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baby tummy hope?
Ok - I've cut out refined/process foods, I'm doing my cardio everyday, and strengthening my core. Can anyone out there give me hope that my post-baby tummy will (at the very least) get smaller? Any success stories? By the way, my youngest is 5 and it's taken this long for me to get motivated to try SOMETHING.
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Want to eat something fatty to make myself feel better.
:sad: So I really just want to go eat something gross and greasy for lunch today instead of hitting the gym. Why you ask? Of ya cause my boss doesnt know how to treat people. She is 70 years old and does not understand you cannot treat people the way you could 40 years ago!:explode: She blames me when business is bad, (and…
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Moving past the pain
I'm fairly new to this site. I'm looking for some friends that could give me some advice. I'm 50+ and battle fibromyalgia, low thyroid & back problems. Is there anyone out there that has a good stratagy for working out through the pain? I'm doing ok (most days) with the calories but working out is really hard for me. I get…
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A LITTLE INSPIRATION
Weight Loss Quotes We never repent of having eaten too little. Thomas Jefferson Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow ye diet. William Gilmore Beymer If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner. Henry Sambrooke Leigh Skinny cooks can't be trusted. American Saying As I ramble through life, whatever be my goal, I will…
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Shhh...!
I found something to motivate me today!!! I work at school all day and I was walking to the office and I heard a conversation going on in the lounge about dieting and talking about how they had tried this and that and lost and gained and trying again....well, no one knows that I'm trying to lose weight, b/c typically when…
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Motivate me p90xers and guys
Hey hey, my 2nd day on the forums, i just got thru with p90x shoulders and arms ab ripper x, this is my 3rd week of the lean program Im doing pretty good on the food part, i was at my brothers this weekend and i did pretty bad, Mexican restaurant for lunch, Mmmmm Cheese Dip, and tortillas are my downfall(I can eat my…
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Looking for motivators my age . . .
I'm new to MFP and I'm looking for men/women my age that can inspire me, keep me motivated and to know the struggles I'm having with some issues in life. I will be 50 this year . . . :sad: ! Not that I don't want to hear from the 'youngins' too, it's just that someone my age can understand more of what I'm going thru…
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If every day were like today...
I LOOOOVE this part of MFP! It really helps me know how I am doing, and it makes me feel like i really CAN do this! If every day were like today I'd be thin and fit in no time! Keep up the good work everyone!
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Week 3 Blues
I know that normally week 2 is the week you see little results, but I'm feeling the week 3 Blues. I've been exercising a little more than I intended, sticking to my calories and am even a little under most days. I'm drinking nothing but water, (except for my morning coffee, 1 Cup) and the scale actually went up on me. Last…
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just need someplace to vent
I started this new diet and exercise this year shortly before my 35th birthday. Everything including stumbling upon this site was going great. My father who has been fighting extensive bone cancer for near a year now has started having seizures. After getting out of the hospital with his first round of seizures he learned…
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Yup had Pizza at Stevi B's
We went to Stevi Bs for dinner and I tried to be good. I Ate 3 small slices of their veggie pizza and a little salad with ranch and one piece of the dessert and then I came home and calculated it all up and I am so over my calories. I thought I was doing good. Now I could be wrong because I couldnt find any nutrition stuff…
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Insipration | Self Esteem
Inspiration | Self Esteem Sometimes simple words -- from a friend or stranger -- can get us back on track and adjust our thinking about ourselves. Let's be honest, we all feel down from time to time. Here are some quotes, which one touches you the most? And has someone ever said something to you that lifted your spirits?…
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Beauty Is Not How Skinny You Can Be by Sofia
Beauty Is Not How Skinny You Can Be by Sofia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fULtU2NfPQA&feature=channel Another very cool one I just watched and wanted to share here on MFP because well, it's just so darned perfect for all of us struggling to find ourselves along the Journey we walk here together:flowerforyou: FC:heart:
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Self Esteem help...
One thing that keeps me moving forward in this plan is the fact I have more self esteem now. I've only lost a couple pounds. My jeans are still tight as ever, and no one can tell I've lost weight.. BUT, I walk with my chin a little higher, I have more purpose in my step, I smile more, I feel in my head and heart that my…
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Be Vibrant -- Words of Wisdom -- January 22, 2009
Good morning. Life is a movie... Act happy. :heart: God is Love:heart:
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i'm back
I have been away for awhile, trying to eat better without logging everything in and I basically became lazy and didn't want to enter anything. I still have this website as my homepage at home and at work and I was just bypassing it. Well I hope that with your support and my motivation I could continue logging everything in…
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blue, green, black team? help me join!
Not sure if its possible to still join a team. Could someone help me out with this?
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need a little help
Baby weight sucks. I have been dieting and exercising but my weight loss has slowed down- I actually gained 1.6 lbs back! I lost .6 of it but I am starting to feel dicouraged:cry: It is hard when I work with my husband and father who are both eating donuts around me, but I haven't given in yet. I am trying to get them to…
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Purple Thursday!!!! GO PURPLE!!!
Well, my bike tried to kill me last night....about 35 min into my workout! Tried to throw me off....or I may have thrown myself off...minor details. Anyhoo, I landed in the ER with a fractured wrist and a cool splint that my husband swears makes me look like Darth Vader. But I still got up this morning and got back on that…
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Black Team Challenge Week 3
Hey everybody ... as requested, here is the Black Team challenge to start tomorrow! :happy: Most of us have been on this weight loss journey for quite a while now, and over time it is all too easy to be a little bit lax about our food intake ... we stop measuring everything and/or logging every bite because we feel…
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Food Journal and Night shifts.
Does anyone work night shifts? I am wondering how you chart your food plan. I work 6p to 6a. So when i get off and if i have breakfast and then go to bed. Do you chart breakfast for that day or do you consider it part of the previous day since you have been up? I have been charting whatever i eat when i get up as my…
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Out of Control
My eating is out of control! I totally have pigged out. I mean I know my fiance is home and I was going to "relax" a bit, but this is WAY worse then just relaxing... I am totally emotionally eating! I am so stressed out about so many things! I am whining...I hate whining!
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Purple People Eaters Wednesday
Alright people!!! How are we doing this fine weigh in day?!! I don't think I saw a post yet so thought I would get it started. I have not been on here in a few days...Not been doing too well and trying to come out of my hole today and say hi... :happy: Hope everyone is doing well....getting in that water!! and all our…
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it doesn't make sense!!
i'm not losing! last semester, i worked out alllllll the time (every night, for at least 30-45 minutes). but i was working out to burn off all the extra calories i had eaten during the day. this semester, i'm student teaching, and barely have time to BREATHE. i haven't worked out since i've been back (over 2 weeks);…
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Save me!
I have been out of town for 4 days!!!!! My eating has been HORRIBLE (think McDonalds), I have barely drank any water, no workouts, and my sleep patterns are totally off! On top of that... my appetite is all messed up! Although I am sick because of my food choices I feel so hungry all the time! :sick: I have been nursing my…
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I know this gets posted a million times..calories?
I know I should know this as a regular visitor to the forums but I just need a little reassurance pleeeease:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I ended up today after dinner with 847 calories left. I know it isnt good for the diet to leave that many caloried uneaten. I am not hungry in the slightest (had a heavy…
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Lapbanders...or GBS??
I had lapband surgery last Feb...I need a fill right now...scheduled for the 19th. I am going crazy because I can eat too much right now. This site however is very helpful for keeping track!!
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Need to find Motivation!
In December of 07 my mom had open heart surgery and it was a wake up call for me... between January and June I had lost 57 pounds... Then, in June, I had to have a surgery of my own, and could not work out until I was completely healed. (I got the "all's clear" from my doctor in November) and haven't been working out much…
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Trying to be strong!
There's a plate of sugar cookies outside my office. And in the conference where I just gave a presentation, there's a gazillion fresh cinnamon rolls. Two of my absolute favorite sweet treats! So far, I haven't succumbed. If I were the type of person who could have one cookie and not go back for 3, 4, 5, 6 more....I would.…
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Making The World A Better Place by Sofia and Zephra
Making The World A Better Place by Sofia and Zephra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRf2uz63RIc&feature=channel You'll find yourself giggling right along with Sofia and her Best Friend Zephra:bigsmile: FC:heart: