What sort of person sits down and writes a maniacal laugh?

[NorwegianBlue]

Bet you were expecting a maniacal laugh, right? Well, I don't have that swagger...yet (or the operatic inclination, for any other Discworlders who get the reference). 

 

I've been lurking around NF for about a month and a half, and the thing that really kept my attention was the assertion that I couldn't out run my fork. You would have thought I would have realized this when the calories in=calories out equation seemed impossible, but hope springs eternal, I guess. 

 

So, now that I had the food thing figured out and food would never be an issue ever again (right...), that inspired me to try out the weight lifting/strength training that a lot of you all seem pretty psyched out about. Because if exercising wasn't going to put a significant dent in my weight loss, then in the long run, it didn't really matter what type of exercise I did, as long as I did something (though, honestly, I do like going all out on the elliptical a lot of the time). And the idea of being strong definitely has an appeal. I've actually been doing squats with weights the past few weeks! Even at my best, the idea of squats filled me with horror. Plus everyone knows that girls don't lift weights...

 

Like I said I've been lurking, mostly reading the blog posts, and since I've started this current iteration of healthy living at the beginning of February , I've lost about 25 pounds. I've hit a wall at the moment. I had a couple of weeks weddings and birthdays, and while I wouldn't have missed the celebrations for the world, I wasn't good at planning and gained a bit back, and I've been feeling really down on myself. Then I realized this morning that I hadn't read the NF blog for over a week and maybe doing so would help my mojo, and the first one that came up was about fighting my inner demons and made me realize that it was okay to take a step back and reassess.

 

And I've been finding myself asking the big questions in life. You know, like, "Is it normal to have trouble lifting up the shampoo bottle after going up to the next biggest weight?", "Are my shoulders supposed to feel like this?", "What does a squat rack look like so I can make sure I'm not doing curls in one?" and not having anyone to ask without feeling stupid. And I realized it was probably a sign that I needed to have Nerd Fitness in my life. So here I am, hoping to get that swagger. Hope everyone's having a good life today. 

[insanity]

Bet you were expecting a maniacal laugh, right? Well, I don't have that swagger...yet (or the operatic inclination, for any other Discworlders who get the reference). 

 

I've been lurking around NF for about a month and a half, and the thing that really kept my attention was the assertion that I couldn't out run my fork. You would have thought I would have realized this when the calories in=calories out equation seemed impossible, but hope springs eternal, I guess. 

 

So, now that I had the food thing figured out and food would never be an issue ever again (right...), that inspired me to try out the weight lifting/strength training that a lot of you all seem pretty psyched out about. Because if exercising wasn't going to put a significant dent in my weight loss, then in the long run, it didn't really matter what type of exercise I did, as long as I did something (though, honestly, I do like going all out on the elliptical a lot of the time). And the idea of being strong definitely has an appeal. I've actually been doing squats with weights the past few weeks! Even at my best, the idea of squats filled me with horror. Plus everyone knows that girls don't lift weights...

 

Like I said I've been lurking, mostly reading the blog posts, and since I've started this current iteration of healthy living at the beginning of February , I've lost about 25 pounds. I've hit a wall at the moment. I had a couple of weeks weddings and birthdays, and while I wouldn't have missed the celebrations for the world, I wasn't good at planning and gained a bit back, and I've been feeling really down on myself. Then I realized this morning that I hadn't read the NF blog for over a week and maybe doing so would help my mojo, and the first one that came up was about fighting my inner demons and made me realize that it was okay to take a step back and reassess.

 

And I've been finding myself asking the big questions in life. You know, like, "Is it normal to have trouble lifting up the shampoo bottle after going up to the next biggest weight?", "Are my shoulders supposed to feel like this?", "What does a squat rack look like so I can make sure I'm not doing curls in one?" and not having anyone to ask without feeling stupid. And I realized it was probably a sign that I needed to have Nerd Fitness in my life. So here I am, hoping to get that swagger. Hope everyone's having a good life today. 

First, Welcome...

 

Second, not only is it ok to step back and reassess, it's also not the end of the world if you slip up. It also might help if you slip up a bit intentionally, have a small piece of cake at a birthday party, knowing that it's not an everyday thing.

 

Also, the comment about the squat rack made me laugh...

[NorwegianBlue]

Thanks! Yeah, fortunately at my weigh in, I didn't do as bad as I thought, and I've been doing great so far this week.