blairaithne Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hey there, so, I'm Blair. I'm twenty-one years old and I generally suck at introductions. Seriously, I get side-tracked so easily, it's a problem. (Case and point). So, I've been battling against my health and build and shape for a while now. I like to call it a battle because it permits me to internally visualize myself in a fight of epic proportions. Amazingly, I've already made progress on my own, but it's not quite as far as I'd like. That's where NF comes in for me. I think what I've lacked is a community, is people to remind me to drive myself by watching them drive themselves. As far as stats go, I'm at the low end of 5'something. 5'4 or 5'5 at a guess. "Short" is the usual determiner. I weigh just over ten stone (141 lb last time I checked), which is an entire stone down from around a year and a half / two years ago. I got this far by fairly ruthlessly cutting half the crap I was eating. I went cold turkey on McDonalds, started cutting back how much I snacked (or at the very least what on), drank less soda, ate less sugarydeath and generally came better off for it. I also started drinking bottled water (and reusing the bottles). Generally I drink an upwards of two litres a day, I think. I joined a gym for a year, but it was expensive and I was intimidated. There were a lot of young laddish guys who weren't particularly charming there. I got sexually harassed twice trying to use the pool (I mean people not leaving me alone at all, despite rebuttal). I never felt comfortable and going there actually knocked my confidence twice as much. I started making excuses not to go, so eventaully it got to a point where I was like "alright, no, this isn't worth it" and quit. My bank thanks me. I try to exercise around the house but I haven't found a routine that suits me. I've built a lot of upper body strength on my own by teaching myself how to do handstands. I have a hula hoop (two, actually) and I have weights and I had a good deal of space to work with. I just need to map out something that works for me. My main enemy seems to be my taste. I'm so against so many foods that it's a constant battle to find something I like to eat. Grocery shopping for myself is a nightmare. I patrol the store wandering idly. I eat a lot of chicken - I prefer it to red meat - and I go through phases of making my own smoothies, but I really need to find a consistent diet that I can stomach. I'm trying to figure out what my goals are. "Toning up" sounds super vague. I'm thinking about going on Body Fat to make a goal, but I guess I need to figure out what I want to aim for. So, any thoughts or suggestions, fire away! Quote Link to comment
Damaramu Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Well as NF teaches us "toning up" is not a good term. You're wanting to build muscle and lose fat which is a great goal!A hula hoop and handstands sounds like a fun way to be active.Perhaps you should look into the basic bodyweight workout on this site. Quote Damaramu's Battle Log: Sick And Tired Of Being Fat And Out Of Shape Link to comment
blairaithne Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I realized that one afterwards, it takes a little adjustment, but thank you! And I'll head and check that one out now! Quote Link to comment
Damaramu Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well good luck to you! The right attitude is the biggest key and you have it. Quote Damaramu's Battle Log: Sick And Tired Of Being Fat And Out Of Shape Link to comment
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