So after being a lurker for a while and a few health issues I've decided I need to lose weight this year. As of today I am 118.3kg, 169cm, I'm 21 in May and have very little muscle.
Backstory:
10 years ago I was doing exercise daily, I was starting to train to become a cricket player for my town, but when I was 14 I got an injury when roller skating one weekend and since then have had lots of chronic pain issues. I switched to a fitness / leadership role back in 2015 but soon found that the fitness the class was doing was too much on my wrists and had to stop doing PE in school. As time went on I did less and less, and after school I stopped going out a lot due to unrelated health issues and mental health problems.
This January I went on a plane and only just managed to close the seatbelt, which really put into perspective how big I was for me. So when I got home (January 26th) I started tracking my food intake, and switching out some snacks and meals for plant based alternatives with less fat. I'm still struggling with snacking (my grandma got very sick and I got very depressed and have been eating to cope) and I'm cooking less as well, and I need more protein in my diet but that's something I'm slowly overcoming and for the most part I'm starting to lower my calorie intake (started off at over 2200 a day approx, down to just under 1900 and planning on getting to around 1500 by June). I also don't drink a lot, think a half gin and tonic every 3 weeks sort of drinking.
Now here comes the main issue. As I said I have chronic pain, in a similar vain to carpal tunnel and arthritis in how my wrists can move, it stops me working a lot of jobs, and it's gotten worse. I'm in the process of getting more health professionals to look at it and the rest of my health issues but I want to lose weight and exercise again. I tried doing home exercise (squats, sit ups, warm up and cool downs that I found online, other exercises in a similar vain etc.) But I never found the motivation to stick to them. I used to love cycling however I was told by my physiotherapist that it's now out of the picture, along with the other sports I loved such at cricket, badminton, handbull, and hockey. I've never enjoyed running, and the thought makes me more deflated so I've been putting it off.
The negative of it (not being able to do all the things I've always loved) is overpowering my will and motivation so I need help.
So Hive Mind, I have a question. What sort of exercises should I look into to start with? Unfortunately I can't afford the gym, so it would have to be either really cheap or stuff to do at home with little to no equipment (another issue as I feel a gym would be beneficial for me), but I've drawn a blank really. Like I said, I'm calorie counting and changing my diet, as I know weight loss and a healthy lifestyle starts with my relationship with food but it's really the exercise portion I'm struggling with as my chronic pain has gotten in the way and has made me lose all self confidence.
Sorry for the rant but I'd appreciate any help I can get. Thanks!
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