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I've decided I really need to get serious about getting fitter & losing weight. I've spent a small fortune on exercise equipment, but can't find anywhere that sells either motivation or enthusiasm. If you know a place that has any in stock please let me know.
There have been a lot of improvements in home treadmill design since I last looked at them and there are a lot available for a much cheaper price than I was expecting. I'm pushing the upper weight limit on a lot of them at the moment though, so I've spent a bit more on something that is sturdier. It can be used under a desk or on it's own and can go up to 16km/h, although I'm not sure I can go up to 16km/h. It also folds up quite small when not being used.
I also ordered a bunch of heavy things - weights and bars that can be used for dumbell/barbell/kettlebell type exercises. I think I'll find it easier to keep motivated by doing more frequent short stints than trying to do a regular full gym routine. That approach seems to have worked better for my with chores and things like that so ๐ค
Whoa. This is great. You're gonna get a lot of useless/useful advice so here's mine.....
Walking pad - Start slow. Surprisingly it takes a little practice and balance to start off but it's super fun and when you get the hang of it you can give yourself challenges. Don't go hard because it's not sustainable. Tuck a hand towel into your pants because you will sweat. Pets will be amused.
Weights - Again start with small ones. Pick an exercise and do 8 ร 3 sets. Lots on YouTube to choose from. Don't go hard because it's not sustainable.
Diet - Calories in, calories out. Use a tdee calculator to find your Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Don't give up any food that you're not prepared to give up for life because it's not sustainable.
We ladies gotta stick together and encourage each other. Also it's not too late to start up no sugar for the rest of lentish. You'll feel amazing afterwards. (Yeah I did say not to give up any food but it's sugar and it's only for a short amount of time and it's a kick start).
You've got this!
Thank you for this!
You're welcome.
I'm umming and ahhhing about a $2,200 bike. I haven't had a nice bike in years. With the fuel prices and other reasons it's a good idea, but it's a lot of money to me.
I figure I'll add my 2 cents:
I don't have any advice to give about what exercises you should do, but I do have an anecdote about food.
I've learned to stop eating when I'm full. I don't make myself finish something just because it's there. I can always go back later if I'm still hungry.
This is how I've managed to lose and keep weight off consistently while getting to enjoy the food I like. That being said, most of my meals are reasonably healthy.
I think my sensor for 'full' is faulty, I'm pretty much always hungry at the moment. I'm blaming it on dodgy hormones.
Wegovy reset that for me last year. I went on it for about six months to kick start weight loss as I was always hungry. I lost the first 15kg with it, then wound back and lost another 15kg via continued calorie counting. I didn't go above the 1.0 dose which is the strongest of the cheaper options ($250/4 shots taken weekly). All the low doses are $250.
I too would like to know where the motivation shop is. Willing to sell a kidney.
Having an accountability partner or partners can help! I have some weights and have been running outside when the weather is okay, but I am struggling with consistency. Will be happy to help motivate you :)
There's also a video I came across called "you can do pushups, my friend" which has a routine to get to proper pushups I've been wanting to follow for a while. My excuse is that I tell myself I don't have time, when I can make time.
I think I have a touch of demand avoidance, too much accountability is counter-productive for me. I start to resist when I feel like I'm being pressured to do something, even when that pressure if coming from my and my own decisions. I'm starting to work out ways of navigating around my own silly psychological quirks, but it does make routines and consistency a problem for me. I have found breaking things down into small chunks so I can't use the 'don't have time' type excuses helps, and allowing myself choices about when I do something also helps. This approach has worked well with housework and similar things, hopefully I can successfully apply it to exercise too.
fellow demand avoider here. thank you for the tip :)
i think it can work well with exercise, you can do this!!!
edit: timers have worked really well with running. i was doing couch 2 5k and having to only jog for a minute before being able to walk again was great
I thought a timer was a good idea, but I almost ended up buying a full set of hourglasses and a fancy version that uses coloured water. Managed to pull myself back to just a standard, sensible timer, but it was a close call!