I miss the fitness threads and the fitness Doms!

I'm so far behind on the kind of work out I want to do but I've worked hard at staying as well as I can while with a relative in the hospital. For that I'm awarding myself a gold star/ rose for this week.

Yeah.

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Obesity is getting bigger, badder and more common in the West.

Cause(s)?

- too much sitting around; not enough walking and sports?
- convenience and junk food rather than real food?
- weight obsession and dieting, leading to rebound/rebellion overeating?

We all blame the first two but increasingly I am feeling that the third should be acknowledged as a significant factor.

30 years ago, how many people had heard of BMI? How common were the "low-fat" and "diet" versions of foods?

I feel sure that the more we worry bout our weight, the fatter we get...

It's getting bigger, badder and more common globally. In the west, the weight obsession definitely plays into it but I think the first two are bigger culprits. I live in a very outdoorsy city (people move here just for the activities) where good, healthy food is available everywhere and fast food franchises are not allowed (it's true - we only have one stand-alone fast food restaurant, an A&W that has been around for ages, and a small KFC in the mall). If you go and walk around this city, you will be hard-pressed to find obese people.

Contrast that to when I lived in the Cook Islands. Crappy eating habits, very sedentary lifestyle, calorie rich/empty nutrition food everywhere. Those were some big people - and they weren't obsessed with dieting by any means.
 
My gym has started offering a couple of new classes. CX Worx, which is a 30 minute abs/core workout, and Triple X Training which is a circuit type class which goes for an hour. It uses weights, a bit of boxing, steps, sit-ups, skipping and more. You have to be at least moderately fit for that one!

I've given them at least one go and quite enjoyed them - it gives your body something more to think about and changes up the weekly workout :)
 
It's getting bigger, badder and more common globally. In the west, the weight obsession definitely plays into it but I think the first two are bigger culprits. I live in a very outdoorsy city (people move here just for the activities) where good, healthy food is available everywhere and fast food franchises are not allowed (it's true - we only have one stand-alone fast food restaurant, an A&W that has been around for ages, and a small KFC in the mall). If you go and walk around this city, you will be hard-pressed to find obese people.

Contrast that to when I lived in the Cook Islands. Crappy eating habits, very sedentary lifestyle, calorie rich/empty nutrition food everywhere. Those were some big people - and they weren't obsessed with dieting by any means.

I want to move to a town like where you live now.

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I have to start majorly exercising again. I want to but I'm struggling to actually follow through. This is the perfect time for me to be able to follow through as well.
 
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I want to move to a town like where you live now.

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I have to start majorly exercising again. I want to but I'm struggling to actually follow through. This is the perfect time for me to be able to follow through as well.

UMB, set small, realistic goals and do something you enjoy. I know I beat that drum over and over, but it really is the key.

As for my town, ironically, it wasn't long ago that Nelson was "dead" - a casualty of mining and logging booms and busts. Hippies and other entrepreneurial types moved here for the cheap land/housing, proximity to wilderness, and freedom. Those people made this place what it is; it didn't just magically happen.

The thing is it can happen anywhere. If enough people want change, it will happen. But you have to want it, and you have to be willing to work hard, fight and sacrifice for it. "Be the change you want to see in the world."

It is a great place to live, though. Without a doubt. :heart: If you're ever up north...:)
 
I want to move to a town like where you live now.

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I have to start majorly exercising again. I want to but I'm struggling to actually follow through. This is the perfect time for me to be able to follow through as well.

I agree with K but would add that you shouldn't exercise for weight loss. You should do it because it's fun, you enjoy the challenge and/or you want to improve your overall health. So just do not kill yourself over it, and do what sounds fun. Go for variety. Try new things. Whatever it is that will result in you busting out of the exercise = chore mindset.

UMB, set small, realistic goals and do something you enjoy. I know I beat that drum over and over, but it really is the key.

As for my town, ironically, it wasn't long ago that Nelson was "dead" - a casualty of mining and logging booms and busts. Hippies and other entrepreneurial types moved here for the cheap land/housing, proximity to wilderness, and freedom. Those people made this place what it is; it didn't just magically happen.

The thing is it can happen anywhere. If enough people want change, it will happen. But you have to want it, and you have to be willing to work hard, fight and sacrifice for it. "Be the change you want to see in the world."

It is a great place to live, though. Without a doubt. :heart: If you're ever up north...:)

Huh. So when did that happen -- the 70s?
 
I've had Binge Eating Disorder since I was 11-ish (mentally ill and often absent father; mother who didn't love me; sexual abuse at age 11). Lifetime of yo-yo dieting ensued. Around two years ago I gave up dieting, knowing it exacerbated the need to binge. My weight has been crawling up since then (and it wasn't low to begin with!). It's been crawling up not because of the way I eat most days but because of the binges that punctuate that "normal" eating.

But finally I think overeating is starting to lose its addiction-like grip on me. Body acceptance has helped a lot, as has being more assertive about what I want (non-food stuff). Yesterday something happened that really triggered the "lost little unloved girl" in me - badly - and that's the feeling that in the past I have absolutely HAD to stuff down with a ton of food, every single time it threatened to bubble up.

Yesterday evening, when this happened, I was able to treat myself with more compassion than that. I curled up on the sofa, in cosy clothes, with a hot redbush, and soothed myself by "parenting" myself in a loving way rather than in the way my mum used to.

I feel like I have started to turn a corner. :)

Not directly fitness-related I suppose, but sorta indirectly so - sorta health-related.
 
Huh. So when did that happen -- the 70s?

The lowest low was probably the early 80's. The place was already populated with plenty of hippies but the bottom really fell out of the real estate market when the Kootenay Forest Products sawmill closed. You could have picked up a huge 1800's or early 1900's home for pennies on the dollar.

Not so much anymore...to say the least.
 
UMB, set small, realistic goals and do something you enjoy. I know I beat that drum over and over, but it really is the key.

As for my town, ironically, it wasn't long ago that Nelson was "dead" - a casualty of mining and logging booms and busts. Hippies and other entrepreneurial types moved here for the cheap land/housing, proximity to wilderness, and freedom. Those people made this place what it is; it didn't just magically happen.

The thing is it can happen anywhere. If enough people want change, it will happen. But you have to want it, and you have to be willing to work hard, fight and sacrifice for it. "Be the change you want to see in the world."

It is a great place to live, though. Without a doubt. :heart: If you're ever up north...:)

I know I have to start with small goals. The first goal is going to be walking 4 days in a row. I'm not sure about time because I don't want to over do it.

As far as being up north, I actually want to look into going to grad school in the northwest us. I've got to start looking up specifics soon.

I agree with K but would add that you shouldn't exercise for weight loss. You should do it because it's fun, you enjoy the challenge and/or you want to improve your overall health. So just do not kill yourself over it, and do what sounds fun. Go for variety. Try new things. Whatever it is that will result in you busting out of the exercise = chore mindset.



Huh. So when did that happen -- the 70s?

Thanks. I want to do it because I know how much better I'll feel when I'm exercising regularly. It won't be fun at first but I know it will get more fun!

I've had Binge Eating Disorder since I was 11-ish (mentally ill and often absent father; mother who didn't love me; sexual abuse at age 11). Lifetime of yo-yo dieting ensued. Around two years ago I gave up dieting, knowing it exacerbated the need to binge. My weight has been crawling up since then (and it wasn't low to begin with!). It's been crawling up not because of the way I eat most days but because of the binges that punctuate that "normal" eating.

But finally I think overeating is starting to lose its addiction-like grip on me. Body acceptance has helped a lot, as has being more assertive about what I want (non-food stuff). Yesterday something happened that really triggered the "lost little unloved girl" in me - badly - and that's the feeling that in the past I have absolutely HAD to stuff down with a ton of food, every single time it threatened to bubble up.

Yesterday evening, when this happened, I was able to treat myself with more compassion than that. I curled up on the sofa, in cosy clothes, with a hot redbush, and soothed myself by "parenting" myself in a loving way rather than in the way my mum used to.

I feel like I have started to turn a corner. :)

Not directly fitness-related I suppose, but sorta indirectly so - sorta health-related.

Thank you for sharing this CP. Breakthroughs are always great!
 
My ART practitioner got some new torture instruments! These Graston tools hurt like the dickens but boy did they ever get in and work out the "crunchy mess" that is always my right shoulder and back.

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If you've got old soft tissue injuries and mobility issues, this could be really helpful. Dr G said it works especially well for people with arthritis.
 
My ART practitioner got some new torture instruments! These Graston tools hurt like the dickens but boy did they ever get in and work out the "crunchy mess" that is always my right shoulder and back.



If you've got old soft tissue injuries and mobility issues, this could be really helpful. Dr G said it works especially well for people with arthritis.

Hmmm...I already hurt like a mofo every time I return from the chiropractor's office. But then I generally feel vastly improved over the pre-visit state by the next day.

Do you see this sort of thing as a potential adjunct to or replacement for chiropractics and deep-tissue massage?
 
Hmmm...I already hurt like a mofo every time I return from the chiropractor's office. But then I generally feel vastly improved over the pre-visit state by the next day.

Do you see this sort of thing as a potential adjunct to or replacement for chiropractics and deep-tissue massage?

I see it as an adjunct to other treatments. Dr G still did the usual ART/chiro combo, she just used the Graston tools first and it made a big difference. My shoulder feels 110% better today, after only one treatment.

I am bruised like a peach that's been in pinball machine, but she told me to expect that.
 
I see it as an adjunct to other treatments. Dr G still did the usual ART/chiro combo, she just used the Graston tools first and it made a big difference. My shoulder feels 110% better today, after only one treatment.

I am bruised like a peach that's been in pinball machine, but she told me to expect that.

Interesting. Verrrry interesting. [/Arte Johnson voice]
 
I've had Binge Eating Disorder since I was 11-ish (mentally ill and often absent father; mother who didn't love me; sexual abuse at age 11). Lifetime of yo-yo dieting ensued. Around two years ago I gave up dieting, knowing it exacerbated the need to binge. My weight has been crawling up since then (and it wasn't low to begin with!). It's been crawling up not because of the way I eat most days but because of the binges that punctuate that "normal" eating.

But finally I think overeating is starting to lose its addiction-like grip on me. Body acceptance has helped a lot, as has being more assertive about what I want (non-food stuff). Yesterday something happened that really triggered the "lost little unloved girl" in me - badly - and that's the feeling that in the past I have absolutely HAD to stuff down with a ton of food, every single time it threatened to bubble up.

Yesterday evening, when this happened, I was able to treat myself with more compassion than that. I curled up on the sofa, in cosy clothes, with a hot redbush, and soothed myself by "parenting" myself in a loving way rather than in the way my mum used to.

I feel like I have started to turn a corner. :)

Not directly fitness-related I suppose, but sorta indirectly so - sorta health-related.

Mental and emotional fitness is still fitness. And, all too often, lack of fitness there underpins lack of physical fitness. What you're doing here is, to me at least, vastly more important than hitting the gym.

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My ART practitioner got some new torture instruments! These Graston tools hurt like the dickens but boy did they ever get in and work out the "crunchy mess" that is always my right shoulder and back.

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If you've got old soft tissue injuries and mobility issues, this could be really helpful. Dr G said it works especially well for people with arthritis.

Jumping jesus on a pogo, those look like ow.

I rarely go to chiro, but when I do, I immediately feel 100% better. I'm eminently pleased that I don't need this level of adjustment, but am quite glad that you've got someone that knows how to do this.
 
Jumping jesus on a pogo, those look like ow.

I rarely go to chiro, but when I do, I immediately feel 100% better. I'm eminently pleased that I don't need this level of adjustment, but am quite glad that you've got someone that knows how to do this.

Hurts so good, my friend. ;)


Thinking about the other aspects of fitness today. This will be my third year with the local tennis club. I am far from the best player, and last year I hardly hit at all thanks to my messed up back, but I always bring my enthusiasm when I show up, (if not my skill, lol).

Every Tuesday is women's night and we get a good turnout. Last night, I hopped out of my truck and was greeted with the usual "Hey K!" "K's here!" "Come on over, K!" and it struck me how this feeling of community and welcome is as much a part of the reason I love sports and fitness as anything else. It's also the motivation that will get my ass off the couch when I'm feeling like a bag of slack meat.

And I think that a lot of people worry about joining sports groups if they're a beginner, but in all the activities I've learned over the years I've found there is always at least one or two people who will take you under their wing...if you'll let them. It can take awhile, sometimes a few years, before you feel like you fit, like you're "one of the gang", but once you do it's addictive.

Also, looking around the courts last night, I saw a wide variety of ages and body types. The idea that you have to be young and fit to play and enjoy sports is poppycock!
 
Mental and emotional fitness is still fitness. And, all too often, lack of fitness there underpins lack of physical fitness. What you're doing here is, to me at least, vastly more important than hitting the gym.
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Well I do hit the gym regularly too :eek:
 
Good for you.

I'm planning on starting a whole new life when my kids are both in college soon. Actually scheduling time for me to meditate and work out each day are at the top of my list. I can't wait!

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Well I do hit the gym regularly too :eek:
 
Doncha hate it when the pump class is cancelled because the instructor is stuck in traffic....:(
Oh well there's always next week lol :D
 
I realize I don't contribute often on this thread but wanted to send out some encouragement. Keep up the good work and thank you all for sharing. Even though I don't post often, I do read the thread frequently. I have found several things helpful from many different posts and done research in areas I wouldnt have normally gravitated toward.
Update on my progress: I'm down 37 pounds! I stalled at about the 30 pound point and went to the dr. I had to increase my daily calories because I've changed my metabolic rate and started to burn more calories, even when resting. The tweak in my diet helped almost immediately and I'm looking foward to dropping another 10-15 pounds. More importantly than the numbers though, I'm so much stronger now than I was at the same weight years ago. I'm not struggling with push ups, sit ups and I've even been working on pull ups. I'm running farther and faster than I did as a teenager. It feels amazing and I've made fitness & eating well my "New Normal"
I just moved (yesterday) and haven't had the chance to find a gym yet. I'm a social creature so I know I need to find a class I enjoy to really motivate & challlenge me. I can work out solo for a few weeks before I start getting bored/lonely. I'll be doing P90X here at home till I can find a gym.
 
Awesome!

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I realize I don't contribute often on this thread but wanted to send out some encouragement. Keep up the good work and thank you all for sharing. Even though I don't post often, I do read the thread frequently. I have found several things helpful from many different posts and done research in areas I wouldnt have normally gravitated toward.
Update on my progress: I'm down 37 pounds! I stalled at about the 30 pound point and went to the dr. I had to increase my daily calories because I've changed my metabolic rate and started to burn more calories, even when resting. The tweak in my diet helped almost immediately and I'm looking foward to dropping another 10-15 pounds. More importantly than the numbers though, I'm so much stronger now than I was at the same weight years ago. I'm not struggling with push ups, sit ups and I've even been working on pull ups. I'm running farther and faster than I did as a teenager. It feels amazing and I've made fitness & eating well my "New Normal"
I just moved (yesterday) and haven't had the chance to find a gym yet. I'm a social creature so I know I need to find a class I enjoy to really motivate & challlenge me. I can work out solo for a few weeks before I start getting bored/lonely. I'll be doing P90X here at home till I can find a gym.
 
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