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Of course not. Welcome aboard Originally Posted by alyrh
Hey everyone I hope yall wouldn't mind one more person hoping into the thread. I'm 25 and I fell off the wagon earlier this year. So here I am 196lbs and starting slowly. I've got a history of an eating disorder and the really effects how I eat and deal with stresses in life (ironically I'm a psych major lol go figure!). I really enjoy being outside when I can be but getting to the gym just doesn't seem to happen as much as I like. I'm on MFP (peck0247) but don't use it to track as much as I use it to just socialize. And thus concludes a very brief history of me
By the way, I am also a student of psychology and have a history... I was in and out of therapy for depression and anxiety issues a lot but for me, it's two different things. I am good in my study field, I am good at work and with what I do and yet I am a human being and can be affected by feelings and issues I help others with. I think it is important to never confuse profession with private life. I never tried to help myself with the knowledge I gained in my education and became really good at distancing and keeping work/study and private life/issues apart from each other
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Thank you! I KNOW comparing to other people is so unhealthy and stupid because it doesn't matter what they look like, what they are able to do and so on.... but it's still hard not to when you are surrounded by people who just climb a mountain like it was a small flight of stairs and you try to keep up with them Originally Posted by GordonGirl16
fitcat being in shape is definitely possible! When I am "in shape" for me it's still a slow pace for a lot of people. I did sports in high school and I was always one of the slowest on my team. You can do it! Just don't compare yourself to other people. Something a friend told me last year helped me a lot for both fitness and weight loss: don't compare your chapter 1 to their chapter 20. Just because you may not be in the shape you are know doesn't mean you can't be.
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Welcome Originally Posted by kahaney
Hi Everyone! I'd really like to join this thread as well! I had joined a different weight loss buddy thread, but it basically died! SO, I am 26, 142 pounds and looking to get anywhere between 110-120 pounds, depending on how I feel at the weights! I, too, have a history of eating disorders. I was anorexic for years when I was a competitive gymnast, and also over-exercised...sometimes up to 6 or 7 times a day. I've relapsed loads, and then gained quite a bunch of weight, and have been too scared until now to try and lose it. BUT, I am 15 pounds down from my starting 157 pounds and have had no relapses and exercise a normal amount now! 4-5 times a week! I got into a Star Wars musical tour, and got cast as Princess Leia, and would like to be more lean for the role...that is what has kickstarted this weight loss journey for me! It's so nice to meet everyone!
That sounds great. Congrats on the musical role, how awesome is that!?
It's interesting for me that there are some of you who have trouble not to work out too much and not to eat too less - I am the complete opposite, I am so lazy and could eat all day
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How do you calculate your calories? I have a very good excell tabulary from a former doctor of mine which is unfortunately not in English but using this, I calculated my amount of calories for a healthy way of losing weight. You can even calculate the best PAL for your individual life inserting how many hours a day you are asleep, stand, sit, lie, run, go, etc... and you are able to use several different ways of calculating (like all of the well-known formulas).Originally Posted by LovelyLeah
I'm still trying to workout what a healthy plan should be for me. I'm thinking something to do with keeping my calorie differential (calories in vs calories out) within a certain window. One where I'll still lose weight but venture into unhealthy territory.
Maybe I could translate it for you if you're interested.
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Ah, that sounds so good! But I neither have access to a sauna, nor have a bathtub! Poor me Originally Posted by Velvet bean
Fitcat – if I go to a sauna after a workout or take a hot bath, my muscles don't hurt at all, no matter how intense the workout was. Stretching before and after also helps. My friend takes Magnesium pills for muscle pain, she says it helps. I try to weigh myself one time per week like you –because if I do it too often, I just end up expecting too much everyday.
Maybe I will try magnesium, though!
At the moment I can't seem to find time for regular workout because I have to work and study a lot and it is soooo HOT outside, I don't feel like exercising at all! But I'm trying to keep it up!
