Runner but fell off wagon

BrookeRunningMom

I fell off fitness wagon a bit. A year ago I decided to change my poopy lifestyle. I was 5 ft 3 in 156lbs 23 years old. I worked hard ran 35 minutes 7 days a week and calorie deficit of 1500. I went lowest weight point was 110lbs. I found Ive been in a bit of depression(also am bipolar) and start slacking I run only 20 minutes maybe 2 3 times per week and eating shittier again. I also started smoking again
Ive just lost ambition a bit but am ready to start again. Just want to hear others storys about falling off and gettin back on. Thank you

nikkit321

I think it's pretty common to be in a good fitness/health routine and fall off for various reasons. The key is determining why it happened, and correcting it. Are you on medication? If not, I'd suggest a visit to your doctor will help remotivate you. Good luck.

ladyhusker39

Maybe you should not run on wagons anymore... :-)

jjpptt2

I'm in a similiar situation. I ended up getting burned out and over trained, and essentially took a year+ off from caring. My strength and fitness suffered, and I'm about 20lbs heavier than I was at the start of that hiatus, but I'm getting back into things and working to get the rust knocked off.

Unless you have a genuine love for all of this, I think it's pretty normal for your drive to come and go at times.

Jenn3452

I'm with ya its been at least 2 weeks when I stopped altogether, but also going over calories by 200 to 300. Right now I'm struggling, there's really no excuse for me that's worth going off track. I guess I just wanted what I wanted and at the time didn't care. I just don't want to loose the progress I have made so as of now I am back at it. You will have days even weeks the hardest part is starting again, but once you get over that hump it will be a lot easier

stanmann571

1500 calorie a day deficit?

SAY WHAT?? 3 lbs a week.

I'd fall of the wagon too... Or maybe just pass out from exhaustion

ladyhusker39

stanmann571 wrote: »

1500 calorie a day deficit?

SAY WHAT?? 3 lbs a week.

I'd fall of the wagon too... Or maybe just pass out from exhaustion

I took that to mean OP is eating 1500 calories, but you're right she did say "deficit".

stanmann571

ladyhusker39 wrote: »

stanmann571 wrote: »

1500 calorie a day deficit?

SAY WHAT?? 3 lbs a week.

I'd fall of the wagon too... Or maybe just pass out from exhaustion

I took that to mean OP is eating 1500 calories, but you're right she did say "deficit".

I considered that possibility, but Clarity is important

mph323

1117429 wrote: »

I fell off fitness wagon a bit. A year ago I decided to change my poopy lifestyle. I was 5 ft 3 in 156lbs 23 years old. I worked hard ran 35 minutes 7 days a week and calorie deficit of 1500. I went lowest weight point was 110lbs. I found Ive been in a bit of depression(also am bipolar) and start slacking I run only 20 minutes maybe 2 3 times per week and eating shittier again. I also started smoking again
Ive just lost ambition a bit but am ready to start again. Just want to hear others storys about falling off and gettin back on. Thank you

I have the same stats as you - 5'3" and starting at 155 lbs. I'm down to 110 now and determined to stay there. One of the things I found that worked for me was detaching fitness from diet. My mindset was generally fail at one, fail at both, so that if I went through a phase where I was less physically active, say, I felt like "what's the use?" and abandoned weight loss efforts as well. It seems that may be part of what's going on with you right now.

Honestly, my first recommendation would be to stop smoking. Hopefully you'll want to do it at some point, and if you wait until later chances are it will sabotage your weight loss efforts, so do it now and avoid the "OMG quitting smoking makes me gain weight!" mindset.

Focus on diet. Work out if you feel like it, but don't use that as the main driver for your deficit. In my opinion, for most people, it's harder to stick to an exercise plan than a food plan.

CarvedTones

Nearly all my diet and exercise regimens start with hypomania; I feel so much skinnier and don't recognize the imposter in the mirror. Staying in it after the crash is hard but when I was running I found that easy to do once I got past "the wall" because I could be alone with my thoughts for about an hour (pros and cons to that). Unfortunately my knees couldn't take it and I ended up getting surgery and don't run anymore. When I was down I would run the same route nearly every time so I could plod through it mindlessly. Sounds bad, but that's reality; I was going to either be a lump on a couch or plod through something. I think if I could still run I might not have yoyoed so much (yes, in sync) the last few years. Trying to stay motivated is good, but sometimes motivation is foreign and it needs to be so ingrained that you will do it anyway. NTs will say smile, be happy and motivate yourself. Doesn't always work...

BrookeRunningMom

jjpptt2 wrote: »

I'm in a similiar situation. I ended up getting burned out and over trained, and essentially took a year+ off from caring. My strength and fitness suffered, and I'm about 20lbs heavier than I was at the start of that hiatus, but I'm getting back into things and working to get the rust knocked off.

Unless you have a genuine love for all of this, I think it's pretty normal for your drive to come and go at times.

That's wonderful thank you