DH wants me to quit exercising

april71rn,

Sounds like since you brought this up on a public forum, that you want to change your situation. My advice is to see a councilor, and work out your problem with a professional. They are very helpful and do change your life for the better. Take a chance and change your life as YOU see fit.

Janie

The idea is to die young as late as possible
 
My thought is ( like many others)exercise is an excuse for whatever is really bothering him. Does he want to spend more time with you doing things together? is he jealous because you're in better shape than he is? afraid you'll be attracted elsewhere, or that other men will find you more attractive and he won't look so good in comparison? a good counselor would get to the bottom of it in a couple sessions.
As for you, if you quit you will blame him for every pound you gain, loss of muscle tone, every ounce of flab that starts showing up and for the general unhappiness that comes with not having exercise as an outlet. and how happy will you be then? you will be angry and resentful and blame him for all of it. If you can't negotiate a middle ground I'd be looking for a counselor...expensive but far cheaper than separation or divorce or giving up something you love.
 
If my DH had the nerve to say that to me, I'd tell him not to let the door hit his flabby butt on the way out!

That said, I agree with other posters - I suspect exercise is not the issue here.
 
Not wanting to add to what has been said or give opinions since we all have different DH's that have different views and needs.

But, when I am in a "groove" with my exercising and have a great day with loads of endorphins moving me then I tend to take on much more and feel like I can't sit down. I get so much on my mind that I want to accomplish I don't know where to start or will work on a few things all at the same time.

I wonder if that is what he is calling you hyper and maybe you just have lots going on so you forget other things?

I do try to keep my schedule regulated, but like last night, didn't hit the rug and Cathe because DH started talking to me as soon as he hit the door and instead we went out to dinner. Wish I had exercised, but, oh well, I do love my DH as much as I love my exercise :7

Hope you can figure something out that will work for both of you.
 
If you have been married for 15 years and have always exercised, I seriously doubt your husband has a problem or is trying to control you. Also, I wouldn't assume that it is emotional abuse just because someone else had such an experience.

Focus on your husband's concerns and remember he loves you and is concerned for you otherwise he wouldn't have brought this up.

He says you have become more hyper, forgetful, and spastic. He noticed that you are also working out for longer and longer periods and is concerned there is a causal relationship.

Over the long term, exercise is good for your mental health as well as your physical well being, but there is a reason your not supposed to do heavy exercise right before sleep.

Ask yourself, have you been more forgetful? Can he give you some examples? What about examples of being hyper or spastic? What about these incidents concern him?

Have you adjusted your diet to compensate for the increased exercise load? Perhaps you need to increase your intake of certain nutrients.

Have you changed any medications lately? Have the incidents he's worried about happened around your monthly cycle?

Remember he is worried about you. Something has changed to cause him concern and the only thing he can definitely put his finger on as a cause is the increased exercising. Just because he may be wrong about the cause doesn't mean he is wrong about there being something amiss which needs addressing.

I am sure he didn't mean for it to come across as a personal criticism of you. He's worried and he loves you. What else was he supposed to do? He had to talk to you about it. I'm sure it wasn't easy for him.

Give him a hug and tell him you'll think about what he said.

Perhaps the two of you could keep journals and track what is happening to you. Maybe there is another pattern he is missing which doesn't involve the exercising.

Good luck.
 
Shelshula,

Just want to point out that no one has simply assumed the worst. The OP stated directly that her husband is controlling and will make things miserable unless he gets his own way. This *is* a form of emotional abuse.

> he gets so upset with me, he'll make
>things miserable. He's not abusive, just very controlling.
>Make him happy, everyone's happy kind of guy.

[font face="heather" font color=black size=+2]~Cathy[/font]

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