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re: Talking to loved ones about their fitness/weight
Posted on 11/16/22 at 1:23 pm to lsu777
Posted on 11/16/22 at 1:23 pm to lsu777
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just a goal i have since i turned 40 this year and almost all my friends are fat
I'm not in great shape and consider myself pretty fat but when I feel like I'm in better shape than 90% of the dudes I'm around. It's crazy how fat America is getting.
I'm currently 5'6" 165 lbs. Was up to 185 earlier this year and was starting to look like a bowling ball.
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Posted on 11/16/22 at 2:19 pm to Aubie Spr96
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I'm not sure why there isn't a national campaign for preventative therapy.
As sad as it is, it’s because there’s no money in that.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 2:36 pm to Loup
Same here with the talks to my wife about her lack of energy and stamina. TL:DR, some people are lazy, and it is extra annoying when it is your spouse.
About this time last year, she told me she was tired of seeing all her friends get healthy and lose weight, so she joined one of the fad diet programs all her friends had been on, and shortly after I figured I should as well. It was a few weeks before Halloween, and by Thanksgiving it was noticeable on both of us that we had lost some pounds. By Christmas, we were looking good. The part that irks me about the whole diet plan was they were told not to exercise while on it. BS. Taking a 30 minute walk every day isn't going to make you keel over, it was just another excuse. Look at me, I lost 35 lbs and haven't had to exercise! Great, now you're skinny-fat and still out of shape. She even said something about how great one of her friends looked, and showed me some pics of her on facebook. Yes, she's thinner, but her legs still look funny even though she was wearing a short skirt trying to show them off.
My wife and I used to go to the gym together before we had kids. We would take spin classes together at a Gold's Gym, and she would maybe do a few cable machines. Even after kids, she used to go to one of the swanky ones here that had childcare a few years ago. But even then, it was treadmill and not much else. No matter how much I told her it would benefit her overall health, she just didn't want to do it.
Last year for Christmas after we had lost the weight, I knew the next logical step was to start exercising. I bought us a Peloton. She was sooooo excited. She ordered some shoes, and started riding. Then she felt bad one day so that led to another week of not doing anything. Started back, then she had a real busy week at work with big events, so that week was shot. I just looked at her profile, she's been on it less than a dozen times. Every month or so I would see her use it for about a week, and then stop again. Last time was this summer.
Here we are coming up on Thanksgiving again, and the complaints about lack of energy, not sleeping well, complaining about her clothes etc just keep coming. Oh, and she also complained about the layout of the room. Wanted it to look just right. It was my home office, so it had a standing desk, a couch, side table, and the bike in it. Not at all crowded, away from the main part of the house so she'd have privacy, and I'd keep the kids away from her. Nope, it needed to look like some swanky gym/spa. Just shut up and exercise, the whole point of working out at home is you can do it any time of day, in your underwear or an old t-shirt. She keeps telling me how great I'm looking, and how tired she is. Don't get me wrong, she looks great. Probably better than when we got married a long time ago. She just never puts forth any effort to feel better, and it gets old hearing about it when the solution is so easy. Heck, I did it while going to PT for a bulging disc in my back, and if anything that sped up my back feeling better. Something great about sweating a few days a week and keeping your body loose.
About this time last year, she told me she was tired of seeing all her friends get healthy and lose weight, so she joined one of the fad diet programs all her friends had been on, and shortly after I figured I should as well. It was a few weeks before Halloween, and by Thanksgiving it was noticeable on both of us that we had lost some pounds. By Christmas, we were looking good. The part that irks me about the whole diet plan was they were told not to exercise while on it. BS. Taking a 30 minute walk every day isn't going to make you keel over, it was just another excuse. Look at me, I lost 35 lbs and haven't had to exercise! Great, now you're skinny-fat and still out of shape. She even said something about how great one of her friends looked, and showed me some pics of her on facebook. Yes, she's thinner, but her legs still look funny even though she was wearing a short skirt trying to show them off.
My wife and I used to go to the gym together before we had kids. We would take spin classes together at a Gold's Gym, and she would maybe do a few cable machines. Even after kids, she used to go to one of the swanky ones here that had childcare a few years ago. But even then, it was treadmill and not much else. No matter how much I told her it would benefit her overall health, she just didn't want to do it.
Last year for Christmas after we had lost the weight, I knew the next logical step was to start exercising. I bought us a Peloton. She was sooooo excited. She ordered some shoes, and started riding. Then she felt bad one day so that led to another week of not doing anything. Started back, then she had a real busy week at work with big events, so that week was shot. I just looked at her profile, she's been on it less than a dozen times. Every month or so I would see her use it for about a week, and then stop again. Last time was this summer.
Here we are coming up on Thanksgiving again, and the complaints about lack of energy, not sleeping well, complaining about her clothes etc just keep coming. Oh, and she also complained about the layout of the room. Wanted it to look just right. It was my home office, so it had a standing desk, a couch, side table, and the bike in it. Not at all crowded, away from the main part of the house so she'd have privacy, and I'd keep the kids away from her. Nope, it needed to look like some swanky gym/spa. Just shut up and exercise, the whole point of working out at home is you can do it any time of day, in your underwear or an old t-shirt. She keeps telling me how great I'm looking, and how tired she is. Don't get me wrong, she looks great. Probably better than when we got married a long time ago. She just never puts forth any effort to feel better, and it gets old hearing about it when the solution is so easy. Heck, I did it while going to PT for a bulging disc in my back, and if anything that sped up my back feeling better. Something great about sweating a few days a week and keeping your body loose.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 3:15 pm to TU Rob
I will say that a lot of people (my wife and I included) struggled to work out at home. Some people love it, but I can't maintain consistency at home for some reason. For a lot of women, a group fitness class (Crossfit, HIIT, Tabata, yoga, pilates, whatever) seems to be the ticket. The combination of socializing, getting out of the house, and accountability from peers is a powerful combination for certain personality types.
My wife and I get up together at 4:45am daily M-F and work out at our gym. I do a couple of heavy solo days, but we also do some group fitness (Crossfit style) classes and spin classes together.
My wife and I get up together at 4:45am daily M-F and work out at our gym. I do a couple of heavy solo days, but we also do some group fitness (Crossfit style) classes and spin classes together.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 3:36 pm to TU Rob
The well-to-do neighborhood near me has a bunch of folks losing weight rapidly. My neighbor heard about it and started it too. Seems there is some diabetes med that has the off-label side effect of weight loss. So...... the best neighborhood in Birmingham, Al for running (miles of well lit sidewalks, nice people, and police) has resorted to a shot to lose weight...... Amazing.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 3:53 pm to Aubie Spr96
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The well-to-do neighborhood near me has a bunch of folks losing weight rapidly. My neighbor heard about it and started it too. Seems there is some diabetes med that has the off-label side effect of weight loss. So...... the best neighborhood in Birmingham, Al for running (miles of well lit sidewalks, nice people, and police) has resorted to a shot to lose weight...... Amazing.
its semiglutide and dont knock it. nothing wrong with taking a shot to help, especially when it comes to motivation or discpline. very little sides and can be a mircle drug.
I dont need it or want it, but i have come to want people to do what they have to do to lose the weight. its worth it just for the benifits to overall healthcare system.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 3:54 pm to Aubie Spr96
Posted on 11/16/22 at 4:23 pm to hogfly
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Man. The number of times my wife and I recommend working out / exercising to our friends complaining of depression or other mental health issues is insane. I feel like a broken record, and I'm sure they're all sick of hearing about it. I sympathize with depression and how it prevents people from making the changes they need to make... but damnit... it can be frustrating to deal with people who seem kind of stuck in a victim mentality.
It's a Catch 22. The depression makes you feel hopeless and like nothing is worthwhile, including exercise.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 4:29 pm to Jim Rockford
Right. That's why I said
I do totally get it, because it saps the motivation/will to make any effective changes as well. It's still frustrating when people are constantly going on about their mental health and all the steps they're taking to work on it and how depressed they are and such and it's like... "have you thought about exercising?" Especially when someone is extremely overweight and out of shape. A lot of those same people are the ones constantly bitching about fat shaming and being proud of their overweight body and shite... but it's like... are you really? Deep down? You might just think about a bit of exercise to go along with all that self-empowerment, body acceptance mental gymnastics you're playing.
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I sympathize with depression and how it prevents people from making the changes they need to make
I do totally get it, because it saps the motivation/will to make any effective changes as well. It's still frustrating when people are constantly going on about their mental health and all the steps they're taking to work on it and how depressed they are and such and it's like... "have you thought about exercising?" Especially when someone is extremely overweight and out of shape. A lot of those same people are the ones constantly bitching about fat shaming and being proud of their overweight body and shite... but it's like... are you really? Deep down? You might just think about a bit of exercise to go along with all that self-empowerment, body acceptance mental gymnastics you're playing.
This post was edited on 11/16/22 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 11/16/22 at 4:33 pm to hogfly
Another problem is a lot of the psychiatric meds cause weight gain.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 8:52 pm to MissTiger91
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"Make time for your health now, or make time for your illness later."
Saved.
Posted on 11/16/22 at 9:34 pm to Loup
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Told her that I exercise and take care of myself to try and minimize the "worse" she vowed to stick through. It's only fair that she do the same for me.
Wow this is really good…
Posted on 11/17/22 at 6:11 am to hogfly
Sometimes I mentally call exercise "movement" as for some reason if I associate it with how people moved around before our lifestyle of tv and couch came into being, people moved.
Thankfully my wife is a stickler for seed oils and keeps our diet on point.
Thankfully my wife is a stickler for seed oils and keeps our diet on point.
Posted on 11/17/22 at 7:48 am to Earnest_P
In high school over 20 years ago I let myself blow up after football season was over eating and drinking heavily at the hunting camp all winter . My offensive line coach pulled me into his classroom one day and told me I needed to loose weight. I thought to myself for a coach to pull me in and take the time to tell me that, I owed it to him and got down to business and dropped the 50 or so lbs . Fast forward to 2019 . I had slowly but surly become overweight again. A couple of bad performances in bed with my wife was hitting rock bottom and got my bit in the gym and have lost the weight and kept it off and I am a stallion in the bedroom now . Sometimes a person just has to hit rock bottom to do it .
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