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DoctorBee
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Pretty sure it's the increased walking. My left ankle is giving me hell too, along with general aches. My experience has been my first few weeks have "rust" like this, but once through it, things get better. After 2 days of walking, tonight I'll take it easier to heal, jump back in tomorrow.
Sunflower_
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Well done for the walking - is walking to work doable or not really? Exercise is always easier when it's just part of your normal day instead of something "extra" I find. So I walk in and out of work every day now (about 2 miles each way) and I'm already at 7000 steps after that normally. Find that easier than going to the gym!
ChefChiTown
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HAHAHA, dude, that's me. When I put my mind to it and put in the effort I can drop weight pretty quickly. However, once I get off-track I can put it all back on in a heartbeat.
Anyway, welcome to the forum.
As you continue to walk/exercise and get your heart rate up you'll notice more stuff like that happening. A few years back I weighed close to 300 lbs and, when I first got on the treadmill, I wanted to die. I hurt, I couldn't breathe, my chest felt like it was going to explode - you know, typical fat guy stuff. However, after a week or so of exercising I noticed different parts of my body started to feel a bit...different. For instance, my finger tips. Just like you said, I could feel better blood flow...even in my finger tips. It was weird, but it was also kind of cool. It was a sign - a little one at that - that something good was coming from the work I was putting in on the treadmill.
Then, over time, more changes started happening - the soreness in my back started to disappear, my knees felt better, my legs weren't as tired, my feet didn't hurt, my joints didn't ache with every movement, etc.
Stick with it. There's more good things to come.
DoctorBee
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Not an option, but a lap around my building is .4 miles, takes ten minutes. Trying to incorporate that.
DoctorBee
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I'm still here.
I haven't drank since before Thanksgiving. Usually I love at least one night out a week, but staying off the sauce has actually felt great. More time, more money...
Until last night.
The dreaded ex-girlfriend called, started making motions like she wanted to work things out. It's a long story (aren't they all), but today I'm in fits. Half super excited, half super angry. Prime territory for drinking and overeating.
But I haven't. I hope I won't. In fact, I've got a lot more confidence to focus on what's important to me because of what I'm trying to achieve lately: time is on my side as a great guy who's losing weight. I don't need to settle or sell myself short.
Legs have healed after initial rust. Pain decreasing. Tomorrow I can't wait to walk, make homemade wings, and enjoy football. Eating has improved; lot more home cooking. I've lost 8 pounds if I believe my scale.
Incidentally, when I do visit the bar with a buddy, I've found the ultimate drink for non-drinkers/dieters! Diet coke with a maraschino cherry and a shot of grenadine. About 40 calories for a large, and really scratches the itch. It's my go to now, that and seltzer with a shot of cranberry with a lemon.
Coping, coping, coping... Give me strength today and the days ahead.
And women! Why you be so crazy!?
I haven't drank since before Thanksgiving. Usually I love at least one night out a week, but staying off the sauce has actually felt great. More time, more money...
Until last night.
The dreaded ex-girlfriend called, started making motions like she wanted to work things out. It's a long story (aren't they all), but today I'm in fits. Half super excited, half super angry. Prime territory for drinking and overeating.
But I haven't. I hope I won't. In fact, I've got a lot more confidence to focus on what's important to me because of what I'm trying to achieve lately: time is on my side as a great guy who's losing weight. I don't need to settle or sell myself short.
Legs have healed after initial rust. Pain decreasing. Tomorrow I can't wait to walk, make homemade wings, and enjoy football. Eating has improved; lot more home cooking. I've lost 8 pounds if I believe my scale.
Incidentally, when I do visit the bar with a buddy, I've found the ultimate drink for non-drinkers/dieters! Diet coke with a maraschino cherry and a shot of grenadine. About 40 calories for a large, and really scratches the itch. It's my go to now, that and seltzer with a shot of cranberry with a lemon.
Coping, coping, coping... Give me strength today and the days ahead.
And women! Why you be so crazy!?
And women! Why you be so crazy!?
Coping, coping, coping...Great job not relying on your well-worn, unhealthy coping mechanisms. That´s a thing to be really proud of! In fact it sounds like you´re doing very well on all fronts. 8 Pounds down is a pretty awesome start of things
Sunflower_
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Dreaded exes...Hope it's all okay now? How has your week been?
DoctorBee
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Week is going pretty well. Yesterday the snow in town was terrible, so I ended up working from home. It was great because it was so easy to watch my calories, make home cooked meals, and take my walk around lunch time, followed by a great sammich and a nap. Took another nap around 5:00. One thing I've noticed over the years is that when I start working out again, it's very difficult because after my workouts I get very nappy. I hibernate. But then afterwards, my stamina grows by leaps and bounds. I like to think it's my body saying, "we've noticed you're doing more - shut down for a few hours so we can manufacture a ton of red blood cells please".
My lung function has improved greatly. It's like there's a third lung now, down where my diaphragm used to be squeezed into a tiny space by the rest of my abdomen. I can breathe, talk and walk a bit, etc. But there's still so much more to go. But nice to feel the effect, even from just a week or two of regular exercise and abundant hydration.
Have heard nothing else from crazy ex-girlfriend down south. She's living with another man anyway, so what the hell, leave her to her own devices until she's not a hot mess. I'm worth more anyway.
My first real test comes this Friday. Poker night at my house. Poker night was usually a lot of drinking, smoking, pizza eating, etc. A real gluttonous fest. My Pact, however, won't let my drink until my weight starts with a 1 i.e. 199 or lower. This is the first real test of The Pact. Luckily my Muslim friend will be with me, so we can not drink alkyhol together, and smoke weed and cigars instead, drinking water/tea instead of beer, and I'll try to watch it on food. Small changes, consistently applied, move mountains. I'll check in as we get down to the wire.
Did my "work walk" just now, half mile around building. Will do "After work" walk later, my half hour, ~1.4 mile walk. Calorie intake at ~2350 per day.
DoctorBee, signing off at 391.8.
My lung function has improved greatly. It's like there's a third lung now, down where my diaphragm used to be squeezed into a tiny space by the rest of my abdomen. I can breathe, talk and walk a bit, etc. But there's still so much more to go. But nice to feel the effect, even from just a week or two of regular exercise and abundant hydration.
Have heard nothing else from crazy ex-girlfriend down south. She's living with another man anyway, so what the hell, leave her to her own devices until she's not a hot mess. I'm worth more anyway.
My first real test comes this Friday. Poker night at my house. Poker night was usually a lot of drinking, smoking, pizza eating, etc. A real gluttonous fest. My Pact, however, won't let my drink until my weight starts with a 1 i.e. 199 or lower. This is the first real test of The Pact. Luckily my Muslim friend will be with me, so we can not drink alkyhol together, and smoke weed and cigars instead, drinking water/tea instead of beer, and I'll try to watch it on food. Small changes, consistently applied, move mountains. I'll check in as we get down to the wire.
Did my "work walk" just now, half mile around building. Will do "After work" walk later, my half hour, ~1.4 mile walk. Calorie intake at ~2350 per day.
DoctorBee, signing off at 391.8.
Alloys are stronger... Another example of how diversity makes life better
Sounds like you´re doing great all around, and breathing more easily must be a real reward. Do you have sleep apnea?
DoctorBee
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Alloys are stronger... Another example of how diversity makes life better
Not to my knowledge, but I have been sleeping better...
DoctorBee
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Decent day. Joints ache. Got my walking in. Eating according to plan. I had a point to make?
Thinking a lot today about the impulse to overeat, ingestion as a coping strategy. Might share some more structured thoughts tomorrow.
Oh, one big thing: told my best buddy I won't be drinking or overdoing it Friday, specifically to take weight loss seriously. He was pumped for me.
That. Is. Huge. For. Me.
I usually keep my weight loss efforts very private, but I swore I wouldn't go it alone this time.
Today was good. See you tomorrow.
Dr Bee, 390.8.
Thinking a lot today about the impulse to overeat, ingestion as a coping strategy. Might share some more structured thoughts tomorrow.
Oh, one big thing: told my best buddy I won't be drinking or overdoing it Friday, specifically to take weight loss seriously. He was pumped for me.
That. Is. Huge. For. Me.
I usually keep my weight loss efforts very private, but I swore I wouldn't go it alone this time.
Today was good. See you tomorrow.
Dr Bee, 390.8.
DoctorBee
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Alloys are stronger... Another example of how diversity makes life better
Alloys are indeed stronger. Stainless steel, with its chromium content, is both strong and fashionable. I hope to be so as well one day.
Sorry, I'm a Dad.
I think it´s a very good thing that you have the kind of friends you can share things with that make you feel vulnerable. Way too many guys don´t and that´s a tragedy. One less thing to need a coping strategy for.
Sunflower_
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I'm dreading social stuff at the moment because along with that comes the weed, smokes, beer, wine etc. And all the shitty food. I'm basically planning to be a hermit woman until the New Year. Good luck for Friday! Glad you're seeing some improvements x
DoctorBee
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Out of all of those, my personal opinion is weed is the least "sinful". It can lead to other things, but I can be quite content with weed, coffee, tea, and the occasional cigar as my only vices.
Holidays are a huge trigger for me. The urge for something "special", a "treat", a "holiday"... it's why boundaries are so important to me.
I'm meditating now that the holidays are special because of the people, the decorations, the gifts, and "winter things" like a fire with cocoa and a book. Leaving food out of it. Also focusing on things I want to do but cant, like sledding, snow hiking, skiing, etc. FUN stuff with my body rather than rote ingestion.
But yeah, weed. It's non-addictive physically, no calories, helps with aches and pains, and new literature shows it has ANTI-TUMORIC effects. Seriously? It slows down cancer? Smoke weed, erry day. I'm done apologizing for being an adult recreational partaker.
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