Hi everyone! I’m so glad I found this sub. Here’s a little background:
I grew up with a mom who instilled healthy eating habits and she would cook healthy meals and make sure that sugar and other unhealthy foods were eaten in moderation. I was a generally healthy child. However, although I never became overweight there were times when I would overeat foods such as pizza in one sitting so I have had some issues with portion control and I still do often have this issue. When I was a senior in high school, I started to become unhappy about how I looked, even though I was not overweight. I began making better choices- I ran every day after school, fit in some cardio, and made my own healthy lunches. Closer to the end of senior year, I was a little disappointed to find out that I had only lost 6 pounds (from an original 125 down to 119) and still thought I was “unhealthy”. However, I was noticeably stronger and slimmer looking as people were starting to take notice- so now that I look back, I realize that I actually made great progress and it’s not necessarily about the number on the scale when you’re within a healthy weight range.
Flash forward a few years later- I attended college and obviously gained the Freshman 15 + more. Flash forward another year or so later, and COVID happened. Right now, at 23, I am not necessarily at a size where I am very unhealthy, but I would like to lose some weight. I have tried making lifestyle changes, only for them to occur in cycles. I have found that I will do really well for a few weeks or a maybe a couple of months, and then will fall off track and become too lenient only to start again, then the cycle repeats itself. I have been thinking that it’s possibly due to boredom. I also struggle with discipline. So my question is- has anyone else experienced something like this? Do you have any tips? I am not new to exercise and learning how to eat healthy, but I would like to be consistent so that I can actually see some progress and get down to where I want to be.
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