Countdown to the big three-oh

Inky_one

So I realised. My late 20s are drawing to a close and - in less than 100 days - I'll be thirty. And I'm probably in the worst shape I've been in.

I lost a load of weight in 2019 (post breakup) and felt fantastic. And then covid, work from home, no motivation happened. And it's all back on - and more. I feel like rubbish, I have little to no energy, I am constantly reaching for the snacks, especially if I'm having a bad day. I'm having takeaways nearly twice weekly. I don't even enjoy them. They're expensive and don't arrive any quicker than I could make something relatively healthy, but it's just *easier*, ya know?

So I've decided I have a goal and a time line. Watching what I eat, making smaller portions. Deleting ubereats. Moving more - I'm sure the new dog will learn to enjoy all the walks! I'd love to start my thirties in a better place, physically and mentally - and hopefully a few pounds lighter!

I just need to remember that. Because every time I try this 'getting healthier' kick (well, aside from the first time), I lose my motivation a few days or weeks later and its all back to square one. And I really want to be in a better place to start my next chapter.

Anyone else in a similar boat?

littlegreenparrot1

I had a similar experience, had a very stressful job in my 20s that I hated, plus depression. A lot of weight gain because I simply did not have the capacity to do or think about anything else.

Took a while to climb out of a bit of a hole. So, in no particular order:

I had to start from where I was, and not beat myself up about it. Small changes to start with.

Dinner had to be something my mother would recognise as 'proper food', didn't have to be complicated or fancy but it was not allowed to just be toast and biscuits
Snacks were fruit, or something I had made myself.

Specific targets for more activity that I liked doing, and felt able to even if I was struggling. A walk, a swim, yoga class.

These were things I could do, and have continued to do. They felt achievable even when I was feeling awful. There was no point setting myself up to fail.
After a month or two I was feeling a bit better and started to do other things. Pay more attention to calories counts, do some more intense exercise when I felt like it.

I find is language is important. I don't 'try' to do things, I am going to do them. I also work better with positives - I'm cooking for myself because it's quicker, tastes better, is cheaper so I can save for lovely holiday. Not because I'm a fat so and so.

Motivation comes and goes. I don't 'go back to square one' because its just how life is now. Habits are easy, you do them automatically. Discipline plays a part - I don't want to clean the bathroom, but I do it anyway. We are in charge of that decision.

ThornXPrincess

I'm not as close to the big three I'm only 22 but it felt like yesterday I was a teenager and I feel like tomorrow I'll wake up and be thirty. I was the biggest I've ever been and I felt like I was wasting my twenties. I felt like rubbish. I was doing the same thing with takeaways, I didn't even enjoy them anymore and there was weeks where I just couldn't find myself the energy to cook and had takeaway all week.. chocolate is my kryptonite. I'm surprised I wasn't bigger than I was.
I started almost six months ago and since then I've lost 14kg from 85kg to 71kg. I'm pretty much a healthy weight now but I'm going to keep going because I haven't reached my goal and then gain muscle because I've actually enjoyed working towards a better self. I still haven't deleted Uber eats or Just Eat I'll be honest your a step ahead of me but I did hide it so I physically have to type a passcode in.
I feel alot better now and will probably feel even better when I finally get to focus on gaining muscle. I'm sure you'll feel better too.