Health & Fitness • Page 24

haha i'm kind of the same. ironically enough, i downloaded about ten ebooks about learning Spanish and have yet to even open them. as if just downloading them somehow gives me the knowledge.

 

I gained 5 lbs and I don't know how. I haven't changed anything from my ordinary routine. Sigh.

 

I completed my first official 5k this morning! There a few thousand people there, and that really changed the dynamic of my run. The problem was that I started too fast. Rather than sticking to my normal pace, I subconsciously tried keeping up with the pack at the start, which caused me to get reallyyyyyy tired towards the halfway point. Anyways, I never stopped running and I did it!

 

I just finished day 1 of week 3 and thought I was going to die. So that's a pretty remarkable achievement in my book

 

Got 1st place in my age group in my 5k this weekend!

 

I remember the 3 minute runs being crazy hard and long. It gets easier. But I won't lie, it'll get harder first. But eventually you'll reach a point where it starts getting easier. Keep going!

 

Congrats! That's a huge achievement! What was your time?

 

Ain't quitting yet. I honestly didn't think I could do any of this, so who knows what I'm capable of

 

It's actually kind of remarkable what our bodies are capable of. And remember, running is such a mental game. Our bodies will allow us to go further than we think they can.

 

Yeah I honestly meant mentally as much as anything. Sticking with the calorie counting, the walking every day, the running (so far). I never really believed I could do any of it. So everything I accomplish is kind of a pleasant surprise.

 

Thanks! 8:00/mile. Nothing impressive, and not my fastest time. The top overall time was 5:46/mile which blows my mind.

 

I'm really upset about this weight gain. I haven't eaten any of the good July 4th food and had yogurt, raspberries, and an apple. FML.

 

Mix the front of your upper body with the back of your lower, then reverse the next day. Switch between upper and lower to keep blood flowing/heart rate elevated.

I also recommend EMOM spacing for your sets.

 

Can't make yourself miserable. Have little bits of the good shit

 

I don't know how much I want to do legs. I walk or run every day and my legs are always tired. Feel like it might be too much.

What's EMOM?

 

Every Minute On the Minute.

Even if you walk or run everyday, you should still do legs. At least once a week with weights or body weight.

I'll do something that revolves around, squats, lunges, step ups and machine extensions/curls.

 

EMOM sounds like an app that does motherly things

 

I get like this sometimes but I figure I can be thin and miserable from deprivation, or bigger and miserable from being too hard on myself, but either way it's just miserable. As long as you have moderation I'm sure you're fine! If there's any time to eat all the food it's a holiday! Holidays are just built-in cheat days anyway.

 

Lifting legs is vital for success. Completely different than cardio. (Sadly.)

Every minute on the minute. You start your first set at 0:00, and then complete, rest until 1:00, start again, repeat, until you reach your chosen number of sets. It keeps blood flowing, elevates heart rate, and has a few other perks for weight loss/muscle growth.

 

Started Whole 30 today. Hopefully I can keep it up for a month. The hardest part will be no alcohol.

Also started couch to 5 k yesterday. Hoping that between whole 30 and now running 3 times a week, I can drop 10 lbs pretty quickly.

 

it is really becoming a mental struggle to run a 5k miles every day. physically it's not bad, but i think i expected to feel/look so much different / better after doing this for about six weeks that since i'm not noticing things too much my mind says, "what the fuck is the point?"

 

Not really "weight loss" but I've been trying to get back at the gym and go more. Things have gotten in the way like illness and injury. I need to be more disciplined and go to bed earlier so I can wake up early for the gym. And I've been trying to eat a little better. Working at a pizza restaurant and eating pizza all the time is no Bueno. Also you get tired of it. I want legs and a booty so I need to start doing strength again. I was doing so good a few years ago until I ran into that crazy rm. things were so bad and I was so depressed I just stopped going to the gym

 

There's definitely no way in hell I can drag myself to the gym or do any physical activity after I spent all day at work. I just want to go home and relax. So the challenge is getting up earlier and doing everything before work.

 

I personally operate better when I'm chasing a specific goal. "Losing weight" is so broad that I can't get motivated. But I just signed up for my first 5K later in the year and want to do it under 30mins. Those specific goals are way more motivating to me than just losing weight.

 

The "stomach tap" for obesity is disturbing — but we shouldn’t write it off

Horrifying.