Posted by Fionamck on June 26, 2005, at 22:54:18
In reply to Re: Bipolar 2?, posted by bbug on June 26, 2005, at 20:48:52
Bbug,
Thanks. It's not a silly-sounding idea at all, and I'll give it a try. What IS silly, really, is that I have an exercise bike and weights at home. The exercise bike is usually used as an extra surface for my boyfriend to dump books and papers on. When I was feeling okay, I used to work out every day in front of the television. Now it seems too much effort. What I can do, re your idea, is blackmail myself by saying that I get to watch a really good film every night, or every other night - so long as I am active while I am watching. That may work.
Glad the exercise makes you feel better.
Cheers,
FionamckFionamck,
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> Hang in there. I haven't a name for what my meds are for either. But I try to work with them to feel better.
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> One thing that I did... kinda blackmail myself to exercise? I started taking my daughter to the gym a couple of times a week. She really loves to go so that keeps me to the schedule.
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> And I love my gym... it has electronic machines... so the person before me may be lifting 100lbs... but sets up the machine and looks just like I do when I set up to lift 10!
> No competition... just some exercise.
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> And I walk SLOWLY on the treadmill...
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> But everytime I come home I am feeling better than I did when I went... everytime. It is amazing. And I guess the little bit of lifting weights is helping me to burn calories too.
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> Maybe you could blackmail yourself too? Silly sounding idea, I know.
>
> BBug
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