TMedina

It's detox - and there's no way around it, except to push through.

You can try drinking a lot more water to force your system to process.  You can also try low dose aspirin to help with the pain and blood flow.  As suggested earlier, a bit of caffeine might help stimulate your system and "fake" the sugar rush.

But yeah, at the end of the day, there isn't a lot else that will help you speed up the detox process.

All that said, you can do it!

Wooosaaaaah, grasshopper.  

You can do it!

Ignore them - we all had to start somewhere, even if they don't want to admit it.

Fear is healthy.  It keeps us alive.  It's also conservative, and would drown us in the familiar, the safe, and the secure.

Assess your fears - are they rational?  Legitimate?  Work to address them.

Are they intangible?  Peer pressure?  Social pressure?  Ignore them.  You have every right to use the squat rack too.

Unless you're curling in the squat rack.  Then you're scum.  (I keeed, I keeeeed.)

So, why are you exercising?  

I'm not trying to be funny.  It's a question you have to answer for yourself.  When you hate getting up and going to do the thing, you'll ask yourself, "why am I doing this again?"

And you need to have your answer ready.  And the quality of that answer is determined in whether or not you get up and go, or turn around and grab a book instead.

As others have noted, it can help, a lot, to have a physical activity that you enjoy - the chore becomes less onerous if you enjoy it.

For myself, it's to improve my quality of life.  And I enjoy the rush from weight-lifting.  Little victories, like adding another five pounds to my bench press, keep me interested.  

Woooooot!  Congrats!

Small steps forward are still steps in the right direction.

Happy Fabling!

Yep, perhaps a bit harsh.

Since there's no easy way to let her know, just keep flying casual.

Unless she outright confesses (anime - who knew?), in which case it's probably time for an honest conversation.

And even then, tread warily.

Or, be flattered at the level effort going into the hunt.

There really isn't a clean exit strategy.  It's going to be degrees of messy.

You can continue pretending to be clueless - the invites will probably stop eventually, probably sooner when you get promoted.

You could try playing the subtle card and ask her opinion about a fictional girl you like elsewhere.

Welcome!  And good luck!

Men, we gotta man-splain everything.  It wouldn't surprise me if Adam lectured Eve on childbirth at one point.

I recommend searching for "hip opening" or "hip opener" poses - you don't even need to practice a full yoga course; just spend time practicing the poses.

Hips and knees, for my two cents.

And welcome back!

Welcome!  And good luck!

Welcome!  And good luck!

Body language is never 100% accurate, as noted, because of various factors - individual, cultural, environmental, and so on.

That said, it shouldn't be strictly discounted either, because sometimes it can be spot-on accurate.  Rather, take it into consideration with other behaviors.

Then, take a guess and hope it doesn't blow up in your face.

WWWWOOOOOOOOOOT!

Woooooot!  At least you're forcing yourself to eat something tasty.  When I force myself to eat my culinary adventures, the experience is decidedly less palatable.

Thank you - I needed a kitten fix.

Pretty much what Turtle said.  And as EE said, context is everything.

What are your goals?  Cut weight?  Gain strength?  Get big?  What exercises are you doing to meet your particular goal?

And as your body adapts, you'll be forced to change, or face the dreaded plateau.

I'm a big fan of the shoulder dislocator stretches (the last stretch on the video).

And forgive yourself.  The holiday season is the absolute worst for trying to start new habits, particularly about food.

We all stumble, and sometimes fall, but it never counts as a failure until you refuse to get up.

Welcome!

I don't have a lot to offer in terms of nutrition and diet advice, but in terms of exercise - have you considered, or tried, yoga?  Possibly some body-weight exercises that can be done indoors?

Pushups, situps, and running.  Even in the Chair Force.