Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

aevans0026 wrote: »

I just started my new diet and this app a week ago. I've lost 5 pounds so far but I have a lot more to go (about 60). I used to be very active, but then I started having a lot of trouble with my knee. So I stopped being active and the weight kept packing on. I love food. I love to cook and that has been my biggest hurdle. I'm trying to get back in shape but between work and kids it's been a real struggle. I've started doing some exercises at home but I find it really hard to get motivated at home. So I'm hoping with some outside motivation and people who know what I'm going through will help. Look forward to your suggestions and advice. And I hope to cheer you all on as well.

hi,
I would say the best thing you could do is find something that interests you and then try to find a local group of people with the same interests and also a good instructor that will take your injury in to account and work with you to try to improve it.
I do kickboxing, others do running, some do weights. Some people just like to go for long walks. There is a group of us on here that have joined together to do the fitbit walking challenge. I think its a personal choice and obviously with any injury you need to find what fits around that. My experience of going to the gym is that everyone goes there to get fit,and everyone was a beginner at one time so try to hold your head up high and think at least im trying and stuff what other people think. Good luck with finding what works for you and please keep posting and let us know how you get on. YOU CAN DO THIS

Hi everyone. Well, I made it to class last night and it was a great workout! I am kind of excited they told us they are offering a few more times for the class, so I might be able to go at least twice a week now. Yay! Back to work-have a great day!

I'm loving all the positive vibes from all the posts. I would love to be apart of a great group of encouraging people as well

I have over 100 lbs to lose and this time around I have a medical issue that has popped up to push me harder. Getting my diet and tracking food is no problem for me. What I struggle with is....working out. Getting myself moving. It is so easy for me to come up with excuses. Or to prioritize other things so that I "don't have time" or "don't have the energy". I get wimpy when I first start out because "I'm tired" or "x body part is hurting", etc.

@trinty425 - You're not alone, I think this is the issue for a lot of people, I come up with excuses all the time, I’ve been meaning to go back to my yoga class for months and still haven't gotten there yet, it's always 'next week'. Start off small though like @jkhoffe said, go for a walk around the block a couple of times a week, then build it up to every day, then go a little further, and be proud of yourself for doing it. It will make a difference. And you don't have to go to the gym and sweat loads, a lot of people on MFP have done just fine losing weight and only walking as their exercise (there are threads about it), so don't feel like you've got to push yourself to do mad stuff if you don't want to. Don't gauge yourself by what others are doing, do what you want to and what you're comfortable with. Personally I hate the gym and will do everything I can to avoid it, but that's just me, I look for other ways to get my exercise in. The trick is to find something you enjoy so it’s no longer ‘exercise’ and something you actually want to do. Everything feels hard to begin with, and you do get sore muscles etc., but the more you do it, the less you feel like that. Good luck.

@aevans0026 – Exactly what @bluepoppies & @shy said, don’t concentrate on the negatives, think about the fact that you are trying to improve your health, that’s a very positive thing in itself. Who cares what other people think, if I worried about what others thought I’d NEVER go to Running Club each week. I’m overweight and unfit and I’m one of the slowest in the group - FACT! But, you know what, I’m not doing it to be the fastest and beat everyone else, nor do I worry about what anybody else thinks when they see a fluorescent pink blob wobbling along at a snail’s pace, I’m doing this for ME, to get fitter and be happier in myself. I'm trying, and that’s more than a lot of people can say. I’ve seen vast improvements in my fitness and stamina over the last few months (not to mention the weight loss), and that’s what counts! You can do this!

So yesterday did not go so well for me today. We have catered lunches at work almost daily and well the mexican won me over yesterday along with strawberry cake. I so need to work on self control. However today is starting a lot better. Got a nice breakfast smoothie and have plans to go to the gym after work (even brought my workout clothes with me so no excuse not to go). So here is to a new day and hopfully a better beginning.