[BUtheBabyUnicorn]

I would think that it would be hard(er) for any XNXP to get into a diet or weight loss regimen, or keep a regular exercise schedule.
However, my dad (who is either ENTP or ENFP) wakes up at 5 am each day to do either Insanity or P90X, which are exercise videos. And he does the same ones over and over again. I'm not sure how he doesn't go crazy. (although, it might be the goal that he has in mind that's the reason why he isn't insane (lol... Insanity...), because the purpose of this was to be able to telemark ski after a knee surgery...)
Anyway, I was wondering if any INTPs have ever tried to lose weight, and their success.
Or, if you've ever tried, are trying, or currently doing some sort of exercise schedule, your success rate and what you tried.
And if you don't fit into either of those categories, do you know any interesting health tips?

[Blue Screen of Feels]

Sloth and Gluttony are my deadly sins. Really!
I tried, and I kept at it for a while but eating is awesome and working out is boring if no one is there with me.

[Kaquin]

I found that keeping an exercising routine was easy, it was starting it that was hard. It took me over a month, of constantly telling myself to begin exercising, before I actually started; being lazy is just too easy, but if you truly wish to do it you'll eventually go for it.

When I first started I began with something really easy, like ten pushups, and worked my way up. What really kept me going was that I wanted to see where my limit was and how far I can push that limit, I found that I could easily do 10 pushups so the next day I tried for 15, than 20, and now I can do over 70. I began adding more exercises just to see if I can handle it, I began doing diamond pushups just for the challenge, then crunches, then squats, and so on and so forth. Now it takes me over an hour to finish my exercises.

If you want to start an exercise routine my best advice would be to not look at it as a routine, view it as a game, or a challenge, or a challenging game, and every time you do it you learn a bit more about the game, and then use that knowledge to hone your skills.

One final thing, whatever you do, do not stop, not even for a day. We INTP's can get extremely lazy so the moment you stop, that's it; it's gonna be ridiculously hard to start again. I started slacking off when school started two months ago and now I'm on the downward spiral of stopping all together...

[LaudaGirl]

I run 5 miles every morning before work. A daily flood of endorphins keeps the voices in my head from getting angry. People don't like me when the voices get angry.

[Minerva1]

I gained a decent amount of weight a few years back from stoner-dom. My chubbiness ensued very uncomfortable social interactions and obscenely immense self-consciousness. To rid of this terrible burden I began running a few miles a day. I now run 3 to 4 miles every other day (when I'm not being my naturally lazy self). It is extremely difficult to motivate myself to do the running but the benefits of decreasing my anxiety, spending time alone in the woods, listening to music and losing weight fast are worth it. I agree that work out videos are too repetitive and going to the gym requires being among strangers. Running allows you to diversify the chosen place to exercise and it is free of cost. The downside is that people who are aware of my running mistake me for an active person when most days I will spend all day in bed reading, leave for an hour to run, then get right back in bed to continue reading. So I guess my health tip to you is to... try running. It is a rough process to develop "runner's muscles" but once you get in the swing of things it is extremely gratifying. Also running slowly for longer periods of time helps you lose the weight without developing freakish-looking muscles and it is enjoyable to trot along at your own leisurely pace.

[Fate]

I'm a martial arts fanatic. It helps keep me in shape. I hate doing normal cardiovascular or weightlifting routines, however.

[XO Skeleton]

lol. whats exercise and can i do it from my chair?

[Dimensional Transition]

I go to the gym at least twice a week, for a while I was able to go 3 times a week, but recently I've been too busy to do that. I've been exercising for about 1,5 year now. Before that I couldn't even do a single push-up and I was getting a little chubby. Now I'm relatively lean and strong.

I find that if you look up enough scientific information telling you why exercise is good, it's easy to dedicate yourself to it. It's been proven to balance the chemicals in your brain out, to sort of 'flush' the body from toxins, that it increases testosteron in males, etc. In general, it just makes you a happier, healthier, more confident person. That confidence can also be partially attributed to the fact that over time you get in better shape as well. It's good to walk around the beach without feeling ashamed of yourself, or to do some arm wrestling and actually win for once.

I highly recommend exercise. It really improves your life quality. Once you get into the right pattern, it's easy to spend one and a half hour in the gym every other day. Otherwise you'd waste that time looking at funny pictures on the internet anyway.

[Zorgh]

I would expect weightloss and exercise/training to be easy for NT's, atleast if there is motvation and will. NT's will quickly learn what works, apply that knowledge and see expected results. Weightloss is easy and above all, logical. You don't even have to exercise, or buy any product or eat boring food, just count calories.

[thedoctorlies]

I bought an exercise bike a couple of years ago hoping using it would help lower my BP. After a couple of months I was in the best shape of my life but my BP stayed elevated so I lost interest. I keep telling myself I going to start using it again but just lack the motivation. I've been dieting off and on from my mid twenty's and have been very successful in losing weight when I put my mind to it. I may get 10-15 lbs over weight before I get motivated enough to start dieting but once I start a diet I typically will shed the weight in a month or so. I hate dieting and love to eat but refuse to let my weight get out of control.