I am pretty new to this forum and hope that it is not too much of an inconvenience to be posting this.
First, some background. I am a 33 year old woman. I accomplished my weight loss goals about 4 years ago (lost 28 pounds) and have kept it off give or take 5 pounds or so. My fitness goals now are not about the scale, but about the composition of my body. My thighs and butt are not a sturdy as I would like and would just like to feel tighter overall.
In recent months life has hit me with several whammies. I had major oral surgery in February that had me on a liquid diet for 10 days. At the end of February my boyfriend of a year, who I thought was my soul mate and someone I would marry, ended our relationship because the feelings he had were not those on one of the popular diamond commercials on TV. In March I got laid off for my job (I work in education in California). In April I found out that I did not pass the final phase of my MFT licensing exam and must retake this in September. And just 4 days ago I had to euthanize one of my beloved cats because he came down with an incurable infection and his health had deteriorated to the point that he was starting to suffer. I am currently waiting to see if my other cat has come down with the same infection. Things just seem to have fallen apart and I'm finding it so hard to pursue the activities that I used to love, one of them being working out. I would appreciate any advice on how to overcome this intense funk I'm in and any encouragement you may offer. I have enjoyed reading the many threads in this forum and am pleasantly surprised by the amount of genuine support everyone gives to one another.
Thank you for letting me post this,
Sabine
First, some background. I am a 33 year old woman. I accomplished my weight loss goals about 4 years ago (lost 28 pounds) and have kept it off give or take 5 pounds or so. My fitness goals now are not about the scale, but about the composition of my body. My thighs and butt are not a sturdy as I would like and would just like to feel tighter overall.
In recent months life has hit me with several whammies. I had major oral surgery in February that had me on a liquid diet for 10 days. At the end of February my boyfriend of a year, who I thought was my soul mate and someone I would marry, ended our relationship because the feelings he had were not those on one of the popular diamond commercials on TV. In March I got laid off for my job (I work in education in California). In April I found out that I did not pass the final phase of my MFT licensing exam and must retake this in September. And just 4 days ago I had to euthanize one of my beloved cats because he came down with an incurable infection and his health had deteriorated to the point that he was starting to suffer. I am currently waiting to see if my other cat has come down with the same infection. Things just seem to have fallen apart and I'm finding it so hard to pursue the activities that I used to love, one of them being working out. I would appreciate any advice on how to overcome this intense funk I'm in and any encouragement you may offer. I have enjoyed reading the many threads in this forum and am pleasantly surprised by the amount of genuine support everyone gives to one another.
Thank you for letting me post this,
Sabine