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thelitas
thelitas Posts: 18
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I've seen many stories where people get so close to their goal, and then they trip right before the finish line.

I'm one of those stories.

I had a great start a year ago. I dropped from 220 to 195, was hoping to get somewhere around 160-170, and for no good reason, I have gained and am back go 205 and feel like I'm spiraling out of control.

My biggest thing that's depressing me is I can't fit in to a pair of boots that I really want to wear.

To fit in to said boots, I'm going to need to lose a good 2" off my calf. The boots fit when I weighed 180.

I also can't afford to pay $1200 to get a new pair of boots that fit my fat calves.

I suck at running. I can't afford a gym membership with the current seasonal nature of my job. I also feel like all eyes are on me and judging how much I suck when I do go to a gym. I kind of liked crossfit when I was doing it, but that was right around the time I started to gain weight, and I was constantly hungry and eating when I was doing crossfit. I now do online YouTube fitness videos, including pilates, yoga, and vivace, but I really, truly suck at them and can't make it through 10 minutes without getting upset at how terrible I am at the activity.

I do ride horses. That's about the only fitness thing I can do that I'm good at.

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  • Suzettedl
    Suzettedl Posts: 30 Member
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    I am not good at running either, and never liked it. But, I did my first 5K at my kids' school and it was very exiting. I have done 2 more since then. Sign up for one, and see if it changes how you feel! It is cheap and you can do it anywhere!
  • VelveteenArabian
    VelveteenArabian Posts: 758 Member
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    The other things are just like riding. You have to practice to get good. Ten minutes into the first time you were ever on a horse, could you sit out all the gaits correctly? Could you jump a 3' course? Could you hold two point and stay balanced? No. You had to work on your riding to be able to do anything more than sit there like a sack of potatoes. Why would you expect to be good at dance or yoga or whatever else if you haven't been practicing? It's the very same concept!

    How good of a rider would you be if you only rode ten minutes at a time?

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