The first leg of my oddysey

[Sciread77]

3 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Just so you know I have a standing invitation to any forum member whose family of origin does not accept who they are, or who simply has an emotionally unhealthy family, to consider me a family member of their choice.

If you don’t mind, I might steal this. I know I’m a little weird and get overwhelmed sometimes in large groups (even online). But this is exactly what I see this place as. 

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Yeti, Sciread, we are family now.

[Mr_Willes]

Glad to see you are going strong and keeping up in here!

[ExpectJade]

On 12/30/2020 at 12:19 AM, Sciread77 said:

Welcome!

Thank you! Glad to have you here!

20 hours ago, Captainfantastic said:

excited to be following along!

Excited to have you here

4 hours ago, Mr_Willes said:

Glad to see you are going strong and keeping up in here!

Thanks! It was a test yesterday, but i am back in

[ExpectJade]

I am so happy to see the love my challenge is creating between Yeti, Sci and Tank!
This is an aspect of nerdfitness that never ceizes to amaze me Keep on going strong everyone

[ExpectJade]

Update 30-12 day 3
Goal 1
No  progress made their

Goal 2
I added 2 more KM's

Goal 3
No progress made

It was a day where i was a bit down and had a hard time to motivate me. So i decided to take it down a notch and just go for the walking and give myself some rest. To accept i had a scummy day and let it be there, so i can move on from it the next day

[ExpectJade]

Update 31-12 Day 4

Goal 1
16 x 3 incline push ups
18 x3 wide squats
30 sec planks
 

Goal 2
Nope

Goal 3
Nope

There is to much going on today, i have to prep for new years eve and put some work in my d&d livestream.
SO i made sometime to do the excercise but unless things go faster than expected i have no time for the other 2 goals.
An update might follow tomorow

[ExpectJade]

Update 01-01-2021

Goal 1
18x3 incline push-ups
20x3 wide squats
35 secs plank

Goal 2
I did a 14 kilometer bikeride So that is prety good

Goal 3
I did my homeworks

[iatetheyeti]

On 12/31/2020 at 1:03 PM, ExpectJade said:

I am so happy to see the love my challenge is creating between Yeti, Sci and Tank!
This is an aspect of nerdfitness that never ceizes to amaze me Keep on going strong everyone

 

I love it too ❤️

 

This place really does throw out some wonderful surprises!

 

[ExpectJade]

Saturday 02-01-2020
Goal 1
20x3 incline push-ups
20x3 wide squats
40 secs plank

Goal 2
I didnt add any distance to my distance goal

Goal 3
I did my homework

I didnt do annything on sunday because life got in the way. All in all i think this was a prety good week. I didnt hit everything, but i sure did try.

[iatetheyeti]

3 hours ago, ExpectJade said:

 I didnt hit everything, but i sure did try.

 

And that's the main thing  

 

[ExpectJade]

8 hours ago, iatetheyeti said:

 

And that's the main thing  

 

Thank you, i needed to hear that.

The trying is what god me through to today. I felt demotvated, but i did my excercises and afterwards i felt better. That is a good realization for me.

[Renate]

9 minutes ago, ExpectJade said:

Thank you, i needed to hear that.

The trying is what god me through to today. I felt demotvated, but i did my excercises and afterwards i felt better. That is a good realization for me.

 

Seconding that. 

Sometimes, all I do with a challenge is keep the things I want to do at the forefront of my mind.  I always do more than if I would not have a challenge.When I am ready to do more I either adjust or my plan works  (As ready as one can be for things that go against the couch patato / study hermit flow)

[annyshay]

On 1/4/2021 at 7:13 AM, iatetheyeti said:

 

And that's the main thing  

 

Seconding this. You're here and doing you're best = winning.

[ExpectJade]

I owe 3 updates here.

On the sundag i did 20x3 incline push up, 20x3 wide squats and 35 seconds planks. I also added 2 KM to my distance target and did my excercises.

On monday 04-01 i did 20x3 incline push up, 20x3 wide squats and 40 sec planks. I didnt add any distance.

Today, 05-01 i did 20x3 incline push ups, 20x3 wide squats and 40 sec planks, i added 4km to the distance.

[ExpectJade]

Life update

Today i had my first laser hair removal appointment to get rid of my facial hair. This is a personal victory as the beard is a thing that kept giving me big waves of dysphoria, so stoked to start with the facial hair removal.

I also had an appointment with my therapist and we spoke about doing prep work for future surgeries. One of the topics that came up is my weight and BMI. before i can undergo any surgery i need to lose at least 40-50 kilo's and reach a BMI around the 25, thats 11 points lower than i have now. In about a year i could start getting surgeries and to be honest i don't want to wait any longer than necesary. So there is an immense pressure on me to lose weight, and i now the philosophy is slow and steady wins the race. But i feel a huge urge to start losing weight. I can use all the advice i can get. So please help me, what are steps i could take to climb this big mountain.

[Captainfantastic]

I've been making sure to drink a gallon of water and have been fasting and it's been working ok, mixed with the work you're already doing it might be helpful

[iatetheyeti]

Unfortunately I don't have any advice when it comes to losing weight at any speed, it's something I'm struggling with myself right now, but the water tip above sounds like a good one (don't know how much a gallon is, but I do recall hearing plenty of water helps regardless).

 

What I can offer, however, is support.

 

[Sciread77]

I am here to support as well. I can offer advice, and at worst I can be a sounding board for you.  I think it’s wise to go slow and steady. 
 

I’ve a long history of reading a lot of health research and about losing weight. I’ve lost pretty large chunks of weight before myself. However, I also take anything that worked for me with a grain of salt for others. There are too many factors that influence weight for it to be simple and easy, and far too many parties oversimplify and overgeneralize with their claims. 
 

I second drinking adequate water, but it only works to a point. Too little and you’ll be dehydrated and retain water, too much and you’ll lose valuable electrolytes. (Coming from someone who struggles with moderation sometimes). 
 

Regular exercise helps, but too much exercise can actually short circuit this process early on. Intense exercise is great for you. It can also trigger intense hunger and cravings, and I’d you eat extra before or after exercise it can keep you from losing weight even if it does change body composition. Or you can lose a ton of weight and muscle. I went from being a “fat kid” in my freshman/sophomore year who weighed a little more than I do now but at a few inches shorter to being a stick without any strength. I did it by running constantly and eating about 90% fruit and vegetables. Probably most of my fat and protein came from milk. But I looked like a ghost, lost my strength for anything but long distance running, and probably stunted about 2 inches of growth doing it. 
 

Sprinting, HIIT, and strength training are fantastic in moderate amounts. Eating goals can be accomplished in a lot of ways, but that’s highly individual for you. Keto works for some but my reading and experience indicate it tends to be more successful with men; I tried it and lost weight and fat around my middle but my wife didn’t experience any successes with it on the same diet prescription at the recommended amounts (and going conservator carbs).  Fruit is good, veggies are great, especially cruciferous ones. 
 

Do you have a plan? What have you tried in the past? Are there any limits you are working with? 
 

In any case, I am here to support and help. 

 

[Sylvaa]

19 hours ago, ExpectJade said:

I can use all the advice i can get. So please help me, what are steps i could take to climb this big mountain.

 

*waves* Over the past 20 years (wow - that's a long time), I've lost and kept off about 34kg. 

 

I'm coming to you as a female - I'm not sure about your hormonal situation, so some of this might vary. But in general, female hormones make things like IF or Keto a little bit harder (not saying they won't work, just in general it's going to make everything a little bit harder). 

 

I'd go over to the Nutrition and General Fitness sections of the forums and read some of @Defining's posts (here is a good example). The big thing to remember is that it's going to be a process, regardless of how fast you want it to happen. Don't get discouraged because it might seem very far away. 

[ExpectJade]

Last post 8 days ago. Wow that went fast.

The past 8 days have been a rollercoaster, a lot of stuff happening at work, very busy with aplications for a new job and just in general busy. 

I however owe all of you an update. 

Things went up and down. The 1st week of january my weight went up, in the past 2 weeks i managed to get it down again to almost 124 kilo's. 
I started a new regiment and that is working out! I feel good, sore but good. I kept up with my voice excercises and my walking so i am proud. 

Posting might take a while again, but i will be back  

[Captainfantastic]

We look forward to your re arrival! Keep doing what you see works! You've got this!

 

[Renate]

On 1/13/2021 at 8:32 PM, ExpectJade said:

however owe all of you an update. 

 

Thanks for the update btw. Sounds goood! Rooting for you

[ExpectJade]

So it has been a looong while.
Things have been going down like a whirlwind. I was in the last leg of my job, so i had to get those things finished up.
There was some problems on the homefront that required some mental health proffesional help.
Then there was excercising, therapy and finding a routine that works.

But i am still here, my updates may be sporadic but i keep coming back

In the weeks i was away i discovered that intermittent fasting is something i can keep going, which is surprising but seems to work
I didnt meet my goals, but at least i found a diet and excercise regime that works for me

[Captainfantastic]

Just keep doing what you can friend! You've got this! I love that you've found something that works for you! Things are tough and honestly it's okay to slip up, we grow from where we fall right? I'm excited for you!