Thank you @Spring Day for creating this thread.
I need to lose 40 lbs.
I used to do a LOT of walking but now due to my being immune-compromised that DH is basically locking me in this house. I can open a window and walk on the treadmill which is NOT the same. Fresh air is irreplaceable.
I'm signing up to beach body on demand which is like a buffet of exercises. I have got some dumbbells to use as well.
My goal is to work out 6 times a week for at least 20 mins. Daily intermittent fasting 16:8 (eating window is between 12-.
Ok, so I want to lose at least 60 pounds. The last time I felt really good was when I was that target weight in 2017. By summer 2019 I had gained back 50 pounds so I got back on track and lost 25 pounds by November and kept it off until February of this year when my dog got sick and I was in a bad mental state and didn’t have time to eat right or exercise. And then shelter in place happened, I got laid off, and my other dog got CCD and I haven’t gotten more than 2-3 hours of sleep a night since April. I have now gained 30 pounds in the past 6 months and am the heaviest I have ever been.
I feel like I am at a very low point in my life. I discuss weight loss with people but don’t ever talk about the psychological and emotional problems that come with it. I always feel like it makes me feel vulnerable and open to ridicule if people knew how I felt which I know isn’t the case. But it all boils down to my childhood and my mother blaming every bad thing that happened to me on my weight. So, for me I have to work on the mental as much as the physical.
Anyway, here is what I looked like before and hope to achieve once more. I felt so good! I’m hoping with your guys’ help and support, I can do this once more.
Edited to add another picture just cuz it’s pretty and I miss Hawaii
It is me when I was in the best shape since coming to the US in June 1998. 05/02/2015. I have all my old notes and according to them my weight was 109.0lbs the day before. One month later I was 111.6lbs. This morning I was 148.0lbs and am hoping to start losing steadily. Being almost 56y.o. and way too skinny always looked unhealthy to me, so I hope weighing around 110lbs is what I need. I will be able to wear beautiful clothes in sizes 2-4 that are waiting in my closed. They almost lost a hope to see the sun again
Got my workout done! My "numbers" are NO WHERE near what they were before pregnancy but that's a given. I stayed in my target heart rate zones and did the whole ride so I'm happy! Tomorrow I'm planning on giving my legs a break and doing just an arms class and a stretch.
Thank you! The picture is from the May 02, 2015. The best shape I was since June, 1998. The doggie is 6y.o. now. Praising every day, cherishing every moment. The previous GSD left us at the age of 8.5 years young.
Tonight was arm toning and an upper body stretch. I am sore in a lot of places after yesterday. Tomorrow I'll spin again but the arms will need a break.
Well I have had a super healthy & fabulous week. I have either done an 8k run or done a HIIT session 6 out of the 7 mornings, just having Tuesday off. I feel a little physically fatigued & one knee is slightly achy, but i can take that for my efforts. Tomorrow will be a 6k run & then in the afternoon we're heading to this cool Aqua Park on the Mere not far from here (they set it up every summer & it's exhausting but brilliant fun) so that's extra calories to be burned.
I also had a Dr appoint with a new GP yesterday, who took my hair loss, fatigue, weight gain woes etc very seriously. I have been pushing this with my GP for 6 years without success regarding my hair & fatigue, but she tells me I do too much & my hair looks great. But it has dropped severely over the last 2 months alone & is now extremely alarming - the photos would shock you. She has ordered a billion bloods & referred me to an endocrinologist. She thinks the stubborn creep on of weight maybe related. As much as I don't want to "suffer" with an illness, I am SO relieved that somebody finally listened. I know I'm not quite right & the hair fall is the last straw. I have lost two thirds volume of my beautiful curls over 8 years
Well I have had a super healthy & fabulous week. I have either done an 8k run or done a HIIT session 6 out of the 7 mornings, just having Tuesday off. I feel a little physically fatigued & one knee is slightly achy, but i can take that for my efforts. Tomorrow will be a 6k run & then in the afternoon we're heading to this cool Aqua Park on the Mere not far from here (they set it up every summer & it's exhausting but brilliant fun) so that's extra calories to be burned.
I also had a Dr appoint with a new GP yesterday, who took my hair loss, fatigue, weight gain woes etc very seriously. I have been pushing this with my GP for 6 years without success regarding my hair & fatigue, but she tells me I do too much & my hair looks great. But it has dropped severely over the last 2 months alone & is now extremely alarming - the photos would shock you. She has ordered a billion bloods & referred me to an endocrinologist. She thinks the stubborn creep on of weight maybe related. As much as I don't want to "suffer" with an illness, I am SO relieved that somebody finally listened. I know I'm not quite right & the hair fall is the last straw. I have lost two thirds volume of my beautiful curls over 8 years
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