Guys on a Diet (GoaD)

Join

Living the Lifestyle: Wednesday, 08/05/2020

misterhub
misterhub Posts: 7,289 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
We meet here to explore, share, celebrate and (sometimes) agonize over how we do (or don't) incorporate weight loss guidelines into our daily lives. "It's a lifestyle, not a diet" is easily and often said, but sometimes not so simply put into practice.

This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!

Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.

Monday - 88olds (George)
Tuesday - whathapnd (Emmie)
Wednesday - misterhub (Greg)
Thursday - MASSRUNNER_FRANK
Friday - imastar2 (Derrick)

Today's Topic: Helpers/Hindrances

A little mental exercise:

Make a list of the things that CURRENTLY are helping your healthy lifestyle.
Make a list of the things that CURRENTLY are hindering your healthy lifestyle.

What can you do to enhance that list of helpers?
What can you do to mitigate that list of hindrances?

Replies

  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 7,289 Member
    Helpers
    • Time alone working from home
    • Flexible schedule
    • Cook for myself, so choose my own food
    • Nutritional knowledge
    • Lifestyle knowledge
    • Online resources

    Hindrances
    • Laziness
    • Distractions (e.g., Netflix, Social Media, YouTube)
    • Being Out-of-shape
    • Newton's First Law of Motion

    I am blessed to work for a company that allows for a flexible schedule, assuming I am available for necessary meetings - which I can call into, especially nowadays. I tend to be an early morning person, rising around 6am PT, naturally. I do not use an alarm clock; the flexible hours give me this opportunity. So, my natural rhythm is to go to sleep around 10pm and rise around 6am. Our company wants us to work from home as much as possible, and they have provided us with the resources necessary to do so. I usually jump up and log on and go to work while the coffee is brewing. This allows me to stop work and log off around 3pm PT.

    Unfortunately, I have gotten into the habit of logging off, sitting in my recliner and tabbing through my Roku, especially YouTube, to find something interesting. While this feeds my mind, it does little for my body. And, true to Newton's Law, a body at rest tends to stay at rest. So, what can I do to mitigate all of this?

    As of today, I have implemented the following plan: 1) When I get up and get logged on, I do a one-mile walk in place video, which Leslie Sansone (Walk at Home) has on YouTube. Takes 15 minutes. I feel much more alert after doing it. I will repeat this at lunchtime. And, when I log off from work, I will repeat the video before I turn to any other source of distraction. These three 15-minute periods are going to be priority.

    I already do my cooking prep, so I am usually pretty good in the food department. I eat when hungry. I don't eat when I am not hungry. I also am committing to tracking both food and exercise. This is for personal accountability.

    45 minutes is not a lot of time to be honest, especially broken in 15 minute segments. I really need the movement, and it is not easy to get out and walk like I want to do. Starting next week, we begin an intense work schedule for August and September. But, there is no part of this I cannot maintain. And, if I am working, I can go outside and walk around the building for the lunchtime walk.

    This is a work in progress. Stay tuned.
  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,830 Member
    Helpers

    1. Weigh daily
    2. Tracking (everything)
    3. Balanced nutritional meals ie; simple plate
    4. Portions
    5. Positive attitude toward losing weight and eating healthy
    6. Realistic goals
    7. Exercise regularly including cardio rehab and small weight lifting

    Hindrances

    1. Not focusing on priorities
    2. Procrastination
    3. Letting my guard down and not adhering to my daily caloric plan range.
    4. Allow destructive thoughts and eating behavior(s) to sneak in even for a few meals or days.
    5. Not planning meals well enough.

    I'm self employed and Business Owner and while that has it's advantages it also has it's disadvantages. I sometimes put eating habits such as times, right kind of foods as secondary till I can get around to it and this causes a catch up with the hunger or eating items that are not planned. When that occurs I find myself eating too much when I get around to it and a lot of times eating the wrong foods. Some of this is an attitude and some of it is planning ahead or at least thinking ahead. I also have times that I call a give in minute such as a treat or cookie or something that can lead to being a trigger and off I go. I've done much better at that in the last few months and it shows in my weight loss.

    So there is plenty to work and improve on it's just a matter of sticking to the plan.

  • linmueller
    linmueller Posts: 1,354 Member
    Helpers
    🔺Meal planning
    🔺Readily available produce
    🔺Daily check list
    🔺'Clean' home environment
    🔺Determination
    🔺Right mindset
    🔺Resigned to a lifetime
    🔺Cooking skills
    🔺DH grilling skills
    🔺Support system
    🔺 Understanding of healthy foods
    🔺WW tools, MLs, and meetings
    🔺Diet Bets
    🔺Daily weighing
    🔺 Understanding of bouncing scale

    Hindrances
    🔻 Impatience
    🔻Love of high cal foods
    🔻Habit of medicating w/food
    🔻Habit of eating when bored
    🔻The cottage
    🔻 Family gatherings (my fault, not theirs)
    🔻 Vacations
    🔻Alcohol
    🔻 Letting go of what's important

    What can you do to enhance that list of helpers? I'm feeling pretty good about these. I'm on week 7 of sticking with the plan, tracking, ✔️ing off my to do list. The scale is rewarding my efforts.

    What can you do to mitigate that list of hindrances? This is greatly about being mindful, and I have been working on them. I'm settling in quite comfortably (for now) for the long haul,. Portioning less healthy, hi cal foods. Being mindful of why I'm reaching for a snack, and mostly walking away. Skipping down to alcohol, that's very under control. And I'm working hard to remember what's important to me, what I really want!

    Now back to my nemesists, cottage, family gatherings, and vacations.
    ... Cottage/family gatherings - Community food is always readily available and mostly unhealthy. I've been taking fruit for boat snacks, which lessens the other junk I'd eat and prevents me from being overly hungry and more likely to make unwise choices back on land. Have DS onboard with healthier menus (still struggling with Mom who loves with cookies, cake, pasta ...). Resisting taking junk to add to the pile. And laying off the alcohol which is extra calories and leads to more food, even more calories 🤦

    Vacations - This is on my mind because I just planned a week in Williamsburg. I know comfort food and seafood will be readily available. I also know I could cook. And I could focus on lean protein and veggies and fruit, but I want some of the delicious foods! So going to aim for balance. Bfast eggs, no toast. Lots of fruits and veggies, minimal snacks. Considering only drinking alcohol out. Going to have to think about this more.
  • MASSRUNNER_FRANK
    MASSRUNNER_FRANK Posts: 192 Member
    Love your lists everyone.
    Sorry it’s too late to put my best effort into this tonight. 😢
  • linmueller
    linmueller Posts: 1,354 Member
    edited August 2020
    MASSRUNNER_FRANK wrote: »
    Love your lists everyone.
    Sorry it’s too late to put my best effort into this tonight. 😢

    There's always tomorrow @MASSRUNNER_FRANK ! I'm often more than one day late 🤣. This was interesting to think about, and definitely gave me areas of difficulty to focus on.
  • podkey
    podkey Posts: 5,424 Member
    A bit like Frank,frankly.

    •Routine routine routine helps
    •Garden fresh tomatoes hecck all fruit and veggies
    •Peaches
    •daily rides at dawn

    Hindrance is in the cookie jar!
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,613 Member
    Help

    Food scale
    Walking
    Guitar lessons
    Resistance bands
    Habits
    Sleep hygiene

    Hinder

    Lockdown
    Screen time
    Sweets

    What to do? Seems strange, but the thing that comes to mind is clean up my office. Need to establish some new routines. More and better guitar practice. More and better exercise. But for some reason it seems like the place to start is clean the office.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories