[badlucklottery]

> then shouldn't I crave it the way I crave sugar? Or at least not actively dislike it?

As someone who's been lifting weights and doing regular cardio 4 or 5 days a week for 25+ years:

No, you might just hate it forever. I do.

I've never liked doing it and have always had to guilt myself into it because I find it so unpleasant.

But whenever I'm unable to do it (injury, surgery/accident recovery, etc.) I feel substantially worse both physically and psychologically (I know not doing it is reducing the number of "good" years I get to have in life). So I just tough it out and get to work.