym four days/week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412324 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:10:36 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1412324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I love to work out. I always forget that when I stop. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412316 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:08:03 +0000 plantains 1412316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I feels like this too. I have been doing a ton of running, and I think Ii still kind of hate it but I am addicted to the sense of accomplishment I get from going hard at the gym. I now get up and go at 6am, and I find that it is a great way to start my day. If I don't go in teh morning, then I probably won't make it. Also, my gym is in my building so I have no excuse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412103 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:07:32 +0000 reverie 1412103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ha nope! I've been going consistently for 6 weeks now and it is a fight of will power every time. I'm feeling better for sure and have more energy but I still hate every minute of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412076 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:01:12 +0000 fancyfunction 1412076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm getting like this now too. I recently took my first spin class and it was HARD but I felt really accomplished after. I got back into barre classes just yesterday and now I want to take a bunch more classes this week. I hope this kick lasts a long while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412070 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:00:02 +0000 Kimberlybee 1412070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 3 years ago, I found a really good working out routine and was addicted when I started seeing the weight drop! It was exciting to fit into my thin pants and jeans again. It was a super good feeling. That seems like a lifetime ago though. Hopefully, I can start a good routine again but these snow days and cold winters are making me just want to snooze! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412064 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:59:14 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1412064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am jealous! sometimes I get the urge when I'm overwhelmed to go run, but then I run 1/4 mile and am reminded how much I hate running. I really want to get to the point where I feel I "need" it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412059 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:57:44 +0000 blackbird 1412059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go you! Woot woot!</p> <p>I've always been addicted to exercise endorphins. Makes me feel good, helps me look good, it's all good</p> <p>Bikini bodies are made in the winter :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412053 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:56:01 +0000 T-Mom 1412053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! I went through a phase like that after I had my DD.. it was such a great feeling to know I was fit and strong. Well, what did I do, I went and got pregnant :-/ It's harder to get the gym now with two kids so I've been doing more at-home type activities. It took all I had to do my squat challenge before hopping into the shower last night at midnight. I hope my schedule allows for more gym going in the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412049 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:55:08 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1412049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is so great! It's so, so nice to actually enjoy something that is healthy and good for you. </p> <p>I tried time and time again to be a runner, but I hate it. I enjoy classes but they never fit well with my schedule. I tried spinning which was ok, but I didn't love it. Working out or going to the gym was more of a chore than something I liked doing. </p> <p>But I FINALLY discovered a workout that I love - swimming. I've been doing it for the past four weeks. It's doubly awesome because DH is helping more with dinners because I like to go right after work. Dinner is almost finished when I get home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412047 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:54:05 +0000 snowjewelz 1412047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish! DH &amp; I joined a gym in Jan, and we were good that whole month but with the snow and everything, now we've gotten lazy already. I WANT to be addicted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1412022 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:48:31 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1412022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I love being addicted. I am currently in that phase.</p> <p>I always get kind of crazy about it from this time of season until spring, because we vacation in the spring all the time so I want to be swimsuit ready.<br /> The other times of the year, I am just kind of meh about it. I will do it, but not with any spirit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1411988 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:38:04 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1411988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for you!! I did that about 8 years ago. I LOVE working out and seeing the results from it. I always get excited for other people to feel the same addiction, because it really is life changing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-addicted-to-working-out#post-1411983 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:36:13 +0000 mrsjyw 1411983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've NEVER been the work out type. I've had several failed attempts at diets, gym memberships, etc. I've always been "skinny fat" fo rmost of my life, outside of hs when i was active in school sports.</p> <p>I did April Shred last year trying to kick start some PP weight loss adn then plateaued when the wt just came off wo working out.</p> <p>We signed up for the gym almost three weeks ago, and I'm on a work out kick (that's longer than any other time in my life before.) And the longest I've gone without gymming is two days? (trying to go every other day)</p> <p>I'm not sure if it's that my life is in such a routine that it was easy to fit it in, my motivation of wanting to workout through my next pregnancy, DH's support/competition (as he is going regularly too)</p> <p>But I've NEVER enjoyed working out and these days, I look FORWARD TO IT!</p> <p>Anyone been through the same revelation? </p>