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set up my treadmill 7 weeks ago and have been doing 5 days a week since then. i'm sleeping better, starting to feel stronger and noticing small changes (like my stomach not looking so bloated all the time). i've also been doing headspace guided meditations each day. i try to avoid scales due to ed related obsession throughout my life, but decided it was worth checking in to get an idea of where i am numbers wise. as of today, i'm about 10 lbs less than the highest weight i saw during covid. small changes, but i'm proud of myself for being consistent and not solely focusing on the weight and shape of my body.
Officially reached 100lbs down since 3/10/21 yesterday. Looking back at my posts in this thread I can’t believe I’m where I am now from where I was a year ago.
Officially reached 100lbs down since 3/10/21 yesterday. Looking back at my posts in this thread I can’t believe I’m where I am now from where I was a year ago.
Post by actually @fortyfive33 now on Apr 8, 2022 23:27:11 GMT -5
I really need to figure out how to lose weight without starving myself. I've tried one meal a day but it doesn't work for me.
I'm at ~195, wanna get down to like 150? maybe even lower.
I work out sporadically but I'm gonna start doing it more often now that it's April and such. Considered getting a membership at the LA Fitness 5 minutes away bc working out with a desk bike is terrible and I hate it.
I really need to figure out how to lose weight without starving myself. I've tried one meal a day but it doesn't work for me.
I'm at ~195, wanna get down to like 150? maybe even lower.
I work out sporadically but I'm gonna start doing it more often now that it's April and such. Considered getting a membership at the LA Fitness 5 minutes away bc working out with a desk bike is terrible and I hate it.
This is coming secondhand, but fitness people I know talk a lot about eating a bunch of smaller meals throughout the day being better than packing all your caloric intake for the day into one or two tentpole meals.
I really need to figure out how to lose weight without starving myself. I've tried one meal a day but it doesn't work for me.
I'm at ~195, wanna get down to like 150? maybe even lower.
I work out sporadically but I'm gonna start doing it more often now that it's April and such. Considered getting a membership at the LA Fitness 5 minutes away bc working out with a desk bike is terrible and I hate it.
This is coming secondhand, but fitness people I know talk a lot about eating a bunch of smaller meals throughout the day being better than packing all your caloric intake for the day into one or two tentpole meals.
"Better" to what end? In terms of sustained energy output and not subjecting your body to large waves of digestion and the various hormones involved with digestion/appetite, yeah eating small meals throughout the day is better than a single large one. But solely in terms of losing weight, my understanding (conceptually and experientially) is that it all comes down to calories in/out. I don't track calories anymore because I tend to get neurotic about it and I don't need that, but that's always been most reliable for me. If you wanna lose weight, eat less. Exercising is important for a variety of reasons, but it's easier for most people to not eat two Oreos than it is for them to run a mile (they are calorically of similar value), so diet management is usually a more effective strategy than anything else.
Biggest tip to that end if people is struggling is remembering to stay hydrated. A lot of times thirst masquerades as hunger.
Edit: Post-body dysmorphic me would also like to say personally I think the best strategy is to just eat when you're hungry, and eat mostly plants. It works well in a lot of ways.
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I really need to figure out how to lose weight without starving myself. I've tried one meal a day but it doesn't work for me.
I'm at ~195, wanna get down to like 150? maybe even lower.
I work out sporadically but I'm gonna start doing it more often now that it's April and such. Considered getting a membership at the LA Fitness 5 minutes away bc working out with a desk bike is terrible and I hate it.
My trainer and I have talked about this a lot!
Ultimately it's what style is going to work for your schedule, but multiple small meals a day to keep you full and energized is the best way. Making sure you have enough protein and quality carbs, veggies, water, etc. She turned me on to Precision Nutrition because they have a lot of "here's how your plate should look" graphs along with shopping lists for good sources of protein / fat / carbs. I haven't lost any weight (not my goal - I'm already naturally small) but I've toned up a lot and I feel a lot better.
Post by jorgeandthekraken on Apr 10, 2022 17:44:19 GMT -5
Ran yesterday and Peloton’d today, which was the first real exercise I’ve done since before the baby got sick on 3/17. It was…hard. I’ve definitely lost something over the past 3 weeks. Ugh.
Ran yesterday and Peloton’d today, which was the first real exercise I’ve done since before the baby got sick on 3/17. It was…hard. I’ve definitely lost something over the past 3 weeks. Ugh.
You will get it back. Just keep at it. Try doing three days a week and work up to four.
Ran yesterday and Peloton’d today, which was the first real exercise I’ve done since before the baby got sick on 3/17. It was…hard. I’ve definitely lost something over the past 3 weeks. Ugh.
My trainer says our bodies never forget, they just take a second to come back. You’ll be back by next time!
Post by xfinitypass on Jul 5, 2022 10:47:51 GMT -5
I’m currently 5’8” 268. I struggled with obesity as a child, lost 100 lbs in a gap year before college, then gained it all back because I never learned how to manage stress without food (+was in a relationship that made me complacent and started a corporate job I hate and struggled to find the 9 to 5 work ethic with focus issues that never showed themselves in college when I could study on my own schedule).
After going to Primavera and missing out on a lot of shows because I simply didn’t have the fitness to keep going, I’m feeling really motivated to change (ngl, resuming trying to date when I stopped isolating from Covid in March and just getting rejected left and right after nothing for 2.5 years is the other motivator). Since festivals are such a big part of my personality and such a motivator for me, this seems like the right place to share my goals.
My goal is to lose 100 lbs in the 50ish weeks until Roo, but I’d settle for losing 80 and getting under 185. Additionally, I’d like to train for and run the Roo 5K (will start training in the fall or winter once I’ve already lost some weight and the risk of injury is lower). I did a 10K and half marathon in college and credit running with getting me really into music.
As I did last time I lost 100, the focus will be on calorie counting (target 1750 / day), and walking (target 1 hour or more / day). This should result in roughly -2 lbs / week (last time I did 1500 + 30 walking and lost 2.5, but was younger). The other focus will be on improving mental health, which is the root cause of the overeating.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Aug 22, 2022 8:11:05 GMT -5
I’ve been stalled out for about eight months at a 65ish pound weight loss. I just haven’t had the motivation to be in a calorie deficit long enough to lose what I would still like to lose at some point. But (and it’s a great big but) I haven’t gained back what I previously lost, and I have kept up a pretty regular (if not terribly strenuous) exercise routine. The neighborhood we moved to earlier this year is fantastic for walking, and I’ve been doing at least a couple of miles with a lot of variation on incline most days. Sometimes I’d switch it up and run or row, but mostly I was walking.
In the last month or so, I’ve been working on switching up my focus and adding in a lot more strength training. At this point, I’ve decided not to really think about trying to actually lose weight until sometime next year. Instead, I want to concentrate on getting stronger and healthier. I’m still counting calories on weekdays and considering them on weekends (but I count them on my phone and the phone is staying off on the weekends, so I’m not actually counting them then), but I’m more interested in just keeping them at or slightly under maintenance levels and trying to keep a good balance of nutrients. I started out doing two days a week with weights, and the last couple, I’ve moved that to doing three days with weights and two days of walking with the weekends off for rest days (although I did take the dog on a slower paced mile long walk on Saturday).
I had been kind of winging it on my weights days. Today was the first day I had really planned out my workout, and I got in a really good one. I have the week planned out, all three days are somewhat full body with one day focused a little more on upper body, one focused a little more on lower body, and one more evenly distributed. I’m planning on keeping the same routine for at least four weeks, but probably six, adding weight as appropriate.
I’m feeling pretty good about all of this. So far, I’m enjoying the workouts and especially how they make me feel after. If anybody has any particular tips or anything, I’m all ears.
Love that you added weights! That muscle will burn through those calories once it is established. Great way to reduce the chances of osteoporosis too. Setting up a routine with planned strength training moves that hit all of the muscle groups for that day is a great idea!
I have been eating like SHIT for the last 3 weeks, and have only worked out two or three times. I haven't gained and I know it is because I have been seeing a trainer and lifting heavy since Feb and so my muscle and metabolism have increased. If I stopped drinking twice a week or even cut back to twice a month or something I know I could lose easily. But I'd rather be fluffy than wineless.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
Love that you added weights! That muscle will burn through those calories once it is established. Great way to reduce the chances of osteoporosis too. Setting up a routine with planned strength training moves that hit all of the muscle groups for that day is a great idea!
I have been eating like SHIT for the last 3 weeks, and have only worked out two or three times. I haven't gained and I know it is because I have been seeing a trainer and lifting heavy since Feb and so my muscle and metabolism have increased. If I stopped drinking twice a week or even cut back to twice a month or something I know I could lose easily. But I'd rather be fluffy than wineless.
Saturday beers have definitely been a big part of why I haven’t lost any more in these past eight months.
I’ve been stalled out for about eight months at a 65ish pound weight loss. I just haven’t had the motivation to be in a calorie deficit long enough to lose what I would still like to lose at some point. But (and it’s a great big but) I haven’t gained back what I previously lost, and I have kept up a pretty regular (if not terribly strenuous) exercise routine. The neighborhood we moved to earlier this year is fantastic for walking, and I’ve been doing at least a couple of miles with a lot of variation on incline most days. Sometimes I’d switch it up and run or row, but mostly I was walking.
In the last month or so, I’ve been working on switching up my focus and adding in a lot more strength training. At this point, I’ve decided not to really think about trying to actually lose weight until sometime next year. Instead, I want to concentrate on getting stronger and healthier. I’m still counting calories on weekdays and considering them on weekends (but I count them on my phone and the phone is staying off on the weekends, so I’m not actually counting them then), but I’m more interested in just keeping them at or slightly under maintenance levels and trying to keep a good balance of nutrients. I started out doing two days a week with weights, and the last couple, I’ve moved that to doing three days with weights and two days of walking with the weekends off for rest days (although I did take the dog on a slower paced mile long walk on Saturday).
I had been kind of winging it on my weights days. Today was the first day I had really planned out my workout, and I got in a really good one. I have the week planned out, all three days are somewhat full body with one day focused a little more on upper body, one focused a little more on lower body, and one more evenly distributed. I’m planning on keeping the same routine for at least four weeks, but probably six, adding weight as appropriate.
I’m feeling pretty good about all of this. So far, I’m enjoying the workouts and especially how they make me feel after. If anybody has any particular tips or anything, I’m all ears.
I started strength training earlier this year and it changed my life. I feel sooooo much better. If you need any workout ideas, I've been working with a trainer and have lots of workouts they made for me over the last year.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Aug 22, 2022 9:27:59 GMT -5
I've gotten into power zone training on the peloton. I guess because I'm a old tweaker I really love the rush of HIIT rides, so switching to power zone forces me to do longer lower intensity workouts.
Also I still have lost zero weight in the past year lol. But mentally I think I've successfully de-coupled exercise from weight loss, which helps me keep exercising without getting discouraged.
Exercise is 90% about mental health for me, 10% about overall health.
Still it'd be nice to lose like 15 lbs, but then I'd have to stop eating Reuben sandwiches for lunch.
I've gotten into power zone training on the peloton. I guess because I'm a old tweaker I really love the rush of HIIT rides, so switching to power zone forces me to do longer lower intensity workouts.
Also I still have lost zero weight in the past year lol. But mentally I think I've successfully de-coupled exercise from weight loss, which helps me keep exercising without getting discouraged.
Exercise is 90% about mental health for me, 10% about overall health.
Still it'd be nice to lose like 15 lbs, but then I'd have to stop eating Reuben sandwiches for lunch.
I want to get into the power zone classes but I am scared to death of the FTP test... How bad was it?
I've gotten into power zone training on the peloton. I guess because I'm a old tweaker I really love the rush of HIIT rides, so switching to power zone forces me to do longer lower intensity workouts.
Also I still have lost zero weight in the past year lol. But mentally I think I've successfully de-coupled exercise from weight loss, which helps me keep exercising without getting discouraged.
Exercise is 90% about mental health for me, 10% about overall health.
Still it'd be nice to lose like 15 lbs, but then I'd have to stop eating Reuben sandwiches for lunch.
I want to get into the power zone classes but I am scared to death of the FTP test... How bad was it?
it's bad but not worth being afraid of. its basically you asking yourself what is the absolute highest output i can sustain for 20 full minutes and going for it. so by design at the end you will be completely wiped. so do the 10 minute warm up than do the FTP and see what your result is.
i've only done two FTP tests so i'm not an expert, but it was fun seeing my numbers go up in that second test. i probably need to test again soon.
I've gotten into power zone training on the peloton. I guess because I'm a old tweaker I really love the rush of HIIT rides, so switching to power zone forces me to do longer lower intensity workouts.
Also I still have lost zero weight in the past year lol. But mentally I think I've successfully de-coupled exercise from weight loss, which helps me keep exercising without getting discouraged.
Exercise is 90% about mental health for me, 10% about overall health.
Still it'd be nice to lose like 15 lbs, but then I'd have to stop eating Reuben sandwiches for lunch.
One person's opinion but the FTP and Power Zone stuff via Peloton is the best part of the bike/service for me. The Power Zone Endurance / Zone 2 / Zone 3 stuff allows me to get in 45 minutes and not really ever be sore afterwards which I certainly cant say the same for the HITT or other interval training stuff. also having it all so analytically really helps you keep in touch with your current level of fitness
Post by man1cpixiedreamgirl on Aug 22, 2022 11:25:31 GMT -5
Sounds like a lot of you are Peloton users. I've always wondered if it's worth the hype. It's so expensive!! What do y'all love about it? No one on this forum is super bougie so I'm genuinely curious.
Sounds like a lot of you are Peloton users. I've always wondered if it's worth the hype. It's so expensive!! What do y'all love about it? No one on this forum is super bougie so I'm genuinely curious.
I was kind of a hard-core runner for a long time - did the NYC marathon in 2014, other races, ran 4-5 times a week, etc. Then, age and overuse caught up with me, and my knees went to crap. After my second surgery on my left knee, I've reached a point at which, if I try to run more than twice a week and without at least three days' rest in between, it's too much for my decrepit joints. Having the Peloton gives me a way to do low-impact, but still strenuous, cardio, and the classes and structure it provides are good because I work much better when I have a system to follow than when I'm just left to my own devices.
I'll also say that we found it a really good investment for last winter through now, when Omicron (last winter) and everybody just giving up on any sort of COVID precautions (more the past few months to now) have made joining and going to a gym a lot less appealing. Financially, I don't think I could swing both a gym membership and a Peloton membership, but just choosing one, it's sort of evened out.
yeah we got ours in late 2020, so I would echo some of the similar comments to Jorge and would add that its both myself and my wife so its at least split between two people. they have 39 month 0% financing, which is pretty attractive and mentally helps spread the cost to resemble what a gym membership would be.
we were planning on getting the standard Peloton Bike, and then a number of family members gave us the difference in money to upgrade to the Bike+ as a wedding gift, which is really great and I would recommend to people who may have the funds to make the jump.
So it's $1500-2500 for the bike and then $44/mo on top of that for workouts? I am happy for anything that gets people moving in a way that's enjoyable to them but what is it about Peloton that makes people opt for that instead of a regular stationary bike and a YouTube workout?
Sounds like a lot of you are Peloton users. I've always wondered if it's worth the hype. It's so expensive!! What do y'all love about it? No one on this forum is super bougie so I'm genuinely curious.
the instructors and the music.
there's such a wide variety of instructors, there is a personality for everybody and for every mood. denis morton my main man for riding on the beat and his great musical taste and occasional jamband rides, ben aldis and leanne hainsby for when i need an attractive british person to encourage me (for some reason something in my soul responds well to british accents), jess king to go to church, EDM/house/techno playlists, and huge LGBT pride shout outs, matt wilpers for that grounded, friendly, but serious about training mentality, along with his charmingly terrible playlists (to be fair it's hard to make a good playlist for the extremely long rides he does), etc. and there are numerous instructors i haven't even tried with, and i've had the bike for 10 months.
music there is every genre. pop rides, decades rides, country rides, metal rides, techno rides, house rides, jamband rides, artist focus rides, sooo many different options. for some reason i thought the music would all be trash but the truth is a lot of the instructors clearly put a lot of thought into their playlists. it's exciting when a random song you haven't thought of in forever just pops up at a key point in the ride. a couple months ago during denis's jamband ride he dropped my second favorite phish song "col. forbin's ascent" which is a pretty fucking deep cut. my wife thought something terrible was happening because i was singing this ridiculous song at the top of my lungs, i was absolutely manic in the best way.
really it's just a shitload of fun. peloton isn't something i have to convince myself to do, it's something i look forward to doing.
So it's $1500-2500 for the bike and then $44/mo on top of that for workouts? I am happy for anything that gets people moving in a way that's enjoyable to them but what is it about Peloton that makes people opt for that instead of a regular stationary bike and a YouTube workout?
it's the content. don't get me wrong the bike itself is nice but the value is in the instructors and the rides.
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