View Full Version : I am in such a slump
bufchk
10-01-2002, 05:06 AM
I think this is this worst off I've been about working out and everything, my job being a personal trainer fluctuates so much on income that I'm going back to being a manager at a certain fast food place. Sad hua? My schedule is a split day and I am so burnt out that I don't want to stay and work out other wise I'd be there from 6am to 6pm!! I have no benefits there or anything and it's put me behind, my boss said he'd negotiate but he's taking too long. I haven't kept up on my journal nor have I worked out consistantly in almost 2MONTHS!!!! Anyway thought I'd vent so it would make me feel better. Hope things will be better next month.
Hibiscus09
10-01-2002, 05:23 AM
This probably isn't helpful but when I feel that way, I just make myself do it anyway. It (not wanting to, feeling like I don't have the time to, etc.) eventually goes away. :)
MeImmortal1
10-01-2002, 06:23 AM
Originally posted by bufchk
I haven't kept up on my journal nor have I worked out consistantly in almost 2MONTHS!!!! Anyway thought I'd vent so it would make me feel better. Hope things will be better next month.
Screw that BC, Things will be better starting NOW. Find the energy, we all get down sometimes, but feeling bad for urself won't help things one bit. Get ur diet in gear, start training hard, mix up ur routine, and don't worry about money. I can feel your pain, $$$ is the only obstacle in my life right now, but you can't let that eat you away. Focus on things that are important, your goals for 1. I don't to sound insensitive, and I really don't knwo what you're going thur and all... but we all go thru **** like that. Keep ur head up!!!
:D
MsFit
10-01-2002, 07:07 AM
I know what you're going through bufchk. I'm just coming out of a similar slump. It all hit at once. I got laid off, my fiancee and I broke up, a friend shot herself in the head, I got so far behind on bills, I stopped training and just lost interest in life. :(
Things started moving in a positive direction after I met someone new and that was the turning point. I certainly wasn't looking for anyone at that point, but you just let fate take it's course. I'm slowly rebuilding my life and even started dieting and training again two weeks ago. I'm not prepping for any shows, but I'm going to get back to where I was, meaning being consistent.
Wanna know what's really sad? I moved to a small town to be with my new love and applied at the staffing agency here. I do computer work such as basic graphics and clerical. I went dressed in sharp business attire with my polished resume in hand; complete with references, wide range of skills, and years of experience in fields from ranging from nursing to manager of sales. The lady looked at me, glanced at the resume and told me that Wal-Mart is hiring. I was stumped!! Nothing agains Wal-Mart, but I have skills that I want to use and I am an assett to any company. I searched here for 2 months soild and couldn't find employment.
My lesson: Start my own business, which is what I've been doing for the past month and totally enjoy. I put up to 12-14 hours in a day, but I like what I'm doing. :)
That's my little vent. I guess when things are at their worst it's time for a change.
Give yourself time to come out of this slump, some positive changes may be just around the corner. I wish you luck.
BTW, I'm still not completely out of my slump, but I make a little progress each day so you have someone that can empathize with you. :)
MsFit
ctgblue
10-01-2002, 07:26 AM
All I can say is GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU.
I wish you all the best.
Do your best to stick it out and I am sure that good things will begin to surface for you.
And remember
Hibiscus09
10-01-2002, 07:37 AM
Ms. Fit, that lady at the staffing service was the one with the problem -- very unprofessional. She needs a new job.
CTG, that was cute! I smile all the time. I even get tickled most the time when people are mean to me. :) The gym I work out at has more frowning people than any place I've ever been. They should at least have fit faces from all the frowning! I just keep smiling -- I supposed they think I'm touched in the head by now!
Southrnrebel
10-01-2002, 09:37 AM
Originally posted by Hibiscus09
This probably isn't helpful but when I feel that way, I just make myself do it anyway. It (not wanting to, feeling like I don't have the time to, etc.) eventually goes away. :)
I would agree with that statement as well...not to mention youll be mad as hell when you look back on this time period and "wasted" the time you could have been training.
I have been in a major slump for over a month now. I did my first competition and then went hog wild with the cheat meals and skipping workouts. And just when I get my motivation back and decide to get back on track, I find out that I have either a cyst in my knee or a stress fracture.... which of course depresses me and sends me running right back to thefridge, saying to myself "why bother eating clean if I can't workout" all the way.
MeImmortal1
10-05-2002, 06:19 PM
Originally posted by Jean
I did my first competition and then went hog wild with the cheat meals and skipping workouts. And just when I get my motivation back and decide to get back on track, I find out that I have either a cyst in my knee or a stress fracture.... which of course depresses me and sends me running right back to thefridge, saying to myself "why bother eating clean if I can't workout" all the way
Granted...i get killa workouts... like Friday, Bi's n tri's I'm sore thank u Jesus... And the the pump was great... I'm former ADD, what is it... adht.. test subject for ritalin... There is no such thing as a bad workout// every bit of exercise WILL benefit the body! Go out, see people, enjoy or just TRY to enjoy life. I won't say u only ive once either, coz i don't beleive int hat either. We're not gonna die tho, coz we're immortal rember ;)
Have a NICE weekend all!!!
TrishB
10-06-2002, 05:18 PM
I usually go into slumps for no reason...just get lazy or bored with life. My only way out of them is doing like Hibiscus does.....just make myself do it. The longer I let it go, the harder it is to get back.
MsFit.....Sorry for all your heartbreaks in the past....but my best to you on starting your new adventures in life!
Iron-T
10-11-2002, 04:28 PM
What an interseting thread ! Good advice MsFit ( as usual ! )...and i am glad to hear that life is going in a positive direction again !!
I always believed that 'good things, happen to good people". You just have to have faith and be patient and not let go of your dreams and aspirations !! Stay positive and open to new things, go with the flow and things will fall into place !! believe in yourself..you can make it happen !
It's weird ..this has been a bad year for a lot of people around me...friends loosing jobs...friends loosing their dad to cancer...divorces...my god the list goes on. I have my own !! I am about to experience the most difficult and impacting change in my life right now...but that's worth a journal entry by itself !!! I learned one thing out of these difficult times : you are forced to reflect on your life, think about where you are, what you have achieved and where you want to go. I was resistant to change at first, maybe more because of the fear of the unknown,.....but I learned to look beyond and all i see now is opportunity and a whole world waiting for me with endless possibilities !
If you must know, what I am babbling about ..In short : I will move to europe the end of this year...start all over...leaving friends and a lifestyle I grew to love behind....I am originally from over there, but haven't been back in 11 years @!!@##@!! It will be very strange...
I think I wrote too much here..sorry guys..you got me started ! It;s nice to be able to sshare your thoughts once in a while. ...
Hibiscus09
10-12-2002, 05:21 AM
Iron-T, where are you heading to in Europe? I know that will be a big adjustment for you. It's hard to leave a lifestyle you're used to & especially, your friends, behind. Things do usually work out for the best, though. :)
Iron-T
10-14-2002, 11:45 AM
@ Hibiscus
I will be moving to Germany (Duesseldorf). At least i have my family there...so the start won't be as hard as when I came here alone 11 years ago ! But everything I learned, studied and experienced and know aboout 'adult life' ,...it's all been here !! I am even thinking in english by now...i feel more american than anything..it'll be a 'culture' shock. And then I have to find a job etc...TOTALLY start all over with EVERYTHING @!@#@! i have alraedy applied at a very cool gym over there and my application hit the bullseye..they basically can't wait to set up a meeting with me . But all the Personal Training stuff, nutrition, training etc..iknow it all in english....but german ??#$!! i will also apply at a picture agency ( i am a photo editor ). ****..But I guess challenges are designed to get to know yourself better....I am tryingto see the positive.
There is a reason for everything and as i have been forced to reflect on my life, I realized that I am kinda stagnant right now, so the future is wide open..anything is possible...who knows, maybe i will find the ultimate success over there...as if i needed all these years here to really become a person and gather knowledge and experience, that I can now take and show what I've got !!@@ :)
The fisrt thing I need to buy when I get there is a computer....it's my life-line to all my friends ( including all you guys on this forum :) ) here !!
Actually the hard part is not so much the new start...it's leaving all this behind..the weather 9 I am a sun addict ), the people, ....my god it'll tear me appart !!@!@ :( And right now to figure out what to ship, what to throw away....it's too much...
Hibiscus09
10-14-2002, 02:16 PM
It will all come together. I know it must be overwhelming. I'd give you advice, but I'm living in the same place I was born & am married (happily, for almost 21 years) to a guy I met when I was 14 & married at 21. Not much change going on here. :)
Anyway, it's great that the gym is interested. It might be entertaining trying to translate all your training knowledge into German! It also sounds pretty interesting that you're a photoeditor. I hope you find a great job in Germany in your profession.
Make sure you get the computer so you can let us know how you're doing!
Iron-T
10-14-2002, 03:15 PM
Oh..thanks for the nice words Hibiscus ( by the way I have a band of hibiscus tattooed around my arm..my on design ) ! You bet...I think the first weeks will be awful, as i will sit in my 'old' room..kinda like a trip back into childhood, except i am older and wiser > having a computer will keep me busy... I am sure I will have plenty to tell !? Gotta think about how to title my book :) !#!??
Hibiscus09
10-14-2002, 05:26 PM
We have something in common -- I have a hibiscus tattoo by my bellybutton. :)
Iron-T
10-15-2002, 12:37 PM
@ Hibiscus
that's cool ( the tattoo ) :)
just one more thing which maybe a lot of you could relate to as 'paranoid' as we are about nutrition :
there are no such things as 'low sodium tuna' or fatfree cheese ( in fact NOTHING is fat free ) @#!!@# I am freaking out, as all these things are sort of my diet staples !!
I signed up on a german bodybuilding forum, just to get some ideas what I can get there and what not :/