Great minds think alike. I was complaining to you about my weight loss as you were typing to me about my weight loss!
My right knee will not allow a squat. Lets think of Option B.
I would like a firmer belly (3 kids), I work in a VERY quiet office, so I cant jump around. I should probably stay away from grunting as well. Although if I must grunt, I will
I have my own office, so I have privacy.
It would be a dream if there was something I could do repeatedly, all day, here and there, that will not get me sweaty, to firm up the belly and help burn calories, AND be gentle on my right knee.
Ok, this can be done. Not sweating is going to be a bit counter-intuitive to real physical change, but you don't need to be toweling off at work.
Couple thoughts:
- Walk as much as possible. If you have the option of taking the stairs somewhere or an elevator, take the stairs. If you have the option of making all of your phone calls standing or sitting, making them standing. Keep doing your long walks. Throw on a motivational podcast and get out there. The stronger your legs, butt, back and abs are, the better your knee will also be.
- At work, develop the world's greatest plank. You can do this on your elbows, or on your hands in the push up position. Start on your elbows. There are all kinds of ways of increasing the intensity of planks, but to start out you just want to make yourself into a rigid board. The more contraction you have, the better the results, so squeeze your butt, flex your legs, and flex your abs as if someone is going to punch you in them.
Start off with :10 to :15 second holds. One of those every 10 minutes, or on a regular interval throughout the day will add lots of money to your penny jar.
- No more pizza and beer! You can have the world's greatest week of walking, planking, and lifting more weights than a football team and undue all of that work in two meals. If you can do it, cook all of your meals with only one or two fudge meals per week. Other than that your meals should consist of lots of veggies, some protein and some healthy fats.
If you didn't cook it, don't eat it. (that's the goal)
You're going to do way more work shaping your body in the kitchen than you will anywhere else. All of this, just like DB'ing is a shift in perception. Your current dietary and fitness perception is reflected by your current body. If you want to change one, you've got to change the other. Otherwise the 180's won't last right?
If you have a friend that can join you on the journey for accountability. It makes all the difference in the world. My training partner and I are highly motivated and even this morning he sent me a message saying "Unless you tell me to come workout right now, I'm not going to make it today." I told him to meet me in the next 10 minutes and we had a great workout.
You got this Mona. Be open to the new way of approaching your health and body. Looking the way you want to is entirely possible, and then some. But just like DB'ing it takes work.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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