I was promised endorphins

[rmhism]

@dew1 If only sleep was easier with age. Ugh!

 

[anon103]

@romans5to8 What kind of exercise were you doing back when you felt energized? How does that compare to your routine now?

What were you doing outside the gym during that time? How does that compare to what you do now?

Like, were you a runner and now you only lift? Were you walking all around campus or the neighborhood but now you're at a desk all day? Look for the differences in those areas, not just your diet and such.

 

[beth62]

@romans5to8 Carbs, vitamin D

 

[gerald27pa]

@beth62 This. Plus More sleep. Might be perimenopausal, and needs are changing.

 

[ninjanigel]

@romans5to8 Try eating more carbs and getting more sleep.

 

[blackeyedsceva]

@romans5to8 Do soul cycle, lifting is boring

 

[tinamarie27]

@romans5to8 I do when I lift heavier and longer. And running also after a couple of miles.

 

[toddt]

@tinamarie27 Same

 

[habell]

@romans5to8 I have a feeling that you are restricting your self too much. I am a 5’3 female and currently aiming for at least 150g of protein per day. I was restricting way too much late last year/earlier this year and my energy was in the gutter. I was loosing fat and muscle, my numbers at the gym too a HUGE dip. I am currently just a couple hundred cals under maintenance and seeing so much better results. My number at the gym went back up and my fat percentage has been going down! You should also try getting one to two more hours of sleep. Anything below 7 hours is not enough sleep.

 

[yourwillnotmine]

@habell How do you even get 150g of protein every day?? Guide us

 

[philosopher8659]

@yourwillnotmine Honestly a protein shake with the right ingredients can get you 30-50g of protein in one serving

 

[habell]

@yourwillnotmine Lots and lots of meat. 2ggs in the morning, 5oz meat for lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. Protein shakes, Greek yogurt, cheese, broccoli, humus.

 

[lcaro]

@romans5to8 But we have 200+ cat subreddits. Might I interest you in some dopamine?

 

[tisoh]

@romans5to8 I don’t get endorphins either. Some of us don’t get them, or at least not enough to feel it. I have to focus on other goals

 

[sharonarrives]

@tisoh I’m glad I’m not alone. I thought something was wrong with me until my therapist said the same thing (other goals and maybe I won’t get enough endorphins to notice).

 

[richard334]

@tisoh Yeah, while consistent exercise raises my general mood, I do not feel good during or after it. It makes me tired. Particularly after having had Covid.

I think the endorphins tend to require fairly intense cardio for an extended period of time as well, which I physically can't handle anyway.

 

[mvhope]

@tisoh I don't get them at all. It makes exercise difficult because so many people just say "oh you just need to find a movement you enjoy" but I don't enjoy any of them. I have never left exercise invigorated or happy, no matter how long I did something.

I just had to accept I will never get the happy chemicals for doing the thing and that exercise is just another chore to do.

 

[julius_cyrano]

@romans5to8 "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't." -from the movie Legally Blonde, spoken by the protagonist Elle Woods in a court scene.

am i dating myself? haha

 

[laurele]

@romans5to8 have you tried more cardio?

 

[thefather]

@romans5to8 I never get an endorphin rush. With ANYTHING. Not running, not fast walking for an hour, not weightlifting for two hours. I’ve given up the ghost. Don’t think my body does that.