hey ladies, i'm having a rough day especially in the diet department. I just got back from the keys. I did great on my diet down there except for this afternoon right before we left to come home. I devoured a half of box of wheat thins, 1 pb&J sandwich, 3 oatmeal cookies, and 4 zone bars. I just tried to workout and got 5 minutes into it and just didn't want to do it. I feel like i don't have any motivation for diet and exercise. I feel like all i think about is getting my workout in and when,where, and what i'm going to eat. I just want to be normal! I don't like any of my workouts anymore and i've tried everything to get back into it. From different weight training splits,kettlebells, running, elliptical, spinning, kickbox, etc. you name it and i've done it. i guess i should just take time off until i'm ready to get back into it. i've been really considering doing intermittent fasting. it seems like it would be something that would work for me but i need to do more research on it. what do you ladies do when you lack motivation? i'm so frustrated with these 7lbs (which is slowly turning into 10) that i just want to cry. I've lost the weight before but its like i just don't know how to get the motivation to get back there. not to mention i start my first rotation tomorrow at a pediatric clinic and i'm super nervous. anyway, hope all is well with you girls.
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Hi Keriev, I don't have great words of wisdom to offer but I had to respond to your note. I've been struggling as well. I took a week off just in case my exhaustion and lack of motivation was from over training. I had a few trips over the summer that had me away from my Cathes and I was running for cardio. I may have done too much in just 3 months. I gained a few pounds running because I was so hungry and wore myself down. My weight is always a constant struggle ( I'm 15 overweight and just want to keep the #5lbs off that took me a year to lose and 3 months to gain back.
Today I started Cathes Intermediate rotation. I'm backing off my intensity for the month of September to see if that helps me. I dont' know if that would help you.
I also may have gotten caught up in the STS fever and thought I had to be perfect before STS came out pushed too hard.
I think doing what you just did (asking for advice) shows you will soon be back on track. There are many more on the boards here who will give you better support and advice than I can give but I had to say ... your not alone with the struggle and I applaud you for posting.
Good luck with your new rotation at the clinic.
Colleen
Hi Keriev, I don't have great words of wisdom to offer but I had to respond to your note. I've been struggling as well. I took a week off just in case my exhaustion and lack of motivation was from over training. I had a few trips over the summer that had me away from my Cathes and I was running for cardio. I may have done too much in just 3 months. I gained a few pounds running because I was so hungry and wore myself down. My weight is always a constant struggle ( I'm 15 overweight and just want to keep the #5lbs off that took me a year to lose and 3 months to gain back.
Today I started Cathes Intermediate rotation. I'm backing off my intensity for the month of September to see if that helps me. I dont' know if that would help you.
I also may have gotten caught up in the STS fever and thought I had to be perfect before STS came out pushed too hard.
I think doing what you just did (asking for advice) shows you will soon be back on track. There are many more on the boards here who will give you better support and advice than I can give but I had to say ... your not alone with the struggle and I applaud you for posting.
Good luck with your new rotation at the clinic.
Colleen
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Ohmygosh KarieV, you sound ike you are in the same kind of major funk I've been in lately. (Well, my latest is that I've gone and messed up my back ,somehow.)
Anyway...
before my back went out, I was in the same kind of situation. My goal is 150 pounds, but lately, my weight has been creeping up a little each month for the past few months. I've been messing around with different workouts, but found my self unable to commit to any kind of rotation or hardcore workouts. I think I'm just bored with Cathe's stuff, much as I love it. I mean, more pushups anyone? Crikey!
Here's what I've been doing lately. I've been revisiting the CTX series and I've been taking lot of long walks/hikes with my doggie. Basically the CTX has been kicking my hiney and the long hikes allow me some much needed peace and quiet in between workouts.
I've been tyring to go easy on myself in the food department. I try to stay mindful of what I'm eating without beatinng myself up about it. It's the hardest thing to do! Like you, I certainly don't want to walk down that same road again - the same freakin' ten pounds over and over again!
Do you think taking a week or two to do easier workouts (including more instrospective workouts like yoga or tai chi or qi gong) might help? I can't speak to the fasting part of your idea - I'm not a fasting kind of girl myself -
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I have a feeling some of this is nerves, just like you suspect. Perhaps once you get settled into you're new routine, you'll be able to better focus energy back onto your exercise and eating routines.
Good luck in you pediatric rotation!
Susan L.G.
P.S. Please lie to me and tell me I've helped?
Anyway...
before my back went out, I was in the same kind of situation. My goal is 150 pounds, but lately, my weight has been creeping up a little each month for the past few months. I've been messing around with different workouts, but found my self unable to commit to any kind of rotation or hardcore workouts. I think I'm just bored with Cathe's stuff, much as I love it. I mean, more pushups anyone? Crikey!
Here's what I've been doing lately. I've been revisiting the CTX series and I've been taking lot of long walks/hikes with my doggie. Basically the CTX has been kicking my hiney and the long hikes allow me some much needed peace and quiet in between workouts.
I've been tyring to go easy on myself in the food department. I try to stay mindful of what I'm eating without beatinng myself up about it. It's the hardest thing to do! Like you, I certainly don't want to walk down that same road again - the same freakin' ten pounds over and over again!
Do you think taking a week or two to do easier workouts (including more instrospective workouts like yoga or tai chi or qi gong) might help? I can't speak to the fasting part of your idea - I'm not a fasting kind of girl myself -
.I have a feeling some of this is nerves, just like you suspect. Perhaps once you get settled into you're new routine, you'll be able to better focus energy back onto your exercise and eating routines.
Good luck in you pediatric rotation!
Susan L.G.
P.S. Please lie to me and tell me I've helped?
thanks ladies! i managed to get up this morning and did my own full body circuit with weights. i hadn't worked out since last thursday so i have had plenty of time to rest. I think some of my eating was a result to drinking diet soda and eating splenda. i had kicked the artificial sweetner habit for over a month and gave in this weekend to it. I felt that i craved more food with it than when i was avoiding it. Another thing is that i'm so bored with cardio. I really like lifting so much better and i love circuits. I think i'm going to take a break from cardio b/c when i do it, i'm not even giving it my all b/c i'm burnt out from it. Anyways, thanks for your advice and its nice to know i'm not alone.
