I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

that I would go to the gym at lunch...but I was at work until 9:30 last night filing papers and my back hurts. MOST of me wants to go, but there is the tired part that says no...

who do I listen to?? please help!

***UPDATE****

I went thanks to your girls and I feel better. my mood has completely changed. I even treated myself to my favorite salad place (I don't do $7.55 lunches every day )

I actually broke my record...I "burned" 300 calories in 20 minutes (I know that's not completely accurate, but I use that number as a gauge from previous workouts)

Thanks again!!

Message edited 1/11/2006 1:46:55 PM.

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

if your body feels out of it..why not just go for a long walk..is it raining by you???

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

Maybe you shoudl just skip it and relax! You don't want to hurt yourself! If that side of you really needs to go, maybe just go for a walk or something not too strenuous!

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

Make a plan to go to the gym for 20-30 mins, and exercise light - you will still get somehting out of that.

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

you will feel much better after you go to the gym!

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

I say go, just don't work out as hard.

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

Don't do a strenuous workout, maybe just the treadmill for 20 minutes and call it a day. You'll definitely feel great afterwards, knowing that even though you didn't want too, you did!!! Hope you feel better!!!

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

i say go... when I feel like that I feel SOOOO much better afterwards... and I usually have a better work out when I am like that too...

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself

Go for at least 20 minutes and see how you feel. Sometimes exercise will make your body aches disappear. It's worth a try!! Plus, you will feel better about yourself if you go.

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

Update above!

thanks girls!

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

so I am curious... do you work out for 20 min, shower and go back to work?

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

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Posted by itslaurie.

so I am curious... do you work out for 20 min, shower and go back to work?

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Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

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Posted by JessicaM.


yep- I get an hour, so I am eating my salad right now. it's tight, but I usuall make it relatively on time....it's more like a whore's bath than a shower....jump in sprinkle the water in the right places, soap, rinse and OUT!

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Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

Glad you went! You totally motivated me...I am going to go after work!

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

Congrats! Way to go. I know how hard it is getting to the gym.....the motivation from these boards help.

Re: I am cranky, tired, and my back hurts....but I promised myself.. UPDATE!

I'm glad you went and feel better!!!!

You just motivated me!!! Treadmill here I come!!!