My Calisthenics Transformation - From Beginner to Coach - Weight Loss Motivation I Lucy Lismore
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Anyway, I eventually started getting back in to working out and trying pull ups. I remember pulling a muscle on the first try after years and had to wait to attempt to do another. It was really embarrassing because I could do 10+ in high school. I was do pull ups almost every day since we had a bar in the garage. I had to work at small exercises, hanging, jumping pull ups, holding and slowly going down, using a chair until I could finally do another chin up. Now, I try to do at least one a day and stretch or do some kind of exercise each day. I'm not -in shape- or anything but I can do normal things with no risk of hurting myself! LOL Anyway, encouraging word to anyone out there, no matter where you are at on your journey, set a goal and slowly work toward it! No shame in doing the easiest exercise. It is all about getting those muscles to work a bit and build them over time.
Date: 2022-04-14
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Karen
-Lucy Lismore would you mind me asking how old you were when you started your weight loss journey? I totally refuse to change my diet and count calories as I know it wont last. I've just cut out sweet things and I'm having less sugar in my tea and doing some exercises 5 times a week. I've never had an issue with trying to lose weight. I've always been lucky to have a fast metabolism and was always skinny but we moved countries about 2 years ago and I'm not 100% sure whats different, we even eat healthier here with way less take aways and snacks and treats and yet I've put on about 10kgs. I just dont see any weight loss happening and I've been working on it for a few months now, no shift on the scale, no change in my measurements. I suppose I look a little more toned and I feel healthier cos of it but its so disheartening when I dont seem to lose the weight. its really starting to upset me now. Everyone else seems to lose weight and I just stay the same: ( I haven't given up yet though. -Sigh-
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-Lucy Lismore would you mind me asking how old you were when you started your weight loss journey? I totally refuse to change my diet and count calories as I know it wont last. I've just cut out sweet things and I'm having less sugar in my tea and doing some exercises 5 times a week. I've never had an issue with trying to lose weight. I've always been lucky to have a fast metabolism and was always skinny but we moved countries about 2 years ago and I'm not 100% sure whats different, we even eat healthier here with way less take aways and snacks and treats and yet I've put on about 10kgs. I just dont see any weight loss happening and I've been working on it for a few months now, no shift on the scale, no change in my measurements. I suppose I look a little more toned and I feel healthier cos of it but its so disheartening when I dont seem to lose the weight. its really starting to upset me now. Everyone else seems to lose weight and I just stay the same: ( I haven't given up yet though. -Sigh-
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pineapple
I had a fear of gaining weight and when i do i get depressed and had eating disorder. i wanna start working out for ascetic purpose and im very interested in doing calisthenics since its easier for me to access. i started doing some n my arms got bigger yes i did gain muscle. but the fact that i cant fit into my clothes just scares me and gives me anxiety. i have broad shoulder for a female and doing pike push up was very scary. my dad helped me fix a pull up bar in my room. i wanna look lean yet fit but the beauty influence to have slim arms and legs is still scaring me to push myself. i was googling females who did calisthenics and find anyone with body that i want to look like and i stumbled across this. also i want to maintain a healthy young body till old if possible. this is very helpful it did lift of some fear of my shoulder. thank u very much this means a lot.
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I had a fear of gaining weight and when i do i get depressed and had eating disorder. i wanna start working out for ascetic purpose and im very interested in doing calisthenics since its easier for me to access. i started doing some n my arms got bigger yes i did gain muscle. but the fact that i cant fit into my clothes just scares me and gives me anxiety. i have broad shoulder for a female and doing pike push up was very scary. my dad helped me fix a pull up bar in my room. i wanna look lean yet fit but the beauty influence to have slim arms and legs is still scaring me to push myself. i was googling females who did calisthenics and find anyone with body that i want to look like and i stumbled across this. also i want to maintain a healthy young body till old if possible. this is very helpful it did lift of some fear of my shoulder. thank u very much this means a lot.
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Cecilia
I used to enjoy sports and every kind of body movement. It was my dream. My hobby. My life. I did gymnastics, football, kickboxing. so like every day I was doing sports. One time 2-3 years ago, I got into a kind of depression in my last years of school, where I lost all fun at everything, and at some point, I didn't even want to do sports anymore and of course, getting every day worse, didn't help. Seeing your video gave me some tips on how I could get that fun back and showed me why I liked it so much. It's being able to do cool things for me. I still struggle sometimes at having fun doing silly things. so thanks for showing me how you started. Maybe I can start from the beginning too. Step by step: )
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I used to enjoy sports and every kind of body movement. It was my dream. My hobby. My life. I did gymnastics, football, kickboxing. so like every day I was doing sports. One time 2-3 years ago, I got into a kind of depression in my last years of school, where I lost all fun at everything, and at some point, I didn't even want to do sports anymore and of course, getting every day worse, didn't help. Seeing your video gave me some tips on how I could get that fun back and showed me why I liked it so much. It's being able to do cool things for me. I still struggle sometimes at having fun doing silly things. so thanks for showing me how you started. Maybe I can start from the beginning too. Step by step: )
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Dreamy
Inspiring! I've always loved fitness and have worked out in different ways (but so far haven't reached an ultimate fitness level, not even close) and I have recently decided to take a personal trainer course to become a fitness coach, but I do have self doubt, mostly due to thinking a fitness coach should be a certain way (aka am I good enough? Fit enough? Do I have enough knowledge) and train a certain way (weights, on a schedule, and so on, but this video opened me up to see new possibilities. It reassured me. I just have to find my own style and be confident about it, not try to be like -everyone else- or do what they do, whether it's in fitness or life. As long as it's healthy. -
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Inspiring! I've always loved fitness and have worked out in different ways (but so far haven't reached an ultimate fitness level, not even close) and I have recently decided to take a personal trainer course to become a fitness coach, but I do have self doubt, mostly due to thinking a fitness coach should be a certain way (aka am I good enough? Fit enough? Do I have enough knowledge) and train a certain way (weights, on a schedule, and so on, but this video opened me up to see new possibilities. It reassured me. I just have to find my own style and be confident about it, not try to be like -everyone else- or do what they do, whether it's in fitness or life. As long as it's healthy. -
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sport
Thanks for a great story and journey! For me this same narrative repeated over a lifetime--like bee that bites your bottom and drives you, I never followed a regimen and just had fun -falling and failing- unafraid of looking foolish, constantly exploring along the way. Nailing that -boss whatever- and at present age 62, I morphed from gym rat to tennis, marathoning, Yoga, hand balancing and my current, Aerial Hoop obsessions--they each started with some incidental inspiration and or an inner mantra to find the shape or strength in my body but also purpose and mindfulness of the heart--the hardest muscle of all to train.
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Thanks for a great story and journey! For me this same narrative repeated over a lifetime--like bee that bites your bottom and drives you, I never followed a regimen and just had fun -falling and failing- unafraid of looking foolish, constantly exploring along the way. Nailing that -boss whatever- and at present age 62, I morphed from gym rat to tennis, marathoning, Yoga, hand balancing and my current, Aerial Hoop obsessions--they each started with some incidental inspiration and or an inner mantra to find the shape or strength in my body but also purpose and mindfulness of the heart--the hardest muscle of all to train.
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It-s
I have degenerative disc disease, a herniated disk in my lower back, and I can't feel most of my left leg. All of those things came on kind of suddenly, and I gained a ton of weight. I hated feeling defeated, so I decided to take personal training and nutrition certification courses to change my body and overcome its limitations and pains. One day I hope to be able to help other people overcome the same types of feelings. You should never have to feel trapped in your own body, and you shouldn't have to feel like gaining that freedom is a chore. Your video was very inspiring, and I hope you a speedy recovery!
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I have degenerative disc disease, a herniated disk in my lower back, and I can't feel most of my left leg. All of those things came on kind of suddenly, and I gained a ton of weight. I hated feeling defeated, so I decided to take personal training and nutrition certification courses to change my body and overcome its limitations and pains. One day I hope to be able to help other people overcome the same types of feelings. You should never have to feel trapped in your own body, and you shouldn't have to feel like gaining that freedom is a chore. Your video was very inspiring, and I hope you a speedy recovery!
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Natalia
Your story is amazing, thank you so much for sharing it. For aesthetic changes to be secondary because you were so busy having fun and so focused on achieving new skills, to eat intuitively and in a balanced way, for nutrition to not be a stressor but fuel, that you've found a passion simply because you wanted to work towards mastering one thing at a time. i feel jealous in the best of ways. You're a huge inspiration! Followed you on insta, I need more of this mindset, thank you for putting it out there!
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Your story is amazing, thank you so much for sharing it. For aesthetic changes to be secondary because you were so busy having fun and so focused on achieving new skills, to eat intuitively and in a balanced way, for nutrition to not be a stressor but fuel, that you've found a passion simply because you wanted to work towards mastering one thing at a time. i feel jealous in the best of ways. You're a huge inspiration! Followed you on insta, I need more of this mindset, thank you for putting it out there!
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CoffeeComputer
It's awesome that you put the joy of just moving at the center of your story. That's what exercise should be! Just spending time with your body, doing fun things. We really forget that in all this 'wellness culture' where being healthy seems to be more and more another thing on your todo list instead of something you do for the joy of it. Like a child would, just jumping and climbing and hanging. I love that so much, that you seem to bring that back into the picture.
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It's awesome that you put the joy of just moving at the center of your story. That's what exercise should be! Just spending time with your body, doing fun things. We really forget that in all this 'wellness culture' where being healthy seems to be more and more another thing on your todo list instead of something you do for the joy of it. Like a child would, just jumping and climbing and hanging. I love that so much, that you seem to bring that back into the picture.
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Berchy
It's interesting how most people say that you eventually have to add some weight or at least resistance to gain strength and muscle, but look at this, you're amazing - I always felt unmotivated when I heard that and didn't think it's even worth it to exercise if my muscles won't change. I have lower back pain because of years of inactivity even though I'm young, and I need to strengthen my body, I think this is the way to go, wish me luck -
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It's interesting how most people say that you eventually have to add some weight or at least resistance to gain strength and muscle, but look at this, you're amazing - I always felt unmotivated when I heard that and didn't think it's even worth it to exercise if my muscles won't change. I have lower back pain because of years of inactivity even though I'm young, and I need to strengthen my body, I think this is the way to go, wish me luck -
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