About 3-4 months ago I was toying with the idea of having weight loss surgery. No one was recommending it, but I felt like I was having weight creep and maybe I should use a tool to help me. I spoke to a good friend who pointed out I would still have to modify my eating and exercise. Why not give it a try without the surgery. He became my accountability partner. The thing that different is he doesn't judge. He's thin and fit, but doesn't try and push me, if I slack off there isn't OMG you didn't work out guilt trip, and maybe because of that I'm more focused on making it happen. I've fallen on the wagon, but I "confess" and move on. It has helped alot. I try and send him my planned workout and try and complete it during the week. It's been something I needed. I've tried other things. Having a one on one person who might not be in my shoes, but is there with a shoulder if needed has been a bit of a game changer.
Finding a diet I could live with. In the past I would try and stick to a strict way of eating (usually low carb) indefinitely and then fall of the wagon in a big way and then get back on. For me, the answer was slow carb dieting. I low carb for 6 days a week and on the 7th day I have a cheat meal/day. The additional thing I've learned is if I want to show real progress I can't have rice, potatoes, pasta or alcohol on my cheat day. They are reserved for special occasions. I had a serious sushi habit I have had to give up. I would lose say 5 lbs, gain 3-4 from my cheat meal. When I tweeked things I did alot better. This is only the second week, but I can feel the difference. Alot of people feel like cheat days slow your progress, but I find it helps keep me focused during the week and Cheat day hasn't really turned into a huge binge. I usually crave some kind of sugar and once thats satisfied I don't really have a desire for much else.
Workouts I like and doing them in moderation. Supposedly what you eat will lead to more weight loss than working out, or something like that. For me, I need to work out to really show progress and to keep from starving myself. Before I felt like I had to do cardio and jump and down and push up and other stuff. Know I tend to stick to low impact cardio and weight workouts. I am not a fan of HIIT. I might do some tabata...but feel like meh. My workouts change constantly. I have exercise ADHD. So far it's been ok, and I've been motivated
So why am I blogging again. I started posting on instagram. Part of it was a sort of accountability I post my sweaty workout pictures. Part of it was the find other people like me. I used to love 3fatchicks...but eh...I wanted something different and I wanted to trach my journey.
Instagram is ok, but I have more that I want to say and I guess I want it to be public. I think I'll give this a month and then add the link to my IG
The other thing is, I would rather start and stop then just give up. Imagin all the weght I had lost I never did. So I'm back...even if I maintain, I'm in a better place.
Anyway I'm back
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