Exercise .... Punishment or Not

My mind is changing so much since starting menopause and my weight loss....Just sayin...

 I was so upset with myself yesterday while at wal mart , went there to buy certain items and was there for over an hour and left with out those items. After all that time there. I do this often as i'm sure most of us do. Forgetful.  I now know i should have written these items down on paper ..Until then.......

I am going back to wal mart, instead of driving I am riding my bike probably 5 miles from my home..I call it my 'punishment' for forgetting those items at the store..The items are small . I'll be getting a lot of exercise riding the bike...  'punishment' seriously?!!! riding a bike 'punishment?' Is this frame of mind going to hurt me in the long run? exercise should be i quote 'fun' ..Since weight loss i have been finding things to do just to keep up with exercise and keeping the weight off. It's obviously working for me. I do things i cant stand doing just to get moving.. burn calories, if you will.. I know riding a bike is 'fun' but why am i using it in my mind as 'punishment?'??? thanks for taking the time to give me your thoughts on this.. Peace\/ Wendy

Yanno Wendy, I've been looking for my "fun" exercise. I've tried line dancing, hula hooping, jump rope and curling. All spectacular failures. Next up is fencing.

Sometimes when I'm throwing me a pity party I think, oh hell I have to go work out because I'm such a lazy fat cow.

But when I'm there with the best music I can find playing in my head and I'm sweating away on the treadmill or bike, I think, this is where I earn my weight loss. My smaller clothes. The chairs that aren't so tight anymore.

I always ALWAYS leave the gym happy I did it. And happy it's over.

I think it does help moderate my moods too. If I can't get there for a few days I'm moodier which means I want to eat more.

I can't wait to get on a bike! Soon!

I'm wondering why you feel the need to be punished for forgetting a few items at the store?  Why not just make a list next time, but realize people do forget things.  That's why many people make shopping lists.

As far as whether or not to consider riding your big a punishment, well, I imagine that after a while you'll grow to dislike being punished and therefore dislike riding your bike, if you typically use it as a punishment.

Are you in therapy?  I think it would be good to talk to a therapist about your feeling that you must punish yourself for simple, human mistakes.

Hello!
This is your thought only not a punishment and this comes to your mind because you don't have enough energy to do lot of work and still you have to ride your bike for your small mistake. So don't be upset and set your mind. Do little exercises with healthy diet so that you can regain your weight. And if needeed then take help from any health and fitness expert.