My own weight-loss journey is underway, and for me the birthday post by Adele was just a little more inspiration. You have to keep it going every day, every way. I don't have a personal trainer like her, but I have a similar objective. She has been losing weight to be healthier, especially to take care of her voice, and also for post-divorce mode. I had a physical shortly before quarantine life began and it started with "We need to get your sugars down." That was all I needed to hear, and maybe for you it's the Quarantine 15 that someone put on thanks to all that home cooking. So here we go:
1. Set A Big, Scary, Improbable Goal
This is true no matter what your aspirations in life. I have run 17 marathons or ultras and over 150 races overall, and I have learned the importance of signing up for another scary race as soon as possible after a medal is placed around your neck.
In early 2019, I had a laminectomy procedure on my lower back. It took a long time to rehab and recover from that and start feeling like myself. I finally resumed running 5Ks this February and began a gym membership. My goal was to lose 40 pounds, and as of this writing I am 18 down with 22 to go. Those numbers wobble every now and then, but we're in the right direction. My goal is big change, to be a lighter human, and it started right after that physical.
2. Exercise Any Way And Anywhere You Can
Running, biking, elliptical, swimming and rowing became my cardio go-tos, and I was feeling comfortable in the free weights side of the gym. I ran a couple of 5Ks in St. Pete, and gradually I ran a little more and walked a little less. The great marathoner Bill Rodgers once gave me this advice when I interviewed him as a sportswriter: "Walk, run, walk, run -- it doesn't matter how fast you go." Push yourself and see what's possible.