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I have been dialing up my workouts lately, in terms of intensity and duration, mostly because I've had a lot of free time because of the pandemic and being unemployed. And boom, my middle section is much worse. So I'm curious to see if there's any changes by increasing walking and dialing back the workouts. Hmm. With my anemia, I've had to really concentrate on iron-rich foods over the past year (iron supplements wrecked my intestines) so I've had to eat more than I had in previous years. I'm a bit scared to dial back foods now since I tend to get really bad headaches when I don't eat enough carbs or frequently. I also don't have a gallbladder anymore, so my digestion has been pretty crappo. Perhaps I should revisit IF again, I did do well doing that about four years ago. Not sure why I stopped doing that actually. Perimenopause has hit me like a ton of bricks that I just never saw coming. It was like I turned 45 and my old self just vanished into thin air. Sigh. |
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I have to admit that doing less intense workout worries me a little bit as I'm worried of losing some strength and cardio capacity. But as I read the many posts in his thread, it looks a key to weight loss seems to be to move everyday instead of doing longer workouts 3-4 times/week. |
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05-26-20, 03:33 PM | |
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Québec City (Canada)
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Thanks for all the replies so far! I love reading all your posts. It's good to know I'm not alone.
I really appreciate it. I might not be able to answer all of them (writing in English takes a lot of time as it's not my first language!) but I'll try to respond/react as often as I can. What I'm realizing is that food is still very important. I like the comment that said that not all calories are equal. Moving more during the day seems key also. Nathalie |
05-26-20, 03:36 PM | ||
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Québec City (Canada)
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05-26-20, 03:48 PM | ||
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Québec City (Canada)
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I'm going to look into Jade Teta. Seems interesting. I like that he talks about the effect of stress on our bodies. I tried IF some years ago but after a while, it stopped working. And my hunger didn't seem to pass like it did in the beginning. It almost seems as if my body considered that IF was stressful! (stopping here to respect forum rules) I really like your last comments on accepting that what used to work doesn't anymore and that our body is a stranger that we have to know again. It's not easy to do though! Nathalie |
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05-26-20, 05:13 PM | ||
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Wilmington, DE
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05-26-20, 06:37 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2002
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There are some key things that have helped me, in no particular order....drinking more water, throwing specific workout rotations out the window b/c they caused too much stress and increased cortisol is not my friend. I do sometimes like to follow a general plan but I don't hold myself to it or stress if life gets in the way. I now do just walking, yoga, Jessica and some barre. I do try do something active at least 5 days a week for 30 minutes. I have cut back anything with caffeine after 3 pm as it never affected asleep but now it does. The biggest thing as other have already said is diet consistency and for me that is Intermittent Fasting with an emphasis on eating less of a certain type of food category. The weight loss when all of these are in play is not quick but it is steady.
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