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geeklover80) wrote2013-01-30 02:19 am
geeklover80) wrote2013-01-30 02:19 am
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Slightly Discouraged
I've basically been trying to lose weight for four years. I'd exercised and "dieted" before but that was when I got serious about it and kept up with exercising. I haven't had complete success with it. When I first started, I did lose 20 pounds but then gained it back. And there was another time when I lost about ten pounds, but again I gained it back. Part of my problem, is that I'm not good at dieting. I've learned to cut some stuff out, like I rarely drink soda anymore, but I have other vices I can't stop(I have a horrible Keebler Soft Batch cookie addiction.) I think if I had to choose one to do, I should probably do it the other way around and diet without exercise. My boyfriend's mother has been dieting for awhile, and she's been losing weight even though she really doesn't exercise at all.
When I moved in with my boyfriend, they had a Wii, so I would do Wii fitness all the time, but I got kind of down because the results fluctuated wildly. Sometimes I'd lose a pound or two, but more often than not I'd either gain a few pounds or stay exactly the same. My boyfriend was struggling with his weight as well so we decided to try going vegetarian. But that still doesn't necessarily mean eating the healthiest of foods. But we've done that, we're taking vitamins and we joined a gym. My boyfriend has been telling me that he's een noticing some changes. And I've definitely noticed it in him. But we hadn't really weighed ourself. So I told my boyfriend that the other night, and he said we should go to the supermarket, where they had a scale. I was very nervous and then was disappointed that I hadn't lost anything. My boyfriend says that your actual weight number isn't that important and we've only been doing this for a little less than a month. But still, I thought I'd have at least lost a little something instead gaining weight. But Mike still says he's seeing changes, and like I said he's definitely changing (his butt is in danger of being displaced by his biceps, as my favorite body part of his) so we'll just keep doing what we're doing, with a few tweaks.
Stacey
When I moved in with my boyfriend, they had a Wii, so I would do Wii fitness all the time, but I got kind of down because the results fluctuated wildly. Sometimes I'd lose a pound or two, but more often than not I'd either gain a few pounds or stay exactly the same. My boyfriend was struggling with his weight as well so we decided to try going vegetarian. But that still doesn't necessarily mean eating the healthiest of foods. But we've done that, we're taking vitamins and we joined a gym. My boyfriend has been telling me that he's een noticing some changes. And I've definitely noticed it in him. But we hadn't really weighed ourself. So I told my boyfriend that the other night, and he said we should go to the supermarket, where they had a scale. I was very nervous and then was disappointed that I hadn't lost anything. My boyfriend says that your actual weight number isn't that important and we've only been doing this for a little less than a month. But still, I thought I'd have at least lost a little something instead gaining weight. But Mike still says he's seeing changes, and like I said he's definitely changing (his butt is in danger of being displaced by his biceps, as my favorite body part of his) so we'll just keep doing what we're doing, with a few tweaks.
Stacey
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I know people who lose weight ridiculously easily, and others who have tried for years. I'd say the first thing -- is don't compare yourself to your boyfriend. Men and women's metabolisms are radically different and their body chemistry will react differently to what they are doing.
For working out? This is the real bitch -- and the one that I have to remind myself when I get sick of the gym
and I'm currently not going so I need to take my own advice-- your body takes time to change. If you think about how long it's taken you to get where you're current at, you are fighting to change what's taken months/years. There is one of those exercise motivationaldemonicposters online that says something like it takes one month to get your body used to the work, two month for you to notice, three months for someone to notice. Or something like that? IDK -- but it makes sense. It is a long and arduous process.You mentioned that you joined the gym -- have you considered any other their classes? One of the reasons I joined the gym (as opposed to doing it at home) is because of the classes that the gym offers and because of the motivation.
Also since I'm not going those cool classes aren't doing me a lot of goodAnd -- aside from your boyfriend, do you have any work out buddies? And I don't mean someone to go to the gym with -- personally I hate going to the gym with people I know .... it's a weird self-conscious thing -- but someone who you can be like, "Yeah, man, I did Zumba and walked a mile" ? Or make a weekly workout post -- something that you can look back on and say, "Wow last month I was just walking ... now I'm doing yoga, zumba, and weights".
:) But, you're doing great and you've made the first step -- which is to change your habits and join a gym. Keep your chin up, you're doing great!
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My boyfriend and I took a couple of the gym classes. We took a spinning class anda zumba class. I thought I was going to do during the spinning, but it was effective. And I kind of felt like an idiot during zumba because I couldn't always keep up with the dancing. But we want to take those classes again. We want to try yoga and they have a boxing class I want to try.
I don't have any workout buddies, but I may try a weekly workout post.
Thanks. :)
Stacey