Workouts vs Social Life?

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Cathlete
The SO and I are invited to a party tonight. Starts off at a restaurant at 8, then on to a club by 10. I'm fine with the restaurant, but am reluctant to go to the club--have no desire to be up past midnight cause I will get home and to bed very late, which will make me tired not only for my workouts on Sunday, but also for getting up to workout before work for half of the rest of the week! Am I crazy? :(
 
No you are not crazy.:) :) I feel the same way !!:) :) I dont let stuff interrupt my workouts either!!!It feels too good !!Way better then a party to me LOL:) :) Good luck
 
YES!And NO! :eek:

Yes, you are crazy! You can give up one workout for the sake of a night out. As we get older, a "night out" becomes less frequent and they should be enjoyed. It all comes down to, without considering the workout Sunday and the rest of the week, will you enjoy the time in the club? If you will, dump the Sunday workout in favor of some extra rest (to make up for the late night out on Saturday) and start again on Monday.

NO you are not crazy. I totally understand your thought process and have been there many times. With how hard we all work, it seems silly to give up workouts for a night out, eating, drinking, etc. when we know that these aren't the best things that we can do for our bodies anyway.

If you are consistent with workouts and need a night out socializing, one night out, workout ditched, etc. won't ever hurt you.
 
Good points! You know, I don't know if I'll like being in a club. I'm 45, and I can't even remember the last time I was in a club. Staying up late and club hopping was never my thing when I was younger, and it's even less appealing to me now...but maybe I should try it for the sake of actually *having* a social life.

Then of course, there's the other problem: what to wear! I have no club-appropriate clothes. Just work suits and jeans. :p OK, now I know I'm crazy. :)
 
If it's the typical dance club, I know what you mean. I am 32, but I can't stand the loud music. I haven't been to one in a long time. Why go to a club if you cannot communicate?? It's like you are lip reading and screaming all night. Lame for grown adults that already have SO's if you ask me.
 
I go through the same thing and generally choose the workout. I'm just not a club type and don't like the people who are....or so I tell myself. Maybe I'll find out WHEN I actually go. I don't have club attire, either, thank you very much, and don't intend to buy any! So, last night I stayed in instead of going to a club (and really, at 37, who wants to even go to a club I ask?) and most weekends I am declining something.

I don't think I have a good balance, though. I should work on that!
 
You make a happy medium with your significant other. You do the eating and the club. BUT!!!!! . You get to leave early, not drink more than 2 and enjoy the night. Yes, it will be loud, but you have to compromise with some of his likes. Or, he goes, see's someone else dancing, wishing you were there. I say go. Just make it light. The exercise will be there.

Peace
~~tytbody~~
Working towards Perpetual Motion
 
No, you're not crazy. I too have an event to attend tonight that could go very late, but I'm going to do my best to be out of there by midnight so I can workout tomorrow before church.
We all have priorities - some of us make our health/bodies a priority.

Some folks don't understand that. You have to take rests and off-nights too, but I think its okay to acknowledge your priorities...

Joy
 
Thanks, all. I love this place--it's so nice to be able to share these kind of concerns with people who understand the challenges of working out. Most people (not my SO, who is very supportive and encouraging) just think I'm nuts and/or obsessed with working out. I like the idea of going, trying the dance club, but not staying late. Don't have to worry about the drinking--I have trouble finishing even 1 drink. Just don't like it that much and usually wind up with a seltzer and a lemon instead.
 
I used to actually get upset if I was asked out on a Friday night since I had a Step class Saturday mornings. I was like that in my early 20's. I regret it, now, since I feel I missed out on a lot of socializing. Now, I would go out. So, you miss one workout. Go have fun.
Susan C.M.
Nothing should be jiggling, unless it's jiggling off. - Cathe in HSC
 
Yep, you sound sane to me too. I think your decision depends how much you would enjoy going out to the club. I have had a great time out dancing and wouldn't have traded it for anything... at the time. But that was a long time ago and I have very different ideas of a good time now. It depends too on who the people you are going with, and how much SO wants to go. There are a lot of other factors that we don't know about, but I know for me it would take a lot to get me to enjoy a club right now.
 
I feel the same way. I don't drink a lot so I get bored being at the club unles my DH and I are dancing. But, then the smoke really makes me sick. I get a terrible headache and the next day feel all congested. Minnesota is slowly changing their smoking in public law but not fast enough for me. I will enjoy going out so much more when there is smoke free dance clubs.

Joanne
 
I came to see how it turned out. It's 12:10. Aren't you back yet? LOL



~~tytbody~~
Working towards Perpetual Motion
 
I hate clubs too which is unfortunate, as DH is a musician. I think it hurts his feelings when I say "no" too often, so occasionally I have to make myself go. Hate it. Always did.

Hope you had fun though, since you were there anyway!

Ruth
 
LOL...we were back by 10:30--stood around at the bar at the restaurant, talking for 2 hours; by 9:30 people started leaving to either go home or to go out to eat at different places and then to the club afterward. The DH wasn't into going clubbing either, so we came home and ate dinner around 11 pm. :p (Was so hungry I had to eat that late. ugh.) So I'm tired this a.m. cause I didn't get to bed until midnight.
 
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