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Zombies Run :) I only let myself use it when I'm running. It's a strong motivator.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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The breed requires a specific letter for the first part of the name of the dog - this year the letter is "N". I decided to name him after a character in the Harry Potter series, Neville. I was going to call him "Fido" but now he just looks like a Neville to me :)
5'4" 49yrs at surgery date
SW - 206 CW - 128
M1 - 20lb M2 - 9 lb M3 - 7 lb M4 - 7 lb M5 - 7 lb M6 - 6 lb M7 - 4 lb M8 - 1 lb M9 - 2 lb M10 - 4 lb M11 - 0lb M12 - 3lb M13 - 0 lb M14 - 2 lb M15 - 0 lb M16 - 3 lb
At first, it can be really tough to get motivated and stay there until you get to that point where you want to be in the gym and miss it if you're not. Two options - for using the gym at work - put it in the calendar and set an alarm - just like any other meeting. Get up, get your stuff, leave your desk and go. This is a meeting you have to attend like any other -- That may help. Is there a trainer on site to help you develop a routine? That may help as well.
For those days when you can't get to the gym, consider using something like Fitness Blender - which is on line, free and offers full classes you can do in your own living room or bedroom. Or consider doing a Yoga class via fitness blender after dinner with the toddler to see if the toddler will do some of it. (My niece's little girl, who is 3, does "yoga" with her - but she knows many of the "animal" positions now - cat, cow, cobra, down dog.) You get some time with the little one and get in some exercise.
Learning to put ourselves first is hard. I've struggled with it for years and now have drawn some firm lines. (I only have a teen at home - the other one is at college so I'm in a different space). But now, I'm out two nights a week fencing for two hours and at the Y at least 2 more times a week for an hour doing weights and agility work. I made a commitment to get myself healthy when I had this surgery - that includes physically fit. I want to see both my daughters graduate college and grad school, get married, have families or whatever is in store for them.
Make it an appointment you cannot break - learn to say yes to you and no to something someone else wants for that one hour.
Keep on losing!
Diana
HW 271.5 (April 2016) SW 246.9 (8/23/16) CW 158 (5/2/18)
I don't have a lot of time to work out. My schedule is crazy, my husband is out of town a lot and I have a long commute. I have a toddler and a teenager and just can't seem to get to the gym. That leaves me to walk/run at home, and to use the gym at work. We have a full gym, with weights and all of the machines that I would need for a real workout, available for free in the building that I work in. The problem is that the only time I could get to work out is on my lunch break. Usually I eat at my desk while working, but after talking with my therapist, we both think I need to take more time to get up and decompress throughout the day.
That is easier said than done. I took my extra pair of running shoes to work, and I plan on taking a tshirt and work out pants with me to work on Monday's each week, but getting the motivation to actually get up and get down there is really, really hard.
What do you guys do to motivate yourself? I need to build some muscle back and I signed up for a 10k next spring that I need to start training for.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
To gain muscles you have to work on 2 aspects and those are your diet and exercise plan.
Remember your calories intake must be thrice time you burn in gym, so that you can gain some muscles.
Timings of meals and length of sleep also have great impact on your health.
How frustrating for you to show up and have no one else there! I'm sorry you had that experience. I'm glad that the afternoon went better, if not as you had hoped but at least worth it!
5'4" 49yrs at surgery date
SW - 206 CW - 128
M1 - 20lb M2 - 9 lb M3 - 7 lb M4 - 7 lb M5 - 7 lb M6 - 6 lb M7 - 4 lb M8 - 1 lb M9 - 2 lb M10 - 4 lb M11 - 0lb M12 - 3lb M13 - 0 lb M14 - 2 lb M15 - 0 lb M16 - 3 lb
It's not so much weird as annoying, and the #1 reason I pursued reconstructive surgery. Jumping Jacks. OMG. I hate them, but I want to be able to do them, and I couldn't because of the excess abdominal skin. There isn't enough compression gear in the world to contain that :P
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I did well last week, aside from my bike being in the shop two days...
Monday- 3 mile AM run, PM "Run Club" plus weight circuit
Tuesday- 30 minutes laps before work, bike commute
Wednesday- 3 mile AM run, PM weight circuit
Thursday - 30 minutes laps before work, bike commute
Friday - 3 mile AM run, packing up an apt so stairs and lifting!
Saturday - Wedding photography gig - so lots of squats as I drop down to frame shots!
Sunday - More packing
This past weekend I drove to IL to pick up my new running partner. Well... not quite "partner" yet - he needs to grow up first but he will start leash training this week! He's a French Brittany (the actual breed name is hard to pronounce but it is basically a smaller version of the American dog, with more color variations and while they do LOVE to go for runs, they don't actually HAVE to go for runs.)
5'4" 49yrs at surgery date
SW - 206 CW - 128
M1 - 20lb M2 - 9 lb M3 - 7 lb M4 - 7 lb M5 - 7 lb M6 - 6 lb M7 - 4 lb M8 - 1 lb M9 - 2 lb M10 - 4 lb M11 - 0lb M12 - 3lb M13 - 0 lb M14 - 2 lb M15 - 0 lb M16 - 3 lb
Nice to see you back.
Mt. Taylor 50k went pretty well. Snow and mud all over the course. 6,500ft. of climbing. Total time 7:32.
Running will be sporadic at best this week. We just moved into a new house so that will take up most of my excess time.
VSG: 3/12/15
