I read something about how people can't remember how they feel in certain situations, like it's the function that makes women forget the true extent of the pain of childbirth. The thing I read was in the context of people feeling bad about themselves after eating- they forget about how hungry they were or what they were craving before they ate.
That's interesting and so true! Incidentally, I can't really remember what my contractions felt like. Rather, I remember what they felt like but I can't remember how intense they were. But they must have been intense because I was literally groaning and sweating and crying....lol.
It's a shame you can't find a way to bottle the "after workout" glow. I'd love to feel like this without all that effort.
no book can do that because every person is different and every different body performs differently every day.
Yep, this is the main reason consistent weight loss is difficult. Your body is too dynamic. It adapts very quickly to whatever you do to it. So you always have to change what you throw at it.
actually, what am i saying.... i live in philly, this is my motivation.
eye of the tiger!
edit: oops. saw ms. haiku's post too late.
Ohmygawd! We're cosmic twins. What a great movie!
Thanks for showing the picture. I just made it my background image
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Yep, this is the main reason consistent weight loss is difficult. Your body is too dynamic. It adapts very quickly to whatever you do to it. So you always have to change what you throw at it.
Exactly, and I have come to understand this so much in the past year with all my weight gain and seeing the nutritionist and reading some books and whatnot...god, especially as a woman, I could never adhere to the same diet the week of my period as I do every other day. Also there is more and more scientific evidence that people just burn different calories differently due to genetics and/or stomach flora, which I find fascinating. So they are finding that even just burning more calories than you eat isn't necessarily going to make everyone lose weight. (there was a 400 lb, 25 year old woman that was hospitalized and included in a weight loss study. they fed her like 1000 calories a day or some extremely small amount and made her exercise and what not. She complained that they were feeding her too much- she actually ate less on her own. She ended up GAINING weight and the doctors assumed she had been smuggling in food but they never found any evidence of it. it all led to the idea that the bacteria that exist in the stomach are different in everyone! and these bacteria break down different nutrients more or less efficiently depending on the person!)
it's just important to eat often, healthy, and consistently. For example on tuesday my schedule was all screwed up and I ended up having coffee and a cookie for lunch rice crackers at like 5 and a bowl of vegetables for dinner! Yesterday, I was a mess. I kept eating bits of chocolate. I couldn't satisfy my hunger and all I wanted was carbs. I felt like crap and had a tummy ache this morning, all from a messed up schedule on tuesday.
I enjoy being healthy and active. What else am I going to do, watch TV? I can say that working out is one of the more enjoyable things I do on an average day/workday. It's all about attitude.
The only people we should try to get even with...
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Because of this thread I just finished my 2-mile run. If I didn't run I'd feel like a fraud. Here I am writing happy happy joy joy running stuff, and what if after writing this stuff I'm sitting home eating bonbons and cheese doodles. Nope, won't work. Now that I've finished my run I can eat bonbons and cheese doodles
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
I need to get my ass on the bike right now, but I just don't feel like it.
My motivation was I like to look good, and stay slim, be healthy, and have energy. I ended up as an aerobics instructor/fitness center owner, so my motivation now is if I don't show up to teach, people will be upset, and if I do show up I make money. Its all good.
The thing about 'always listening to your body' is basically not true. If you listen to your body it will tell you to sit around and be lazy. You have to get in the habit of making yourself work out regularly whether you want to or not, AND find something you like to do. I like my program because its like dance, and its not boring. I read somewhere, if your mind is bored now, your body was bored weeks ago.
R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
I'm lazy. I haven't consistently worked out since I was a senior in high school (7 years ago). Since then I go through stages where I work out a lot and then just quit for no reason and never start again. Currently, I'm on the stage of haven't ever started working out again. I probably should as I've gained some weight and my cholesterol has started to go up. I think that exercising properly and consistently will alleviate both of those issues, but I'm just too damn lazy to start.....
I need to get my ass on the bike right now, but I just don't feel like it.
Not sure of your fitness level, but if you work out religiously, then it's OK to take a day off. So if you "don't feel like it", don't worry about it. I have lots of days I don't feel like it so I rest, but I make sure I don't miss the next day. When you're at a high fitness level, your body will eventually crave that work-out anyway so don't worry too much if you rest a day or two.
On the other hand, if you're out of shape, then it's very hard to find the motivation (and I've been there, too). Just try your best to get on that bike and go. Once you're on, you've succeeded the hardest part -- getting on! The rest will take care of itself. When I was out of shape, my main motivation was making sure I was able to be around for my kids when they're older (they're 5 and 7 now). When my youngest was first born, I was in the worst shape of my life and I didn't want to exit their lives prematurely from obesity, heart-attack, or something to that nature. So that was the motivation for me in a nutshell. I did weigh 220 lbs. back then, and I now weigh 165 lbs. and run a 10K in under 38 minutes (I'm 40 years old). So that motivation has paid off!
Good luck gettin some motivation! I wish you the best in getting fit.
When I was out of shape, I signed up for a 12K race (the annual Bay to Breakers race in SF). I was in terrible shape, but I signed up anyway to force me to get in shape to run the 7.6 miles across San Francisco. Plus, I signed up 3 months in advance so there was plenty of time to get in shape.
Having that event loom over my head actually got me running almost daily. And after that race, I repeated the process by signing up for another race a few months later.
My point is, signing up for an event such as a road race or a bike event or whatever is a good way to get you focused to work-out.
no book can do that because every person is different and every different body performs differently every day.
The basic physiology is the same in every person. The way in which fuel (food) is used by the body is essentially the same, all we can do is manipulate the body to make it burn that fuel faster, or do nothing which causes it to store as fat.
That e-book I was talking about, was written by a body builder - people who know a thing or two about building lean muscle and getting rid of fat. The brilliant thing about the book, is that the basic priciples can apply to anyone. For example, eating 5-6 smaller meals a day will increase anyone's metabolism, the rate at which the body uses up fat. And skipping meals (a lot of people skip breakfast for example) will cause your body to go into survival mode, thus slowing your metabolism down and making it store more of the food you do eventually put in as fat.
Like I said, the world doesn't owe you a decent body, you have to put in the hard work. BUT, with the right information you are far more likely to reach your goals than trying fad diets etc.
Yoohoo! Keep posting! I need motivation at about 5pm, because I just don't want to run now. Send those good motivational vibes that you posted on here yesterday. It worked yesterday!
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The basic physiology is the same in every person. The way in which fuel (food) is used by the body is essentially the same, all we can do is manipulate the body to make it burn that fuel faster, or do nothing which causes it to store as fat.
That e-book I was talking about, was written by a body builder - people who know a thing or two about building lean muscle and getting rid of fat. The brilliant thing about the book, is that the basic priciples can apply to anyone. For example, eating 5-6 smaller meals a day will increase anyone's metabolism, the rate at which the body uses up fat. And skipping meals (a lot of people skip breakfast for example) will cause your body to go into survival mode, thus slowing your metabolism down and making it store more of the food you do eventually put in as fat.
Like I said, the world doesn't owe you a decent body, you have to put in the hard work. BUT, with the right information you are far more likely to reach your goals than trying fad diets etc.
Venuto's book? It's good, but it definitely doesn't tell you exactly what to eat and when. He says numerous times that you have to figure that out for yourself because everyone is slightly different.
Venuto's book? It's good, but it definitely doesn't tell you exactly what to eat and when. He says numerous times that you have to figure that out for yourself because everyone is slightly different.
Lol, not exactly, but he says about the types of foods you should and shouldn't be eating, and shows you how to work out your daily requirements so you can work out how many calories you should be taking in depending on if you want to lose weight or put weight on.
The point I'm getting at, is that so many people second guess what they should be eating, and get disappointed when they don't see results. If people actually researched the nutrition side of it, they would have a clear idea of what they should be eating and would get much closer to their goals.
Lol, not exactly, but he says about the types of foods you should and shouldn't be eating, and shows you how to work out your daily requirements so you can work out how many calories you should be taking in depending on if you want to lose weight or put weight on.
The point I'm getting at, is that so many people second guess what they should be eating, and get disappointed when they don't see results. If people actually researched the nutrition side of it, they would have a clear idea of what they should be eating and would get much closer to their goals.
My motivation was I like to look good, and stay slim, be healthy, and have energy.
The thing about 'always listening to your body' is basically not true. If you listen to your body it will tell you to sit around and be lazy. You have to get in the habit of making yourself work out regularly whether you want to or not, AND find something you like to do. .
i want all of the above, so i really need to *find* the motivation for it, b/c that, while i do so desire it...just ain't doing it!
i agree though.....absolutely love to sit around and be lazy. life is finally catching up to me so i truly DO need/want to stay slim, be healthy, have energy. i used to have all that through no efforts of my own......now i NEED to put forth efforts to have all that.
but like everyone knows that. that's what I don't get about most of these books. everyone knows about high glycemic foods or what startches and sugars do, what protein does, what fiber does.
although I don't believe in counting calories. I've tried it on several occaissions. It just makes me nervous and makes me eat more. A good guide is a book called "Intuitive Eating." It's very much against calorie counting, instead it focuses on eating for a reason- you have to be hungry, and you have to eat what you are hungry for. You have to log, but you should log as an impartial anthropologist, so you log what you eat, your hunger level, and why you ate it. Whenever I count calories, I spend the whole day thinking "shiiittt, I only have 400 calories left!" or whatever. Instead, it seems to make so much more sense to just have a sense of how many calories you've eaten, ballpark. Like for me, I can't really be upset about myself if I eat somewhere between 1500 and 2000 calories in a day, but if I calorie count, I want to commit suicide if I go one over 1500.
i agree though.....absolutely love to sit around and be lazy. life is finally catching up to me so i truly DO need/want to stay slim, be healthy, have energy. i used to have all that through no efforts of my own......now i NEED to put forth efforts to have all that.
Well what do you like to do? Do you like to dance, or workout with a group, or are you more of a solitary sort of exerciser? Do you prefer to run or walk, or use a treadmill? My thing was I thought walking was BORING and I couldn't wait for it to be over. I grew up as a dancer, so the program I teach is perfect for me (and quite a few clients - I'm pretty sucessful), though it may not be right for the next person. Also, what I liked about going to class, was everyone was there to do the same thing, and the instructor had put a workout together for us, and we didn't have to figure out what were going to do or for how long to do it.
I really think the key is finding an activity that you like.
Music is also a big motivator for people when they exercise (there are studies to prove it), such that listening to music while you exercise motivates you to work longer.
R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
Well what do you like to do? Do you like to dance, or workout with a group, or are you more of a solitary sort of exerciser? Do you prefer to run or walk, or use a treadmill? My thing was I thought walking was BORING and I couldn't wait for it to be over. I grew up as a dancer, so the program I teach is perfect for me (and quite a few clients - I'm pretty sucessful), though it may not be right for the next person. Also, what I liked about going to class, was everyone was there to do the same thing, and the instructor had put a workout together for us, and we didn't have to figure out what were going to do or for how long to do it.
I really think the key is finding an activity that you like.
Music is also a big motivator for people when they exercise (there are studies to prove it), such that listening to music while you exercise motivates you to work longer.
absolutely. but more than anything...sticking with it. i find group classes the most motivating b/c they are structured and you *have* to push on through. however, i am never good at sticking with it, and continuing to attned classes. nowadays i walk daily to/from work about 15-20 minutes each way which is awesome and while i don't see any *results* i just know it has to be doing me some good.
there's really no exercise that truly *excites* me...interests me. i used to bike ride, hike a bit.....ski....etc....but nothing with any regularity. i think the hiking and/or biking might happen again, but i like to do so with my hsuband which is now difficult nowadays b/c we have no regular shared days off. as i said, eventually i just have to find something *I* will do...solo...or in a structured class. thing is, saturdays would really be the only day b/c i am NOT an early morning person - so before work is out of the question...and i get home too late weeknites to attend any classes. so weekends would be it for group activities. we shall see.
i really DO want to discover my *personal motivation well* for exercise/living healthy though., i can do it for so many other things, and i REALLY do want to be *healthy*.........so i'll find it, eventually!
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That's interesting and so true! Incidentally, I can't really remember what my contractions felt like. Rather, I remember what they felt like but I can't remember how intense they were. But they must have been intense because I was literally groaning and sweating and crying....lol.
It's a shame you can't find a way to bottle the "after workout" glow. I'd love to feel like this without all that effort.
eye of the tiger!
edit: oops. saw ms. haiku's post too late.
Thanks for showing the picture. I just made it my background image
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Exactly, and I have come to understand this so much in the past year with all my weight gain and seeing the nutritionist and reading some books and whatnot...god, especially as a woman, I could never adhere to the same diet the week of my period as I do every other day. Also there is more and more scientific evidence that people just burn different calories differently due to genetics and/or stomach flora, which I find fascinating. So they are finding that even just burning more calories than you eat isn't necessarily going to make everyone lose weight. (there was a 400 lb, 25 year old woman that was hospitalized and included in a weight loss study. they fed her like 1000 calories a day or some extremely small amount and made her exercise and what not. She complained that they were feeding her too much- she actually ate less on her own. She ended up GAINING weight and the doctors assumed she had been smuggling in food but they never found any evidence of it. it all led to the idea that the bacteria that exist in the stomach are different in everyone! and these bacteria break down different nutrients more or less efficiently depending on the person!)
it's just important to eat often, healthy, and consistently. For example on tuesday my schedule was all screwed up and I ended up having coffee and a cookie for lunch rice crackers at like 5 and a bowl of vegetables for dinner! Yesterday, I was a mess. I kept eating bits of chocolate. I couldn't satisfy my hunger and all I wanted was carbs. I felt like crap and had a tummy ache this morning, all from a messed up schedule on tuesday.
Ever since I stopped racing my bike, I've gained a bunch of weight, and feel lazy.....but still happy!
I'd really like to get back in shape though, but not sure I want to start racing again, it's a big commitment!
It's hard for me to work out just to look good....there has to be some kind of competition involved.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
You have to set a positve goal ( If I can exercise I can also .....)
or
Gamble ( If I exercise I'll .....)
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
My motivation was I like to look good, and stay slim, be healthy, and have energy. I ended up as an aerobics instructor/fitness center owner, so my motivation now is if I don't show up to teach, people will be upset, and if I do show up I make money. Its all good.
The thing about 'always listening to your body' is basically not true. If you listen to your body it will tell you to sit around and be lazy. You have to get in the habit of making yourself work out regularly whether you want to or not, AND find something you like to do. I like my program because its like dance, and its not boring. I read somewhere, if your mind is bored now, your body was bored weeks ago.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
Not sure of your fitness level, but if you work out religiously, then it's OK to take a day off. So if you "don't feel like it", don't worry about it. I have lots of days I don't feel like it so I rest, but I make sure I don't miss the next day. When you're at a high fitness level, your body will eventually crave that work-out anyway so don't worry too much if you rest a day or two.
On the other hand, if you're out of shape, then it's very hard to find the motivation (and I've been there, too). Just try your best to get on that bike and go. Once you're on, you've succeeded the hardest part -- getting on! The rest will take care of itself. When I was out of shape, my main motivation was making sure I was able to be around for my kids when they're older (they're 5 and 7 now). When my youngest was first born, I was in the worst shape of my life and I didn't want to exit their lives prematurely from obesity, heart-attack, or something to that nature. So that was the motivation for me in a nutshell. I did weigh 220 lbs. back then, and I now weigh 165 lbs. and run a 10K in under 38 minutes (I'm 40 years old). So that motivation has paid off!
Good luck gettin some motivation! I wish you the best in getting fit.
~Edward
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When I was out of shape, I signed up for a 12K race (the annual Bay to Breakers race in SF). I was in terrible shape, but I signed up anyway to force me to get in shape to run the 7.6 miles across San Francisco. Plus, I signed up 3 months in advance so there was plenty of time to get in shape.
Having that event loom over my head actually got me running almost daily. And after that race, I repeated the process by signing up for another race a few months later.
My point is, signing up for an event such as a road race or a bike event or whatever is a good way to get you focused to work-out.
Again, good luck getting fit!
~Edward
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The basic physiology is the same in every person. The way in which fuel (food) is used by the body is essentially the same, all we can do is manipulate the body to make it burn that fuel faster, or do nothing which causes it to store as fat.
That e-book I was talking about, was written by a body builder - people who know a thing or two about building lean muscle and getting rid of fat. The brilliant thing about the book, is that the basic priciples can apply to anyone. For example, eating 5-6 smaller meals a day will increase anyone's metabolism, the rate at which the body uses up fat. And skipping meals (a lot of people skip breakfast for example) will cause your body to go into survival mode, thus slowing your metabolism down and making it store more of the food you do eventually put in as fat.
Like I said, the world doesn't owe you a decent body, you have to put in the hard work. BUT, with the right information you are far more likely to reach your goals than trying fad diets etc.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Back then, our clothes did not stretch like now.
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
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But, you have a point. I am alive, and I am not in jail in Malaysia.
Lol, not exactly, but he says about the types of foods you should and shouldn't be eating, and shows you how to work out your daily requirements so you can work out how many calories you should be taking in depending on if you want to lose weight or put weight on.
The point I'm getting at, is that so many people second guess what they should be eating, and get disappointed when they don't see results. If people actually researched the nutrition side of it, they would have a clear idea of what they should be eating and would get much closer to their goals.
if i ever find it, i'll let you know.
i want all of the above, so i really need to *find* the motivation for it, b/c that, while i do so desire it...just ain't doing it!
i agree though.....absolutely love to sit around and be lazy.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
but like everyone knows that. that's what I don't get about most of these books. everyone knows about high glycemic foods or what startches and sugars do, what protein does, what fiber does.
although I don't believe in counting calories. I've tried it on several occaissions. It just makes me nervous and makes me eat more. A good guide is a book called "Intuitive Eating." It's very much against calorie counting, instead it focuses on eating for a reason- you have to be hungry, and you have to eat what you are hungry for. You have to log, but you should log as an impartial anthropologist, so you log what you eat, your hunger level, and why you ate it. Whenever I count calories, I spend the whole day thinking "shiiittt, I only have 400 calories left!" or whatever. Instead, it seems to make so much more sense to just have a sense of how many calories you've eaten, ballpark. Like for me, I can't really be upset about myself if I eat somewhere between 1500 and 2000 calories in a day, but if I calorie count, I want to commit suicide if I go one over 1500.
Well what do you like to do? Do you like to dance, or workout with a group, or are you more of a solitary sort of exerciser? Do you prefer to run or walk, or use a treadmill? My thing was I thought walking was BORING and I couldn't wait for it to be over. I grew up as a dancer, so the program I teach is perfect for me (and quite a few clients - I'm pretty sucessful), though it may not be right for the next person. Also, what I liked about going to class, was everyone was there to do the same thing, and the instructor had put a workout together for us, and we didn't have to figure out what were going to do or for how long to do it.
I really think the key is finding an activity that you like.
Music is also a big motivator for people when they exercise (there are studies to prove it), such that listening to music while you exercise motivates you to work longer.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
absolutely. but more than anything...sticking with it. i find group classes the most motivating b/c they are structured and you *have* to push on through. however, i am never good at sticking with it, and continuing to attned classes.
there's really no exercise that truly *excites* me...interests me. i used to bike ride, hike a bit.....ski....etc....but nothing with any regularity. i think the hiking and/or biking might happen again, but i like to do so with my hsuband which is now difficult nowadays b/c we have no regular shared days off. as i said, eventually i just have to find something *I* will do...solo...or in a structured class. thing is, saturdays would really be the only day b/c i am NOT an early morning person - so before work is out of the question...and i get home too late weeknites to attend any classes. so weekends would be it for group activities. we shall see.
i really DO want to discover my *personal motivation well* for exercise/living healthy though., i can do it for so many other things, and i REALLY do want to be *healthy*.........so i'll find it, eventually!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
That is enough for me.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
That's motivation enough for anyone
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Wel I got mine, not sure I can get into any of the outfits.......
but am willing to try.