updown Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 i am just now starting to date again. however, the little bit of it i have done has already messed with my work out schedule. i am a single mom with kids. i work out at night after they go to bed. i don't do it in the morning because i don't want them waking up earlier than they need to, and if they get up then i have to stop my work outs. i am doing P90X, so they are about an hour long and pretty intense. i can't have my kids hanging on me or asking me to stop. in some there is jumping and kicking and things like hanging from the pull up bar. all things better done when curious minds are NOT awake! my problem is, that my free time, to chat with dates or meet up with dates tends to be the exact same time i have free to work out. now, this is fine if someone wants to us IM or just text for a bit, but doesn't work with phone conversations and obviously doesn't work with an actual date! i was doing really well with a solid routine until a handful of weeks ago, which just happens to coincide with when i started dating....... now, it's a mess. and i find it annoying. i sat down today and made a chart and then created goals. they are goals set on actually doing a work out every single day. so, i don't get the reward unless for those 4 weeks i worked out every day, like i am supposed to be doing. i feel like with my time and schedule i'm in this weird spot where i am going to have to choose between working out and dating/ meeting people. so, i'm looking for advice from anyone that wants to offer it. thanks! cross posting this under dating too. Link to post Share on other sites
creighton0123 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 While I'm not certain about your job, is there a possibility of working out during a lunch hour? Can you tone down on your workouts so that you're only working out three or four times a week rather than every day? Working out is fine and dandy, but what good is it if it consumes your life to the point where you can't enjoy simple things like romance? Link to post Share on other sites
Author updown Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 thanks! p90x is set up for work outs daily. but, i might have to do what you suggested and aim for like 4 days a week. i have thought about doing it in the middle of the day like you said, but they're an hour and you sweat a ton and need equipment and a shower, LOL! someone in dating said something about not giving up my routine for a man quite so fast. so, i'm going to focus on that, and maybe that will turn into NOT working out 7 nights a week :-) i can live with that. i've been fighting a bug for a week now and while it sucks to not work out i've survived! oh and i have found that i really like the romance!! i've been willing to forgo exercise several times because it meant some romance. it's been very nice. thank you!! Link to post Share on other sites
creighton0123 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 When push comes to shove, if you have a nice romantic encounter that leads to more, I hear sex is a good substitute for missing a workout, particularly sex of the vigorous variety. Link to post Share on other sites
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