Thank you, I did have a happy accident where I got my passport before starting my weight loss then having to get a new license photo and the difference in my face is night and day. That's helped somewhat, I think I will keep cataloging just to keep seeing the progress
Class - honestly, it's a great way to stay motivated. It should be about yourself after all.
For me, I have always ate like shit. My mother never knew how to cook and I had access to snacks from a really young age. So I just ended up not learning restraint until I was like 19. I can't speak from a viewpoint that is exactly the same (if anything likely the opposite in regard to the restrictive diets). But instead of worrying about eating healthy, I just focused on calories in vs calories out. That helped me reduce my intake while still enjoying the food I ate. I don't know what your tastes are like, but maybe try to start eating more protein/fibre to feel more full. Meals with protein/fibre can be very tasty and easy (air fried broccoli, chicken, boiled and poached eggs, chickpea or quinoa dishes, fish and veg, oats). I don't eat anything ready-made at this point apart from an occasional pizza and cutting out any sugary drinks really helped me too (started to feel better too).
I just wish I had a place to do them. I tried getting a pull-up bar and I nearly tore the doorframe off the wall when I tried to use it.
Maybe a calisthenics park? There are directories online that cover multiple countries, and I've never been without one within acceptable distance, even in the most rural parts I've lived. They're not usually adjacent to children's parks either, which is great since you'll at most have to share a pretty spaced out environment with some older Greek, Chinese, or Russian guy. You could also, I guess, just go to a regular park and make use of the equipment in the very early morning before the kids come out and play, but I understand why that might feel embarrassing.
You're overthinking this.
I decided to give this a try, and they're not bad, but for some reason I keep wanting them to be chocolate-covered.
I know you probably don't want questions, but what foods are good to you? What are the kinds of dishes/snacks do you need to get through life?
All you have to do is stop thinking for like 5 mins until you put on some sport clothes and shoes and hit the road, start with walking, but if you can run, try it
I find the best thing to do is just go on walks or jogs at night. I do it every day just to clear my mind and get some exercise. I can't know everything about your situation or what could work or not, but as a 27 year old dude, I've come to realize overthinking things is detriment to life. Sometimes you have to start somewhere. Also, I'd advise getting a gym membership to start lifting weights as well.
As others have said you need to just get yourself to stop thinking about it as much, try and start slow and do like a short 10 minute walk every day for a while and get used to doing so as part of your routine. Once you find you dont have to force yourself or complain in your mind, start extending how long and the effort you put in.
Man, that's amazing. Keep it up. Slow and steady wins the race.
To add to this it only takes 30 days to develop a habit and 7 days is about when it starts getting easier to make the right choices. Pretty quickly you start craving healthy meals and exercising if you’re heads in the right place. But you gotta think of it as a daily thing, don’t worry about your future too much, just make the right choices today. And it’s a good idea to introduce things slowly. If eating healthy and exercising is too much all at once, just introduce healthy meals and exercise later on because it’ll only take 30 days to get there.
