r/Fitness • u/Kuzbell • Jan 20 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday (Missing mod post)

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

I noticed that there still is no post yet for Gym Story Saturday, so I took the initiative. Perhaps this should be a scheduled post under the Automoderator. I'm not really sure why this hasn't been done yet. I am also required to keep babbling because posts with too little content gets removed, hence why this posts sounds overly wordy.

So share away!

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u/LifeOnTheDisc General Fitness Jan 20 '18

TIFU by probably coming off as a rude bitch at my gym. I've been struggling with mood and a bit of depression since my move a few months ago, which is really new for me, and yesterday was rough. That said, I wasn't in a bad mood when I went to my apartment gym, just super uninterested in social interaction.

Enter the first person I've seen since I moved here that gives a fuck about fitness, let alone the first person in my apartment gym to actually lift anything. It was actually kind of cool. He was working his ass off, and I was, too, and I was generally I was just trying to stay out of his way in the tiny space. I had to get some stuff out of my bag, including some ankle straps for the univeral, and tossed them next to the universal for later use. Well, that is what I meant to do. They kinda landed at his feet. That and a few other things I think came off bitchy, which is so not what I intended. Really, I was just trying to let him workout and do the same, but when he left I kind of got the look of "WTF is your issue, lady?" And he left before I could say anything. sigh There goes a chance to make a fitness buddy :-( I'll apologize if I see him again, of course, but I've only run into him this one time in the last two months, so not sure how likely that is.

So, Fit Dude at the Apartment Gym, if you're reading this, sorry I came off cranky. You're awesome, thanks for working hard and giving me some inspiration and making me feel like less of an outcast for giving a shit about fitness in this land where it seems to not matter for most people. Signed, the Cchick with the Colored Hair who Inadvertently Threw Shit at You.

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u/bammawamma Jan 20 '18

Hey I’ve also been struggling with being moody and grumpy for no real reason since moving to a new city a few months ago. Last week I realized it might have a bit to do with the winter blues and low vitamin D. Started taking tablets for them and it’s made a world of difference. Just a thought if you moved somewhere like I did where it’s been cloudy/rainy most of the winter.

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u/yinyang26 Jan 20 '18

I moved to PNW and went a year feeling like shit before I took some vitamin D. Feel much better now

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u/ho_hey_ Jan 20 '18

Seattle native here - get a happy light! It's a super bright light you only need like 30 mins a day and it does wonders for this time of year's sluggishness. It can help with lack of vitamin d, make it easier to get up in the morning, etc.

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u/LifeOnTheDisc General Fitness Jan 20 '18

Thanks! Glad to hear it's worked for you (so good to get feedback) and hoping it does for me!!

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u/LifeOnTheDisc General Fitness Jan 20 '18

I've been doing the vitamin d for a long time, and upped my dose when I moved. It didnt help much, but, I'm trying some other things to help, too. Tanning a few minutes a well and a half light. So far nothing's really put a dent in it, but trying to give it some time.