AB0215 wrote: »

Daily Post (Sunday)

Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise:Yes, 30 mins elliptical, 30 mins weight training.

Comments: Today is day one of my restart. I am challenging myself to stick to my goals, no matter how hard and not make excuses, so I went to the gym, even though I didn't want to.

And on a side note, I am quite upset right now. I work pretty hard at keeping this challenge running each month, and someone just said something reaaaaally upsetting to me, and I'm trying not to let it get to me, but it is. Basically this person said that it's too complicated to register (and if she had even tried, I would have helped her) and secondly she said that we're offensive, basically making fun of fat people....something I would NEVER do! I mean I'm a fat person myself! I completely understand what it's like to be overweight and have health issues... I just don't understand any of it and I'm trying to shake it off but I can't. I know you can't make everyone happy, but this one is cutting deep because I just don't see it, maybe if I come back to it later, I can see her side, but right now, I just can't. I'm not that person, I help everyone, I go out of my way to help everyone, even if I lose sleep to do it, and I would never ever make fun of anyone who's trying to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle, it's what I strive for and what I want for each and every one of you, and believe we can get there if we try! So to have someone say that really upset me and she didn't technically say it directed at me, but I'm the primary moderator of this group and I took offense and maybe I shouldn't have, but I did. Sorry, just a rant. I'm going to get past it, and right now I'm going to try and take a nice hot shower to see if that helps!

AB0215 wrote: »

CindyJNC1963 wrote: »

A new years baby! My sister is one too. I was almost a Valentines baby (Feb 15) and my bother almost a Christmas baby (Dec 28), guess my parents had a theme lol.

I think it's great that you've enlisted the help of professionals, I, personally, am not a fan of doctors and dietitians because they aren't required in any way to keep up with medical research and changes in recommendations. **One note here, not all of them are bad, there are a lot of them who really want to help their clients and keep up with research and new ideas and ways of thinking, but my experience to date hasn't been positive** Trainers though, they are most invested in your success because it's directly linked to their success....and I am 100% crediting most of my success to my trainers...my first one taught me about keto and how what I eat directly affects my performance, how I feel and ultimately how I look...which really totally changed everything for me, I started losing weight so much easier and started performing so much better in the gym. The saying "You are what you eat" is 100% accurate, if you eat crap, you will feel like crap, if you eat healthy, you will feel and look better.

My best advice on achieving your fitness goals is track them too. Get (or make) a journal (or spreadsheet--that's what I use) and make sure you're increasing your time or distance weekly or bi-weekly and you'll be surprised at how quickly your body adapts and you reach those goals. Increase time incrementally, small additions, 1-5 minutes at a time and distance in the same way. Great job so far, you'll be running around with your neighbors in no time!

Ha ha....my Dad's birthday is on Thanksgiving every 7 years and my cousin was born Christmas week. We are a holiday family too.

The clinic I go to is great. They definitely keep up with all of the research. This is their specialty. My doctor actually was overweight in the past and still tracks her food here daily. She's the one who got me here. I haven't had much luck with trainers in the past.

Yes, I plan to make a list of resistance exercises to do 3 times a week. I love data and spreadsheets so I will probably set one up.

SaletaS wrote: »

Rant: Is it just me or are weekends and holidays away from work the hardest to comply to your diet....when I’m at home, I find that I am more likely to cheat on my diet than when I’m at work. Maybe because I’m busy and have other things to do to keep me distracted.... but OMG today is HARD!!!!! We still have all the food and treats left over from our party and it’s all literally shouting my name and demanding I start snacking. Yesterday I told myself that it was ok to overindulge. I can’t 2 days in a row! I woke up this morning and went to the gym in my pajamas, with stank breath and all because I knew that I had to make sure to get back on track. I cycled for an hour and came back home. I’m trying soooo hard. I’m already down 10 pounds and I’m on this team and feel like y’all are depending on me to not eff up. It’s very stressful. I do admit that I can be extremely hard on myself because I feel that when I make excuses for myself, I take advantage of myself. Lol. It sounds crazy but it’s so true! I’ll tell myself “go ahead girl and eat that cookie. You worked hard today so you deserve it.” Then an hour later I tell myself, “ you’ve already had 3 cookies, just eat two chicken sandwiches from Rally’s and start over tomorrow” and then I’m having 3 cheat years. So I don’t really trust myself to give myself a pass. Ugh.....losing weight is ALL mental. I swear.

I’m having such a bad day... thanks for listening.