Well, it is quite literally for the life of you. Your health is your life and your life (And your ability to control the paths you travel through life) is all you have. Exercise is probably the #1 thing you have to do if you value your health. It isn't just about looking better or being attractive. It can be the difference between having a stroke at 60 and living in relatively good health for much longer.

Even if you're depressed and feel like you don't want to live, you might change your mind someday. If you don't invest in your future health right now you might not have it when you decide you want it.

It might not seem like a real tangible thing if you think of your future health as something that is decades off but when the time comes and "someday" is right now, you can't go back and convince your past self to care.

Im sure thats not the case. Have you ever had a sexual partner before? If it happened once it can happen again. Look around the next time your in public. Most couples are average looking at best. Not everyone is a super model. So improve what you can about yourself. You can always improve yourself

Apologies - by saying it seemed slightly contradictory, I don't mean to place emphasis on the "other [people]" part. My understanding is that you'd know it would improve your situation and so I was curious why you wanted to improve your situation. Hopefully, this query now makes sense, as I previously may have given the impression of placing emphasis on "other [people]", when in fact it was the last thing on my mind.

To be honest, this is maybe because as part of my job role, we're strongly encouraged not to prescribe or project problems onto the customers. It should be quite difficult for any of us to motivate you to overcome a challenge without first knowing why you want to overcome this challenge. What motivated you towards creating this thread?

I like that kind of introspection, to see the human body as some kind of thing there, that your soul is carrying, but that is somehow just flesh and bones, making our every day movements possible. There are often ways to "rationalize" our ways of thinking in order to adapt and survive.

As for exercising, I try and walk at quiet times (early morning) or in walking trails. Depends where you live, what is available to do around. Maybe start with set-ups or push-ups. Anyway, I also struggle with being consistent and motivation. ----- Or... if you live where there's snow, snow removal can be quite an exercise at times. anyway, good luck!

I find when I feel angry at the world, and or depressed....exercising burns of the extra energy, I tire myself out so I can go sleep.

Tiny tip for demotivated days.... if you are feeling especially unmotivated you could try just doing bodyweight strength exercises. Often doing these is enough to make me feel physically motivated to do cardio, and if it doesn't motivate you to do cardio then at least you will be building your muscles, which also burn fat, so all is not lost!



Diet-wise, one of the best things I ever did was go very low carb and keep my portion sizes appropriate. There's no healthy shortcuts!

The motivation usually has to come from within. Some can be brought from outside sources. My tip would be... what was the initial idea to get fit about? In any cases, I'd say to start small but to try to build consistency. You don't need to do much, but setting a training routine is best.

Indeed, thats my motivating power too! It is really hard to continue and be consistent especially when there are a lot of distractions.

Never, and I've never tried. Believe me, I'm way too far gone psychologically and socially for it to ever happen unless payment is involved. The way I look may actually be one of the lesser concerns. If I lost all the extra weight and put on some muscle definition, it would be like putting lipstick on a pig. I may still do it, but not for that reason.

How are you going to do this song and video justice on the dance floor if you don't get fit?

I get it. I encountered those motivational roadblocks starting out and still do from time to time. However, going to the gym has been therapeutic, but it took some time before it was. Once you form the habit and see results of your efforts, the positive effects become more obvious. It has helped me feel more mentally stable where I haven't needed medication.

When I started working out, I used to pretend I was a secret agent who was training for missions. So instead of wearing running shorts like everyone else, I'd wear tactical pants along with a field jacket and do my workout in that. I don't know if other people think that's dorky but it sure helped me work out and push myself.

Post a picture of yourself. Lets us judge if you have no chance physically. I doubt it is now as bad as you think and it could be improved. The psychologically and socially stuff can be improved with practice and getting the right kind of help. Cant just give up

If there's a zombie apocalypse you'll have a better chance of surviving longer & if you're turned you'll make a [email protected]$$ buff zombie.

Youtube search Eric Thomas, find his "Secrets to success" video. Thats what got me started. As for weight loss... drink lots of water (only water) and walk 4km's a day, do 20 pushups and 20 situps a day. Eat nothing but salads and then u will lose weight. Im getting sick of salad but its paying off.
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Mindset is the biggest push you can have. If you have the right mindset you can achieve your fitness goal. But if you're mindset is with procrastination then definitely you wont even start.

It's 2021 man ! Let's get going

I will tell you about my grandfather, who was allergic to exercise and vegetables as he said, and for him it was a slow death because he did not take care of himself. It was about 20+ years of dealing with various physical ailments from kidney disease, diabetes, COPD...and mostly because of not taking care of his health. So I say if you want to avoid a slow death, definitely take care of yourself. If you exercise and take care of your health you will not have as many physical problems as my grandfather did. This is what motivates me because I don't want to deal with what he had to go through.
The other thing I want to say is don't exercise for the purpose of looking good or getting laid because that will just get you more frustrated. Do it for your health and do it for the mental health benefits too. Exercise is good to get out any anger and frustrations without hurting yourself or anybody else.
I am sorry you are having the suicidal feelings. I have been there and it's definitely rough when you have lost all hope. Keep on fighting. I am rooting for you