New Year, Big Goal

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Little John

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I'm back, I'm back. I have a big goal for this year, way out of the scope of anything I've done before this thread. I want to lose 100 pounds over the course of 2017. I know it won't be easy, but this is my plan:
  • Stress is a big contributor to my issues, and I need to do more than just step away from triggers for a deep breath. I found this article for "reprogramming" the triggers, so I will start using them religiously, especially the first two items. I've even condensed the pointers into a wallet-sized guide (list below). As a natural-born cynic, it won't be easy to rely on inspirational guidelines, since I usually like to make fun of them, but I'm going to work on it.
    • If my mantra plus tantra doesn't equal yantra*, I'll talk to my doctor about other approaches.
    • My registered dietician has recommended I take their stress-management seminar, so I'll do that, too.
  • Exercise the minute I get home, before I even talk to family. I need that "door" between work and family times that the commute just doesn't resolve. Exercise will include lifting, rowing, and now yoga. Did yoga for the first time last night and I'm not good at it. But I was sweating heavily, heart was racing, and I felt good afterwards, which is the point.
  • Adhere to using MyFitnessPal to track my intake. I am currently on 2000 calories a day.
  • Weigh in twice a week.
  • Check in here with status as often as possible.

I know I've dropped the ball on my own game several times in the past, but I will succeed this time. The wallet-sized breakdown list is:
  1. Say to yourself, “Feel compassion for myself” “Feel compassion for others” “Feel compassion for all living beings.”
  2. “How do I feel?” “What do I need?” “Do I need support?”
  3. “I feel angry that…” “I feel sad / afraid / guilty / grateful / happy / secure / proud that…”
  4. “I hate it that…” Pause and take a few deep breaths, then say the words: “I feel sad that … I feel afraid that … I feel guilty that …” “OF COURSE I could overeat because my unreasonable expectation is…” “I cannot get my safety from food … I can get my safety from connecting to myself”
  5. “Do not judge. Minimize harm. Know it will pass. After all, it’s just stress and it will fade.”
2017 Starting weight =366.4 lbs


*Any Stern fans?
 
Welcome back LJ. We have missed you. Sounds like your goals are definitely attainable. Walnut sized list is a good one. You can do this!
 
Thanks everyone! Good to be back!

Weight this morning = 361.4 = 5 lb down since Tuesday. I know it's the whole beginner's luck thing, but I'll take it!

Rowed yesterday, trying to ramp back up to the diabetic diet, but dinner was tough, as I got turkey meatloaf, sweet potato, and corn. Lotta carbs there, but I skipped the corn. Still need to find a source for low-carb, low-cost protein. Canned tuna, I guess?
 
Yay on 5 pounds lost! Most of the carbiness in beans and pulses is indigestible for people and the part you can extract gets processed so slowly your body shouldn´t mind. O, and around here stewing meat is also dirt cheap, but that´s a regional thing.
 
Yay for 5 lbs lost! It's good to get off to a great start. Stewing steak is cheapish here too & chicken. I love canned tuna! Keep that momentum going LJ :D
 
Quick check-in, I haven't been communicating much. Staying on target, reciting my stress managements, feeling my belt loosen! I've been around, tho, so don't think you can get away with talking about me!
 
:D I´m so going to try that if you don´t start coming in more often! Glad to hear you´re doing well though :)
 
Oh I will definitely participate in talking about you if you disappear for a bit. Even if it's just the three of us, you better be careful, buddy!
 
Morning weigh in = 363.0, so I'm up from last Thursday, but still down 3.6 from last week. My fat percentage is down by 0.2% from Thurs, tho.

I had to work late last night and was tired, so I used those excuses to not row. I'll be lifting tonight.
 
Little John said:
  • Exercise the minute I get home, before I even talk to family. I need that "door" between work and family times that the commute just doesn't resolve. Exercise will include lifting, rowing, and now yoga. Did yoga for the first time last night and I'm not good at it. But I was sweating heavily, heart was racing, and I felt good afterwards, which is the point.
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No joke, yoga is HARD. I did yoga for a little while about a year ago and it kicked...my...ass. Seriously, I am genuinely impressed by people who can properly do yoga and actually hold the poses for a decent length of time. Getting into some of those poses (and holding them) takes some serious core strength and muscle control. I did yoga for a few weeks and I quickly felt a difference in how strong my core was getting. I also felt a quick increase in my balance and body control. It's super hard though, HAHAHAHA.

I might have to start doing yoga again. This time, I'll try to get the wife to join me. You know, so I can do this...

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Little John said:
*Any Stern fans?
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Daniel Stern? Marv? From the Wet Bandits?
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ChefChiTown said:
No joke, yoga is HARD.
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Got that right. I think the video I found on Amazon is maybe a little too hard, so I found another one. The challenge is finding one that's 30 minutes long and also not a nightmare. I have to pause the first one several times (I am on record as saying "f'ing downward dog again?"). Keep trying...
 
I liked Yoga With Adriene when I was trying to get into it. Maybe see what Q recommends, too. Adriene's got a 30 days of Yoga playlist that might be a good place to start.
 
Thanks Oaks - I'll keep it in mind. I want to stick with a doing a single routine so I can learn the terminology for now.

Did I mention my lower back spasm? Holy intercourse, it hurts like a mother intercourser.
 
Nice plan man! You've got this. Yoga with Adrienne has lots of free high quality yoga videos from absolute beginner to advanced. I like them and will be doing them once my back allows.
 
Be careful with that back of yours. Never go into a position so far that you can´t properly stabilize it. You´re not competing with the person on the screen or anyone else.
 
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