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MarcGRFNR

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Hey all!! I joined this forum, I don't know, a year or so ago? It was hard to stay active (still kind of is) because of having to use mobile or on my PC (instead of just an app on my phone lol)

But, I wanted to talk about some things. When I was initially posting here, I was maybe 380? I'm not sure, I'd have to look again.. Long story short, that has escalated, and when I went to the doc and got my weight, I was disappointed in myself for what I saw. I was JUST at the tipping point to hitting 400lbs.

People talk about that single moment when things changed and they just knew it was time to make a choice for the future. I never really felt like I related to that, until that day. Since then (3 weeks ago!)I have acknowledged my bad relationship with food, I have put my diet in check with a very structured yet flexible meal plan, and have slowly started to make exercise a daily habit (it's hard with the current situation in the world, but no matter!)

I have lost around 10lbs (at least at my last weigh in)

I will weigh myself again soon, and hopefully to some positive numbers.

I am so excited to break the grip of my obesity.
 
Hey Marc, welcome back!

Congratulations on the great start and down 10 lbs in 3 weeks is impressive. You are off to a good start, now stick with us and all will workout for you. I know you can do this!
MarcGRFNR said:
I am so excited to break the grip of my obesity.
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No small thing, I know!
 
Welcome back Marc and congratulations on an awesome start! I look forward to watching your progress.
 
Welcome back to the forum, Marc & congratulations on getting off to a great start. Post as often as you can. It helps to have a cheer squad :)
 
Hey guys. So tomorrow I go in to the doc and that’s when I’ll get my weight. I weighed myself last night on my sister in laws scale, and the number was a little too good to be true. Fingers crossed for good news. I’ll update then!
 
alligatorob said:
Hope your weight is down as well. How has your eating been going? How about exercise?
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My eating has been going flawlessly so far. It's been about a week or two. I have structured myself in a way that allows me to eat 4 times a day with more wholesome healthy choices. I have not broken my diet (though I did have a dream I ate a cookie ) and I am actually feelings very good still! I don't feel restricted or have many cravings.
 
So today is proving to be a harder day in regard to my diet. I have three small children and my wife at home, so the temptations are there. Snacks and cookies and candy. I am doing good. I haven't broken my diet, and I don't plan on it. But man oh man am I feeling the struggle today. I will eat dinner shortly, and I think I will feel better. I think I'm just hungry lol
 
It would be good for the whole family to have healthier snacks. Maybe you can get them onboard. Stick with it Marc. This is not only for your health, but also your future with your family. Enjoy that dinner :)
 
Cate said:
It would be good for the whole family to have healthier snacks. Maybe you can get them onboard. Stick with it Marc. This is not only for your health, but also your future with your family. Enjoy that dinner :)
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I absolutely agree. I have a 3 year old niece that is overweight and it saddens me to see her struggling to breathe when she plays at times. I want to set a better example for my children so they don’t have to experience the struggle of obesity. And so I can live a long life with them!
 
Hey guys, just checking in! Everything has been going good over here. Diet is still strong (though sometimes the cravings have tempted me - to no avail though!)

we are walking about 1.25 miles a day. Which has been great! I want to start getting back into strength training, but there are a couple of things that I struggle with when I'm starting to lift again.

The first struggle is coming to terms with the fact that I am not as strong as was 5 years ago. It sounds trivial, but for me that was my life and I loved to lift. So to see a decline in my strength is very disheartening.

The second problem, is Covid-19 protocol (though I appreciate them very much and understand their purpose) it discourages me from wanting to jump through the hoops just to work out for 45 minutes.

Here at our YMCA (which is where we have memberships) they are requiring temp checks, waivers, and limited groups per area (weight room, cardio, basketball gym, etc) and it just seems like such a hassle. How do you guys manage? Or have your gyms done this?
 
Great job beating those cravings.
MarcGRFNR said:
The first struggle is coming to terms with the fact that I am not as strong as was 5 years ago.
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Silly question but did you lift in that time? If not it makes sense that you should have lost strength and it should come back with time. Although of course building muscle while in a caloric deficit isn´t very likely. Still: lifting while dieting can help you maintain as much lean mass as possible.
MarcGRFNR said:
Here at our YMCA (which is where we have memberships) they are requiring temp checks, waivers, and limited groups per area (weight room, cardio, basketball gym, etc) and it just seems like such a hassle. How do you guys manage? Or have your gyms done this?
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My gym blocked off every other machine in the cardio section but in the strength areas the distance is big enough to have business as usual. I don´t really know if they have restrictions on the amount of people as I try to go at times when very few people are there.
 
I lifted on and off in the five years from it being a regular every day thing, to now. I'd go for a week, be dreadfully sore because I overworked (trying to be the me I was then) and then stop going. I know I can build that strength quickly, as I would go for about a month with my brother in law and hit chest and triceps, and the strides I made were nuts, but it's just the fact that I have to climb that ladder again.

Pessimism is beating me, I guess. I will try to get in their tonight and see how it goes.
 
It´s frustrated to have to take that setback, of course, but that also means you get to enjoy the easy early gains again. Enjoy!
 
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