Posts by cyckick

Meh, ditch the support. I do my thing. I found that support came and went from people. I had to learn to do it alone. Take the lead. Some of your friends will follow. Few will stick it out. Out of those who do, some will have life events that will remove their support. Like having to move out, or getting in a serious relationship.

My sources of support in order:

1) My own conversations with myself; Go at a slow pace. Keep learning how eat healthy and exercise right. Make a plan. Follow it. Trial and error. Repeat. 

2) CC community;

3) Good music. 

Enjoy.

Do what you can, follow the video at your own pace. Don't stress over results. Just do the 30 days however you know how. It takes lots of trial and error to improve. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Let the goal be completing the 30 days one way or another.

Find a way that is appropriate to your strength level and cardio. Ramp down when following a video. Example, push ups can be done on the knees or on a counter. Weight, you can lift a smaller weight. If skipping rope or jumping jacks, you can go at a slower pace. For pull ups, you can do chin ups instead. Or you can do negative chin ups for starters.

Trial and error. 

My weight stayed the same. 66kg. But I realized it's a good number I want to keep. My chin up goal was 7 chin ups. I reached 9 last Wednesday. Good challenge everyone.

When i first signed up for kickboxing, i failed to follow along. I was much much slower than every one else. it was a disappointment every time I went. But I made one simple rule: show up, but follow at my own pace. That was 7 months ago. 

Perhaps boot camps is too much. Perhaps something only a few times per week is better to start with. Perhaps you can finish bootcamp, but drop something else from your schedule. You do need the energy to stay motivated.

I'm a strong believer in NOT pushing yourself. Instead, take baby steps all the way. Drop the expectations and time pressure from your head. As long as you move in the right direction with a good plan, you will end somewhere better than where you started. Good luck!

It's great you started on this journey. In my opinion, you are doing too much. Too much cardio, not enough resistance, and not enough food.

You have to lose weight gradually in order to maintain the muscle; muscles are important for weight loss. You will feel exhausted, which can be a huge mental deterrent. 

What worked for me is in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD-CS44rjsk

what worked for me to get me started.

- simple substitutions. for example abandon pop for fresh juice or water or tea. abandon french fries for salad. 

- simple exercise. 10 minutes of cardio. 10 minutes muscle. (muscle is important for weight loss.

- sleep at least 6 hours. and drink 8 glasses of water.

- count calories as best as you can. this will educate you about what foods are better than others.

what ever it is, take it slow, and take small steps. challenge your self to keep the small change for 2 weeks. and 2 more weeks. this is how you make it a life style.

My first chin up. Now I can do 5. And working on 8 pull ups by the end of the summer.

What matters more than what we think is what you think. It sounds to me you're unhappy with your body image, regardless of the numbers. IMHO, this is a psychological issue, not physical. Ask yourself: are there other aspects of your life you're unhappy about? career, where you're living, relationships? are you in the habit of self-criticism? did you grow up with a critical parent? Do you seek external validation, be it body image or other topics?

What's helped me in the past was finding a good book to understand my psychology and loving and accepting myself and life the way it is. This lead me to stop caring what I thought people thought. Believing in myself more propelled me to start getting stronger and healthier physically.

good luck.

Current: 66kg. 35 push ups. 5 chin ups.
June 23 goal: 63.5kg. 37 push ups. 7 chin ups.

Routine:

Mon: 1.5 hour cycling, 1 hour kickboxing, 5 sets of push ups, 5 sets of pull ups.
Tue: 1.5 hour cycling
Wed: 1.5 hour cycling, 1 hour kickboxing, 5 sets of push ups, 5 sets of pull ups.
Thu: 1.5 hour cycling
Fri: 1.5 hour cycling, 5 sets of push ups, 5 sets of pull ups.
Sat: 1 hour cycling or 30 minutes rowing.
Sun: 1 hour cycling or 30 min rowing.

Average daily calorie intake: 2270 calories per day;2500cal on heavy days, 2100cal on easy days. Energy cal ratios: 50% carb, 30% protein, 20% fat. 

6 meals per day. 8 glasses of water. 6 hours of sleep at least.

It's on!