Weight Loss and Exercise #5

Tart Cherry Jam · May 13, 2024 at 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Discombobulated

Question to those who are exercising regularly please.

How do you motivate yourself?

I used to exercise most days, run, swim, yoga and this year I lost all motivation (not just for exercise unfortunately but many things).

Part of it is music or audiobooks for me when I do low intensity cardio. I look forward to the time when I can hear music or a story. Since I do not have time to read these days, audiobooks are all I get. And I have invested in cool headphones: I have a set of bone conduction headphones for walks outside (they are safer for outdoors) and nice pretty color well-cushioned over ear headphones for indoor exercise. I even have a very old but functional mini ipod that can be submerged in water and I plan to swim with it come summer.

So audio is a big part of motivation for me. Would something like this work for you?

Tart Cherry Jam · May 13, 2024 at 12:39 AM

Orangetheory 60 mins and a stretching class 50 mins today.

Orangetheory stats:

13 blue minutes
31 green minutes
14 orange mins (splat points)

365 calories burned

125 avg hr
148 avg hr

Mountaindewed · May 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM

Today I had a Quest protein cookie for breakfast and a lime Pepsi a few hours later. Around 9 I had a strawberry Ensure. Lunch was a chili cheese dog and an iced matcha. Not the greatest combination. It didn't stay down.

I'm at 1,154 calories, 155 carbs, and 51 grams of protein.

Dinner will probably just be salmon

Tart Cherry Jam · May 13, 2024 at 03:14 PM

I have actually lost a little bit of weight, but I am going on vacation and am afraid that in those 9 days lost pounds will pile back up.

Discombobulated · May 13, 2024 at 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tart Cherry Jam

Part of it is music or audiobooks for me when I do low intensity cardio. I look forward to the time when I can hear music or a story. Since I do not have time to read these days, audiobooks are all I get. And I have invested in cool headphones: I have a set of bone conduction headphones for walks outside (they are safer for outdoors) and nice pretty color well-cushioned over ear headphones for indoor exercise. I even have a very old but functional mini ipod that can be submerged in water and I plan to swim with it come summer.

So audio is a big part of motivation for me. Would something like this work for you?

Thanks. Music used to work for me, especially running but it seems to no longer motivate me in the same way (I do sometimes listen when I’m walking though). Audiobooks are great and podcasts but for some reason I could never concentrate on them while exercising, I’m in awe that you can do that!

Tart Cherry Jam · May 13, 2024 at 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Discombobulated

Thanks. Music used to work for me, especially running but it seems to no longer motivate me in the same way (I do sometimes listen when I’m walking though). Audiobooks are great and podcasts but for some reason I could never concentrate on them while exercising, I’m in awe that you can do that!

Maybe you simply exercise at a higher intensity than I do when you listen to audiobooks or podcasts. I do not use them for high intensity workouts.

Mountaindewed · May 14, 2024 at 05:35 PM

I was hesitant about telling my GI I started Golo on Saturday. But I figured I needed to tell them. She asked what it was and I said it was for my weight. She looked it up and asked if it was helping one way or the other but didn't make a fuss about me being on it.

I'm not having any side effects from it and it does seem to lower my appetite quite a bit.

Albatross2008 · May 14, 2024 at 07:42 PM

I'm discouraged. I'm exercising every day, and I do feel stronger, but I'm still a whale, and I always will be.

Mountaindewed · 01:19 PM

I didn't actually realize a small frosted animal cookie blizzard had 720 calories. Oops.

Overall I'm at 1,391 calories, 201 carbs, and 27 grams of protein.

Tart Cherry Jam · Today at 01:07 AM

I had a strength training session in the early evening and then an Orangetheory treadmill only workout in late evening.

At Orangetheory, I changed my speed from 3mph to 3.5 mph. I did not go all out with incline but just focused on walking at a higher speed. I was completely alright! That felt great. I only got 7 Splat points which is fine. I plan to solidify making 3.5 mph at 1% incline my base and then will add incline later. Today I just did 90 sec at 4% followed by 60 sec at base, then 60 sec at 7% followed by 60 sec at base, then 30 sec at 10-12% followed by 60 sec at base, rinse and repeat. It was fun and did not feel too difficult.

My stats:

289 calories burned (less than before)

7 splat points: 7 blue, 29 green, 7 orange mins.

AVG HR 126 BPM, PEAK HR 142 BPM (lower than before)

4917 steps

Tart Cherry Jam · Today at 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Albatross2008

I'm discouraged. I'm exercising every day, and I do feel stronger, but I'm still a whale, and I always will be.

A buff whale looks better than a wobbly one! And it feels better on the inside to be a strong whale than a weak one. That is for sure.

I have even seen cropped t-shirts online that read "Strong, athletic, and fat". I would not wear them, no, but I subscribe to the concept of the message on them.

Tart Cherry Jam · Today at 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Albatross2008

I'm discouraged. I'm exercising every day, and I do feel stronger, but I'm still a whale, and I always will be.

Maybe you are overexercising? It is completely fine to walk and do other low intensity cardio every day, but for muscles to grow, you need breaks in resistance training. Not every day. Also, HIITs should not be done every day. 2-3 times a week max.

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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,446 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,870 hugs given	May 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM #363 Today I had a Quest protein cookie for breakfast and a lime Pepsi a few hours later. Around 9 I had a strawberry Ensure. Lunch was a chili cheese dog and an iced matcha. Not the greatest combination. It didn't stay down. I'm at 1,154 calories, 155 carbs, and 51 grams of protein. Dinner will probably just be salmon __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,446 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,870 hugs given	Yesterday at 12:24 PM #369 I didn't actually realize a small frosted animal cookie blizzard had 720 calories. Oops. Overall I'm at 1,391 calories, 201 carbs, and 27 grams of protein. __________________ Ridin' with Biden Last edited by Mountaindewed; Yesterday at 01:19 PM..
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