In 2015 I was working out a lot. I was 150lbs basically from 14 years old and never really went above that. In 2017 I had gotten to about 140lbs, and I decided to do keto because I still had some stubborn tummy flab. I maintained my weigh well for several years, and I got to the smallest I have ever been as an adult! (I am 5'6 and then I got to 130lbs.) But I was at a miserable job and it was just getting worse by the day. Also they manufactured tortilla chips (delicious ones, I will add) so not exactly the best for Keto. Anyway, I stopped working out as much and stopped watching watch I was eating and started creeping back up at the end of 2018 (got to about 150) and by the time I left that job at the end of February in 2020, I had gotten to 170lbs, which is the highest I had ever weighed as an adult. I got a new fabulous job within a week and then the shutdowns started happening. I gained 26 more pounds! I weighed 196lbs and was MISERABLE. I wish I could have been one of those people who worked out during that time, but my anxiety and depression were hitting me hard. At the beginning of March this year, I knew I had to change. I knew my diet and exercise program of nothing was making my anxiety and depression worse so I figured I would start with Keto again (easiest thing for me to jumpstart my weight loss) and once I lost some weight I would start working out again. The working out is mainly for my mental health, but the physical is a bonus. I like when I feel like I have gotten stronger but I hate working out, lol. I also have exercise-induced asthma, a birth defect in my lower back, and bad knees - so no high impact exercise for me! I do it because I know what my mind is like without it. I got back on keto and did it for a few months and lost ~24lbs! I was pretty proud of myself, but I know I can't do keto forever (I love fruit carbs and some other bad carbs SOOOO MUCH - I wouldn't be able to deny myself that forever) so I started measuring and trying to eat healthier without going overboard. I got into a pilates place that offers pilates classes and treadmill sprinting/walking+body work classes that is close to my work. I have been doing that for about two months now. While I have only lost a few more pounds, NOW is when everyone is noticing!!! People at work have been asking me if I have lost weight, or they are saying that I am looking great! It's wonderful! I wanted to make this post because when I was walking in to work today, a coworker said "mornin' slim!" when I walked by. Made my whole morning! Last time I weighed (last week - I don't weight everyday or I will obsess) I was at 169lbs. It is so motivating to me when people notice and say that I am looking good! I know not everyone takes that in the same way, but for me - if I can tell it is genuine and sincere I am allllll for it! I am feeling stronger in my classes and I can do a lot more in the class than I could previously. Can't wait to keep up the progress!
Edit: just wanted to give more workout/diet deets: my first working out journey was just me going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week. I started out with a trainer to get me going and give me exercise ideas, but only did that 1 a week for about two months. All the other times I would just go by myself and do 15 min of elliptical for cardio and then I would do 45 min of weights for legs/arms/core/back (whichever I designated for that day). For keto I would eat 3 eggs in the morning with bacon, Salmon and broccoli for lunch and the keto version of whatever I was making for dinner for the boyfriend. When I stopped keto I went immediately back to all the old "bad" stuff from before and piled on weight quickly. Keto the second time was lazy - I just did pretty much what I had done previously without weighing and counting. Now I am just trying to concentrate on portion sizes. I am still meal prepping salmon and broccoli for lunch, and currently breakfast is Chiobani yogurt and some grapes. Depending on how I feel after the workout I have been doing protein smoothies (frozen fruit, almond milk, dose & co vanilla protein powder and a few squirts of monk fruit sweetener) or I make dinner. If I do a "bad" dinner I try to eat as slowly as possible so I don't eat the whole thing. And I allow myself to gorge on ice cream once a week (it's my weakness) so I don't go crazy. My workout classes are Monday-Thursday & Sat, Sun at 50 minutes a piece. It's some weights but mostly body weight exercise and cardio.
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