tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244037207010733552.post8674883408290835142..comments2016-02-24T11:58:42.235-05:00Comments on Searching... for Jewlz: Not an AthleteJewlz280http://www.blogger.com/profile/15500170070429611413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244037207010733552.post-72542699181986552622013-03-10T01:48:54.842-05:002013-03-10T01:48:54.842-05:00Whew. I was all worried for a minute.
I think w...Whew. I was all worried for a minute. <br />I think what I am going to do with myfitnesspal is enter in my my workouts and whatever activity that I have done for the day. Instead of tracking my food and calories, I'm going to simply write down what I eat in a notebook and review it at the end of the night. You are right about the notebook. No calorie counting, just writing it down to make myself aware. I did that in Sarasota and it seemed to work for me. It makes me think about what I am eating without equating it to pounds lost per week- which unfortunately always makes me go cuckoo after a couple weeks. Dang it. <br />I'll probably weigh in from time to time but focus more on the workouts for a while. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924024976077811592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244037207010733552.post-29573796797827860362013-03-09T14:16:26.972-05:002013-03-09T14:16:26.972-05:00No no, my dear! I most assuredly was not referrin...No no, my dear! I most assuredly was not referring to you. I actually wasn't thinking of anyone in particular, just in general. Thankfully, no one LATELY has said anything directly to me. It's just at this time of year, it seems like there are a lot of people who jump on the New Year's weightloss thing and well... their 'inspirational' posts sometimes get to me. I get that they are fired up and trying to get fired and stay fired, but sometimes it rubs me the wrong way. <br /><br />I wish I knew some way to help you on your journey. I really do. I do food tracking simply because I know that is what works for me along with moderate activity. For me, it's simple. But what works for one, never really seems to work for another. You seem to do well with challenges, so maybe what you need is a challenge to go so many days tracking. For me, the point in tracking was to re-train my brain in what to eat. I feel like its working because I did well eating out at CB with my friends even though I had no way of tracking at the time. And maybe instead of just using MyFitnessPal, what you need to do is track it here or in a notebook. For some reason, physically writing it down makes a huge difference. I am also thinking that you are right about not weighing -- I know it helped me to focus on food and activity rather than a number. Maybe if you didn't see a number or getting to see the number was your goal at the end of the time, that would help you versus the need to fast. The need to fast comes from knowing you get swift results and will be happy when you step on the scale. If you have a goal to work towards, maybe that would help you since you would be able to see your work not only on the scale, but also on paper. You would have several accomplishments then. <br /><br />Just don't give up. Keep trying and you will get there. I'm rooting you on just like you're rooting for me!Jewlz280https://www.blogger.com/profile/15500170070429611413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244037207010733552.post-19109421358915525402013-03-09T03:13:03.797-05:002013-03-09T03:13:03.797-05:00This post made me nervously pray that you don'...This post made me nervously pray that you don't think that I think you aren't doing enough. You have your shit WAY more together than me as far as diet/ weight loss/ workouts and balance go. I'm still taking my first steps and trying to deal with a major eating disorder that stretches back to a beginning at the age of seven. Yikes. Every day I'm thinking and hoping I can get to the point where you are at, or where Grace, or Ellen, or a lot of other girls from other blogs I read are at. Seriously. I've been on shaky ground since I started this blog in August of 2010. I lost twenty pounds. Gained twenty pounds. Lost ten pounds. Here I am still trying to figure out what works.<br />I made a goal of burning 400 calories a day, because I figured I could eat 1600 calories, burn 400 of 'em off and net 1200, and therefore lose two pounds a week. Not for an extended period of time, mind you- just for a month maybe to give me a boost. I have already realized that probably isn't going to work for me. Weigh ins and tracking seem to work for me for a couple of weeks, and then it goes awry and turns back into just another binge/ starve cycle. The more I try to track or weigh, the more anxiety I get, and the stronger the pull is to just fast or something. I don't know why it happens. I freaking hate it. I'd like to be able to track and weigh in, because those tools are useful and free!!! And I end up comparing myself to other bloggers who have great success with tracking, and sometimes feel shitty about it. What can we do? We overall have a lot of the same core issues, but they play out differently for each of us. I understand for some tracking is what turns things around, but maybe for me that isn't going to do it. :( Boo. <br />I don't have plans to be a major athlete, but I have realized that I feel great getting in 40-60 minute workouts every day. It's giving me an energy boost (which I desperately need), and it helps because I can see differences even after a week- and that is a way for me to to track without weighing or counting calories. Planning workouts also doesn't make me go insane, so I think for me it's a better thing to focus on right now. I don't want to be really buff or sculpted, but I DO want strong arms with tone and definition. I've never had that before! I don't want to run, or do marathons, or bike across the state. I prefer lazy swimming in open bodies of water, pilates at my own pace, and hiking when the weather is nice. What I do want is to find a way to lose the forty pounds of weight that I gained six years ago. My real goal is to stop making everything about my weight. I want health, but I want to have balance in my life. I'm getting there, but the pace is soooooooooooooo slow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924024976077811592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244037207010733552.post-21327123269755124162013-03-09T00:00:07.026-05:002013-03-09T00:00:07.026-05:00If what you're doing works - that is all that ...If what you're doing works - that is all that matters. To each his own. At the core of all of us - we all just want to be healthy. Different levels of healthy in our own way but I respect your way if you respect mine. Keep on keeping on.♥ Drazil ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/10177140029694038645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244037207010733552.post-38726572517759781732013-03-08T20:41:58.026-05:002013-03-08T20:41:58.026-05:00Here is the thing: You need to honor YOUR body and...Here is the thing: You need to honor YOUR body and have YOUR journey! You do YOU! Don't worry about anyone else. Your path is different. You are special and worthy of a plan all your own. Like our mama's said, eyes on your own paper. Screw everyone else. :) <br /><br />(I work out A LOT. My girlfriends do about 50% of what I do. And that's okay! Their plans are not mine.I have long term athletic goals. They don't. :)<br /><br />Hugs! You do YOU! <br /><br />Sarah<br />www.thinfluenced.comSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429074991314349493noreply@blogger.com