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Originally Posted by sylvie
Okay, posted in here yesterday morning..
Then, i deleted it..
i'm having issues, big food issues, and i'm working on them..
i'm super plateau'd still at 217 lbs.. i need to get moving.. i'm not faithful with exercising, other than getting out walking.. (to work, back home from work, to work again, back home again...)
Trouble is, my body is used to *that* exercise.. So i need to get back at gym workouts, brisk walks at the lake, hiking, situps, etc..
i need motivation, i'm not always good with motivating myself..
What do ya's do to remotivate yourself ? Probably just going to have to be me kicking my own ass and pushing myself out and committing...
Some people say maybe i just needed the rest/break.. Well, great but it's been about 2 months of a break LOL.. i get random workouts in, just not as faithful as i was!!
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I sometimes, when my spirit is a bit lagging... I get inspiration from folks like you all here, and my mentor along this path less traveled. The one that refers to her bosom... as 'I used to be a 44FF now and I am 40L - which stands for Long...' She is the one that though much heavier than me, swims at least a mile each and everyday she can. Only thing that has ever stopped her was when she had an open wound that refused to heal for a bit. I think she may have had the skin surgery, as she has also lost several hundred pounds. I adore her, amazing sense of humor and I simply love her attitude. She has always been large and proud, has been a professional burlesque person and has even been in several movies. She is a dynamo. My mentor RAWKs!
She blogs too, so if you want some inspiration, let me know and I will point the way.
I also read things that support the path I am on, with tons of suggestions. Particularly inspiring for me is
The Spark from the fellow that started Spark People. I can not impress on you enough, how much his attitude and approach to change has helped me. Emmensely is an understatement.
From making a Vision Board, that you see each and everyday... one of my favourite suggestions he makes... to nutrition tracking, exercise tracking. All very helpful for me. Helps me identify what I am working towards and patterns of my own behaviour. Helps me, for a whole host of reasons. And I like getting points everyday there. Strange but true. It works, not sure why. I compete with my own self. There are folks there that have checked in everyday for years now. I am no where near that perfect. I know I do better when I can just do it, tracking really is helpful. Helps me to be accountable there to my own self.
The Spark is what worked for him. Spread that spark. Join a team, read some of those incredible blogs there. Not everything do you have to do, but everything I have tried, I have enjoyed. *sorry my grammar sucks today~ somedays I really hate English - today nothing I say looks exactly right. May just be semantics, I do not know, but I think you get my drift, no?*
Like the 10 minutes of exercise each and everyday, come hell or high water. That is one of the more active teams I am over at spark people, the 10 min a day exercise group. Everything over that 10 min is Extra Credit, which always feels good. I know I know... silly, but it works on the way my brain works. Gives me positive reinforcement, instead of beating myself up all the time for not doing an hour or two everyday. For me that is exceptional. *though not in the pool, which is hard to get me out of - and just check out how many calories are burned just treading water, oh my goodness me!!!* Anyhows, I like going the extra mile, getting extra credit. It psyches my head out somehow, not sure exactly why. He goes into it a bit in his book there.
Even on my worstest days ever, I can usually pull of a mere 10 minutes of something or nuther. I also finds it helps to shake things up and do things that are simply fun for that 10 min. I love to walk in the outdoor sculpture gardens here. Fast brisk walks, or long and leisurely, all of it counts, imo. Better than being stuck behind a computer screen or the telllie. Or like bouncing a ball against the garage. A bit of tennis anyone?? Or hitting a batting cage, whatever. Heck, bowling might even work if you keep moving. It surprized me a while back that bowling could make me sore. In a good way, it was a challenge at that weight. Now my only concern is if there is any twisting pressure on my knees. I will protect these brand new knees with my life.
I just found out today from a friend that has several horses that her nieghbor also still rides just fine and she had her knees done, as have several others she knows that have horses. For me hearing that was like Nirvana.
Something you can do at any weight is play in the water, be it the laps, or PT or what I fondly like to call Yogalates. Which combines yoga and pilates in the water. It is fun, the hour is usually up and stay in for more on my own. Exercises my PT gave me at the pool, just plain fun.
anyhows, I am just meandering with you here. If you were close by I would invite you to the water aerobics I do with the Silver Sneaker folks, most of whom are on Medicare. They get free memberships to most gyms in the country. I have met some really great folks there, who never miss a day. Totally non judgemental too. Which is a big deal if you are self conscious as I have been in the past. My mentor gave me the suggestion way back when to just get out there and smile at everyone I know and say hello to at least 10 strangers/people a day. You never know what sort of doors that might open up. Might turn you on to stuff that is going on in your own community that might be fun for you. Mud races are big here, not sure what is big where you are at. I can't risk it with my new knees, but it does sound like fun.
But that is one of the reasons this is the nations' worst dressed folks. Fittest, but worst dressed. Most folks dress for comfort and for the activity they might engage in. I love this area. But Madison Avenue we are not. Happy to not feel judged by anyone. Even in the shape I am, compared to most here... I still have a long way to go. Though when I engage with people, turns out they are super happy for me and suportive. More supportive than my own partner ever was! Sad but true. I am so happy to be free and single today. No plans for a relationship on the horizon, too. Though I do know sex is a great physically demanding sort of thing, or can be... might be something you also might consider. Anything that can elevate your heart rate is a good thing. Definite perks...
So have a little fun, get a little clean sweat in your life. Enjoy it hon!
