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Thanks. I've lurked and occasionally posted in all of those, but something about my personality, or at least my communication style, always seems to put me firmly on the outside of things.
While I'm at peace with it being too late in life to suddenly become a likeable or successful person, I do think I could realistically address my weight this year, and was sort of wondering specifically about the interaction of those factors and weight. If there was a 'maintaining a healthy weight despite being a fuck-up in every other aspect of life' thread, I'd be there, trust me :)
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maintaining a healthy weight despite being a fuck-up in every other aspect of life
people that focus on fitness while neglecting other areas of personal development? couldn't imagine you'd find anyone on (notionally) a cycling forum that could empathise
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I think trying to fix one thing at a time is OK.... i would say that alcohol has a LOT of calories though, as my post-Christmas recycling bin testifies
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I had written a fairly lengthy response but managed to close the tab and lose it all…
Having a wife and 2 kids would suggest that you are at least likeable to 3 people some of the time!
1) injuries / age - focus on diet and portion control, with a very small amount of resistance exercise. Using exercise as the main way of losing weight is challenged by injury, mood, schedules, kids, rebound hunger, more injuries. You can’t out exercise a bad diet most of the time.
2) kids/wife - don’t eat the kids leftovers. It is a bit wasteful, but it is extra calories that won’t fit into a plan. At some points, I think I was probably eating 1000-1500 calories extra in pizza, bread crusts, half eaten apples and leftover pasta.
Also keep the kids snack drawer full of stuff that you won’t crave yourself.3) Keep a simple regular routine, plan go to simple healthy meals and avoid drinking liquid calories. Consistency and habits are super powerful, and can help keep you on track even if your brain doesn’t feel like it.
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something about my personality, or at least my communication style, always seems to put me firmly on the outside of things.
I empathise with this.
On a separate note, get Nutracheck if you want to lose weight. Calorie counting is king.
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Hi, you may find more specific answers to some of your issues in the Depression, Teetotalism and Parenting threads in Members Only. And you can share the woes of getting old in the middle-aged thread
I would say that successfully losing weight in 2022 massively improved my mental health. I think mainly because it proved to me that I was in some sort of control of at least part of my life.