Waist Aways - October 2020 Team Chat
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KellyBgetsfit wrote: »I am struggling. It's a combo of PMS and anxiety. I am eating too much junk. I am grumpy. I am sad. Basically, all the feels.conleywoods wrote: »Hi team!
I am feeling very unmotivated lately 😕 I feel like I just go through the motions with food and workouts. I am trying to figure out a way to take a break from weight loss but I want to be able to maintain. Im thinking a planned break for 1 or 2 weeks.Not sure how to do this but I have been working on my weight for over a year and a half. I need to get my spark back. Any ideas welcome! !
I am right there with you two. Maybe it’s in the air. January will be two years that I’ve been doing this. I have only lost about 30 pounds. Most of it the first year. Very little this year. I am also on the final slide into menopause with only about a month and a half to go to be officially there, so fingers crossed.
I am struggling right now too. Not being real careful. Not logging. Sometimes not even checking in. (Sorry I was MIA. ) It is a little stressful too being a short bit away from Election Day. The next few months could be the most dangerous the US has seen in a long time. Sorry to be a “Debbie Downer” but it is where I am. My daughter also wants us to move back up north and that feels huge. It’s not happening anytime soon, but there is so much talk about it. Anyway sorry I’m not being a big motivator here. Just trying to hang on. Not sure yet what I plan to do about this funk. Just taking it day by day. I’m not even doing my PT exercises. Hmmm...maybe this is bigger than just weight loss burn out. I am also feeling all the feels. Oh well5 -
@PlaneMonkey and @spyro88 thank you for the words of encouragement! I needed that.
Today was better. I started the day with and workout, which always makes me feel better. I logged everything and hit my macros. I am ready to rock it this week and hopefully see another loss on Friday.
@conleywoods way to focus on the positive. If you had not made those changes, you could have gained in the last year, rather then lose 15ish pounds. If you are feeling burnt on, maybe consider focusing on one thing for a week or two. Add in meditation, or do x amount of walks with your family. Eat x amount of vegetables. Pick something you can do to feel GOOD about yourself, but don't worry about the rest.
@kali225 I'm usually the opposite with streaks. I actually turned of my days logged streak a long time ago, but I'm currently obsessed with staying green this week (although I don't think that will happen 🙄) but what you said about seeing others hit their goals -100% me. I get so frustrated that other people are more disciplined then I am or, even more frustrating, their not but they still seem to reach their goals faster.5 -
I need your help&advice on getting a better workout routine.
I tried my best to not get tempted by food and now I can have self-control in that area.
For years I tried lots of methods to stop eating sweets/added sugar, but at the end, the method that helped me was way different than "you should avoid sugar because it is unhealthy". So I'm sure there are also some methods to help me to back on track for exercising that I'm not yet aware of and I would highly appreciate getting any help regarding this.
At the moment getting back to have a good working out routine seems impossible for me. I gave up going to the gym because of the corona situation and feeling that I m not yet at that point. I intended to do walking/biking/pilates for 7 hours per week. I could do it by having 4 hours of it at the weekends, but yet I can not find the right plan to exercise on working days. also doing pilates is yet so hard for me that I even have not started doing it ( i used to do 3 years ago but can not do it now ). The main excuses that I make every day are:
- I am too busy with work and my workload is too much (but I do not have kids, so seeing moms/dads at MFP doing daily routine shows me that I m doing something way wrong.)
- I have other tasks to do in my free time (chores, reading extra work-related materials)
- I'm so exhausted after work to workout.
- I do not know where to begin.
- I yet need to buy some stuff to exercise (I bought an aerobic stepper and some resistance bands, but yet they are at the corner of my room).
- I m afraid to harm myself to do exercises in the wrong way.
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If I want to be honest with myself all these are just excuses, but I do not yet know how to avoid making them and take the actual action and where to begin.4 -
@mbakhtiaruz 10 minutes at a time, thats how I started.... I started doing 10 min every morning before work, I now do 30-40 minutes, then 2 or 3 10-15 min walks during work, and about 30 minutes of various stuff when I get home... I love my morning exercise, it sets my tone for the day, and I know on days I don't do it, I eat bad, and I just feel like something is missing...
@micki48 Sorry you are having such a hard time, but don't worry about the coulds... Worrying has never fixed, or changed anything, so it's not really worth doing, Your PT and pilates are worth doing though... so I hope you find what you need to lift yourself up !
I had a good day yesterday, today will be good too !
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So let's have a Tuesday trade-fest - drop off link, title, or idea, and take some when you leave.
Most of my inspiration comes from this site: https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/blog/
It gets posted a fair amount in the forums, but this guy is so down to earth and sensible that I even joined his mailing list.
And if anyone else gets value out of video and YouTube the way I do, I recommend Obese to Beast: https://www.youtube.com/user/ObesetoBeast
Dude lost hundreds of pounds and now makes videos busting myths, encouraging others to be safe and healthy, and generally being a cool dude with a really relaxing voice. I've started listening to him while I'm on the cardio machines at the gym.3 -
@mbakhtiaruz I had an incredibly hard time fitting exercise in at first. It took me about a year to really start working out consistently. I don't go to a gym because there are too many obstacles. If I work out at home it takes way less time. I used habit bundling to build my exercise habits. Basically you combine a want to do with a need to do. Mine was I want to lay down because I am exhausted but I need to exercise. The answer was pilates with Robin at The Balanced Life. It could be I want to read so I read on my exercise equipment.3
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@jguldi11 I am coming up to a full year of logging daily, but I also know that there are days in there that I didn't log every single little thing, or days when I just slacked. I actually think I lost more weight in the first 1.5 years since Feb 2018 when I was definitely not logging daily. Which is... weird and kind of frustrating. But I am with you! I feel better prepared for the holidays this year! Last year was the first time I actually logged for Thanksgiving & Xmas. I did a workout Christmas morning before the family was even up! Hoping to repeat that lol.
@micki48 I am in a similar boat when I look back - it seems like the majority of my weight loss thus far was in my first year. 2019 was basically a wash? Bleh. But we're in it together! I have a very good feeling about 2021 (election aside. it gives me so much anxiety. I am going to spend my birthday partially with my parents which is 5 days before election night, and not everyone is... on the same page, let's say. But it will be MY bday weekend so everyone has to go along with what I say!)
@conleywoods "mystery solved and no thank you" made me laugh. There are some people out there who can just set a goal, and go, go, go, even if it seems/sounds miserable. I love food so much, I would not want to lose weight in a way where I couldn't still enjoy it! We're at our own pace.
@mbakhtiaruz some good advice in here already - I combine a free app, youtube videos/channels, and walking/running with my Fitbit for home exercising. The app is called FitOn (I think a few other people in this group have mentioned it), I've been using it for more than a year now and I really like it. They have more than 20 trainers and hundreds of videos, all for free. (There is a premium version of the app if you pay, which just adds some other features, but really not necessary). They have a whole section of "Quick Hits" that are truly short videos 10/11 min or less, and lots of beginner videos across pilates, yoga, HIIT, strength, cardio, dance, stretching, Zumba... so much stuff in there. On youtube, I really like MadFit and Chloe Ting - their videos are hard, but they are very encouraging and some of the videos are also 10-15 min, so it feels accessible and if I have to modify the movements, then I have something to work towards! (Almost every youtube workout I have tried includes modifications. Everyone is on a different level. Just try something out!)5 -
Thank you all for the helpful hints. I ll start using some combination of them from today. I've searched before for the apps and YT channels, but I was not aware of these mentioned ones, these ones look good to start with. 4
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I'm loving these helpful conversations - it is so easy to get into a rut and we all need new ideas on a regular basis, no matter how long we have changed our ways of eating or exercise.
A couple of more things for @mbakhtiaruz and everyone -
Sometimes there is way too much choice online and it is easy to get paralysed. I find it hard to pick youtube or other workouts from among the millions if I don't feel I have the knowledge to build a program that can last and show good results without injury. When I started out, I signed up for a 12-week program online from a trainer in New Zealand. It included a daily workout built for home with minimal equipment, daily reflection and reading, dietary guidelines that were helpful and not too restrictive. It was helpful not to have to make any choices about the exercise - just do it and report in. The reporting part was important to keep me at it. Later when I was not using a trainer or going to a gym anymore, I missed having a structured program. I followed a couple of them on grokker.com that I really liked (with Kelly Lee). There was a monthly fee, but it is not too high and there are some good ones. Now I use a pilates program (the balanced life sisterhood) that just runs on a calendar. You just do the day's workout, they are 12-30 minutes, and they work well. She has an excellent program for beginners on her youtube if you want to get back into pilates. Robin Long.
If videos are not your thing, a monthly (or bi-monthly) meeting with a trainer can work well. You do your workouts on your own at home, but there is someone with knowledge (hopefully!!) setting up the program, and helping you increase your fitness. You don't need any equipment at all, or they can work with whatever you have.
All this is making me need to get to my session for the day! Guilt! The boot that keeps on booting! OK, let's call it accountability and remember how good we feel when we do it
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@mbakhtiaruz
One more thought - you saidmbakhtiaruz wrote: »If I want to be honest with myself all these are just excuses, but I do not yet know how to avoid making them and take the actual action and where to begin.
You just did it. You began by telling us here, and that means you are starting to figure it out. Start with those 10 minutes a day. Or with something else. We'll be there!4 -
Step and exercise update for 19th October:
Steps - 2496
Exercise - 44mins Upper body strength workout
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@jugar sorry for my late post. Last week wasn’t as good as I wanted but I managed to loose a bit. This week I’ll just try and exercise twice and limit my carb intake for 4 days. I need to get back to drinking 2l of water a day too.
Pw 88
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Heads up! Wednesday weigh-ins:
@offitgoes
@PlaneMonkey
@AshenMoon
@coffeetwist
Overdue:
@travisspring
@graceojo999
The week goes on! How do they go by so fast
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THanks for the thoughts and ideas. Still hanging on by my fingers. Not there yet. Saw a good quote tonight that spoke to me, but need to ponder more.
“How long will you allow yourself to stay comfortable, even though it’s not serving you well?”
Going to go look outside to see if I can see any shooting 🌠 in this meteor shower night.
I will log tomorrow. I will get my 9,000 steps.9 -
@jugar Great question about recommendations. I have been really enjoying a podcast called "We Only Look Thin".
It is presented by an American couple who have both lost a lot of weight (100-150lbs each!) so it feels really relatable. It's called "We Only Look Thin" as a reference to the idea that you can lose a lot of weight and look great, but inside still feel like a "fat" person, and still have all those same psychological battles around cravings etc that you have to keep fighting daily.
They talk about all kinds of stuff around weight loss and you can pick and choose episodes that suit you.
Catherine and Donald Wygal who present it are really likeable and funny and they feel like friends to me now! I listen to them in the gym and they always make me smile.
Really recommend it
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@micki48 That's the spirit - keep on going lovely A 30lbs loss is fantastic, doesn't matter how long it took you, and even if you haven't lost much recently you have maintained. I recommend you go find something that weighs 30lbs, pick it up and see how far you've come! That's what you were carrying around every. single. day.
I am feeling election stress on behalf of you guys (and the world I think!) - can't imagine what it's like over in the US. Fingers crossed for a good result, or as good as we can hope for!
P.S. Did you see any shooting stars??2 -
@mbakhtiaruz Thanks for your honest post! I loved the responses and found some sites I didn't know about before!
I agree with everyone that just starting with 10 minutes is the best way to get started. Once things are in motion it's hard to stop...
On nights when I want to encourage myself for the next day I plan ahead: I sleep in my yoga pants and cant take them off until exercise is completed, or if I am going to the gym I set up my bag for the day, or I tell someone my plan for the next day. It helps me (and them) to keep me accountable. Sometimes I will call up a friend to take a hike or bike ride. Its another way to bundle activities.
On days when I want to try a new workout I pull up a YouTube video from POPSUGAR fitness. They have a wide variety of positive energy routines - if I don't feel like exercising right away I just put one on in the background and eventually I am trying something...
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This is my 3rd time typing this, I keep accidentally tilting my phone and when the screen rotates, it resets me to the community home page and deletes me post! Grrrr mobile!
@jugar
PW 224.2
CW 222.4
LTD 21.6
Just swapped a couple of digits there but it looks like my overindulgence from Thanksgiving has finally been sorted out.
I love all of the exercise suggestions and will have to save them somewhere as I don't expect to have the time to explore them for another month or so. I'm also a queen of excuses and haven't done a workout since they closed our gym in March. My hockey season has also been pushed back due to Covid so my motivation to get my cardio level up got pushed back with it. I keep saying that once our home reno's are done I'll have the time to dedicate to exercise, but there will always be yardwork, or cleaning, or something that I've left on the back burner to distract me. Starting with 10 minutes at a time is a great plan. Results can be addictive and motivating in themselves.
Happy Wednesday everyone!
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@jugar Great question about recommendations. I have been really enjoying a podcast called "We Only Look Thin".
It is presented by an American couple who have both lost a lot of weight (100-150lbs each!) so it feels really relatable. It's called "We Only Look Thin" as a reference to the idea that you can lose a lot of weight and look great, but inside still feel like a "fat" person, and still have all those same psychological battles around cravings etc that you have to keep fighting daily.
They talk about all kinds of stuff around weight loss and you can pick and choose episodes that suit you.
Catherine and Donald Wygal who present it are really likeable and funny and they feel like friends to me now! I listen to them in the gym and they always make me smile.
Really recommend it
That sounds really good - will check it out.0
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