Metal Tes Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hi all! So, I actually discovered this place in April, said to myself YEAH!! This is exactly what I need! Started getting the newsletters and read every one with gusto...and a vanilla coke...yeah. Part of me knew how freakin awesome I could potentially be, the other part of me is just plain lazy. Well, since April a few things have changed for the better. I haven't cut out anything completely, but I have seriously reduced the amount of bread and pasta we eat, I try to make everything we eat be at least 50% vegetables. I do NOT have a soda every day anymore, not even close. Sometimes I go all week without one, and when I do cave in & have one, I get two glasses out & share a can with my boyfriend. I am loving the "I should do that" rule! I owe a dozen pushups to myself, on the spot, if I say I SHOULD do anything! Love it!!So, a little back story - my whole life I could eat whatever I wanted and do whatever I wanted and not gain an ounce...I was active enough, walked a lot, and usually had jobs that kept me moving to some degree, and that was enough to keep me lean, fit and strong. Then I found out I have the arthritis of an 80 year old in my neck. Degenerative disc disease. Great. Found this out when it took 2 years of PT to recover from slipping and falling on the ice. REALLY?? Highly annoying. I have it because my scoliosis caused my vertebrae to rub on each other & wear out in an unnatural way, basically. Slowly but surely though, I eventually got most of strength back in my arms and shoulders. My boss at work called me the strong girl, as I could carry more boxes of frozen bread dough around at once than anyone else in the place! Then I got rear-ended. My neck did NOT like that! A couple weeks later, I'm in another accident, almost flipped over the guard rail onto the highway below! Luckily, we did NOT, also lucky I was still wearing a neckbrace from the last accident, or surely it would have been even worse. But my neck has not been the same since, and my strength has slowly ebbed away. Then I turned 40. I swear, all in the same week, my hair turned grey, my skin went to hell and my metabolism slowed to a crawl. But hmmm...I also quit working on my feet all day and started working from home, sitting on my rump in front of either a computer or a table all day! Yeah, I'm sure that had NOTHING to do with these extra pounds I am now carrying around! I'm sure I can't blame it ALL on turning 40...that was over a year ago...and the silver streaks are actually kinda cool. But now I find myself, 41 years old, weak, and getting fat. I need to reverse that NOW. Well...the last 2 anyway.So, in addition to the changes I have started making, we also got a treadmill, and as of last week I decided that I have to walk to work! I leave the kitchen and do at least 30 minutes on the treadmill to get to work! Luckily, my "office" has showers, and a kitchen! No excuses now, and I have to get home the same way...haha! I have started doing my old PT exercises again, I am determined that I WILL regain my old strength...I did it before, I can do it again.One thing I think will really help me to keep at it and push myself harder at this point, is accountability. So here I am, feel free to give me a hard time if I'm not doing what I should! Heck, give me a hard time anyway, just to keep me on my toes! I'm ready to take charge of my own fate now, and I'm totally IN for the next 6 week challenge!! Oh, you should know, I tend to either ramble on somewhat erratically, or say very little...I don't seem to have an in-between setting...you have been warned! This here would be the "random babble" setting, as I really don't need to be going on & on, so before I go off in some other direction, I shall leave it at that! Any advice for a newb? I'll take any and all! Also any advice for us arthritic folk would be great! ~Tes [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Mostly Human Adventurer * STR 3 * DEX 2 * STA 2 * CON 5 * WIS 4 * CHA 3 * Current Challenge Join me on fitocracy "It ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." ~ Rocky Balboa Link to comment
Laney Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Haha! You walk to and from work every day, that's an awesome idea! We're here to keep you accountable! Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
Metal Tes Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 LOL, it's working so far! Thanks! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Mostly Human Adventurer * STR 3 * DEX 2 * STA 2 * CON 5 * WIS 4 * CHA 3 * Current Challenge Join me on fitocracy "It ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." ~ Rocky Balboa Link to comment
Laney Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 LOL, it's working so far! Thanks!It's seriously genius haha. Are you going to try the next 6 week challenge? Level 3 Time Lord AdventurerChallenge Thread| | Cosplay Blog | | Link to comment
Caitriona Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Welcome to the forum! You sound so motivated, I bet you're gonna rock this! I was gonna ask about the 6 week challenge, too. This next one is gonna be my first. I need to improve accountability as well, and the challenges seem to be really great for choosing attainable goals and sticking with them. Caitriona - Gallifreyan Adventurer Level 1STR:1 :: DEX:3 :: STA:2 :: CON:2 :: WIS:3 :: CHA:4 Link to comment
Metal Tes Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Thanks to both of you for making me feel immediately welcome, and yes! I am going for the 6 week challenge, I think it's exactly what I need! I'm working on which goals to choose right now...at first I was trying to figure out a reasonable amount of weight to lose in 6 weeks, but I think it may be better to base my goals on things I should be doing instead, such as my exercises, eating an actual breakfast every day, things I have absolute control over. Does that make sense? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Mostly Human Adventurer * STR 3 * DEX 2 * STA 2 * CON 5 * WIS 4 * CHA 3 * Current Challenge Join me on fitocracy "It ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." ~ Rocky Balboa Link to comment
D_chelyst Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 ...at first I was trying to figure out a reasonable amount of weight to lose in 6 weeks, but I think it may be better to base my goals on things I should be doing instead, such as my exercises, eating an actual breakfast every day, things I have absolute control over. Does that make sense?That absolutely makes sense, and while I haven't done a challenge yet, I believe I've read that you can make some of your challenge goals related to what you said above. Good luck! Current inspiration for my journey: Prov. 14:23All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Link to comment
Metal Tes Posted August 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Thanks! I did wind up basing my goals on what I should be doing, and how often, and I think it will work out better that way...if I don't complete all my goals, I have absolutely nobody to blame but myself, no excuses! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Mostly Human Adventurer * STR 3 * DEX 2 * STA 2 * CON 5 * WIS 4 * CHA 3 * Current Challenge Join me on fitocracy "It ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." ~ Rocky Balboa Link to comment
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