Abveyera
Cathlete
Hey y’all,
I need some 200lb-and-over partners for a Onederland Challenge. My current weight is 221 and I’m aiming for 199 (ONE-der-Land) before the clock strikes midnight on 2020. I don’t have much of a “plan” right now, but I’m open to guidance.
Obviously, I know I need to eat sensibly, work out regularly, sleep well and drink lots of water. But “eating sensibly” has never really worked for me. If I’m going to lose any weight and keep it off, I know I have to count calories. (And I hate counting calories.) I’ve done vegan, keto, IF and blah blah blah in the past, but counting is the only thing that consistently works. It’s boring but it’s effective. So I guess that’s my “plan”.
I’d also like to start doing consistent meal-planning and prepping. I have four kids, so that’s always been hard. Any free time I have is generally spent hiding from my children or napping (because: four children). So meal-prep is a nebulous goal. I’d like to make it a done deal. I think it would help a lot.
But my biggest goal, nutrition-wise is to completely cut out alcohol. Not because I drink that much, but because it seems that any amount of alcohol I drink just sabotages my weight loss. I was at 217 a couple weeks ago but two weekends of drinking wine shot that down.
I’m an intermediate exerciser (I’m currently doing the LITE rotation) but also enjoy step and harder workouts with weights. However, I come from a looooong history of working out with Cathe (before I had kids and things went sideways; my oldest two kids have autism and it’s just thrown a monkey wrench in everything). So I know the deal.
I lost 100 pounds back around 2000 and kept it off for over 10 years. I’ve worked hard before. Things are just different now. 2000 was almost 20 years ago and my body has changed. My life has changed. What worked then might not work as well now. So I need some tweaking and some major hacks to pull this off.
Anyone joining the challenge has to agree to check in daily and to give and receive tough love in a spirit of excellence and camaraderie. I’m open to sharing struggles. I am not open to whining, making excuses, cheat days or quitting. If you’re doing this challenge, you’re owning it. Because I plan to, too.
Do I have any takers?
I need some 200lb-and-over partners for a Onederland Challenge. My current weight is 221 and I’m aiming for 199 (ONE-der-Land) before the clock strikes midnight on 2020. I don’t have much of a “plan” right now, but I’m open to guidance.
Obviously, I know I need to eat sensibly, work out regularly, sleep well and drink lots of water. But “eating sensibly” has never really worked for me. If I’m going to lose any weight and keep it off, I know I have to count calories. (And I hate counting calories.) I’ve done vegan, keto, IF and blah blah blah in the past, but counting is the only thing that consistently works. It’s boring but it’s effective. So I guess that’s my “plan”.
I’d also like to start doing consistent meal-planning and prepping. I have four kids, so that’s always been hard. Any free time I have is generally spent hiding from my children or napping (because: four children). So meal-prep is a nebulous goal. I’d like to make it a done deal. I think it would help a lot.
But my biggest goal, nutrition-wise is to completely cut out alcohol. Not because I drink that much, but because it seems that any amount of alcohol I drink just sabotages my weight loss. I was at 217 a couple weeks ago but two weekends of drinking wine shot that down.
I’m an intermediate exerciser (I’m currently doing the LITE rotation) but also enjoy step and harder workouts with weights. However, I come from a looooong history of working out with Cathe (before I had kids and things went sideways; my oldest two kids have autism and it’s just thrown a monkey wrench in everything). So I know the deal.
I lost 100 pounds back around 2000 and kept it off for over 10 years. I’ve worked hard before. Things are just different now. 2000 was almost 20 years ago and my body has changed. My life has changed. What worked then might not work as well now. So I need some tweaking and some major hacks to pull this off.
Anyone joining the challenge has to agree to check in daily and to give and receive tough love in a spirit of excellence and camaraderie. I’m open to sharing struggles. I am not open to whining, making excuses, cheat days or quitting. If you’re doing this challenge, you’re owning it. Because I plan to, too.
Do I have any takers?
