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rjel78
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How many of you are satisfied with your exercise but unhappy with your nutrition? How many times have you started over with eating healthy?
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I'm the opposite. I'm thrilled with my nutrition and eating, but unhappy with my exercise. I'm lazy af.6
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I'm happy with both...I've been at this whole good livin' thing for going on 4.5 years...the whole process has been very much an evolutionary one for me. I never started over with anything...I didn't make any abrupt, overnight changes to my nutrition...those changes came incrementally over time as my diet evolved. I started out pretty simple...I identified one area of my diet that I could work on cutting down on and/or eliminating and one area that I could improve upon by adding something.
For example, I was at one point drinking anywhere between 3-5 sodas per day...I saw that as probably the worst area of my diet in regards to something void of nutrition that I was consuming a lot of and an easy way to eliminate calories by cutting back...conversely, in my logging I saw that I was very lacking in fruits and veg...so I made efforts to get my veg and fruit up to around 6 servings per day most days. Basically I did this with many things and just chipped away at old habits and incorporated new ones. I don't know too many people who are great with abrupt, overnight changes to everything they normally do.
I was very much the same way with exercise...I focused first on just moving more...getting out on regular walks...a bit later I signed up for a 5K and started a program to train for that...a few months in I got myself back into the weight room with a legit program for the first time in my life...a year later I was training for a sprint triathlon...
For me, it was all very incremental adjustments to my habits and made things very manageable...no need to stop and start again.1 -
I don't do intentional exercise, but I'm very happy with how I eat-been successfully maintaining a bmi of around 21 for several years now and all my health markers /blood work are great0
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I'm happy with both exercise and diet. I eat what I like but pay attention to protein, fibre and micros. If I had eliminated my favourite foods, I would be rather unhappy.0
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I really like my nutrition; I think I finally am getting it right! My exercise is a work in progress.0
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I have started "eating healthy and exercise" a million times, always with a mix of dread/enthusiasm. I have fallen off the "healthy eating and exercise" wagon a million times, always with a feeling of personal failure.
I have found my happy place now. No planned exercise, but lots of planned meals and some good structure. No foods to avoid, no pressure to eat anything I don't want. Not going to exhaust myself for no good reason. No more struggle to maintain weight. Yes, I like this life.1 -
My exercise routine is pretty well on point.. I am trying to add an extra day of lifting in per week so that is my goal right now. I would prefer to do some cardio but I will eventually.
My nutrition isn't that great to be honest. In order to hit my goals I have to eat a lot (bulking).. huge portions and sometimes more 'junk' than I prefer.. I feel bloated and full at the end of the day.. but again, I will eventually get back to normal since this is just temporary.0 -
When I was younger and a lot less educated, I would kill myself with workouts, but hardly pay attention to what I was eating. Surprisingly, not great results. Over the years, I've put more effort into the foods I eat, eating in moderation, and working to keep a deficit when I want to lose. I'm not a gym goer type, but I've come to an understanding with exercise that I don't have to do 2 hours a day if I don't want and that it can actually be fun. I eat the best way I can most of the time and I'm active when my schedule allows. Very happy where I am at this point.0
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