Excercise?

marcuej

Have any of you given up exercise since beginning IF treatments?  I used to exercise 5 days a week and have tons of energy.  Since starting IF treatments, I do not have the energy to go the gym.  I feel guilty and bad about myself.  I should be at the gym now more than ever since fertility treatments tend to pack on the pounds.  I need some inspiration!  For those of you who still work out...how do you get yourself to go regularly?

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for the past few weeks i've been walking for about an hour a night, about 3-4 nights a week with a good friend of mine that lives down the street. she happens to be pg.

before that i wasn't walking or doing much of anythig- b/c like you- these meds, stress, etc- make me really tired.

trust me- if i didn't have my friend to go with, and to disappoint if I cancelled on her - i'd never go.. but since we said we'd walk to gether each night that we don't have somewhere else to be- we have really been good about doing it- even on nights when we are tired or don't feel great.

buddy system is key for me... otherwise, forget it- i get really lazy - and fat.

bodybuilderswife

i just started an aerobics class on monday....i go with a girlfriend and since i have to meet her there, i'm obligated to go even if i don't want to. we go 4 days a week.

karenandjeff

The same thing happened to me, I used to work out all of the time and now I take off a lot because of treatments and lack of energy.  It is hard and typically have to talk myself into it instead of just going it.  My jeans are starting to get a little tighter so that is keeping me slightly motivated but I definetly need more help.  Good luck, perhaps we should motivate each other!

marcuej

I'm all for motivating each other.  

I used to have so much will power when it came to working out.  I'd get up at 5am every day and loved how I felt afterward.  Now I'm exhausted all the time and seem to find every excuse in the book to skip the gym.  I just need to get off my a$$!

lnle

my dog. I can't escape. We take a brisk walk every morning - used to be 20 minutes and I've recently upped it to 30 minutes. She won't let me get away with not walking her! I've also found a yoga class I like, and I'm motivated to take it b/c I know once I hit my next 2ww at the end of the month that I won't be able to exercise. My final motivation is to keep fitting into my regular clothes, and to save all my bigger clothes (that I usually wear during stims and 2ww) for pregnancy. good luck!

Echloe

I totally gave up my exercise program. ?It is really bad because I've gained almost 20 pounds in 4 months. ?I feel so blob-like. ?Today I worked out again finally because I promised myself that I would try to lose at least 10 pounds before I start IVF treatment. ?It felt good but hard. ?It is going to be slow getting back into it.