Just done day one of workout but food problems
richardmbunn
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I'm a 35 year old guy weighing 397lbs. As well as a personal trainer once a week I decided to use Body Revolution for my other workouts. I'm not using the meal plan though, I just want to simplify things a bit and not get too hung up over food. But I have used some of the recipes from Master Your Metabolism which Jillian uses in Body Revolution. Trouble is I've a compulsive overeating and binge eating disorder and fall off the wagon way too much.
Although I only started Body Revolution workouts today I started my working out and trying to watch my food on Wednesday. Wed & Thurs was fine, Friday was a little bad, last night involved a binge on foods that weren't really bad but today involved an 11oz bacon cheeseburger and fries as well as a chocolate bar and even though I had my wishes set on just having some smoked salmon and rye cracker. But I ended up phoning for a 16" pizza and eating the whole thing.
The thing that's the most upsetting is that it was less than an hour after doing my first Body Revolution workout and before the pitfall I was so proud of myself. I really despair about my problem. I'm allowing myself a small 100 calorie bar of chocolate a day and trying to snack on fruit but every now and then I just want to binge on really bad foods.
I'm really looking forward to sticking it out with the workouts even though they're really REALLY hard for someone my size, plus with my weight related lower back muscular pain. I have to modify some of the moves and know I shall have to spend a month or two on weeks 1 and 2 but I've a long way to go anyway and am prepared for that. I'm really sabotaging myself with my diet though and hate myself for it so much.
I'm starting working through Jillian's Unlimited book too so I can hopefully sort my life out and maybe find out what's causing the problems I have with food.
Although I only started Body Revolution workouts today I started my working out and trying to watch my food on Wednesday. Wed & Thurs was fine, Friday was a little bad, last night involved a binge on foods that weren't really bad but today involved an 11oz bacon cheeseburger and fries as well as a chocolate bar and even though I had my wishes set on just having some smoked salmon and rye cracker. But I ended up phoning for a 16" pizza and eating the whole thing.
The thing that's the most upsetting is that it was less than an hour after doing my first Body Revolution workout and before the pitfall I was so proud of myself. I really despair about my problem. I'm allowing myself a small 100 calorie bar of chocolate a day and trying to snack on fruit but every now and then I just want to binge on really bad foods.
I'm really looking forward to sticking it out with the workouts even though they're really REALLY hard for someone my size, plus with my weight related lower back muscular pain. I have to modify some of the moves and know I shall have to spend a month or two on weeks 1 and 2 but I've a long way to go anyway and am prepared for that. I'm really sabotaging myself with my diet though and hate myself for it so much.
I'm starting working through Jillian's Unlimited book too so I can hopefully sort my life out and maybe find out what's causing the problems I have with food.
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Hi Richard! Changing your habits is hard for anyone, so don't look at it as sabotaging yourself but taking baby steps to get to a healthy place. You've taken a bunch of steps in the right direction - working with a trainer, buying JMBR and starting it, and at least thinking about eating right. My dietitian told me thinking about eating healthy is the first step in changing a diet. You know you shouldn't have eaten the burger and the pizza, so that's a start!
Have you considered working with a dietitian or even a therapist who deals with eating disorders? It might help you determine why you have challenges with food and figure out how to slowly get where you want to be. It's great that you're reading her book but as much as I love Jillian, you might benefit from a few different perspectives instead of hers alone. I see a dietitian every other month and she has really helped me. She didn't teach me anything about food or exercise I didn't already know, but changed the way I think about myself and my body and how I got 35 pounds overweight (thyroid disease and stress eating combined). I complement that with what I learn reading articles, talking to others, browsing MFP, and consulting my physician and endocrinologist.
Like your trainer and Jillian will tell you, focus on your form. If you need to drop the weights and just move your arms, or hold onto a chair in order to do the lunges without falling over, it's most important that you're doing the movement rather than pushing yourself to the limit or lifting weights that cause you to break form.
Good luck! You're going to love the way you feel once you get through the first phase, even if it takes you a month or two.0 -
Thanks. I keep meaning to look into counselling as I want to have some for my food trouble. I think I know where the deep seated trouble lies but need help as to how to get over it. I had a dietician for a few months last year but to be honest, I was just not in the right mentality at the time and just fought with her all the time. I keep saying to my Dr I don't need one as I know how to cook and I know what I should be eating and how much and it's just the psychological aspect of things I have the trouble with. Perhaps I should get the dietician too... Not sure. I suppose it can't hurt. x0
