tukogirl
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- Joined
- Dec 23, 2009
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I am very pleased with the fact that I've been able to exercise consistently, challenging my muscles, but I've not been really sore. My muscles are "singing", not "screaming".![]()
Isn't this a great feeling! On previous attempts to lose weight I was either ridiculously sore or not doing anything. This time I'm in the same place as you. It feels good to feel strong and feel in tune with your body and muscles, doesn't it?!?!
Is it too late for me to join? I am going in August and started trying to lose weight in January. So far I've lost 20 lbs. I'm hoping to lose another 30 or so before the trip![]()
You are doing so awesome! Keep up the fabulous work!!
I think the most frustrating thing about getting healthy is the definition of what "healthy" is. Everyone has a different one and while it's wonderful that people offer up ideas and tips it can be a little discouraging when it unintentionally makes you feel like you are doing it wrong. Sugar, no sugar. Juice, don't juice. Flour, no flour. Made from scratch with organic ingredients, pre packaged and grabbed off the shelves. What's right and what isn't? (Been doing some reading over the weekend)
Ugh, I know what you mean. I've come to the realization that we all really need to figure out what works for our individual bodies and lives.
I know there are people who can lose and still eat 2000+ calories a day. I am not one of those people. I can eat about 1400 and still lose. And that is with an hour of cardio 6 days a week. I'd love to be able to eat more but I just can't and be successful.
There are people in my WW meeting who eat nothing but frozen WW meals 3 times a day and supplement with WW snacks in between. I'm not one of those people - I have to eat pretty 'clean' in order to still lose. But to those people that are eating nothing but WW food - they are probably eating sooo much better and healthier than what they were before! Even though it is a lot of processed junk, it is a huge improvement for them. It's "healthy" for them at this point in their journey. And if they had gone from fast food 3 meals a day to a super clean diet they probably would have quit a long time ago!
We all have to do what we can and are able to do, and what works for us. I enjoy eating pretty clean, but I'm also not going to freak out over having a few tablespoons of canned cream of mushroom soup in a dish at someone else's house... I don't think small things here and there are what make the difference. What you choose to put into your body MOST of the time really makes a difference. If you are making good choices most of the time (and I mean good for you and your definition of 'healthy') I think that is a great thing!!