When you stopped caring about staying in good shape?

I completely stopped caring about 2 years ago, I realized I was never going to do anything with my good look and that I will never get into a relationship in my life, so I just figured out "what's the point then, I'm already invisible to women?" And I don't care about my health tbh...

Since I don't have kids or my own family I could just disappear and nothing would happen. No, I'm not thinking about extreme stuff to end my life, I just stopped caring and now eat a lot and drink.

If I'm going to be alone and feeling sad, at least let me eat something good and greasy. Still, I'm just 100 KG at 34 years old right now, just skinny fat... For now.

Wahots , (edited )
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I used to not care that much, but I got stupidly into mountain biking and city ebiking and just injured my knee when I crashed over an unseen curb in the dark. Now I'm getting biking withdrawal and serious FOMO as I stay inside while newly made bike friends are out biking. I feel like....itchy from not getting outside and really doing stuff with friends. My goddamned knee better heal up ASAP, lol.

I didn't even know I could even get this antsy as I only picked up city biking recently. Now I feel like I'm chained to my apartment and car and the vanishinly rare $30/hr parking spots in the city, lol.

I think more than anything, you can get into just about anything given a couple great experiences doing something. Grab an ebike or stand up paddleboard and go on some adventures, relationships be damned. You don't have to be in a relationship to have some serious fun on the water :)

palarith , (edited )

At 50ish. I have started to care more.

Having seen first hand how miserable old unfit people are made me create a backup plan to die early

NaoPb ,

I think it was about 2005 when I stopped caring about things in general.

mtchristo ,

Those women don't deserve you. Live your life for your own enjoyment. But keeping a healthy weight is important to enjoy your later life.

MenschlicherFehler ,

I know you don't care, but I was in the same position as you. I gave up and tried to drown myself in food and alcohol.

Things can change. Even if you are 100% sure right now that they won't. When they changed for me, my mind and body already had irreparable damage.
My memory suffered from the alcohol, my body will forever look ugly from the rapid weight gain. No amount of working out can fix that.

What I am trying to say is: Even if you don't believe in it, your attitude can change. Just like that, from one day to the next. Then you will regret your choices, but the damage is already done. Remember that.

Zorsith ,
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As a fat dude, I assure you, being fat sucks. It gets expensive; "enough" food for a meal slowly creeps up, your feet hurt all the time and can increase in size (making it harder to find shoes that fit, which are generally a higher starting price). A lot more health issues can crop up and can be harder to treat properly. Lack of energy is fucking awful.

Ioughttamow , (edited )

I stopped caring in college after getting sick of athletic injuries. Luckily a few years later I got back into it. It doubles as my audiobook time. I mostly do steady state, and stretch regularly

I feel better throughout the day, have more energy than peers, and it gives me the enjoyment of movement

It helps me manage my adhd

PonyOfWar ,

Was pretty much the other way round for me, realized around age 25 or so that I'd spend the later part of my life feeling like shit with constant back problems if I didn't get out more. So these days I make a point of getting out on my bike or going on longer walks at least a couple times a week. Not for looks or women, but for myself.

BoxerDevil ,

Age 12

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