Francy, thank you so much for writing this!
Amongst all these, what I've found most helpful for myself is telling my significant other what I'm doing. How much weight I want to lose, what I'm about to do for a workout, and what I've eaten in the day. It keeps me accountable, and it enables him to give me the support I need from him. Sometimes, just him listening is the support I need. Other times he gives me little jewels and tells me that he's proud of me. That makes it all the better, you know?
One of the things I wish Biggest Loser the TV series did more is emphasize the importance of nutrition. They do it, but like, so little and far in between; 90% of the episode is filled with tears, nearly broken limbs and sweaty muscle building, and then maybe some guilting and shaming for bad food choices and some sort of half-assed attempt to go over calorie counting. I feel like they've really missed an opportunity to educate about different food styles and diets vs. the fitness seen.
Amongst all these, what I've found most helpful for myself is telling my significant other what I'm doing. How much weight I want to lose, what I'm about to do for a workout, and what I've eaten in the day. It keeps me accountable, and it enables him to give me the support I need from him. Sometimes, just him listening is the support I need. Other times he gives me little jewels and tells me that he's proud of me. That makes it all the better, you know?
One of the things I wish Biggest Loser the TV series did more is emphasize the importance of nutrition. They do it, but like, so little and far in between; 90% of the episode is filled with tears, nearly broken limbs and sweaty muscle building, and then maybe some guilting and shaming for bad food choices and some sort of half-assed attempt to go over calorie counting. I feel like they've really missed an opportunity to educate about different food styles and diets vs. the fitness seen.