Anyone else looking for friends to build a weightloss support system ?

I love a weight loss buddy. Feel free to add me😊

In March of 2020 I was diagnosed with cancer. What followed was major surgery, five weeks of daily radiation and finally six months of Chemo - so toxic it dated from the 1980s. During that time my back fractured, although the doctors did not diagnose this until I was convulsed with pain and a routine CAT scan showed the fractures. All that to say that at the end of this I was incredibly deconditioned. I could barely walk around a block. But, I started doing Chair Yoga and Chair exercises - 15-30 minutes. And I walked - in fact friends would stop by to make sure I got out for one daily walk. Week by week I slowly got stronger and, now, a year later I am back to biking, enjoying yoga and my workouts and even went back to downhill skiing which I never thought I would do again. So. It can be done. You need to start slowly and be proud of even 10-15 minutes. I also feel that walking makes a huge difference. Although I belong to a gym, I mostly use Youtube. I do yoga with 'Kassandra' and work out with HASfit (just love Coach Kozak and his wife). You've got this.

Maybe you aren't doing this, but just in case:

There's a common but incorrect myth that exercise needs to be some objectively hugely difficult, challenging, intense - maybe even miserable - thing in order to be beneficial.

That's 100% not true. IMO, the greatest success comes from being realistic about our current state, and starting with something that's just a mild bit of manageable challenge. As we progress, get a little fitter, the challenge horizon moves further, and we do progressively, gradually, a little more, to keep the manageable challenge. That's how progress happens.

We may think "real athletes" (whoever they are 😆) would laugh at it, but that's both irrelevant and incorrect. (IME: I had the privilege to be coached by some amazing people, including Olympic medalists, when I was very physically depleted, obese, not at all high performance, and they were nothing but sincerely encouraging and supportive. Usually, people who have persevered and succeeded understand the path, and empathize.)

I'd encourage you to not feel that you're weak, and let that discourage you. If you're just in the starting stages, you have the most gigantic upside . . . and clearly, you're wanting to improve, willing to work at that. That's huge!

Personally, I started being active in my mid/late 40s, right after the whole 9 yards of cancer treatment (surgery, chemo, radiation, 7 years of drug treatment afterward). I'd never been athletic - one of those "chosen last in gym class" kids, never routinely active as an adult. I was obese, weak, uncoordinated, etc. Just chipping away at improving, gradually, within a few years I'd (luckily) found my addictive sport, and was actually competing . . . not always unsuccessfully, even. Things have continued to get better from there.

You can surprise yourself, I promise: Patient progress is rewarded, and the quality of life rewards are absolutely huge.

I’d love to! I have a surgery coming up in 8 weeks and I really would love to lose weight before hand. I can meal prep but my appetite and cravings get the better of me… plus the workout part… lol

I would love to be part of a support system for weight loss! I gained about 15 pounds in the last year or so and my weight doesn’t usually fluctuate much. I’ve been running regularly since October, but haven’t lost any weight (or inches). I need to get my diet in order and could use some support! It’s always better with accountability.

Absolutely looking for more weightloss buddies. I do a lot of hiking and moving back to my living healthy and the weight will come of lifestyle.