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Mrs_Hoffer
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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Many times recently I’ve read or heard someone talk about the importance of having a strong “why” regarding weight loss and healthy living. Goodness we all know how much work this can be and apparently, a strong “why” helps keep us focused.
It’s time for me to create a legit “why” and I’d like to know what your “why” is. If you don’t have one, then today is as good a day as any to create one.
I found this on happyhealthymama.com – these are her “why’s” – severely abbreviated. The complete article can be found here: https://happyhealthymama.com/healthy-living-what-is-your-why.html
1. I don’t want to get sick.
2. I want to have enough energy to be a good mom.
3. I want to be a good example for my kids.
4. I want to feel good in my skin.
So – lemme have it! State your “why” and I’ll just totally plagiarize y’all to create mine since I can’t seem to state it myself.
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13th July
Yes under by 310 cals which is rare for me but easy today for sum reason.
Yes tracked and yes 30 min walk am then 15 min in pm.
Pretty stressful day as orgainising costly car repairs and stuck at home without a car for a while but still did not turn to food for comfort. Yayyy!
@biketheworld i dnt know if ive had a legit why either lol so here goes.......
My endometriosis pain reduces significantly wen i dnt over eat.
Want to be fit and healthy for my son.
Working out instantly puts me in a better mood.
I want to be able to hve my cake and eat it too lol.. without feeling guilty and i feel like this is the 1st time ive actually enjoyed my food instead of being on sum restrictive diet and cutting food groups out. Im enjoying food in moderation and eating my well deserved treat at night that i literally live for ha ha!!
Eating healthy makes me feel better less inflammation and aids with my digestion.
Night guys. Xox6 -
My "why" -
My mom just turned 60 and she's morbidly obese. She is starting to have mobility issues and the impacts of her weight on her health have been a wake up call for me. I want to give myself the best chance to keep my mobility and to minimize weight related health issues.
My husband is older and he just had major surgery and has a new lease on life. He and I want to have as much chance to have a long happy life together as possible.
To not face weight restrictions on fun activities I want to do.
To be more confident in my skin.
To have more energy.10 -
My “Big Why”: (from 2017, and it still works!)
I am a big proponent of really digging deeply until you craft a longterm, compelling “Big Why” that will override the transient short-term joy of the taste of a food.
Mine has been crucial to my success.
❤️“To be as healthy as possible, so I can ACTIVELY enjoy my husband & son for as LONG as possible.”❤️
I got to my “Big Why” by using Toyota’s repeated-why technique.
1. Why do you want to lose weight
A. I want my clothes to look/fit better
2. Why do you want your clothes to look better
A No, that’s not it
RESTART:
1. Why do you want to lose weight?
A. To be healthier
2. Why do you want to be healthier
A So I can live longer
3. Why do you want to live longer
A So I can do more things with hubby & son
4. why do you want to do more things etc
A So I get to enjoy them more/spend time with them actively (I’ve missed out being unable to go for hikes/fully participate, etc.)
5 Why do you enjoy/spend more time with them
A because I love them
My Big Why:
“To be as HEALTHY as possible, so I can ACTIVELY enjoy my husband & son for as LONG as possible.”
I realized a few months ago that this hinges my Big Why on two family members. Since my husband loves his work & has no foreseeable plans to retire & our son has moved an ocean away, I realized it was time to have a back-up Big Why.
To be as HEALTHY as possible, so I can ACTIVELY enjoy LIFE for as LONG as possible.”10 -
13 Jul
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?yes - completed my run the year challenge today with walking/riding/running miles all counted. I will continue to strive to do all the miles in running (over halfway there and on target)
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
too many whys make my head hurt. LOL. But maintainers have a whole different set of whys.. Because we have to ask
Why do you want to maintain?
Oddly enough I have maintained since Oct 2017 but just recently started renewed efforts to be "healthier". I mean that sounds funny? But I think runners sometimes take it for granted they are healthy when in fact they could be "rotten" inside. So really altho weight and running are on target, other health metrics like BP, Blood sugar, Cholesterol all need to be addressed because it's an entire package not just BMI and scale #.9 -
@SummerSkier
We are all so different!!❤️
I love Why questions - seriously haha
I figured out all those macro/micro stuff while losing my weight because my Goal was HEALTH.
Don’t really need my Big Why for my maintenance because why (haha) would I ever not want to FEEL THIS GOOD!
Every day when I take my walk - and it’s so enjoyable and faster and steeper and pain free … no way I’ll jeopardize this!
Actually all those lab values ARE more important than BMI /wt up into the middle of the overweight range on BMI chart!
You have always been - and continue to be - an inspiration to me - even though our means are different; our goals are the same!
🌸Maddie8 -
✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes
✅ - Calories within budget
✅ - Tracked everything
1️⃣ Pass Days Remaining
@MadisonMolly
I used the Toyota WHY? process several years ago and came up with the same Big Why that you did 😂 I had reached a hiatus weight wise, so needed a new perspective on what I was doing.
Oddly enough, when I started actively pursuing health and fitness, I found that the weight started moving again. and I shifted another 15+ pounds.
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@MadisonMolly2017 and @TerriRichardson112 I read the book by Simon Sinek "Start with Why" a couple of years ago - and did the same exercise that Maddie explains. I too came up with a very similar "why" as you both.
My parents both passed in their early 70's from health issues, but my DH's parents eat MUCH healthier and are still living in their 90's! That's 20 more years to spend with loved ones and see their GREAT grandchildren growing up!! While I'm sure that that doesn't account 100% for the reason that my in laws have lived to be in their 90's, I can't ignore the fact that they've eaten so healthy for all of their lives... just sayin.8 -
July 13
✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes (131)
✅ - Calories within budget (961 under, ate back 440 exercise calories)
✅ - Tracked every detail I consumed (yes)
0 Pass Days Used
Personal Challenges Met: 9/13 days (2nd, 4th, 5th, 11th)
✅ - Net Carbs 30g or less (23g)
✅ - Protein 180g or more (212g)
✅ - All Scheduled Workouts Completed (2)- Run - 45 minute Threshold Run (30 minutes at Zone 4 with Zone 2 warm-up and cool-down)
- Strength - 30 minutes Upper Body A (3 sets each DB Press, Lat Pulldowns, Palloff Press)
I also fit in a 3.14 mile 56 minute brisk, hilly walk with 441 feet of elevation gain.
I have had a lot of "Why's" over the last several years. I think these are the main ones.At first it was to reverse pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, etc. That was for myself and Ioved ones.
Then I started feeling so much better and noticed so many weird little issues which I had simply grown accustomed to that started disappearing. Then it became about becoming more healthy overall and not just about losing weight to prevent disease. That primarily served me, but also made me happier which in turn made my loved ones happy to see me that way.
Then when I signed up just to simply walk/run my first (and presumably only) running event, a 10k, but made myself run the whole thing instead after seeing and hearing a mom holding a small pair of running shoes in memoriam of her little girl who couldn't run that event because she died of cancer, I learned that I had spent my life only "thinking" I couldn't run a whole mile or more. Turns out I could have done it all along. At that point it became about pushing myself to see what other surprising things I could do which I never imagined possible. That one again primarily served myself, but was full of forever life changing moments which in turn improved my relationships with everyone, so in a way it served everyone else as well.
Then when I started focusing on strength, reducing my running to more moderate distances, along with a primal diet, it was about making changes that I felt I could maintain for life. I certainly couldn't just keep running further and further forever! That was for myself and for loved ones in order to be there, in good health, for as long as possible.
Then when I somehow let the difficulties of life take a great deal of my focus off of my health for a couple years, I suddenly had different "Why's", and none of them had any happy answers. And that seemed to only make it worse.
Then in February this year my (then) 8 year old autistic boy suddenly ran out of the house on me, into the bitterly cold night, barely dressed and barefoot, and that little boy can run! I ran after him (wearing socks myself) and became terrified as I began to feel that familiar feeling of pending muscle failure starting to build up. He had similarly run at full effort and stopped just seconds before I think I would have fallen. I was extremely relieved to catch him. I don't know why I am sharing that story other than perhaps as part of this topic, because in the weeks after that I started going on walks again, and by early March was fully focused on health again. I don't think it's just coincidence, but I also don't think it's only because of that one event. I suspect that was a triggering event that snapped me back out of the funk I had been in.
So now I am again doing it for myself and the ones I love. I don't think I will be afforded any opportunity to just whither away. I need to be as ready as I can make myself for anything and everything, no matter what.
Interestingly enough when I first logged on to MFP again this year and checked my profile page to see how terribly outdated it was, I found this as my page title.
It explains why just as well today, so I kept it."Lose the fat; Get as healthy as I reasonably can; Go into each passing year as physically prepared as possible."11 -
Today will be a Yes x 3 day. I'm done eating for the day. I haven't exercised yet but I will as soon as the storms roll through or I will use my under desk bike. Essentially my why is to change my habits to age gracefully. When I started MFP in May, 2020 I elaborated a bit more on my why. The long version is in the spoiler below (Thnx to those who taught me how to do so lol).About 13 years ago I gained 50 lbs in a year on an anti-depressant. Since then I have been trying to take the weight off; I have gone up and down but I never took it all off. Deep down I expected it to come off as easily as it came on. At the same time I went through menopause and my metabolism slowed down considerably. Since age 48 or so, I've noticed that every year I have a few more pounds on me. I'm starting a slow climb up in weight.
A year ago I developed Plantar Fasciitis (Spring/Summer 2019). I gained 5 pounds last fall as I was unable to exercise. And I gained 11 pounds between Jan to May of this year (2020). That's an incredible amount of weight gained in a short period (again)! This brought me to the heaviest I have ever been. IT WAS TIME TO CHANGE SOMETHING.
I've realized that as I am aging, things are happening to me that are reducing my quality of life (plantar fasciitis, stiffness, and more). Who knows what else may come? My habits have certainly contributed to being unable to take the weight off that I gained 13 years ago. They have also caused another long-term condition that I won't state here. I NEED TO ASSESS MY LIFESTYLE AND STOP THE BAD HABITS AND BEHAVIOURS. I MUST CREATE GOOD HABITS AND BEHAVIOURS THAT WILL HELP ME AGE MORE GRACEFULLY AND HEALTHILY.9 -
I love reading peoples' "why" comments. It's really inspiring and makes me think.
For me, my big "why" is all about my health and my future. My Mum is obese, as is my older sister, and they both have some terrible mobility issues, back pain, arthritis, high blood pressure etc. I look at them and I think, "I don't want to be like that. I can't let myself get to that point!". Which sounds awful, but it's true. I've always been overweight and I've been on and off the diet wagon so many times in my life that I've lost count. It wasn't until I seriously thought about my "why" that it's really stuck and I've started having some actual success.
I could list a million other reasons why, from wanting to set a good example for my son, to feeling less judged by other people, to having more self-confidence. But the crux of it is that I have a hormone imbalance that will be improved by losing weight. I am at risk of diabetes because I already have insulin resistance and a family history, and losing weight will reduce that risk. I really don't want to shorten my life if I can do something about it, and that something has to start now, or else it will be too late.
July 13th:
✅ Tracked all my calories
✅ Stayed under calorie goal
✅ Exercised more than 20 mins (HIIT program)
2/13 days (started July 12th, so 2/2 days from when I started)
0 pass days used9 -
7/13
Caleries yes
Exersized just my steps.
Logged?-yes
My why is my health mostly.7 -
Made it again times 3.
My why… I want to be able to go to a store and buy cloths for work that look nice and fit well… I got tired of being overweight.
I ride a motorcycle fat people look odd on one I didn’t want to be one.
I want to control my knee pain from OA being overweight does not help the situation.
I want to live a long healthy life and I realized only I can do it no one can do it for me. I know these are very brutal statements but that’s some of my why reasons please don’t hold them against me I wanted to be honest.7 -
I have spent this evening reading posts about our “whys” several of us are all on the same page and we are all in this journey together my one wish would be if we could get one more person to look at their health and lifestyle as we have all looked at ours and for that person to start to make healthy changes in their life before they have a oh sh— moment now what do I do now and where do I start. Keep up all of your hard work and we will all get where we want to go.9
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7/13
✅ Exercise
❌ Calories
✅ Tracking
I am over today one peanut butter cookies worth of calories from my fav coffee place. I stopped there on the way home from the doc after getting my CAT scan results on my throat…which were I need a MRI for more throat imaging and a referral to a pulmonologist because it picked up nodules on my lungs. 🤦🏻♀️ I’m getting really tired of one test leading to another leading to another and never leading to an answer. I’m not worried as much about the nodules on the lungs as they are common, I am not a smoker, and I know for a fact my mother has them and I have her DNA. That being said - off I go better safe than sorry. I did see in googling them they are common with RA, and my family is good at autoimmune diseases. I then was like huh, let me Google all the other stuff I’m seeing specialists for. All common with RA - trouble swallowing, chronic costochondritis, nodules on lungs, nodules in breasts I get regular mamos to monitor that just seem to be there and fine just annoying, sensitivity to light, dry eye, feeling like I got hit buy a bus 24/7, and being stuff as a board for the first few hours of the day. (You’ll notice I walk a mile before every run and that’s because my body needs that mile to loosen up or I’m too stiff to run).
So, while I’m not usually a fan of self diagnosing, I think I should probably at least ask them to look into this. One answer that explains everything would be much nicer than 7 specialists with no answers.
Anyhoo.
My Why… guys, don’t think less of me for this because I’m probably going to sound like a jerk here - I think my why is mostly vanity. Yes, I want to be healthy, and I had a diabetes scare. Yes, I want to be able to keep up with my kid. But if I’m being honest - if I’m trying not to eat a cookie the idea of diabetes doesn’t stop me, but seeing myself looking terrible in a mirror does. I just want to wear cute clothes and not feel judged while being out in public. People are mean. Maybe that’s my why - people really suck. Lol. 🤷🏻♀️11 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »✅ - Exercise 20+ Minutes
✅ - Calories within budget
✅ - Tracked everything
1️⃣ Pass Days Remaining
@MadisonMolly
I used the Toyota WHY? process several years ago and came up with the same Big Why that you did 😂 I had reached a hiatus weight wise, so needed a new perspective on what I was doing.
Oddly enough, when I started actively pursuing health and fitness, I found that the weight started moving again. and I shifted another 15+ pounds.Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »@MadisonMolly2017 and @TerriRichardson112 I read the book by Simon Sinek "Start with Why" a couple of years ago - and did the same exercise that Maddie explains. I too came up with a very similar "why" as you both.
My parents both passed in their early 70's from health issues, but my DH's parents eat MUCH healthier and are still living in their 90's! That's 20 more years to spend with loved ones and see their GREAT grandchildren growing up!! While I'm sure that that doesn't account 100% for the reason that my in laws have lived to be in their 90's, I can't ignore the fact that they've eaten so healthy for all of their lives... just sayin.
Awesome @TerriRichardson112 & @Mrs_Hoffer!
I use the Toyota method frequently for all kinds of things!
Another you might like to get to root of an issue.
Repeatedly ask WHY then HOW then why then how…stepping down a “ladder”
EXAMPLE:
WHY do you want to be thinner or maintain?
I worked hard to get to maintenance.
HOW will I maintain?
Be a detective, try things, evaluate what’s not working.
WHY am I not maintaining?
I’m either eating too much or exercising too little or both. Likely restaurants.
HoW will I stop eating out?
I don’t know; I love yo eat put.
WHY do you like to eat out?
More family time, easier, tastier.
HOW can we brainstorm & plan non-food ways to spend more time together?
BINGO! Figured it out!
To maintain we need to develop new ways to spend time together that don’t include eating out.
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Tuesday, July 13
Tracking: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes
- pre cycle stretch - 5 min
- Pre cycle warm up - 5 min
- Indoor cycle - 40 min
- cool down - 5 min
- Post stretch - 5 min
My WHY - I have a myriad of auto immune issues and get infusions every 4 weeks. Eating properly, not being overweight, and exercising helps the meds and lets me leave the house. I had my 5 yo grandson for about 14 days and was able to keep up with him the whole time. So health, family, and being active. However, I agree with @mshawski - nothing motivates me more than seeing myself in the mirror.8 -
7/13
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅
Using #3 pass
0 pass days left
Why:
- I am at risk of diabetes because my mom was diabetic.
- My grandson is 11 years and granddaughter is 6 years so is important to be able to keep up with them.
- Both my parents passed away in their 70’s due to their health.7 -
Giving myself the three yes again today - no formal exercise, but first time I sat longer than 5 minutes today was 8 PM. Barely had time to eat, but did track and calories are under.6
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Jul 13:
✔️ EXERCISE: 30 minutes walking.
✔️ CALORIES: 1226/1600
✔️ TRACK: Yes.
PASSES USED: 3/3 (3Jul)(4Jul)(Jul8)
Personal Challenges Met:
✔️ Yoga/stretching (daily) 9/13 (Jul4)(Jul7)(Jul11)(Jul12)
😃 Strength training (M,W,F) Rest Day 4/5 (Jul12)
"Push yourself. No one else is going to do it for you." ~Unknown."
I'm happy to report that I did VERY WELL at work today, and had NO desire to indulge in the freebies (sweets!) at work!
Thanks @MadisonMolly2017 for the "HOW" and "WHY" ideas!
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snowshoe072 wrote: »Made it again times 3.
My why… I want to be able to go to a store and buy cloths for work that look nice and fit well… I got tired of being overweight.
I ride a motorcycle fat people look odd on one I didn’t want to be one.
I want to control my knee pain from OA being overweight does not help the situation.
I want to live a long healthy life and I realized only I can do it no one can do it for me. I know these are very brutal statements but that’s some of my why reasons please don’t hold them against me I wanted to be honest.
You know us - no judgement here. Your reasons are your reasons and they are perfect. Honesty is always applauded.
@mshawski - I just want to hug you. There’s nothing wrong with your “why”. There are no right or wrong reasons. And….I hope you get some answers to your health issues.
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My why is so I can continue to do all the things I love doing for as long as possible.
Exercise/✅
Tracked:✅
Under:✅5 -
7/13
✅ Exercise
❌ Calories
✅ Tracking
I am over today one peanut butter cookies worth of calories from my fav coffee place. I stopped there on the way home from the doc after getting my CAT scan results on my throat…which were I need a MRI for more throat imaging and a referral to a pulmonologist because it picked up nodules on my lungs. 🤦🏻♀️ I’m getting really tired of one test leading to another leading to another and never leading to an answer. I’m not worried as much about the nodules on the lungs as they are common, I am not a smoker, and I know for a fact my mother has them and I have her DNA. That being said - off I go better safe than sorry. I did see in googling them they are common with RA, and my family is good at autoimmune diseases. I then was like huh, let me Google all the other stuff I’m seeing specialists for. All common with RA - trouble swallowing, chronic costochondritis, nodules on lungs, nodules in breasts I get regular mamos to monitor that just seem to be there and fine just annoying, sensitivity to light, dry eye, feeling like I got hit buy a bus 24/7, and being stuff as a board for the first few hours of the day. (You’ll notice I walk a mile before every run and that’s because my body needs that mile to loosen up or I’m too stiff to run).
So, while I’m not usually a fan of self diagnosing, I think I should probably at least ask them to look into this. One answer that explains everything would be much nicer than 7 specialists with no answers.
Anyhoo.
My Why… guys, don’t think less of me for this because I’m probably going to sound like a jerk here - I think my why is mostly vanity. Yes, I want to be healthy, and I had a diabetes scare. Yes, I want to be able to keep up with my kid. But if I’m being honest - if I’m trying not to eat a cookie the idea of diabetes doesn’t stop me, but seeing myself looking terrible in a mirror does. I just want to wear cute clothes and not feel judged while being out in public. People are mean. Maybe that’s my why - people really suck. Lol. 🤷🏻♀️
Honey, I LOVE your honesty thank you for that, I agree with you 100%4 -
@biketheworld - I like hugs! 🤗3
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Yes, yes, and yes
Walking, stretching and mini weight
Why... so many reasons. They pretty much all add up to that fact that I am a happier person overall even though I struggle with the process. I would rather struggle than not. And there is too much health related information out there now a days to ignore.5 -
My why is very succinct: I want to be fit for the activities in life that I really enjoy. Horseback riding; hiking; in the past and hopefully in the future, kayaking.
Today UAC check in:
Tracking: easy. I was significantly under my limit. (the last two days would have been nice to average together, but that is not the UAC way)
Calories: I should have eaten breakfast but the dropped ceiling in the basement was caving in from a water leak about that time. The hardwood floor refinisher had broken the water line to the refrigerator.
Tracking: good
Exercise: walking8 -
Yes x 36
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
Yes, yes and yes. Another good day.6
