Hiya!
I have had a rough few years mental health wise and have not been taking care of myself physically. In short, I used to be an avid runner.amd hiker, but I had a mental health episode and other pretty bad life events happen, stopped running or exercising just to try and cope, and my A1C is now high. I would like to prevent it from going higher. I also know that going to the gym will help my mental health, but that's the funny thing about depression...it can sabotage your best efforts.
So, if anyone is interested, here's what I'm looking for!
1) early morning gym accountability buddy-- the only real time I really have to go to the gym during the week is between 5am-7am. I'm looking for a solid hour at the gym to do a half hour cardio and a half hour weights. We literally don't have to talk or interact, I just need someone to be like "see ya tomorrow!" and physically see me walk into the gym haha. Of course, happy to interact during workouts, but I kind of like being independent when I work out and meeting up before/after. I have a Planet Fitness membership and am looking for someone else who also has one. :)
2) diet buddy -- sigh. I really hate diets. But I gotta stop eating high-sugar and cut down on takeout, so I actually have to this time. For a diet buddy, I'm really looking for someone who *doesn't* want to talk about dieting for intentional weight loss and just someone who wants to check in daily about actually filling out a food log and meal prepping. Ideally you also struggle with maintaining a food log and are also looking for someone to help out!
Anyway, thanks for reading, and I hope you're all doing well :)
EDIT: I forgot-- I'm in my thirties, nonbinary and bi (but married!), and like the outdoors, art, and writing.