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well luckily spring is fast approaching and this is the most snow we’ve had all year ... not much but enough to making everything slippery. go to the podcasts directory on itunes. search couch to 5k. theres something called podcasts for running. thats the program. check it out
I haven’t seen you on the MTM Forum lately. How have you been? Are you walking and getting active? Tom and I posted you last week; but the messages were lost in the server switchover.
im around. i check in a few times a day but i havent posted. im having a lot of trouble with motivation… still not eating right but i am back in school now and if everything goes well i should graduate in march. im going to make an attempt to get things together. today i bought salad and dressing for it… (i hate salad) so im going to have that instead of having bad things like snacks and high in salt foods. a friend of mine who lost over a hundred pounds in the last year and a half told me to try cutting out bread and sugar as much as possible. that was his key. he was saying that once he lost the first 20 he was able to work out with relative ease and eventually began dropping like it was nothing. so im going to try that and work healthier foods in. i may get a gym membership but i dont want to end up like most trying it for a week or two and losing motivation and eventually not showing up. thanks for your interest. hopefully things will settle down for me. ive been drained from school, but im doing well phisically in the gym aspect. ran 3 laps for warm up (normally had trouble with 1) then played a full game of floor hockey scoring 2 goals and 2 penaltys :O highsticking (caught a guy in the face during slapshot -unintentional) and unsportsman like conduct when i threw my stick because they waived off my hat trick goal :D but i did well and thats considering i use to sit gym out because i was just so lazy. how are you guys doing?
this will give you an idea of how many calories you are presently eating, and how they are made up (fat, carbs and protien)....
It’s amazing that once you committ to doing this, you find yourself saying ‘boy, i have to write this down, do I really need it?”
I suggest that you do not change ANY food you eat for the first week.....get an average of your calories, and then review what you could live without.....make it easy....a good goal is 250 -500 calories less per day than your eating now.....(that’s the reason you want to just record what your eating and don’t change anything)......
You could take out bread and sugar, but all you need to do is cut out calories, and not nessacaraly just one item…
If you start any exercise, just try to be consistent....so start small....so it will continue.
Remember, all of this stuff is just a lifestyle, being good to yourself......the rewards are incredible, life changing, and can continue to reward you for the rest of your life.
If you do any exercise, you might want to join the 100 days.....20 minutes 4 days a week, with planned ‘rest days’ (to start)
You’ll be amazed how many good people are there to help
I completely understand what it’s like to be in school and trying to lose weight—I was there just myself last year. It sounds like you know what to do, so I won’t off too much advice.
In terms of food: if you don’t like it, you probably won’t eat it. Instead of forcing yourself to eat foods you hate, might I suggest finding foods that are good for you that you like. If you don’t like salads, what about veggie stir-fries? How about veggie stick and dip? Or adding veggies to a soup or stew? If you find something you like, you’ll probably stick with it longer, and that’s the important thing.
In terms of exercise, great job on the hockey! Keep it up, and try to avoid those penalties. *grin*
I hope you recognize that you have motivation for physical education class – that’s physical activity. How many times a week do you have physical education periods? Here are other questions that might put you on a different track. Does your school have a weight room with weights and aerobic equipment? Is there anyone that you know that also uses weights? Is there a group that plays hockey or floor hockey after school hours or in the evening … sounds like there’s some motivation there. Perhaps check in with the school’s office to see if anything like hockey or floor hockey is going on.
Are you a reader? Bill Phillips wrote a book called BODY-for-Life (a short read); Part II talks about recognizing and personalizing your motivation … it’s called Crossing the Abyss. It’s preceded by an excellent chapter that motivates most people to start. A key statement is the following: “There’s a big difference between deciding to do something and having reasons for actually doing it (BODY-for-Life, p. 22)” It’s a cool book (found most places, even libraries) that takes most people a long way into getting into ‘much better shape.’ But, key is its approach to surfacing your motivation.
Joe – obviously you’ve taken some excellent first steps … you joined MTM and you’ve started a dialogue with a few of us. That takes guts and that also sounds like … the first steps of each and every person, here in the forum. That’s awesome! I expect that all of us, here, are going to witness your transformation … as you get yourself started and as you keep chatting with us and posting your progress. We’re interested in not just how you make out, but the success and celebration of that transformation. We might even be a part of that. Let’s see...?
Good luck on your CT5K I am on week 6. I am 6’1 and weigh 310. I enjoy running/jogging. I started with a 1 mile run to increase my speed. I can run a 10 minute mile, only one mile though! The Couch to 5k is helpping me keep pace.
Good luck
Good luck on your CT5K I am on week 6. I am 6’1 and weigh 310. I enjoy running/jogging. I started with a 1 mile run to increase my speed. I can run a 10 minute mile, only one mile though! The Couch to 5k is helpping me keep pace.
Good luck
That’s an amazing time. I just finished the C25K, and I can do a mile in 11 minutes. But 10 is still a goal. Really kick
wow! lots of response… didnt expect that.
Tom, i made an account there after seeing you or someone else talk about it.. i havent been keeping it up to date though but im going to work on that. :D
Julie, usually if its healthy… i wont eat it. its like north to north or south to south on a magnet… my taste buds only like the bad. but i do eat veggies in soup so ill work on getting the will power to buy more. :D
Bree, missed ya too, im glad to be back in school, and just by the responses i feel greatly motivated knowing that someone else actually cares. (congrats on finishing C25K)
Ross, i have noticed but i cant do anything about it right now, phsy ed class is every other school day so its not consistant enough, they do have a weight room but its only for use by classes as a whole and teachers… it use to be for everyone at certain times of day but not anymore. i know alot of people who lift weights but most are already in shape and only do it on occasion, sadly i cant find hockey or soccer around here at this time… soccer i think is every fall and hockey is non existent.. even though new york has 2 nhl teams nobody seems to like hockey… odd. but ill continue a search for eigther. to do something like that would probably see me back in ontario but thats not going to happen for a while. im not much of a reader but i do pick up a book every now and then but im definitily going to check this out. i sure hope i can get everything going so that everyone will be able to see me transform but for now its a struggle that i think i can win with determination and motivation
Achase, good luck with that. let me know how you finish up. right now im going to let life settle a bit before i make an attempt at something else. as they say and endeavor for another day
You’re part of a community now, there are people here who will encourage you, support you and let you know if you’re going down a path that may be harmful. Check out Scott’s podcasts on will power vs free will. Saying that you only like bad isn’t going to help you achieve a goal, and will power to eat what you don’t like may get you started but won’t create the habits you need to keep a healthy life. You are free to choose what you eat, and you can learn to like the good stuff.
So well said Paula (how was your weekend by the way)
Joe, your have what it takes to meet goals, I can tell by the way your posts read.....Keep posting.....get involved with the 100 day challenge maybe?
i want to but im going to take things slow. work on staying below my calorie goal is my main worry right now. once i have control i want to start the couch to 5k and most likely a 100 day challenge at the same time. glad the major holidays are out of the way. less setbacks. so i wont have anything to derail me like christmas did when i was first trying to start out. i thank you all for the support.
Life has a way of getting in the way. The best way to deal with that annoying fact is simply to plan for it. But, like you said, it’s good that Christmas / New Years / holiday season is now firmly behind us… at least until next year! *grin*
In terms of food, you’d be amazed at what tastes good sometimes. Believe me, there are certain veggies I won’t touch with a ten-foot pole, either. But some can be really tasty when cooked the right way. If you’ve got any friends who like cooking, you might want to get them to experiment for you. It’s what I did, and it’s working well for both me and my friends: they get a willing audience for their meals, and I don’t need to use the kitchen. (I hate cooking.) Best of both worlds!
How many times a week do you have physical education periods? Here are other questions that might put you on a different track. 
Does your school have a weight room with weights and aerobic equipment? Is there anyone that you know that also uses weights? Is there a group that plays hockey or floor hockey after school hours or in the evening … sounds like there’s some motivation there. Perhaps check in with the school’s office to see if anything like hockey or floor hockey is going on.
It’s preceded by an excellent chapter that motivates most people to start. A key statement is the following: “There’s a big difference between deciding to do something and having reasons for actually doing it (BODY-for-Life, p. 22)” It’s a cool book 
(found most places, even libraries) that takes most people a long way into getting into ‘much better shape.’ But, key is its approach to surfacing your motivation.
… you joined MTM and you’ve started a dialogue with a few of us. That takes guts 
and that also sounds like 
… the first steps of each and every person, here in the forum. That’s awesome! 
