Pretty Little Motivation

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It turns out I might not be losing weight be cause I am undereating?

I decided to actually attempt to track my calories so I can figure out how much I am supposed to eat daily. When I logged in the meal prep I made for the week it was way under my calorie goal and not in a good way.

My goal is 1700 and I was at 1200 for my work days where I am constantly physically active.

And none of it was more or less than what I would normally take. I just measured it out this time. So now I have to figure out what more I can add.

It's a weird problem to have.

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I want to lose weight for basically one reason. Everyone says when ypu lose all the weight you are cold all the time.

I would LOVE that! I am a millennial and an emo kid. I am very good and fond of layers.

But I am hot all the time. It's not even summer yet and I am dying. I barely turn my heat on in my apartment in the winter cuz anything over 65 inside and I can't sleep.

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Would it be worth getting my gym membership back if I can only go 2-3 days per week?

I work 12 hour shifts. 7am-7pm Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and every other Wednesdays.

Now my gym is open 7am-7pm Mon-Fri 8am-noon on Saturday closed Sunday.

I would only be able to go Monday Tuesday and every other Wednesday. I canceled my membership for this reason before.

Would it be worth it to go back only to be able to go 2-3 days a week?

$40/mo

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They have a Nordic track elliptical at my local thrift store for $30 but I have no possible way to get it home. 😭

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I didn't know what to expect from the green egg recipe I came across. But I think I will be adding this to all of my eggs from now on.

The recipe I found used spinach, swiss chard and kale. My grocery store didn't have the swiss chard and I didn't want to get the kale just in case I didn't like this. But they just taste like eggs but a little dry.

But as someone who struggles with iron issues, I think i will be adding spinach to my eggs from now on. It's easy and doesn't change the flavor. Honestly, if anything, it dulls the egg flavor and texture a bit. Which is a good thing as someone who sometimes gets the ick from eggs in the middle of eating them.

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Oh this is absolutely what I needed!

When I got my first gym membership at like 19 I would download shows onto my ipod and watch them while I did cardio. It helped a lot because I was focusing more on the show than the time on the machine.

Now I do have a TV but I can't really wear headphones. Could also use my phone but I don't have any paid streaming services cuz I don't really spend much time watching them. The thought of commercials while on a treadmill sounds terrible. Plus I would get distracted by my phone.

Enter the portable dvd player. I have so many shows on dvd and if I run out of things to watch, my local thrift store sells them for like $4 each.

Today was the longest I have gone and I only stopped because I didn't charge it so it died on me

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I cheated and checked my weight.

I know! I know I said I was only going to do it once per month but I got curious.

Old habits die hard. So I'm not checking again until I originally planned for on February 1st.

But my workouts haven't been super consistent due to the fact that I work 12hr shifts. Sometimes I'm too tired to do it. However I have already worked out more times this year than all of last year. Significant improvement.

But I would rather be slow and more consistent than burn myself out trying too hard at first then giving up.

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Clothing wise, my personal day to day style and my workout style are pretty different. So I normally don't go to thrift stores in my area for clothing because I normally can't find things that fit my day to day style.

But damn do they have a lot in regards to my workout clothes. And they are basically brand new. Three of my workout pants got holes in the inner thighs basically in the same week so I needed new pants. So I went to goodwill. I could fill my entire closet just with athletic clothing they have so much in my style.

I would have gotten way more but I'm broke. I will be going back next week

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Does stacking 2000ish 25lb boxes over the course of 11 hours count as a workout? Asking for a friend.

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My goal for this year is rebuilding my stamina. I used to be able to do cardio a lot better than I can now. It was never great but it was better than it is currently.

I used to be able to consistently walk on a treadmill at 3-3.5mph for a good hour with minimal stopping to take a break.

Currently, I take a lot of breaks and the highest speed I have reached is 2.8mph with frequent stopping. Every 4ish minutes my lungs are burning and I stop for like a minute. 30 minutes has been the longest time I have reached for a total time so far.

Also, am I wanting to lose weight and trying to do so? Yes. But I'm not making it my focus. I find I get discouraged when I don't see results on a weekly basis in the form of the number going down. So I give up.

My plan is to only weigh myself once a month and focus more on how I feel during the workouts.

So far I have worked out twice. I work 12 hour shifts and have been struggling sleep wise so getting myself to workout it harder. Plus I was sick for a few days. But it's and improvement.

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I think burger bowls are my new favorite thing. You mean I can pile on all the veggies I want without the mess? Or feeling like I have to unhinge my jaw to bite into it? (I don't have a very big mouth so wanting a lot of veggies on top is a struggle)

AND I dont have to have to deal with the struggle of if I dont bite all the way through a tomato or onion and the whole thing tries to come off the burger?

And I don't have to worry about buns going bad before I can eat them all because I was hungry for one burger and not 8.

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What do you mean I have to do things that make me sweat daily in order to feel good?! Rude.

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[processes]

Myanmar Dance Workout during the military coup (2021)

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When the caffeine hits 🥷

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[fitnessadvicethatfitsinyourlife]

Taste is the most important factor in nutrition.

Because you get the most nutrients from the foods you'll actually eat.

So add cheese, oil, spices, vinegar, sauces, etc. Try them roasted or sauteed or pureed, etc.

The actual secret to eating lots of fruits and veggies and other nutrient dense foods is:

Make them taste good. That's literally it.

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Sometimes I miss peak fitblr. Not the toxic parts but when you could search the workout tag and see workouts not just people's ass