Should I Bother Exercising and Going on a Diet?

[Anonymous]

I'm a weirdo with terrible people skills. I'm 28, with no social network where I live. It seems that I will remain isolated forever, because I can't go out and meet anyone.

Since, it seems to me that I will likely be alone forever, should I bother going on a diet and exercising? f***, this really is depressing me.

Yes, exercise and diet are good for you.

No, don't bother. You probably wouldn't want to live that long anyways...

[Stacyzee]

Diet and exercising isn't only so you can look attractive to others.

It is for your health!

To ensure that you live a long, healthy life, with little-no complications.

If you care for your body then put it 1st and do right by it.

Also,

Feeling great and being in shape can be a confidence booster.

Go for it!

[pr3ttybr0wn]

You decide your fate and determine your reality. If you want to be an out of shape weirdo with no people skills forever then don't bother making any changes, you're already on the road to misery. That's a choice you have to make. You don't have to be prisoner to the hand you were dealt.

[kheserthorpe]

Yes.

Because you're going to work on social skills and appearance, and both will take time.

[LoveLayne]

lol exercising and dieting will help you develop more self-esteem and confidence in yourself. I do believe you should maybe move some place where you'll be able to interact with others and dating opportunities..

[Asker]

Right, but job prevents me from doing it. Also, I'm kind of a dumb ass, so I did poorly in college. So, finding a job in my home state would be very hard due to too much competition. It looks like I'm stuck here in this city with no friends or family, and it f***ing sucks. I get so lonely here.

[LoveLayne]

aww :(

[curiouschica]

Don't go on a "diet." Make a lifestyle change. If you eat healthier and take care of your body, you will feel so much better about yourself! Not to mention you'll be stronger! =) So go for it! Challenge yourself!

[rachiee]

I think you should if it'll make you feel better about yourself. If you feel confident in how you look and you're happy with yourself then your social skills/confidence with other people I'm sure will change for the better.

[rawrawr]

Why can't you go out and meet people?

[Asker]

Where would I go out and meet them? I tried with work, but that didn't work out. So, where else?

[rawrawr]

The club, bar, park, beach, grocery store... literally any where there are people!

[Asker]

Clubs and bars won't work for me - I have bad people skills I wouldn't fit in there by myself. I would need a group of people in order to go to places like that.

I go to the grocery store but never meet people there. All these places with people aren't places where I can go meet others.

[rawrawr]

Hmmm well you should push yourself to go talk to people even if you feel uncomfortable its a fear that you have to concur

[Asker]

Yeah, I push myself to talk to people and they just reject me, it seems. I don't think that I'm as shy as you think, but I just seem to lack some communication skills.

[MissLeslie]

How did the diet go?

[Asker]

I'm still working on it. I just wish that I was liked at work. Outside of work, I need to find me a circle of friends some where. Also, I need to pick up some interests that other guys have as interests as well.

I was never a big fan of sports, but I could go read about them. It's just that watching people play sports is really boring.

[Asker]

To be honest, I was kind of just going off in a tangent and said a lot of things that you didn't even ask about. To focus on your question specifically, I'm working on the diet still. I'm not really on a formal one, I'm just trying to eat less fat and less period. And, plus I exercise on my Playstation 3 for Playstation Move games alot.

But, they don't have too many games for the Playstation Move. Maybe I should get a Nintendo Wii, or an XBox because of their Kinect?

[MissLeslie]

Nintendo Wii sounds better. But whichever interests you more. I don't really play sports either do I do workout either at the gym or park. It is very nice to workout at a park very early.

[Asker]

Being interested in sports would help me fit in with guys more - even if I can't play the sport too well. I'd be able to hold conversations about random athletes with other guys if I kept up with it.

But, watching it is worse than playing it. Sports for me must be like p*rn for most girls. There's nothing in it for me to see someone else play.

[MissLeslie]

Lol I see. Well join a gym, many gyms have basketball and racket ball courts.