Kenneths Journey into the Realm of Fitness

I agree with armymanwife. It may seem like a lot, but when you take into account that part of those cals are for drinks and that your intake of food will vary from day to day, it makes sense. I'll have to figure out mine now....
 
There's a reason why I haven't posted in a while...

I was wanting to wait until I actually got everything going for me...

I'm really starting to doubt myself...

I feel like any discipline that I once had is gone...

I'm going to keep trying though.
 
Atrer_Stellae said:
I was wanting to wait until I actually got everything going for me...

I'm really starting to doubt myself...

I feel like any discipline that I once had is gone...

I'm going to keep trying though.
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I know....trust me. I know. I JUST found my true motivation and now I'm sticking with it. It's so hard when the discipline and motivation and will power just isn't there. I commend you for carrying on. Let me know if there is anythign I can do. They say it takes, what, 28 days to form a habit....Hang in there. It will get better.
 
airmanwifey819 said:
what all are you wanting to "get going for you" before posting?
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I was wanting to actualy have actualy began making changes for myself...

My lack of discipline and self motivation has been seriously stressing me out... today I was outside listening to some music and I thought to myself, "Is it worth not taking the initiative to create change and just allow things to get worse or would I rather force myself to just overcome my "mental blocks" and to just do what I feel I have to do so that, sooner rather than later, I can create that change?"

I live in a country area here in Washington... and I have a phobia of walking out of town alone straight into the middle of nowhere... So I figured my best bet for now is utilizing my dads tread machine for a decent aerobic workout... the problem with that is that I'm kind of self-conscious about using it around the kids in the house... I know it's silly... so today I marched over there and one of my sisters was there and I just straight told her, "Hey, I need to get rid of some of ths fat of mine and I need to use the machines here to do that... so lets make a deal... and I made a deal with her that she wouldn't poke fun at me and all that good stuff...

I suppose it was my way of just getting myself comfortable with using it around others...

So I have a handy dandy notebook that I'm using to log down my routines and all that.

I use resistance training for my muscles 3 days of the week with daily aerobics training....

I've been keeping track of my daily water intake with a water bottle that I have....

So all in all, I feel that I may be well on my way over this bump that's been keeping from truly getting going...

I plan on getting myself over there tommorrow as well...
 
Kenneth, please don't think you have to be on track to post in here. feel free to post just saying that you haven't done a damn thing. I've done that and usually that's when I get the most motivation to DO something. Seeing it written out and admitting it to others is the fastest way to get me up and going.
I'm really glad to see you've pushed yourself into using the treadmil. right now doing cardio will probably get you the faster results. though your resistance training helps a lot too. All in all I think you're doing a great job starting out. Just remember you don't have to be perfect all the time. You'll have days (or weeks sometimes) where you don't do anything, just keep jumping back on the wagon and you'll get to your goal.
Hope you have a fantastic day
take care
 
airmanwifey819 said:
Kenneth, please don't think you have to be on track to post in here. feel free to post just saying that you haven't done a damn thing. I've done that and usually that's when I get the most motivation to DO something. Seeing it written out and admitting it to others is the fastest way to get me up and going.
I'm really glad to see you've pushed yourself into using the treadmil. right now doing cardio will probably get you the faster results. though your resistance training helps a lot too. All in all I think you're doing a great job starting out. Just remember you don't have to be perfect all the time. You'll have days (or weeks sometimes) where you don't do anything, just keep jumping back on the wagon and you'll get to your goal.
Hope you have a fantastic day
take care
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Airmanwifey - first of all, I apologize for killing your username....I'm so sorry. SEcondly, I have to say that you saying all that is really refreshing to see. I used to go to another site and they killed you (or that's the way it felt) if you didn't stay on track and kept falling down. I, like you, Kenneth, have troubles with motivation and staying on track. I really hope this forum is just the way you say it is, Airmanwifey. Although, I haven't had anyone looking at my diary, so prob. no one even cares! LMAO

Kenneth, I'm proud of you for taking that step!! Good job getting the notebook and making that deal with your sister. I am proud of you!!!!
 
airmanwifey819 said:
Kenneth, please don't think you have to be on track to post in here. feel free to post just saying that you haven't done a damn thing. I've done that and usually that's when I get the most motivation to DO something. Seeing it written out and admitting it to others is the fastest way to get me up and going.
I'm really glad to see you've pushed yourself into using the treadmil. right now doing cardio will probably get you the faster results. though your resistance training helps a lot too. All in all I think you're doing a great job starting out. Just remember you don't have to be perfect all the time. You'll have days (or weeks sometimes) where you don't do anything, just keep jumping back on the wagon and you'll get to your goal.
Hope you have a fantastic day
take care
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I understand.... it makes sense... and at least I know that I want to change for the better.
 
trying_again said:
Kenneth, I'm proud of you for taking that step!! Good job getting the notebook and making that deal with your sister. I am proud of you!!!!
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Well The deal with my sister hasn't worked out... unfortunately... and my bf hasn't held true to the daily walking plan... so I figure I'm just going to have to find my own way on my own terms.

I've done it once and I know that I can do it again.... it's just a matter of time.
 
DON'T GIVE UP!!! YOU CANNOT GIVE UP!!! Why do you want to do this weight loss thing? Why? What's causing you to do this? Once you figure that out and truly believe it and accept it, then you have to make a plan on how to accomplish that goal. Possibilities include:

1) walk 20 mins (to start) at a brisk pace
2) eat healthier today than you did yesterday

etc, etc. Make sense? Good luck to you!
 
Kenneth, I don't know why I didn't pop in before here. I'll blame Shandy for not telling me about you...

Naw, I just like messing with Shandy...(right hon?)

Seriously it sounds like you're having some motivational swings here and there. No problem we all get days that we screw up, I'm a regular in that one, particularly with eating...

But, It sounds like you've got some exercise mapped out, looks like a good start. It only improves from here if you can stick to it. I'm not sure what worked fo me on some of the things I'm doing right. Have you ever seen the show thirty days? or "super size me". I think what worked with me for exercise was asking myself that if I gave it a certain time frame... and honestly stuck to it, I mean really kept it up... where would I be? After exercising religiously for a month or so and quitting the ciggies, I felt so much better, I couldn't have gone back to the old me.

Now if I could just do this with my eating habits...

C'mon by and visit my circus (journal), sometime too. Join the fun, and it makes this forum a little easier. I'll stop in over here whenever I can.
 
I have chosen... and it is decided.

I shall quit with the cigs... I know the other things will fall into place... thanks for your input......

I'm not even going to tell anybody about it... except for on here... When I wake up tommorow, I'm just going to tell myself "No! You need start trying a little harder to make some changes in your life and choosing to quit the cancer sticks is one of many darn good ways to do so!"

I've had severe trouble in commiting myself to my daily exercise plans... but that definately doesn't mean that I'm giving up.

Also I think I might start spending more time on the forums here instead of my Myspace.... lol I think this place has more to offer me now then myspace ever will... especially with what I need to do for myself.
 
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Great choice!! I quit a couple years ago and as mentioned earlier, Karl's quit too. anytime you need a bit of support, dont' hesitate to shoot us a message. Now that he's chosen to invade your journal, you'll never get rid of him, and I'm still here whenever you need. :D
 
Atrer_Stellae said:
I shall quit with the cigs... I know the other things will fall into place... thanks for your input......

I'm not even going to tell anybody about it... except for on here... When I wake up tommorow, I'm just going to tell myself "No! You need start trying a little harder to make some changes in your life and choosing to quit the cancer sticks is one of many darn good ways to do so!"
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:hurray: Seriously amigo, best thing I ever did, and not the easiest for sure!

I basically did it by trading my "morning cigarette" for a trip to the gym every day. Swap a bad habit for a good one. I also used to have a cigarette (or a bunch) with my coffee, so I dropped the coffee for a couple weeks before I allowed myself to drink it again.

Your results may vary...
 
I just got done catching up on your Diary and wanted to let you know I'll be reading it from now on and I'm here for any support you need :)
 
Omg!

You all are so awesome! :beating:

It's like having an online family. I truly do appreciate it all so much.... I'm in dire need of change and this all feels like it will work out for me for the best.

I'll be getting my ticker thingy up hopefully today....

Honestly, upon waking up this morning, I had completely spaced my power statement about quitting cigs... and so that didn't work out to well today.... but I'm not stressing over it.... I know that as long as I'm still breathing, I have the chance to quit them so it'll happen. Just not with the snap of my fingers. "I wish!"
 
Atrer_Stellae said:
You all are so awesome! :beating:

It's like having an online family. I truly do appreciate it all so much.... I'm in dire need of change and this all feels like it will work out for me for the best.

I'll be getting my ticker thingy up hopefully today....

Honestly, upon waking up this morning, I had completely spaced my power statement about quitting cigs... and so that didn't work out to well today.... but I'm not stressing over it.... I know that as long as I'm still breathing, I have the chance to quit them so it'll happen. Just not with the snap of my fingers. "I wish!"
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As long as you have the will to stop smoking you will find a way to. I believe in you.
 
Back again!!!

Our internet service had been down for a long while but we got it back again after the holidays.... It's about time I figured out how to put up the thingy for me to track my weight-loss/gain.

I figure, the more into this that I get myself, the quicker I'll finaly be on track with things.
 
Well... I finaly put my ticker up... I've got a long journey ahead of me...

I chose rainy clouds and sunshine for mine... By the time I get towards the other end.... I suppose I'll be leaving the dark and rainy skies behind and I'll be left with the sun shining... ;-)
 
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