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Time To Get Serious

Things I know about myself as of April 29, 2014

I am about 90-100 pounds overweight

I am an over-eater

I love working out

I am unskilled but eager

My motivation fluctuates. Read: depression.

I want to become muscular. Like, minimal body fat, 200-210 pounds of muscle. My bone structure can support a lot of weight without looking bulky. I know I don’t look like an average 280 pound person. Ideally, I would like to look muscular but not grotesque.

The purpose of creating routines is so that I can be self-reliant for the most part. Fitnessblender is a great resource for learning form. I would like to join a gym as well to gain experience, structure, etc.

Goals

Lose 80-100 pounds of fat while maintaining muscle

Cultivate healthy eating habits that are not born out of guilt, bingeing, but out of self-care

Cultivate a healthy lifestyle. Find an exercise balance that is right for myself.

Do not neglect my mental exercise. Meditate, do math for fun, read Zizek and Butler.

Overall, practise self-love and self-care. Learn to love your body at every step of the journey.

Never give up hope.

Motivation - Why do this shit to my body?

I want to feel healthy

I want to be healthy

I want to take control of my life/body/health

Because I fucking want to

What “get in shape become healthy” methods have failed to work for me?

Definitely specific dieting regimes are not for me. I like my food.

Single-focus exercise systems (C25K, just swimming)

Things that can work

Variety in work out routine (running, weight training, yoga, meditation)

Finding food-harmony

Things to do

Remind yourself daily that this is a lifelong journey. This is not a diet, or an instant gratification thing. You won’t wake up one day and be Captain America.

Make an exercise schedule.

Do in-depth research on the musculature of the human body, learn about muscle-specific exercises and methods.

Learn good form.

Invest in exercise equipment.

Run your face off.

What sets me back?

depression

lack of self-discipline

binge eating/guilt

Food Harmony - How will you come to find balance in your relationship with food?

Change one thing a week in your diet, this will instill good practises.

Cut down/out simple carbs.

I eat a lot of food that I don’t need on an existence level. A lot of food is literally just filler.

Eat slowly and thoughtfully

Practise food mindfulness

Do not binge-cycle: Do not get upset about over-eating and then to comfort yourself over-eat again. If and when you over-eat, be patient and accepting of yourself. Learn from your mistakes. Listen to how your body feels after a big mac vs. a large salad with strawberries and almonds.